In the first phase in Group A he offered us a great duel between three of the big teams in the competition, where he finally led Obradovic’s Fenerbahce Ulker followed closely by CSKA Moscow and Barcelona. In Group B, an undefeated Real Madrid found no rival, the same in Group C with an intractable Olympiacos. Finally, in Group D, Maccabi led with solvency. The surprise of this first phase was the early elimination of Montepaschi Siena
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EuroLeague Final 2011: No one counted on them but Panathinaikos returns to the top
This season begin 24 teams where in the first phase were framed in four groups of six teams unlike years ago that were in three groups of eight teams. After a league of 10 days will qualify the top four of each group for the TOP16
EuroLeague Final 2008: After a year of parentheses CSKA Moscow are champions again
This season 24 teams begin where in the first phase are framed in three groups of eight teams. After a league of 14 days will qualify the top five of each group and the best sixth team for the TOP16
EuroLeague Final 2006: After several attempts, CSKA become champions again 35 years later
This season 24 teams begin where in the first phase are framed in three groups of eight teams. After a league of 14 days will qualify the top five of each group and the best sixth team for the TOP16
EuroLeague Final 2005: Maccabi back to championship at the expense of surprising Baskonia
This season 24 teams begin where in the first phase are framed in three groups of eight teams. After a league of 14 days will qualify the top five of each group and the best sixth team for the TOP16
EuroLeague Final 2004: Maccabi forges the greatest humiliation in a final
This season 24 teams begin where in the first phase are framed in three groups of eight teams. After a league of 14 days will qualify the top five of each group and the best sixth team for the TOP16
SuproLeague & EuroLeague Final 2001: Maccabi and Virtus Bologna, champions in the year of redemption
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
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 1989: Nobody counted on Kukoc, Radja and company
The preliminary round of the Round of 16 went according to normal parameters and there was no surprise. So the best fourteen teams in Europe moved on to the next phase after passing the preliminary round of matches
EuroLeague Final 1988: McAdoo leads Milan to win again against Maccabi
The competition suffers three changes, the first is that the most important teams are exempt from a first crossing going directly to the round of 16 in direct qualifying format to round of matches. The second that eight teams qualify for the league, two more than in the past and the last and most important change is that from this year after the league no longer qualify the first two but the first four will qualify for a final four between them. Final format that is still valid today
EuroLeague Final 1987: Milan overcome Maccabi’s inner power
In this season it is the last one that is played with format of direct end, next year the format will be released still today in force, of the final four. In the two previous phases everything went with a certain normality and the first swords of Europe did not miss the league. Zadar and French Orthez are the new tenants