1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup
LeagueFIBA Saporta Cup
SportBasketball
Final
ChampionsGreece AEK
  Runners-upItaly Kinder Bologna
Finals MVPUnited States Anthony 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  Italy 237.667 2
2  Greece 179.167
3  Spain 150.167
4  Turkey 70.500
5  France 68.833
6  Lithuania 55.556
7  Yugoslavia 54.500
8  Russia 35.695
9  Slovenia 30.622
10  Germany 27.833
11  Croatia 25.542
12  Israel 22.108
13  Poland 20.714
14  Belgium 13.817
15  Portugal 13.762
16  Ukraine 6.143 -2, BIPA-Moda and CSKA Kyiv withdrew
17  Austria 4.559 1
18  Hungary 4.429 +1, Matáv Pécs got wild card
19  Macedonia 4.375
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20  Cyprus 3.528 1 +1, Achilleas Kaimakli got wild card
21  Czech Republic 3.187
22  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.008
23  Finland 2.917 +1, Torpan Pojat got wild card
24  Slovakia 2.583
25  Latvia 2.302
26  Bulgaria 1.917
27  Netherlands 1.722
28  Sweden 1.667 +1, Norrköping Dolphins got wild card
29  Estonia 0.667
30  Romania 0.611 -1, Sibiu withdrew
31  Luxembourg 0.472 -1, Etzella withdrew
32   Switzerland 0.389 -1, Fribourg Olympic withdrew
33  Georgia 0.333 0
34  England 0.278 +1, London Towers got wild card
35  Belarus 0.111
36  Albania 0.055
37  Denmark 0.000
38  Ireland 0.000

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
Italy Kinder Bologna (CW) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan (CW) Poland Zepter Idea Śląsk Wrocław (1st) Sweden Plannja (1st)
Italy Adecco Milano (5th) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Belgrade (4th) Poland Hoop Pekaes (CW) Sweden Norrköping Dolphins (WC)
Greece AEK (5th) Russia Avtodor Saratov (2nd) Belgium Spirou (1st) Austria SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st)
Greece Hercules [lower-alpha 1] (6th) Russia Arsenal Tula (3rd) Belgium Okapi Aalstar (3rd) North Macedonia Godel Rabotnički (1st)
Spain Tau Cerámica (CW) Slovenia Krka (3rd) Portugal Porto (1st) Czech Republic Mlekarna Kunin (1st)
Spain Pamesa Valencia (6th) Slovenia Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (4th) Portugal Illiabum Clube (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna (1st)
Turkey Fenerbahçe (4th) Germany Telekom Bonn (2nd) Hungary Albacomp Fehérvár (1st) Slovakia Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st)
Turkey Darüşşafaka (5th) Germany Skyliners Frankfurt (3rd)* Hungary Matáv Pécs (WC) Latvia Ventspils (2nd)
France PSG Racing (3rd) Croatia Zadar (2nd) Cyprus APOEL (1st) Bulgaria Cherno More (1st)
France Élan Chalon (6th) Croatia Split CO (3rd) Cyprus Achilleas Kaimakli (WC) Netherlands Ricoh Astronauts (1st)
Lithuania Lietuvos rytas (2nd) Israel Hapoel Jerusalem (2nd) Finland Honka Playboys (2nd) Estonia Tartu ÜSK Delta (4th)
Lithuania Sakalai (3rd) Israel Maccabi Ra'anana (5th) Finland Torpan Pojat (WC) England London 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.Greece AEK 109182766319
2.Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 106478972615
3.Bulgaria Cherno More 105580987615
4.Belgium Spirou 105575675o15
5.Finland Honka Playboys 103774882713
6.Russia Avtodor Saratov 102868276912

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.Spain Pamesa Valencia 109185565019
2.Croatia Zadar 108281767518
3.Cyprus Achilleas Kaimakli 104670577614
4.Slovenia Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 104675577914
5.Russia Arsenal Tula 104669881214
6.Estonia Tartu ÜSK Delta 101964978711

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 108281466718
2.Israel Maccabi Ra'anana 106469660816
3.France Élan Chalon 106464960416
4.Netherlands Ricoh Astronauts 105562262315
5.Hungary Albacomp Fehérvár 105575169715
6.Cyprus APOEL 1001051384610

