# 1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup

The 1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup was the 29th edition of FIBA's Korać Cup basketball competition. The French Limoges CSP defeated the Spanish Unicaja in the final. This was Limoges' third time winning the title following victories in 1982 and 1983.

## Country ranking

For the 1999–2000 FIBA Korać 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.
| Rank | Country | Points | Teams |
| 1 | Italy | 237.667 | 4 |
| 2 | Greece | 179.167 | 4 |
| 3 | Spain | 150.167 | 4 |
| 4 | Turkey | 70.500 | 4 |
| 5 | France | 68.833 | 4 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 55.556 | 4 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia | 54.500 | 4 |
| 8 | Russia | 35.695 | 4 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 30.622 | 4 |
| 10 | Germany | 27.833 | 4 |
| 11 | Croatia | 25.542 | 4 |
| 12 | Israel | 22.108 | 4 |
| 13 | Poland | 20.714 | 4 |
| 14 | Belgium | 13.817 | 4 |
| 15 | Portugal | 13.762 | 4 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 6.143 | 4 |
| 17 | Austria | 4.559 | 4 |
| 18 | Hungary | 4.429 | 4 |
| 19 | Macedonia | 4.375 | 4 |
| Rank | Country | Points | Teams |
| 20 | Cyprus | 3.528 | 4 |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 3.187 | 3 |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.008 | 3 |
| 23 | Finland | 2.917 | 3 |
| 24 | Slovakia | 2.583 | 3 |
| 25 | Latvia | 2.302 | 2 |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 1.917 | 2 |
| 27 | Netherlands | 1.722 | 2 |
| 28 | Sweden | 1.667 | 2 |
| 29 | Estonia | 0.667 | 1 |
| 30 | Romania | 0.611 | 1 |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.472 | 1 |
| 32 | Switzerland | 0.389 | 1 |
| 33 | Georgia | 0.333 | 1 |
| 34 | England | 0.278 | 1 |
| 35 | Belarus | 0.111 | 1 |
| 36 | Albania | 0.055 | 1 |
| 37 | Denmark | 0.000 | 1 |
| 38 | Ireland | 0.000 | 1 |

## Team allocation

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
* 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
* WC: Wild card
Regular season :
| Aeroporti di Roma Virtus (6th) | Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada (7th) | Neptunas (6th) | Ericsson Bobry Bytom (3rd) |
| Lineltex Imola (7th) | Casademont Girona (8th) | Sema Panevezys (7th) | Pogon Ruda Ślaska (5th) |
| Pepsi Basket Rimini (8th) | Unicaja (9th) | Beopetrol (6th) | Galatasaray (6th) |
| Bipop-Carire Reggiana (9th) | Le Mans (6th) | FMP Železnik (7th) | Turk Telekom (7th) |
| Aris (4th) | Limoges CSP (7th) | Spartak Subotica (8th) | Kouvot (1st) |
| Maroussi (7th) | SLUC Nancy (8th) | Ural Great (4th) | Magic M7 (WC) |
| Nikas Peristeri (8th) | Olympique Antibes (9th) | UNICS (5th) | |
| Near East (9th) | Šiauliai (4th) | Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody (9th) | |
| Adecco Estudiantes (4th) | Alita (5th) | Anwil Wloclawek (2nd) | |
| Qualifying round ||||
| Sloboda Dita (2nd) | Telindus Union Mons-Hainaut (6th) | UBM Arkadia Traiskirchen (6th) | Yambolgaz-92 (4th) |
| Brotnjo (3rd) | CAB Madeira (3rd) | UBC Stahlbau Oberwart (5th) | Den Helder (2nd) |
| Feal Široki (4th) | Seixal FC (5th) | Piloset Turku (3rd) | MPC-Donar Groningen (6th) |
| Posušje (5th) | Ovarense Aerosoles (9th) | Äänekosken Huima (4th) | Grodno-93 (1st) |
| Borac Nektar (1st) | CA Queluz (13th) | Namika Lahti (6th) | Gomel' Wildcats (4th) |
| Loka Kava (6th) | Apollon Limassol (3rd) | Etzella (1st) | Azoty Unia Tarnów (7th) |
| Slovan (7th) | AEL Limassol (4th) | Racing Club Luxembourg | Atomerömü (4th) |
| Zagorje (WC) | Keravnos Keo (6th) | Sparta Bertrange | Nikol-Fert (4th) |
| Rogla Atras (WC) | Panathinaikos Limassol (7th) | Fribourg Olympic (1st) | Sparta Praha (7th) |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen (4th) | Benston Zagreb (4th) | Vacallo Win (2nd) | AŠK Inter Slovnaft (2nd) |
| Herzogtel Trier (5th) | Zrinjevac (6th) | Lugano Snakes (4th) | CSU Atlassib Sibiu (1st) |
| Ratiopharm Ulm (7th) | Zagreb (8th) | Beşiktaş (8th) | Azot Rustavi |
| SG Braunschweig (11th) | Maccabi Ramat-Gan (4th) | Pinar Karşiyaka (9th) | London Leopards (WC) |
| Telindus Racing Antwerpen (2nd) | Hapoel Galil Elyon (6th) | CSKA Kyiv (1st) | IRB (WC) |
| Sunair Ostende (4th) | Maccabi Haifa (7th) | Kyiv (WC) | |
| Brother Gent (5th) | Goldene Seiten Kapfenberg (2nd) | Levski Sofia (2nd) | |

### Notes

* ^ Note RS: Champions of the league of Republika Srpska.
* ^ Note SLO: Slovenian Basketball Federation decided that two teams from the Second Slovenian Basketball League replace KK ZM Maribor Lumar (rejected) and KK Postojna (hadn't applied for the competition).

