1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup

Sports season

1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup

League| FIBA Saporta Cup
Sport| Basketball
Final
Champions|  AEK
Runners-up|  Kinder Bologna
Finals MVP|  Anthony Bowie
FIBA Saporta Cup seasons

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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

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* 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

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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.[1]

Country ranking for 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup | Rank  | Country  | Points  | Teams  | Notes

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1  |  Italy | 237.667  | 2  |
2  |  Greece | 179.167  |
3  |  Spain | 150.167  |
4  |  Turkey | 70.500  |
5  |  France | 68.833  |
6  |  Lithuania | 55.556  |
7  |  Yugoslavia | 54.500  |
8  |  Russia | 35.695  |
9  |  Slovenia | 30.622  |
10  |  Germany | 27.833  |
11  |  Croatia | 25.542  |
12  |  Israel | 22.108  |
13  |  Poland | 20.714  |
14  |  Belgium | 13.817  |
15  |  Portugal | 13.762  |
16  |  Ukraine | 6.143  | -2, BIPA-Moda and CSKA Kyiv withdrew
17  |  Austria | 4.559  | 1  |
18  |  Hungary | 4.429  | +1, Matáv Pécs got wild card
19  |  Macedonia | 4.375  |
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20  |  Cyprus | 3.528  | 1  | +1, Achilleas Kaimakli got wild card
21  |  Czech Republic | 3.187  |
22  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.008  |
23  |  Finland | 2.917  | +1, Torpan Pojat got wild card
24  |  Slovakia | 2.583  |
25  |  Latvia | 2.302  |
26  |  Bulgaria | 1.917  |
27  |  Netherlands | 1.722  |
28  |  Sweden | 1.667  | +1, Norrköping Dolphins got wild card
29  |  Estonia | 0.667  |
30  |  Romania | 0.611  | -1, Sibiu withdrew
31  |  Luxembourg | 0.472  | -1, Etzella withdrew
32  |  Switzerland | 0.389  | -1, Fribourg Olympic withdrew
33  |  Georgia | 0.333  | 0  |
34  |  England | 0.278  | +1, London Towers got wild card
35  |  Belarus | 0.111  |
36  |  Albania | 0.055  |
37  |  Denmark | 0.000  |
38  |  Ireland | 0.000  |

## Team allocation

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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[a] (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 Sportif 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

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Key to colors  | Qualified to Round of 32

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| Eliminated

### Group A

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|  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts

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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 | 12

### Group B

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|  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts

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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

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|  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts

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1. |  Lietuvos rytas | 10 | 8 | 2 | 814 | 667 | 18
2. |  Maccabi Ra'anana | 10 | 6 | 4 | 696 | 608 | 16
3. |  Élan Sportif 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 | 10

### Group D

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|  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts

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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

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|  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts

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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 | 10

### Group F

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|  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts

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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

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|  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts

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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 | 13

### Group H

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|  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts

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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

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela | 95–154  |  AEK | 51–86  | 44–68
Achilleas Kaimakli | 133–188  |  Hapoel Jerusalem | 67–93  | 66–95
Cherno More | 133–172  |  Zadar | 63–73  | 70–99
Spirou | 149–163  |  Pamesa Valencia | 74–81  | 75–82
Bosna | 138–174  |  Lietuvos rytas | 65–71  | 73–103
Tau Cerámica | 139–129  |  Maccabi Ra'anana | 68–62  | 71–67
Élan Chalon | 153–145  |  Hoop Pekaes | 76–57  | 77–88
Ricoh Astronauts | 130–136  |  PSG Racing | 60–61  | 70–75
Norrköping Dolphins | 144–206  |  Hercules | 64–87  | 80–119
Ventspils | 122–157  |  FC Porto | 47–77  | 75–80
Slovakofarma Pezinok | 160–170  |  Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław | 79–86  | 81–84
Telekom Baskets Bonn | 125–154  |  Kinder Bologna | 56–67  | 69–87
Radnički Jugopetrol | 137–141  |  Darüşşafaka | 77–66  | 60–75
Sakalai | 166–186  |  Split CO | 86–97  | 80–89
Plannja | 121–145  |  Skyliners Frankfurt | 63–74  | 58–71
Adecco Milano | 118–112  |  Krka | 62–55  | 56–57

## Round of 16

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Tau Cerámica | 132–156  |  AEK | 67–71  | 65–85
Élan Chalon | 119–146  |  Pamesa Valencia | 83–75  | 36–71
Hapoel Jerusalem | 148–157  |  Lietuvos rytas | 78–91  | 70–66
Zadar | 143–129  |  PSG Racing | 76–57  | 67–72
Split CO | 129–150  |  Hercules | 63–71  | 66–79
Skyliners Frankfurt | 115–140  |  Kinder Bologna | 62–57  | 53–83
FC Porto | 135–127  |  Darüşşafaka | 81–78  | 54–49
Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław | 137–121  |  Adecco Milano | 75–57  | 62–64

## Quarterfinals

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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AEK | 154–146  |  Hercules | 84–73  | 70–73
Kinder Bologna | 144–139  |  Pamesa Valencia | 85–61  | 59–78
Lietuvos rytas | 170–160  |  FC Porto | 93–73  | 77–87
Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław | 120–132  |  Zadar | 56–63  | 64–69

## Semifinals

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Zadar | 142–152  |  AEK | 75–70  | 67–82
Lietuvos rytas | 141–143  |  Kinder Bologna | 70–60  | 71–83

## Final

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April 11, Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley, Lausanne

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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AEK | 83–76  |  Kinder Bologna
1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions

AEK
2nd title

## Awards

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### FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

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* Anthony Bowie ( AEK Athens)

## See also

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* 1998–99 FIBA Euroleague
* 1999–00 FIBA Korać Cup

## Notes

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1. ^ G.S. Iraklis B.C. adopted the Latin name Hercules exclusively for this current season at FIBA Saporta Cup.

## References

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1. ^ "Linguasport - FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.[dead link]

## External links

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* 1999–00 FIBA Saporta Cup @ FIBA Europe.com
* 1999–00 FIBA Saporta Cup at Linguasport[usurped]

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