# 1995–96 FIBA European Cup

The 1995–96 FIBA European Cup was the thirtieth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. it occurred between September 5, 1995, and March 12, 1996. The final was held at Araba Arena, Vitoria, Spain. In the final, Taugrés defeated PAOK, in front of 5,500 spectators.

## Team allocation
### Country ranking

For the 1995–1996 FIBA European League, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1992–93 to 1994–95.
| Rank | Country | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | Average |
| 1 | Spain | 212 | 340 | 300 | 284,00 |
| 2 | Greece | 253 | 322 | 249,375 | 274,79 |
| 3 | Italy | 363 | 173 | 260 | 265,33 |
| 4 | France | 219 | 123 | 179 | 173,67 |
| 5 | Croatia | 62,86 | 70 | 68 | 66,95 |
| 6 | Turkey | 58,33 | 73 | 69 | 66,78 |
| 7 | Germany | 37 | 45 | 103 | 61,67 |
| 8 | Israel | 66 | 48 | 61 | 58,33 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 24 | 72,5 | 27,5 | 41,33 |
| 10 | Belgium | 51 | 37 | 24 | 37,33 |
| 11 | Russia | 12 | 10 | 59 | 27,00 |
| 12 | Portugal | 9 | 21 | 25,83 | 18,61 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 15,33 | 13 | 27 | 18,44 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12,33 |
| 15 | Hungary | 5,33 | 7,5 | 18 | 10,28 |
| 16 | Poland | 4,5 | 4 | 18,33 | 8,94 |
| 17 | Macedonia | 0 | 20 | 6 | 8,67 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 6 | 9 | 8,5 | 7,83 |
| 19 | Slovakia | 0 | 10 | 8,33 | 6,11 |
| 20 | Romania | 11 | 2 | 4,67 | 5,89 |
| 21 | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5,67 |
| 22 | Latvia | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5,67 |
| Rank | Country | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | Average |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 7,5 | 5,67 | 1,33 | 4,83 |
| 24 | Cyprus | 5,33 | 5,33 | 3 | 4,55 |
| 25 | Austria | 1 | 6 | 4,67 | 3,89 |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2,67 |
| 27 | Sweden | 0,37 | 1 | 6 | 2,46 |
| 28 | Finland | 3,5 | 1,67 | 2 | 2,39 |
| 29 | England | 0,67 | 4,17 | 2 | 2,28 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 1,67 | 2,33 | 2,5 | 2,17 |
| 31 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 3,33 | 1,78 |
| 32 | Albania | 1 | 0,67 | 2 | 1,22 |
| 33 | Iceland | 0,33 | 2,5 | 0,2 | 1,01 |
| 34 | Estonia | 1 | 0,33 | 1,67 | 1,00 |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0,67 |
| 36 | Belarus | 0,4 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,30 |
| 37 | Armenia | 0,4 | 0 | 0 | 0,13 |
| 38 | Moldova | 0 | 0,2 | 0,2 | 0,13 |
| 39 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0,2 | 0,07 |
| 40 | Ireland | 0 | 0,2 | 0 | 0,07 |
| 41 | Wales | 0 | 0,2 | 0 | 0,07 |
| 42 | Malta | 0,2 | 0 | 0 | 0,07 |
| 43 | Yugoslavia (banned) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
* CW: Cup winners
* CF: Cup finalist
* 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
* QR2: Loser clubs* of the 1/16 finals of the FIBA European League
Third round :
| Zrinjevac (QR2) | Budivelnyk (QR2) | Žalgiris (QR2) | Partizan Inex (QR2) |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon (QR2) | Fidefinanz Bellinzona (QR2) | APOEL (QR2) | |
| Smelt Olimpija (QR2) | Baník Cígeľ Prievidza (QR2) | Sheffield Sharks (QR2) | |
| Sunair Oostende (QR2) | CSU Forest Sibiu (QR2) | Kalev Talinn (QR2) | |
| Second round ||||
| Taugres (CW) | Galatasaray (CW) | Dynamo Moscow (2nd) | Olimpas (7th) |
| Illycafe Trieste (CF) | Bnei Herzlia (CW) | Porto (CF) | |
| Limoges CSP (CW) | Republika Postojna (CF) | Dendi-Basket (2nd) | |
| Zagreb (7th) | Excelsior Bruxellois (CW) | WTK Nobiles Wloclawek (CW) | |
| First round ||||
| PAOK (CW) | AŠK Inter Bratislava (CW) | Union Sportive Hiefenech | Partizani Tirana (CW) |
| Ratiopharm Ulm (CF) | Universitatea Cluj (CW) | New Wave Sharks (2nd) | Sloboda Dita Tuzla (CW) |
| Tonak Novy Jicin (CW) | Kompakt (CW) | Namika Lahti (5th) | Spartak Subotica (CF) |
| Marc-Kormend (CW) | PAEEK (CF) | Thames Valley Tigers (CW) | |
| Kočani Delikates (CW) | UBC Stahlbau Oberwart (CW) | Den Braven GOBA (CW) | |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Thames Valley Tigers | 167–195 | New Wave Sharks | 93–105 | 74–90 |
| Namika Lahti | 153–151 | Den Braven GOBA | 75–78 | 78–73 |
| PAEEK | 87–225 | PAOK | 40–109 | 47–116 |
| Kočani Delikates | 156–152 | Sloboda Dita Tuzla | 93–82 | 63–70 |
| Tonak Nový Jičín | 163–175 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 93–94 | 70–81 |
| AŠK Inter Bratislava | 158–146 | UBC Stahlbau Oberwart | 88–68 | 70–78 |
| Union Sportive Hiefenech | 121–178 | Marc-Körmend | 63–78 | 58–100 |
| Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 125–183 | Spartak Subotica | 64–87 | 61–96 |
| Partizani Tirana | 115–151 | Kompakt | 56–73 | 59–78 |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| New Wave Sharks | 161–153 | illycaffè Trieste | 90–78 | 71–75 |
| Namika Lahti | 172–191 | Taugrés | 81–94 | 91–97 |
| Porto | 124–172 | Limoges CSP | 52–95 | 72–77 |
| Republika Postojna | 137–189 | PAOK | 71–79 | 66–110 |
| Kočani Delikates | 122–145 | Zagreb | 68–83 | 54–62 |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | 153–146 | Bruxellois | 85–75 | 68–71 |
| AŠK Inter Bratislava | 140–139 | Galatasaray | 76–76 | 64–63 |
| Marc-Körmend | 152–157 | Nobiles Włocławek | 92–70 | 60–87 |
| Spartak Subotica | 155–156 | Bnei Herzliya | 79–76 | 76–80 |
| Kompakt | 153–163 | Dendi | 85–85 | 68–78 |
| Olimpas | 156–164 | Dynamo Moscow | 81–77 | 75–87 |