## First Round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| IRB | 189–155 | London Leopards | 111–75 | 78–80 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 198–135 | Racing Club Luxembourg | 109–65 | 89–70 |
| Äänekosken Huima | 184–173 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 100–87 | 84–86 |
| Piloset Turku | 177–166 | Azoty Unia Tarnów | 92–86 | 85–80 |
| Grodno-93 | 147–144 | Namika Lahti | 73–63 | 74–81 |
| Gomel' Wildcats | 137–188 | CSKA Kyiv | 67–73 | 70–115 |
| Azot Rustavi | 146–190 | Kyiv | 74–100 | 72–90 |
| Rogla Atras | 122–157 | Inter Slovnaft | 58–70 | 64–87 |
| Atomerömü | 150–156 | Slovan | 85–86 | 65–70 |
| Goldene Seiten Kapfenberg | 127–130 | Zrinjevac | 69–67 | 58–63 |
| Sparta Praha | 141–137 | Arkadia Traiskirchen | 63–70 | 78–67 |
| Stahlbau Oberwart | 115–127 | Brother Gent | 58–66 | 57–61 |
| Etzella | 112–204 | Sunair Ostende | 63–99 | 49–105 |
| Sparta Bertrange | 105–180 | Telindus Racing Antwerpen | 57–95 | 48–85 |
| Queluz | 139–164 | Telindus Union Mons-Hainaut | 79–89 | 60–75 |
| Ovarense Aerosoles | 156–129 | SG Braunschweig | 94–55 | 62–74 |
| Den Helder | 121–152 | CAB Madeira | 68–80 | 53–72 |
| Vacallo Win | 164–134 | Donar | 86–73 | 78–61 |
| Lugano Snakes | 155–147 | Seixal FC | 83–71 | 72–76 |
| Fribourg Olympic | 143–159 | Apollon Limassol | 81–88 | 62–71 |
| Panathinaikos Limassol | 140–180 | Herzogtel Trier | 65–63 | 75–97 |
| AEL Limassol | 137–205 | Maccabi Ramat-Gan | 66–102 | 71–103 |
| Keravnos Keo | 124–133 | Maccabi Haifa | 67–67 | 57–66 |
| Atlassib Sibiu | 114–181 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 61–74 | 53–107 |
| Nikol-Fert | 179–167 | Zagorje | 82–87 | 97–80 |
| Feal Široki | 155–157 | Loka Kava | 75–67 | 80–91 |
| Brotnjo | 134–133 | Benston Zagreb | 67–59 | 67–74 |
| Sloboda Dita | 113–124 | Zagreb | 54–60 | 59–64 |
| Posušje | 107–142 | Beşiktaş | 42–63 | 65–79 |
| Yambolgaz-92 | 121–135 | Pinar Karşiyaka | 62–54 | 59–81 |
| Levski Sofia | 153–143 | Borac Nektar | 72–57 | 81–86 |

