1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup
1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup
LeagueFIBA Saporta Cup
SportBasketball
Final
ChampionsGreeceAEK
  Runners-upItalyKinder Bologna
Finals MVPUnited StatesAnthony Bowie

The 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup was the thirty-fourth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. It occurred between September 21, 1999, and April 11, 2000. The final was held at Lausanne, Switzerland.

Competition system

  • 48 teams (national domestic cup champions, plus the best qualified teams from the most important European national domestic leagues), entered a preliminary group stage, divided into eight groups of six teams each, and played a round-robin. The final standings were based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams, after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group.
  • The top four teams from each group qualified for a 1/16 Final Playoff (X-pairings, home and away games), where the winners advanced further to 1/8 Finals, 1/4 Finals, and 1/2 Final.
  • The Final was played at a predetermined venue.

Country ranking

For the 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 1998–99.[1]

Country ranking for 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1  Italy237.667 2
2  Greece179.167
3  Spain150.167
4  Turkey70.500
5  France68.833
6  Lithuania55.556
7  Yugoslavia54.500
8  Russia35.695
9  Slovenia30.622
10  Germany27.833
11  Croatia25.542
12  Israel22.108
13  Poland20.714
14  Belgium13.817
15  Portugal13.762
16  Ukraine6.143 -2, BIPA-Moda and CSKA Kyiv withdrew
17  Austria4.559 1
18  Hungary4.429 +1, Matáv Pécs got wild card
19 Macedonia4.375
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20  Cyprus3.528 1 +1, Achilleas Kaimakli got wild card
21  Czech Republic3.187
22  Bosnia and Herzegovina3.008
23  Finland2.917 +1, Torpan Pojat got wild card
24  Slovakia2.583
25  Latvia2.302
26  Bulgaria1.917
27  Netherlands1.722
28  Sweden1.667 +1, Norrköping Dolphins got wild card
29  Estonia0.667
30  Romania0.611 -1, Sibiu withdrew
31  Luxembourg0.472 -1, Etzella withdrew
32  Switzerland0.389 -1, Fribourg Olympic withdrew
33  Georgia0.333 0
34  England0.278 +1, London Towers got wild card
35  Belarus0.111
36  Albania0.055
37  Denmark0.000
38  Ireland0.000

Team allocation

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

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
ItalyKinder Bologna (CW) Federal Republic of YugoslaviaPartizan (CW) PolandZepter Idea Śląsk Wrocław (1st) SwedenPlannja Basket (1st)
ItalyAdecco Milano (5th) Federal Republic of YugoslaviaRadnički Jugopetrol (4th) PolandHoop Pekaes (CW) SwedenNorrköping Dolphins (WC)
GreeceAEK (5th) RussiaAvtodor Saratov (2nd) BelgiumSpirou (1st) AustriaUKJ SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st)
GreeceHercules[a] (6th) RussiaArsenal Tula (3rd) BelgiumOkapi Aalstar (3rd) North MacedoniaGodel Rabotnički (1st)
SpainTau Cerámica (CW) SloveniaKrka (3rd) PortugalPorto (1st) Czech RepublicMlekarna Kunin (1st)
SpainPamesa Valencia (6th) SloveniaKovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (4th) PortugalIlliabum Clube (2nd) Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosna (1st)
TurkeyFenerbahçe (4th) GermanyTelekom Baskets Bonn (2nd) HungaryAlbacomp Fehérvár (1st) SlovakiaSlovakofarma Pezinok (1st)
TurkeyDarüşşafaka (5th) GermanySkyliners Frankfurt (3rd)* HungaryMatáv Pécs (WC) LatviaVentspils (2nd)
FranceÉlan Sportif Chalon (4th) CroatiaZadar (2nd) CyprusAPOEL (1st) BulgariaCherno More Port Varna (1st)
FrancePSG Racing Basket (5th) CroatiaSplit CO (3rd) CyprusAchilleas Kaimakli (WC) NetherlandsRicoh Astronauts (1st)
LithuaniaLietuvos rytas (2nd) IsraelHapoel Jerusalem (2nd) FinlandHonka Playboys (2nd) EstoniaTartu ÜSK Delta (4th)
LithuaniaSakalai (3rd) IsraelMaccabi Ra'anana (5th) FinlandTorpan Pojat (WC) EnglandLondon Towers (WC)

* Tatami Rhöndorf (3rd in the previous season of Bundesliga) merged with Skyliners Frankfurt (at that time newly formed club), so Skyliners took their place in the competition.

