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SuproLeague & EuroLeague Final 2001: Maccabi and Virtus Bologna, champions in the year of redemption

2001 • Baskonia • Decade 2000 • EuroLeague • Maccabi Tel Aviv • Panathinaikos • Virtus Bolonia

mayo 9, 2019

Roberto Anidos

A historic event took place in the summer of 2000. Some of Europe’s top teams dissatisfied with FIBA’s economic dealings with them decided to create an organisation called the European Basketball Leagues Union (ULEB) and create a parallel competition under its mandate. During the whole summer, both FIBA and ULEB did not reach an agreement and the grotesque situation of competing for two European Cups, the one of all life, the one of FIBA, which decided to be called Suproleague and the new one, the one of ULEB, which would be called Euroleague. The teams on each side were completing the two competitions, the schism for European basketball clubs was served

EuroLeague Final 2000: In the Rebraca-Huffman pivots duel, Panathinaikos wins

2000 • Decade 2000 • EuroLeague • Maccabi Tel Aviv • Panathinaikos

mayo 9, 2019

Roberto Anidos

The first phase is made up of four groups with six teams. Of which after ten rounds the first three will pass to a group and the last three to another group. The results will shape the second phase

EuroLeague Final 1999: Zalgiris embroidered basketball and was just champion

1999 • Decade 90 • EuroLeague • Virtus Bolonia • Zalgiris Kaunas

mayo 9, 2019

Roberto Anidos

The first phase is made up of four groups with six teams. Of which after ten rounds the first three will pass to a group and the last three to another group. The results will shape the second phase

EuroLeague Final 1998: Virtus Bologna pulls its stars in a poor final

1998 • AEK Athens • Decade 90 • EuroLeague • Virtus Bolonia

mayo 9, 2019

Roberto Anidos

The first phase is made up of four groups with six teams. Of which after ten rounds the first three will pass to a group and the last three to another group. The results will shape the second phase

EuroLeague Final 1997: Rivers wins against Djordjevic

1997 • Barcelona • Decade 90 • EuroLeague • Olympiacos

mayo 9, 2019

Roberto Anidos

This year the format changes again, forcing teams to play more matches. They eliminate the previous round-trip format and from the beginning different leagues will be played. In addition all will be important because the sum of the two will be made to know who will be in the playoffs. A playoff that also change because years ago there was only one round of quarters and this year there will be round of eighths and quarters

EuroLeague Final 1996: Vrankovic’s illegal stopper gives Panathinaikos first title

1996 • Barcelona • Decade 90 • EuroLeague • Panathinaikos

mayo 9, 2019

Roberto Anidos

The elimination of Zalgiris Kaunas and other historic teams such as Partizan and Union Olimpija should be highlighted again in the preliminary stages before the group stage. For the rest and another season more all the big ones of the moment do not miss their annual appointment with the maximum continental competition

EuroLeague Final 1995: Sabonis crowned king of Europe with Real Madrid

1995 • Decade 90 • EuroLeague • Olympiacos • Real Madrid

mayo 9, 2019

Roberto Anidos

After the preliminary phase where finally after several years without achieving it, CSKA could pass to the round of sixteen, none of the greats with the exception of Zalgiris, missed the regular group

EuroLeague Final 1994: History was fair with Joventut

1994 • Decade 90 • EuroLeague • Joventut Badalona • Olympiacos

mayo 8, 2019

Roberto Anidos

In the preliminary phase CSKA was eliminated again in the first change, the rest of the greats do not lose their annual appointment with the European Cup. The Cantú after several years out returns to the European front line and both Benfica and Guildford sneak into the elite

EuroLeague Final 1993: Maljkovic’s Limoges jump the bench

1993 • Benetton Treviso • Decade 90 • EuroLeague • Limoges

mayo 8, 2019

Roberto Anidos

Only CSKA Moscow could not be in the regular league in the qualifiers. The rest did not fail to his appointment to assault the most open European Cup title in recent years

EuroLeague Final 1992: Djordjevic and Danilovic crown Partizan

1992 • Decade 90 • EuroLeague • Joventut Badalona • Partizan

mayo 8, 2019

Roberto Anidos

In 1991 the new format of the European League began, the germ of what is today the Euroleague. For the first time we tried to make a big league, with several teams by country and with more teams than ever. With more teams there are more phases, after several previous phases, the regular league will be made as always but now there will be 16 teams, eight per group, then face the top four of each group in a playoff, the first playoff in the history of the competition. The four survivors played the final four that this year was held in Istanbul

EuroLeague Final 1991: Jugoplastika with a superlative Savic, win for the third consecutive time

1991 • Barcelona • Decade 90 • EuroLeague • Jugoplastika

mayo 8, 2019

Roberto Anidos

In the previous round all the important ones do not miss their appointment with the regular league. Kingston have to be highlighted by beating first Den Helder and then CSKA Moscow. Scavolini and Bayer Leverkusen return to play among the best after several years away

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