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.France PSG Racing 109177160019
2.Poland Hoop Pekaes 108276066818
3.Spain Tau Cerámica 107380865917
4.Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna 104664471414
5.Portugal Illiabum Clube 101969285511
6.North Macedonia Godel Rabotnički 101955072911

Group E

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.Greece Iraklis 109174365619
2.Portugal FC Porto 106472668616
3.Slovakia Slovakofarma Pezinok 105578678215
4.Germany Telekom Bonn 105573171815
5.Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 105573471815
6.Austria SÜBA Sankt Pölten 1001063979810

Group F

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.Italy Kinder Bologna 1010088558620
2.Poland Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław 107374369217
3.Latvia Ventspils 105570573215
4.Sweden Norrköping Dolphins 104680392914
5.Turkey Fenerbahçe 103770876513
6.Hungary Matáv Pécs 101965179311

Group G

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.Turkey Darüşşafaka 108282575918
2.Croatia Split CO 106478777316
3.Sweden Plannja 105575377215
4.Italy Adecco Milano 104674971914
5.Belgium Okapi Aalst 104678983114
6.England London Towers 103778983813

Group H

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
1.Slovenia Krka 107377465917
2.Germany Skyliners Frankfurt 107375068117
3.Lithuania Sakalai 107379177117
4.Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Belgrade 104674673614
5.Finland Torpan Pojat 103767380813
6.Czech Republic Mlekarna Kunin 102872380212

Round of 32

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela Slovenia 95–154 Greece AEK 51–86 44–68
Achilleas Kaimakli Cyprus 133–188 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 67–93 66–95
Cherno More Bulgaria 133–172 Croatia Zadar 63–73 70–99
Spirou Belgium 149–163 Spain Pamesa Valencia 74–81 75–82
Bosna Bosnia and Herzegovina 138–174 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 65–71 73–103
Tau Cerámica Spain 139–129 Israel Maccabi Ra'anana 68–62 71–67
Élan Chalon France 153–145 Poland Hoop Pekaes 76–57 77–88
Ricoh Astronauts Netherlands 130–136 France PSG Racing 60–61 70–75
Norrköping Dolphins Sweden 144–206 Greece Iraklis 64–87 80–119
Ventspils Latvia 122–157 Portugal FC Porto 47–77 75–80
Slovakofarma Pezinok Slovakia 160–170 Poland Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław 79–86 81–84
Telekom Bonn Germany 125–154 Italy Kinder Bologna 56–67 69–87
Radnički Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 137–141 Turkey Darüşşafaka 77–66 60–75
Sakalai Lithuania 166–186 Croatia Split CO 86–97 80–89
Plannja Sweden 121–145 Germany Skyliners Frankfurt 63–74 58–71
Adecco Milano Italy 118–112 Slovenia Krka 62–55 56–57

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tau Cerámica Spain 132–156 Greece AEK 67–71 65–85
Élan Chalon France 119–146 Spain Pamesa Valencia 83–75 36–71
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel 148–157 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 78–91 70–66
Zadar Croatia 143–129 France PSG Racing 76–57 67–72
Split CO Croatia 129–150 Greece Iraklis 63–71 66–79
Skyliners Frankfurt Germany 115–140 Italy Kinder Bologna 62–57 53–83
FC Porto Portugal 135–127 Turkey Darüşşafaka 81–78 54–49
Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław Poland 137–121 Italy Adecco Milano 75–57 62–64

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AEK Greece 154–146 Greece Iraklis 84–73 70–73
Kinder Bologna Italy 144–139 Spain Pamesa Valencia 85–61 59–78
Lietuvos rytas Lithuania 170–160 Portugal FC Porto 93–73 77–87
Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław Poland 120–132 Croatia Zadar 56–63 64–69

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zadar Croatia 142–152 Greece AEK 75–70 67–82
Lietuvos rytas Lithuania 141–143 Italy Kinder Bologna 70–60 71–83

Final

April 11, Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley, Lausanne

Team 1  Score  Team 2
AEK Greece 83–76 Italy Kinder Bologna
1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions
Greece
AEK
2nd title

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

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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