1995–96 FIBA European League
The 1995–96 FIBA European League was the 39th installment of the top club competition for European basketball clubs (now called EuroLeague). It began on September 7, 1995, and ended on April 11, 1996. The Final Four was held at Paris.
It was the last season of the competition that took place under the name of FIBA European League, as the competition was renamed to FIBA EuroLeague, starting with the next season.
Competition system
- 42 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 was 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
Second round
- Automatically qualified to the second round
Group stage
If one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
- Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
- Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)
- Points scored in all group matches
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Key to colors
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Quarterfinals
Final Four
Semifinals
April 9, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
3rd place game
April 11, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Final
April 11, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Final standings
Final Four 1996 MVP
Dominique Wilkins (Panathinaikos)
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