## Third round

* Wild card to participate in the European Cup for the Loser clubs* of the 1/16 finals of the 1995–96 FIBA European League.
*Partizan, Hapoel Galil Elyon, Sheffield Sharks, Sunair Oostende, Zrinjevac, Baník Cígeľ Prievidza, Smelt Olimpija, Budivelnyk, Kalev, Fidefinanz Bellinzona, Sibiu, APOEL and Žalgiris.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Partizan Inex | 156–140 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 69–76 | 87–64 |
| Sheffield Sharks | 128–159 | Sunair Oostende | 58–71 | 70–88 |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | 153–162 | Zrinjevac | 78–82 | 75–80 |
| Baník Cígeľ Prievidza | 169–180 | Smelt Olimpija | 81–73 | 88–107 |
| Zagreb | 139–169 | Taugrés | 65–65 | 74–104 |
| Limoges CSP | 171–135 | Dendi | 97–64 | 74–71 |
| PAOK | 150–143 | Budivelnyk | 76–68 | 74–75 |
| Bnei Herzliya | 169–160 | New Wave Sharks | 98–86 | 71–74 |
| Kalev Talinn | 217–155 | Fidefinanz Bellinzona | 116–76 | 101–79 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 190–127 | Sibiu | 105–68 | 85–59 |
| APOEL | 133–187 | Žalgiris | 82–100 | 51–87 |
| AŠK Inter Bratislava | 146–156 | Nobiles Włocławek | 87–76 | 59–80 |

## Quarterfinals group stage

Key to colors :
* Qualified to Semi-finals
* Eliminated
| Group A TAU ŽAL LIM PAR BNE OOS TAU 91–93 79–73 99–88 81–67 87–74 ŽAL 75–86 76–74 93–84 76–65 92–91 LIM 88–86 82–68 78–75 82–60 84–64 PAR 76–80 90–99 103–90 98–85 88–67 BNE 70–82 93–89 83–91 94–107 88–76 OOS 84–68 77–91 76–75 82–77 55–71 TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Taugrés 101773821788+33 2. Žalgiris 101773852833+19 3. Limoges CSP 101664817752+65 4. Partizan Inex 101446886867+19 5. Bnei Herzliya 101337776837–61 6. Sunair Oostende 101337746821–75 | Group B TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. PAOK 101882821675+146 2. Dynamo Moscow 101773812772+40 3. Zrinjevac 101655839808+31 4. Kalev Talinn 101446816825-9 5. Nobiles Włocławek 101337798956–158 6. Smelt Olimpija 101337770820–50 |

## Semifinals

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| Dynamo Moscow | 0–2 | Taugrés | 87–98 | 93–104 | |
| Žalgiris | 0–2 | PAOK | 76–83 | 59–104 | |

## Final

March 12, Pabellon Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Taugrés | 88–81 | PAOK |
* 1995–96 FIBA European Cup Champions
* Taugrés 1st title