1993–94 FIBA European League explained

1993–94 FIBA European League
League:FIBA European League
Sport:Basketball
Season:Regular Season
Mvp Link:Euroleague MVP
Top Scorer: Nikos Galis (Panathinaikos)
Top Scorer Link:Alphonso Ford Trophy
Finals:Final Four
Finals Link:1994 FIBA European League Final Four
Finals Champ: 7up Joventut
Finals Runner-Up: Olympiacos
Final Four Mvp: Žarko Paspalj (Olympiacos)
Final Four Mvp Link:Euroleague Final Four MVP
Seasonslistnames:FIBA European League
Prevseason Link:1992–93 FIBA European League
Prevseason Year:1992–93
Nextseason Year:1994–95
Nextseason Link:1994–95 FIBA European League

The 1993–94 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1993–94 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 37th installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called EuroLeague). It began on September 9, 1993, and ended on April 21, 1994. The competition's Final Four was held at Tel Aviv. The competition was won by 7up Joventut against . Olympiacos by two points in the final match. It has been the club's only Euroleague (European League) title.

Limoges CSP, the defending champions, were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Panathinaikos.

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's entrant was 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 each had representative clubs in the competition for the first time.

Competition system

Team allocation

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

Group stage
Limoges CSP (1st)TH Olympiacos (1st) Buckler Beer Bologna (1st) Real Madrid Teka (1st)
Second round
Benetton Treviso (2nd) FCB Banca Catalana (3rd) Pau-Orthez (2nd) Hapoel Galil Elyon (1st)
Shampoo Clear Cantù (3rd) Maes Pils Mechelen (1st) Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1st) Efes Pilsen (1st)
7up Joventut (2nd) Cibona (1st) Panathinaikos (2nd)
First round
Vllaznia (1st) Guildford Kings (CW) Žalgiris (1st) CSKA Moscow (1st)
UKJ SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st) Kalev Tallinn (1st) Residence (1st) Davay Pezinok (1st)
RTI Minsk (1st) KTP (1st) Rabotnički (1st) Smelt Olimpija (1st)
Levski Sofia (1st) Tunsgram-Honvéd (1st) Canoe Jeans EBBC (1st) Fidefinanz Bellinzona (1st)
Croatia Osiguranje Split (2nd) Keflavik (1st) Śląsk Wroclaw (1st) Budivelnyk (1st)
Achileas Kaimakli (1st) Hapoel Tel Aviv (2nd) Benfica (1st)
USK Praha (1st) ASK Brocēni (1st) Universitatea Cluj (1st)

First round

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Second round

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Group stage

If one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Key to colors
    Qualified to Playoff
    Eliminated

Group A

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !width=20Pts !width=20W !width=20L !width=20PF !width=20PA !width=20PD
1. Olympiacos14 25 11 3 1047 897 +150
2. Real Madrid Teka14 23 9 5 1123 978 +145
3. Limoges CSP14 23 9 5 1013 979 +34
4. FC Barcelona Banca Catalana14 22 8 6 1132 1067 +65
5. Maes Pils14 22 8 6 1040 1072 -32
6. Benetton Treviso14 21 7 7 1085 1072 +13
7. Bayer 04 Leverkusen14 18 4 10 1022 1045 -23
8. Guildford Kings14 14 0 14 889 1241 -352

Group B

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1. Efes Pilsen14 24 10 4 1005 957 +48
2. Panathinaikos14 23 9 5 1076 1024 +52
3. 7up Joventut14 23 9 5 1116 1026 +90
4. Buckler Beer Bologna14 23 9 5 1139 1017 +122
5. Cibona14 23 9 5 1126 1069 +57
6. Benfica14 19 5 9 1016 1093 -77
7. Pau-Orthez14 17 3 11 1044 1155 -111
8. Shampoo Clear Cantù14 16 2 12 1011 1192 -181

Quarterfinals

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.|}

Final four

See main article: 1994 FIBA European League Final Four.

Semifinals

April 19, Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv|}

3rd place game

April 21, Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv|}

Final

April 21, Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv|}

Final standings

width=25width=220Team
7up Joventut
Olympiacos
Panathinaikos
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana

1994 FIBA European League All-Final Four Team

See main article: EuroLeague All-Final Four Team.

See also

External links