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