1993–94 FIBA Korać Cup explained

1993–94 FIBA Korać Cup
League:FIBA Korać Cup
Sport:Basketball
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ: PAOK Bravo
Finals Runner-Up: Stefanel Trieste
Seasonslistnames:FIBA Korać Cup
Prevseason Link:1992–93 FIBA Korać Cup
Prevseason Year:1992–93
Nextseason Year:1994–95
Nextseason Link:1994–95 FIBA Korać Cup

The 1993–94 FIBA Korać Cup season occurred between September 8, 1993, and March 16, 1994.

The competition was won by PAOK Bravo in a two-legged final against the Italian League club Stefanel Trieste. PAOK won both at home and away, by 9 points. It has been the club's second European title, after previously winning the 1990–91 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup.

Recoaro Milano, the defending champions, were eliminated in the semi-finals by Stefanel Trieste.

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's entrants were unable to participate for the second season in a row due to the UN economic sanctions.

After the 1993 dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic and Slovakia had 4 representative clubs in the competition each.

This was the only season (and basketball international tournament overall) played by a team from Wales. Also, this was the debut season in international basketball club competition for Moldova.

Competition system

77 teams, best qualified clubs in their domestic leagues, not participating in FIBA Europe League and FIBA European Cup (and applied for this competition), played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The sixteen teams qualified after the 1/16 final round (third round) entered the 1/8 final Group stage divided into four groups of four playing a round-robin. In case of a tie between teams in this stage one to one games and average points were taken into consideration. The two best placed teams from the groups formed quarterfinal knockout round (x pairings with home and away games). Winners advanced to the semifinals and after that the finals (also with the home and away games).[1]

Team allocation

A total of 77 teams participated in this season competition (36 teams entered the first qualifying round, another 36 teams started from the second qualifying round and 5 teams (Recoaro Milano, Scavolini Pesaro, PAOK Bravo, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Estudiantes Argentaria) received a bye to the third qualifying round.

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

Third round
Scavolini Pesaro (3rd) PAOK Bravo (3rd) Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (4th) Estudiantes Argentaria (4th)
Recoaro Milano (5th)TH
Second round
Olympique Antibes (3rd) Hapoel Herzliya (6th) Spartak Lugansk (4th) UKJ Mollersdorf Traiskirchen (4th)
Gravelines (4th) Avtodorozhnik (3rd) Chipita Panionios (4th) Zagreb (3rd)
PSG Racing Basket (6th) Stroitel Samara (4th) Nikas Peristeri (6th) Pezoporikos Larnaca (2nd)
JDA Dijon (CW) Dynamo Moscow (5th) MOL Szolnoki Olaj (2nd) Haukar (1st)
Kessel-Lo Leuven (2nd) Caja San Fernanado (5th) ZTE (3rd) VEF Adazhi Riga
Spirou Charleroi (3rd) Elmar Leon (6th) Stefanel Trieste (6th) Lech Poznan (8th)
Sunair Oostende (6th) NatWest Zaragoza (7th) Pfizer Reggio Calabria (7th) Clube Povo de Esgueira
Hapoel Jerusalem (3rd) CSKA Kyiv (2nd) Fenerbahce (2nd) Helios Domžale (5th)
Hapoel Eilat (5th) Korabel' Nikolaev (3rd) Ulker Genclik (4th) Union Neuchatel
First round
Sparta Prague (2nd) Makedonija '91 Strumica Slavonska Banka Osijek (7th) Keravnos (5th)
Nová hut' Ostrava (4th) Nemetali Ogražden Slovenica Koper (2nd) AEK (7th)
Tonak Novy Jicin (5th) Alumina Skopje TAM Bus Miklavž (3rd) Kaposvári (6th)
BHC SKP Pardubice (7th) Banik Cigel Prievidza (5th) Plannja (6th) Union Sportive Hiefenech
TTL Bamberg (2nd) Slavia Košice (6th) Karcher Hisings-Karra (7th) Zorile
SSV Ulm (3rd) Banik Handlova (7th) TED Ankara Kolejliler (3rd) CSU Forest Sibiu
BG Ludwigsburg (4th) Inter Slovnaft (9th) Galatasaray (6th) VF Lugano
Alba Berlin (5th) Šibenik Zagrebmontaža (4th) Volksbank Swans Gmunden (3rd) TIIT Kharkov (5th)
MZT Skopje (2nd) Zrinjevac (6th) Bobcat Gent (7th) Cardiff Bay Heat

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Regular season

Key to colors
    Top two places in each group advance to quarterfinals

Group D

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-11-25 . Korac Cup 1993-94 . 2024-08-20 . web.archive.org.