1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup

1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup
1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup
League	FIBA Korać Cup
Sport	Basketball
Finals
Champions	Aris
Runners-up	Tofaş
FIBA Korać Cup seasons
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup was the 26th edition of FIBA's Korać Cup basketball competition. The Greek Aris defeated the Turkish Tofaş in the final.

Team allocation

Country ranking

For the 1996–1997 FIBA Korać 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 1993–94 to 1995–96.^[1]

Country ranking for 1996–1997 FIBA Korać Cup

Rank	Country	Points	Teams
1	Spain	321.667	4
2	Greece	299.667
3	Italy	216.667
4	France	123.238
5	Turkey	93.333
6	Russia	66
7	Croatia	63
8	Germany	61.389
9	Israel	50.905
10	Slovenia	41.333
11	Belgium	29
12	Yugoslavia	26
13	Portugal	24.5
14	Lithuania	19
15	Ukraine	15.389
16	Poland	12.111
17	Macedonia	11.778
18	Hungary	10.5
19	Slovakia	8.889

Rank	Country	Points	Teams
20	Czech Republic	8.389	4
21	Austria	6.556	3
22	Switzerland	6.056
23	England	5.389
24	Cyprus	5
25	Sweden	4.722	2
26	Bulgaria	4
27	Latvia	3.667
28	Romania	2.778
29	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.5	1
30	Luxembourg	2.167
31	Netherlands	1.944
32	Georgia	1.833
33	Finland	1.667
34	Estonia	1.5
35	Albania	1.444
36	Iceland	0.889
37	Belarus	0.278
38	Denmark	0.167

Teams

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

1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
WC: Wild card

Regular season
Unicaja (6th)	Cagiva Varese (5th)	Beşiktaş (6th)	Tally Oberelchingen (8th)
Taugrés (8th)	Telemarket Roma (6th)	Meysu (7th)	CSK VVS Samara (5th)
Turismo Andaluz Granada (WC)	Rolly Pistoia (8th)	Zrinjevac (3rd)	Spartak Saint Petersburg (7th)
Cáceres (10th)	Levallois SCB (6th)	Olimpija Slavoning Osijek (4th)	Samara (8th)
PAOK (4th)	JDA Dijon (7th)	Benston Zagreb (6th)	Bnei Herzliya (4th)
Aris (5th)	SLUC Nancy (8th)	Telecomp Vinkovci (7th)	Maccabi Rishon LeZion (5th)
Sporting Feidas (6th)	Montpellier (9th)	Steiner Bayreuth (3rd)	Hapoel Holon (6th)
Peristeri Radio Korasidi (7th)	Tofaş (4th)	UniVersa Bamberg (4th)
Benetton Treviso (4th)	Galatasaray (5th)	Gießen 46ers (7th)
Qualifying round
Interier Krško (2nd)	Dendi-Basket (3rd)	Nikol-Fert	Cherno More
Idrija (4th)	BIPA-Moda Odesa (4th)	Tikveš	Kompakt
Satex Maribor (5th)	Lugan (5th)	Žito Veles	Union Sportive Hiefenech (1st)
Rogaška Donat MG (6th)	Ferro-ZNTU (6th)	Baník Cigel Prievidza (2nd)	Contern
Trane Castors Braine (3rd)	MKS Polonia Przemyśl (4th)	Chemosvit (3rd)	Namika Lahti (2nd)
Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster (4th)	Komfort Stargard Szczeciński (6th)	Slovakofarma Pezinok (4th)	New Wave Basket (10th)
Echo Houthalen	Mazowszanka (7th)	UKJ Möllersdorf Traiskirchen (2nd)	VEF Metropole Riga (2nd)
Belgacom Aalstar (10th)	AZS Elana Torun (8th)	Steiermärkische Kapfenberg (3rd)	Erbaşu București
Iva Zorka Pharma Šabac (4th)	Danone Honvéd (2nd)	UBC Stahlbau Oberwart (4th)	Rene Coltof Den Helder (2nd)
Beobanka (5th)	ZTE (3rd)	Olimpas (3rd)	Dinamo Tbilisi (1st)
Crvena Zvezda (6th)	Albacomp Fehérvár (4th)	Šiauliai (8th)	Kalev Talinn (1st)
Spartak Subotica (7th)	Tegaz Debreceni Vadkakasok (5th)	Keravnos (2nd)	Partizani Tirana (1st)
Clube Povo de Esgueira	USK Erpet Praha (2nd)	Omonia
Ovarense	Nova Hut Ostrava (3rd)	Astra Södertälje (2nd)
Estrelas da Avenida (5th)	ICEC Nový Jičín (4th)	Plannja (3rd)
CA Queluz	Sparta Praha (5th)	Versoix Basket

Qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Steiermärkische Kapfenberg	150–159	Komfort Stargard Szczecinski	89–85	61–74
Stahlbau Oberwart	118–183	Beobanka	69–94	49–89
Möllersdorf Traiskirchen	158–210	Satex Maribor	76–94	82–116
Albacomp Fehérvár	161–142	Idrija	89–70	72–72
Nova Hut Ostrava	142–168	Interier Krško	64–81	78–87
Sparta Praha	141–134	Polonia Przemysl	72–64	68–70
Echo Houthalen	174–162	ICEC Nový Jičín	110–85	64–77
Belgacom Aalstar	145–162	Baník Cigel Prievidza	81–84	64–78
AZS Elana Torun	167–178	Slovakofarma Pezinok	82–81	85–97
Spartak Subotica	133–122	Chemosvit	74–65	59–57
Iva Zorka Pharma Šabac	210–122	Partizani Tirana	135–61	75–51
Crvena Zvezda	180–152	Kompakt	93–86	87–66
Cherno More	184–143	Omonia	85–58	99–85
Rogaška Donat MG	136–128	Keravnos	72–73	64–55
Dinamo Tbilisi	133–159	Olimpas	73–80	60–79
Šiauliai	128–136	Namika Lahti	70–61	58–75
Trane Castors Braine	201–171	New Wave Basket	98–80	103–91
Contern	123–210	Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster	63–114	60–96
Union Sportive Hiefenech	142–181	Ovarense	78–88	54–93
Versoix Basket	161–167	Clube Povo de Esgueira	76–90	85–77
Queluz	149–146	Rene Coltof Den Helder	78–73	71–73
Plannja	177–105	Estrelas da Avenida	89–44	88–61
Ferro ZNTU	158–173	Astra Södertälje	71–72	87–101
Lugan	160–202	Kalev Talinn	86–86	74–116
Erbaşu București	139–168	BIPA-Moda Odesa	58–80	81–88
VEF Metropole Riga	157–167	Dendi	82–75	75–92
Tikveš	151–171	USK Erpet Praha	78–77	73–104
Nikol-Fert	130–113	Debreceni Vadkakasok	74–43	56–70
ZTE	169–144	Žito	98–75	71–69
Mazowszanka	183–175	Danone Honvéd	88–74	95–101

Regular season

Key to colors
	Top two places in each group advance to round of 32

Group A

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Aris	6	6	0	467	416	+51	12
2.	Satex Maribor	6	2	4	470	484	−14	8
3.	USK Erpet Praha	6	2	4	478	493	−15	8
4.	Olimpija Slavoning	6	2	4	468	490	−22	8

Group B

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Unicaja	6	5	1	501	408	+93	11
2.	Beşiktaş	6	3	3	427	442	−15	9
3.	Hapoel Holon	6	2	4	489	491	−2	8
4.	Queluz	6	2	4	429	505	−76	8

Group C

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Beobanka	6	6	0	489	382	+107	12
2.	Samara	6	2	4	463	508	−45	8
3.	Montpellier	6	2	4	448	482	−34	8
4.	Slovakofarma Pezinok	6	2	4	447	475	−28	8

Group D

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Rolly Pistoia	6	4	2	462	442	+20	10
2.	Trane Castors Braine	6	3	3	494	489	+5	9
3.	Dendi-Basket	6	3	3	469	501	−32	9
4.	UniVersa Bamberg	6	2	4	434	427	+7	8

Group E

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Taugrés	6	6	0	557	413	+144	12
2.	Telecomp Vinkovci	6	2	4	438	478	−40	8
3.	Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster	6	2	4	441	480	−39	8
4.	Nikol-Fert	6	2	4	431	496	−65	8

Group F

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Meysu	6	5	1	427	418	+9	11
2.	SLUC Nancy	6	3	3	471	436	+35	9
3.	Interier Krško	6	2	4	417	435	−18	8
4.	Bipa-Moda Odesa	6	2	4	443	469	−26	8

Group G

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Peristeri Radio Korasidi	6	6	0	533	388	+145	12
2.	Iva Zorka Pharma Šabac	6	3	3	499	492	+7	9
3.	MTV Gießen 46ers	6	3	3	441	446	−5	9
4.	Namika Lahti	6	0	6	393	540	−147	6

Group H

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Mazowszanka	6	4	2	533	528	+5	10
2.	Cagiva Varese	6	3	3	505	489	+16	9
3.	Bnei Herzliya	6	3	3	496	500	−4	9
4.	Cherno More	6	2	4	516	533	−17	8