Preliminary round

Key to colors
     Qualified to Round of 32
     Eliminated

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.GreeceAEK109182766319
2.IsraelHapoel Jerusalem106478972615
3.BulgariaCherno More Port Varna105580987615
4.BelgiumSpirou105575675o15
5.FinlandHonka Playboys103774882713
6.RussiaAvtodor Saratov102868276912

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.SpainPamesa Valencia109185565019
2.CroatiaZadar108281767518
3.CyprusAchilleas Kaimakli104670577614
4.SloveniaKovinotehna Savinjska Polzela104675577914
5.RussiaArsenal Tula104669881214
6.EstoniaTartu ÜSK Delta101964978711

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.LithuaniaLietuvos rytas108281466718
2.IsraelMaccabi Ra'anana106469660816
3.FranceÉlan Sportif Chalon106464960416
4.NetherlandsRicoh Astronauts105562262315
5.HungaryAlbacomp Fehérvár105575169715
6.CyprusAPOEL1001051384610

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.FrancePSG Racing109177160019
2.PolandHoop Pekaes108276066818
3.SpainTau Cerámica107380865917
4.Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosna104664471414
5.PortugalIlliabum Clube101969285511
6.North MacedoniaGodel Rabotnički101955072911

Group E

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.GreeceHercules109174365619
2.PortugalFC Porto106472668616
3.SlovakiaSlovakofarma Pezinok105578678215
4.GermanyTelekom Baskets Bonn105573171815
5.Federal Republic of YugoslaviaPartizan105573471815
6.AustriaSÜBA Sankt Pölten1001063979810

Group F

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.ItalyKinder Bologna1010088558620
2.PolandZepter Idea Śląsk Wrocław107374369217
3.LatviaVentspils105570573215
4.SwedenNorrköping Dolphins104680392914
5.TurkeyFenerbahçe103770876513
6.HungaryMatáv Pécs101965179311

Group G

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.TurkeyDarüşşafaka108282575918
2.CroatiaSplit CO106478777316
3.SwedenPlannja105575377215
4.ItalyAdecco Milano104674971914
5.BelgiumOkapi Aalst104678983114
6.EnglandLondon Towers103778983813

Group H

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.SloveniaKrka107377465917
2.GermanySkyliners Frankfurt107375068117
3.LithuaniaSakalai107379177117
4.Federal Republic of YugoslaviaRadnički Jugopetrol104674673614
5.FinlandTorpan Pojat103767380813
6.Czech RepublicMlekarna Kunin102872380212

Round of 32

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kovinotehna Savinjska PolzelaSlovenia95–154 GreeceAEK51–86 44–68
Achilleas KaimakliCyprus133–188 IsraelHapoel Jerusalem67–93 66–95
Cherno MoreBulgaria133–172 CroatiaZadar63–73 70–99
SpirouBelgium149–163 SpainPamesa Valencia74–81 75–82
BosnaBosnia and Herzegovina138–174 LithuaniaLietuvos rytas65–71 73–103
Tau CerámicaSpain139–129 IsraelMaccabi Ra'anana68–62 71–67
Élan ChalonFrance153–145 PolandHoop Pekaes76–57 77–88
Ricoh AstronautsNetherlands130–136 FrancePSG Racing60–61 70–75
Norrköping DolphinsSweden144–206 GreeceHercules64–87 80–119
VentspilsLatvia122–157 PortugalFC Porto47–77 75–80
Slovakofarma PezinokSlovakia160–170 PolandZepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław79–86 81–84
Telekom Baskets BonnGermany125–154 ItalyKinder Bologna56–67 69–87
Radnički JugopetrolFederal Republic of Yugoslavia137–141 TurkeyDarüşşafaka77–66 60–75
SakalaiLithuania166–186 CroatiaSplit CO86–97 80–89
PlannjaSweden121–145 GermanySkyliners Frankfurt63–74 58–71
Adecco MilanoItaly118–112 SloveniaKrka62–55 56–57

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tau CerámicaSpain132–156 GreeceAEK67–71 65–85
Élan ChalonFrance119–146 SpainPamesa Valencia83–75 36–71
Hapoel JerusalemIsrael148–157 LithuaniaLietuvos rytas78–91 70–66
ZadarCroatia143–129 FrancePSG Racing76–57 67–72
Split COCroatia129–150 GreeceHercules63–71 66–79
Skyliners FrankfurtGermany115–140 ItalyKinder Bologna62–57 53–83
FC PortoPortugal135–127 TurkeyDarüşşafaka81–78 54–49
Zepter Śląsk Idea WrocławPoland137–121 ItalyAdecco Milano75–57 62–64

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AEKGreece154–146 GreeceHercules84–73 70–73
Kinder BolognaItaly144–139 SpainPamesa Valencia85–61 59–78
Lietuvos rytasLithuania170–160 PortugalFC Porto93–73 77–87
Zepter Śląsk Idea WrocławPoland120–132 CroatiaZadar56–63 64–69

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ZadarCroatia142–152 GreeceAEK75–70 67–82
Lietuvos rytasLithuania141–143 ItalyKinder Bologna70–60 71–83

Final

April 11, Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley, Lausanne

Team 1  Score  Team 2
AEKGreece83–76 ItalyKinder Bologna
1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions
GreeceAEK2nd title

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

See also

Notes

  1. ^G.S. Iraklis B.C. adopted the Latin name Hercules exclusively for this current season at FIBA Saporta Cup.

References

  1. ^"Linguasport - FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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