1991–92 FIBA European League
LeagueFIBA European League
SportBasketball
Regular Season
Top scorerGreece Nikos Galis (Aris)
Final Four
ChampionsSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
  Runners-upSpain Montigalà Joventut
Final Four MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sasha Danilović (Partizan)

The 1991–92 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1991–92 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 35th installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called EuroLeague). The competition's Final Four was held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was won by Partizan, who defeated Montigalà Joventut, by a result of 71–70.

This season of the competition also marked an end to the era of European national domestic league champions only participation, as it featured an expanded competition, that included national domestic league champions, the current league title holders, and some other teams from the most important national domestic leagues. That also was in accordance with the league being renamed, and being called the FIBA European League (or shortened to FIBA EuroLeague) championship for men's clubs. This was because the new competition format was closer to a true European League in style. It was a name the competition would keep for the next four editions of the competition as well.

Competition system

  • 33 teams (the cup title holder, national domestic league champions, and a variable number of other clubs from the most important national domestic leagues) played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner.
  • The sixteen remaining teams after the knock-out rounds entered the Regular Season Group Stage, divided into two groups of eight teams, playing a round-robin. The final standing was 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 after the Regular Season Group Stage qualified for a Quarterfinal Playoff (X-pairings, best of 3 games).
  • The four winners of the Quarterfinal Playoff qualified for the Final Stage (Final Four), which was played at a predetermined venue.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Möllersdorf Traiskirchen Austria 158–213 Belgium Maes Pils 78–107 80–106
Pezoporikos Larnaca Cyprus 175–174 Czechoslovakia USK Praha 92–88 83–86
Partizani Tirana Albania 146–208 Greece Aris 79–98 67–110
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Israel 213–157 Romania Steaua București 111–78 102–79
Union Sportive Hiefenech Luxembourg 161–182 Switzerland Vevey 84–84 77–98

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maes Pils Belgium 175–150 England Kingston 86–76 89–74
Pezoporikos Larnaca Cyprus 162–233 Italy Knorr Bologna 88–109 74–124
Śląsk Wrocław Poland 162–181 Greece Aris 74–75 88–106
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Israel 144–148 Netherlands Commodore Den Helder 89–75 55–73
Vevey Switzerland 163–199 Estonia Kalev 81–86 82–113
Scania Södertälje Sweden 154–195 Spain Estudiantes Caja Postal 76–98 78–97
KTP Finland 154–211 Italy Philips Milano 84–105 70–106
Fenerbahçe Turkey 123–174 Spain FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 73–79 50–95
Szolnoki Olajbányász Hungary 137–181 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 65–92 72–89
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 140–235 Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 77–132 63–103
Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur Iceland 150–208 Croatia Cibona 76–111 74–97
Benfica Portugal 163–164 France Olympique Antibes 89–76 74–88
Automatically qualified to the group stage

Regular season

The Regular Season begins on October 31.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Regular Season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Key to colors
     Top four places in each group advance to Quarterfinals

Group A

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Italy Knorr Bologna 142410412291148+81
2.Spain FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 142410412051129+76
3.Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 142410413111254+57
4.Croatia Cibona* 14239512871232+55
5.Croatia Slobodna Dalmacija* 14217712711270+1
6.France Olympique Antibes 141841012911385-94
7.Estonia Kalev 141731112811354-73
8.Italy Phonola Caserta 141431111851288-103

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Spain Montigalà Joventut 142511312761114+162
2.Spain Estudiantes Caja Postal 142410411451096+49
3.Italy Philips Milano 142410412641161+103
4.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan* 14239511781077+101
5.Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 14217712171154+63
6.Belgium Maes Pils 141841011121230-118
7.Greece Aris 141731111391359-220
8.Netherlands Commodore Den Helder 141621210501190-140

Quarterfinals

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–1 Italy Knorr Bologna 78–65 60–61 69–65
Philips Milano Italy 2–0 Spain FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 80–79 86–71
Cibona Croatia 0–2 Spain Montigalà Joventut 68–73 67–92
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Israel 1–2 Spain Estudiantes Caja Postal 98–97 74–98 54–55

Final four

Semifinals

April 14, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 82–75 Italy Philips Milano
Montigalà Joventut Spain 91–69 Spain Estudiantes Argentaria

3rd place game

April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Philips Milano Italy 99–81 Spain Estudiantes Argentaria

Final

April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 71–70 Spain Montigalà Joventut
1991–92 FIBA European League
Champions
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Partizan
1st Title

Final standings

Team
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Spain Montigalà Joventut
Italy Philips Milano
Spain Estudiantes Argentaria

Awards

AwardPlayerClubRef.
Season Top ScorerGreece Nikos GalisGreece Aris
Final Four MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sasha DanilovićSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Finals Top ScorerSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sasha DanilovićSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan

1992 FIBA European League All-Final Four Team

PositionPlayerClubRef.
Point guardSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar DjordjevicSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Shooting guardSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Predrag Danilović (MVP)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Small forwardSpain Jordi VillacampaSpain Montigalà Joventut
Power forwardUnited States Harold PressleySpain Montigalà Joventut
CenterSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slaviša KoprivicaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan

References

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