Group I

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Telemarket Roma	6	5	1	476	426	+50	11
2.	Tofaş	6	4	2	510	414	+96	10
3.	Spartak Subotica	6	3	3	466	504	−38	9
4.	ZTE	6	0	6	399	507	−108	6

Group J

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Kalev	6	5	1	529	498	+31	11
2.	Turismo Andaluz Granada	6	4	2	507	487	+20	10
3.	Steiner Bayreuth	6	3	3	482	472	+10	9
4.	Albacomp Fehérvár	6	0	6	447	508	−61	6

Group K

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Sporting Feidas	6	6	0	495	394	+101	11
2.	CSK VVS	6	3	3	503	512	−9	9
3.	Plannja Basket	6	2	4	449	485	−36	8
4.	Banik Cigel Prievidza	6	1	5	462	518	−56	7

Group L

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Benston Zagreb	6	6	0	468	383	+85	12
2.	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	6	4	2	501	461	+40	10
3.	Levallois SCB	6	2	4	449	449	0	8
4.	Sparta Praha	6	0	6	357	482	−125	6

Group M

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	PAOK	6	6	0	587	424	+163	12
2.	Ovarense	6	3	3	489	489	0	9
3.	Galatasaray	6	3	3	422	486	−64	9
4.	Astra Södertälje	6	0	6	451	550	−99	6

Group N

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Cáceres	6	6	0	554	471	+83	12
2.	Crvena Zvezda	6	4	2	520	468	+52	10
3.	Komfort Stargard Szczecinski	6	1	5	447	511	−64	7
4.	Spartak Saint Petersburg	6	1	5	482	553	−79	7

Group O

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Benetton Treviso	6	5	1	624	495	+129	11
2.	Zrinjevac	6	5	1	553	491	+62	11
3.	Olimpas	6	2	4	496	538	−42	8
4.	Rogaška Donat MG	6	0	6	464	613	−149	6

Group P

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1.	Tally Oberelchingen	6	5	1	520	458	+62	11
2.	JDA Dijon	6	4	2	475	439	+36	10
3.	Echo Houthalen	6	2	4	510	535	−25	8
4.	Clube Povo de Esgueira	6	1	5	457	530	−73	7

Source:^[2]^[3]

Round of 32

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Satex Maribor	125–149	Unicaja	65–90	60–59
Beşiktaş	128–142	Aris	64–65	64–77
Samara	124–179	Rolly Pistoia	48–74	76–105
Trane Castors Braine	138–167	Beobanka	77–69	61–98
Telecomp Vinkovci	133–134	Meysu	70–72	63–62
SLUC Nancy	164–180	Taugrés	84–78	80–102
Iva Zorka Pharma Šabac	165–176	Mazowzanka	81–77	84–99
Cagiva Varese	159–164	Peristeri Radio Korasidi	78–72	81–92
Tofaş	131–126	Kalev	69–63	62–63
Turismo Andaluz Granada	153–164	Telemarket Roma	88–70	65–94
CSK VVS	145–179	Benston Zagreb	74–86	71–93
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	138–140	Sporting Feidas	62–61	76–79
Ovarense	160–175	Cáceres	79–73	81–102
Crvena zvezda	186–202	PAOK	99–102	87–100
Zrinjevac	180–167	Tally Oberelchingen	100–89	80–78
JDA Dijon	149–176	Benetton Treviso	62–87	87–89

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Unicaja	141–117	Rolly Pistoia	63–61	78–56
Aris	141–138	Beobanka	80–68	61–70
Meysu	141–177	Mazowzanka	72–80	69–97
Taugrés	134–136	Peristeri Radio Korasidi	83–70	51–66
Tofaş	115–113	Benston Zagreb	64–57	51–56
Telemarket Roma	154–147	Sporting Feidas	78–66	76–81
Cáceres	169–152	Zrinjevac	81–74	88–78
PAOK	145–162	Benetton Treviso	85–78	60–84

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Unicaja	131–144	Mazowzanka	74–60	57–84
Aris	139–136	Peristeri Radio Korasidi	75–65	64–71
Tofaş	145–134	Cáceres	64–59	81–75
Telemarket Roma	135–154	Benetton Treviso	73–63	62–91

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mazowzanka	150–167	Tofaş	74–77	76–90
Aris	163–160	Benetton Treviso	77–73	86–87(OT)

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Aris	154–147	Tofaş	66–77	88–70

1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup Champions
Aris 1st title

References

^ "Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ "Linguasport – Korać Cup (C3) (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
^ "Korac Cup (1997) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.

External links

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

[2] "Linguasport – Korać Cup (C3) (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.

[3] "Korac Cup (1997) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.

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