1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup

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. +Country ranking for 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta CupRankCountryPointsTeamsNotes1237.66722179.1673150.167470.500568.833655.556754.500835.695930.6221027.8331125.5421222.1081320.7141413.8171513.762166.143-2, BIPA-Moda and CSKA Kyiv withdrew174.5591184.429+1, Matáv Pécs got wild card194.375 RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes203.5281+1, Achilleas Kaimakli got wild card213.187 223.008232.917+1, Torpan Pojat got wild card242.583252.302261.917271.722281.667+1, Norrköping Dolphins got wild card290.667300.611-1, Sibiu withdrew310.472-1, Etzella withdrew320.389-1, Fribourg Olympic withdrew330.3330 340.278+1, London Towers got wild card350.111360.055 370.000380.000

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 Kinder Bologna (CW) Partizan (CW) Zepter Idea Śląsk Wrocław (1st) Plannja Basket (1st) Adecco Milano (5th) Radnički Jugopetrol (4th) Hoop Pekaes (CW) Norrköping Dolphins (WC) AEK (5th) Avtodor Saratov (2nd) Spirou (1st) UKJ SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st) Hercules (6th) Arsenal Tula (3rd) Okapi Aalstar (3rd) Godel Rabotnički (1st) Tau Cerámica (CW) Krka (3rd) Porto (1st) Mlekarna Kunin (1st) Pamesa Valencia (6th) Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (4th) Illiabum Clube (2nd) Bosna (1st) Fenerbahçe (4th) Telekom Baskets Bonn (2nd) Albacomp Fehérvár (1st) Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st) Darüşşafaka (5th) Skyliners Frankfurt (3rd)* Matáv Pécs (WC) Ventspils (2nd) Élan Chalon (4th) Zadar (2nd) APOEL (1st) Cherno More Port Varna (1st) PSG Racing Basket (5th) Split CO (3rd) Achilleas Kaimakli (WC) Ricoh Astronauts (1st) Lietuvos rytas (2nd) Hapoel Jerusalem (2nd) Honka Playboys (2nd) Tartu ÜSK Delta (4th) Sakalai (3rd) Maccabi Ra'anana (5th) Torpan Pojat (WC) 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 Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1. AEK 10 9 1 827 663 19 2. Hapoel Jerusalem 10 6 4 789 726 15 3. Cherno More Port Varna 10 5 5 809 876 15 4. Spirou 10 5 5 756 75o 15 5. Honka Playboys 10 3 7 748 827 13 6. Avtodor Saratov 10 2 8 682 769 12Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1. Pamesa Valencia 10 9 1 855 650 19 2. Zadar 10 8 2 817 675 18 3. Achilleas Kaimakli 10 4 6 705 776 14 4. Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 10 4 6 755 779 14 5. Arsenal Tula 10 4 6 698 812 14 6. Tartu ÜSK Delta 10 1 9 649 787 11

Group C Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1. Lietuvos rytas 10 8 2 814 667 18 2. Maccabi Ra'anana 10 6 4 696 608 16 3. Élan Chalon 10 6 4 649 604 16 4. Ricoh Astronauts 10 5 5 622 623 15 5. Albacomp Fehérvár 10 5 5 751 697 15 6. APOEL 10 0 10 513 846 10Group D Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1. PSG Racing 10 9 1 771 600 19 2. Hoop Pekaes 10 8 2 760 668 18 3. Tau Cerámica 10 7 3 808 659 17 4. Bosna 10 4 6 644 714 14 5. Illiabum Clube 10 1 9 692 855 11 6. Godel Rabotnički 10 1 9 550 729 11

Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1. Hercules 10 9 1 743 656 19 2. FC Porto 10 6 4 726 686 16 3. Slovakofarma Pezinok 10 5 5 786 782 15 4. Telekom Baskets Bonn 10 5 5 731 718 15 5. Partizan 10 5 5 734 718 15 6. SÜBA Sankt Pölten 10 0 10 639 798 10Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1. Kinder Bologna 10 10 0 885 586 20 2. Zepter Idea Śląsk Wrocław 10 7 3 743 692 17 3. Ventspils 10 5 5 705 732 15 4. Norrköping Dolphins 10 4 6 803 929 14 5. Fenerbahçe 10 3 7 708 765 13 6. Matáv Pécs 10 1 9 651 793 11

Group G Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1. Darüşşafaka 10 8 2 825 759 18 2. Split CO 10 6 4 787 773 16 3. Plannja 10 5 5 753 772 15 4. Adecco Milano 10 4 6 749 719 14 5. Okapi Aalst 10 4 6 789 831 14 6. London Towers 10 3 7 789 838 13Group H Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1. Krka 10 7 3 774 659 17 2. Skyliners Frankfurt 10 7 3 750 681 17 3. Sakalai 10 7 3 791 771 17 4. Radnički Jugopetrol 10 4 6 746 736 14 5. Torpan Pojat 10 3 7 673 808 13 6. Mlekarna Kunin 10 2 8 723 802 12

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final April 11, Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley, Lausanne

Rosters AEK: Angelos Koronios, Anthony Bowie, Michalis Kakiouzis, Martin Müürsepp, Iakovos Tsakalidis; Nikos Chatzis (C), Dimos Dikoudis, Steve Hansell, Dan O'Sullivan. Coach: Dusan Ivkovic Kinder Bologna: Alessandro Abbio, Hugo Sconochini, Predrag Danilovic (C), Nikos Ikonomou, David Andersen; Alessandro Frosini, Saulius Stombergas. Coach: Ettore Messina

1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions AEK 2nd title

Awards FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP Anthony Bowie ( AEK Athens)

1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup

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