## Second round

Key to colors :
* Top two places in each group advance to round of 32
| Group A Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Casademont Girona 66051644412 2 Vacallo Win 64245644410 3 Olympique Antibes 6244234478 4 Brother Gent 6064144746 | Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Galatasaray 66050140312 2 Lineltex Imola 64246642410 3 Zrinjevac 6244324518 4 Loka Kava 6063424636 |
| Group C Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Maccabi Haifa 4313182617 2 Bipop-Carire Reggiana 4222973006 3 Nikol-Fert 4122773315 4 Beopetrol 000–-0 | Group D Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Unicaja 64246038910 2 Pepsi Rimini 64243943010 3 Telindus Union Mons Hainaut 6334204999 4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6154364377 |
| Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Aeroporti di Roma Virtus 66045138112 2 Hapoel Galil Elyon 64245544510 3 Beşiktaş 6243974108 4 Inter Slovnaft 6064074746 | Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Alita 64249648510 2 Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody 64248948310 3 Piloset Turku 6245045168 4 Kyiv 6245285338 |
| Group G Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Maccabi Ramat Gan 65149343311 2 Maroussi 64248745010 3 Zagreb 6334274199 4 Sparta Praha 6063975026 | Group H Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Magic M7 65153947211 2 Pogon Ruda Ślaska 65148945111 3 Neptunas 6154374817 4 Kouvot 6154274887 |
| Group I Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Limoges CSP 65147342411 2 Telindus Racing Antwerpen 6334143979 3 Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada 6334294339 4 Ovarense Aerosoles 6154064687 | Group J Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Šiauliai 65143536811 2 UNICS 64246940910 3 Ericsson Bobry Bytom 6244194368 4 Grodno-93 6153764867 |
| Group K Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 SLUC Nancy 66049442312 2 Lugano Snakes 64250644910 3 IRB 6244725188 4 Äänekosken Huima 6064405226 | Group L Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Anwil Wloclawek 64248842710 2 CSKA Kyiv 64249347010 3 Ural Great 64248143710 4 Sema Panevezys 6063564846 |
| Group M Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Pinar Karşiyaka 4313022917 2 Near East 4222933116 3 Slovan 4133012945 4 Spartak Subotica 000–-0 | Group N Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Nikas Peristeri 64248141110 2 Turk Telekom 64247745110 3 Brotnjo 64252654510 4 Herzogtel Trier 6065015786 |
| Group O Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Aris 4313313057 2 Apollon Limassol 4223133576 3 Levski Sofia 4133433255 4 FMP Železnik 000–-0 | Group P Team Pld W L PF PA Pts 1 Adecco Estudiantes 65154348511 2 Sunair Oostende 6334424689 3 CAB Madeira 6244704978 4 Le Mans 6244724778 |
* Notes
* ^ Note YUG: KK Beopetrol, KK Spartak Subotica and KK FMP Železnik withdrew from the competition because FIBA did not approve Yugoslavian courts for playing domestic games (after NATO air strikes on Yugoslavia) and Yugoslavian teams refused to play their home games abroad.
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## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Top 16 | Top 16 | Top 16 | Top 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Lineltex Imola | 72 | 78 | 150 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Casademont Girona | 83 | 85 | 168 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Casademont Girona | 83 | 85 | 168 | Casademont Girona | 67 | 79 | 146 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Pepsi Rimini | 65 | 72 | 137 | | | | | | | | |
| Pepsi Rimini | 81 | 58 | 139 | Pepsi Rimini | 65 | 72 | 137 | | | | | | | | |
| Maccabi Haifa | 61 | 66 | 127 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maccabi Haifa | 61 | 66 | 127 | | | | | Casademont Girona | 61 | 78 | 139 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Aeroporti di Roma Virtus | 67 | 66 | 133 | | | | |
| Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody | 72 | 59 | 131 | | | | | Aeroporti di Roma Virtus | 67 | 66 | 133 | | | | |
| Aeroporti di Roma Virtus | 69 | 86 | 155 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aeroporti di Roma Virtus | 69 | 86 | 155 | Aeroporti di Roma Virtus | 66 | 77 | 143 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Pogoń Ruda Śląska | 64 | 75 | 139 | | | | | | | | |
| Pogoń Ruda Śląska | 100 | 70 | 170 | Pogoń Ruda Śląska | 64 | 75 | 139 | | | | | | | | |
| Maccabi Ramat Gan | 68 | 91 | 159 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maccabi Ramat Gan | 68 | 91 | 159 | | | | | | | | | Casademont Girona | 77 | 57 | 134 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Limoges CSP | 77 | 69 | 146 |
| UNICS | 64 | 69 | 133 | | | | | | | | | Limoges CSP | 77 | 69 | 146 |
| Limoges CSP | 86 | 93 | 179 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Limoges CSP | 86 | 93 | 179 | Limoges CSP | 86 | 100 | 186 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | CSKA Kyiv | 73 | 71 | 144 | | | | | | | | |
| CSKA Kyiv | 74 | 73 | 147 | CSKA Kyiv | 73 | 71 | 144 | | | | | | | | |
| Nancy | 73 | 68 | 141 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nancy | 73 | 68 | 141 | | | | | Limoges CSP | 71 | 67 | 138 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Türk Telekom | 57 | 75 | 132 | | | | |
| Türk Telekom | 78 | 65 | 143 | | | | | Türk Telekom | 57 | 75 | 132 | | | | |
| Pinar Karşıyaka | 72 | 66 | 138 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pinar Karşıyaka | 72 | 66 | 138 | Türk Telekom | 82 | 73 | 155 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Aris | 59 | 62 | 121 | | | | | | | | |
| Sunair Oostende | 75 | 71 | 146 | Aris | 59 | 62 | 121 | | | | | | | | |
| Aris | 65 | 87 | 152 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aris | 65 | 87 | 152 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Limoges CSP | 80 | 51 | 131 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Unicaja | 58 | 60 | 118 |
| Vacallo Win | 58 | 66 | 124 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Unicaja | 58 | 60 | 118 |
| Galatasaray | 69 | 82 | 151 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Galatasaray | 69 | 82 | 151 | Galatasaray | 67 | 68 | 135 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Unicaja | 64 | 86 | 150 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bipop Carire Reggiana | 67 | 55 | 122 | Unicaja | 64 | 86 | 150 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Unicaja | 74 | 61 | 135 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Unicaja | 74 | 61 | 135 | | | | | Unicaja | 77 | 63 | 140 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Maroussi | 58 | 60 | 118 | | | | | | | | |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | 88 | 65 | 153 | | | | | Maroussi | 58 | 60 | 118 | | | | | | | | |
| Alita | 61 | 81 | 142 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alita | 61 | 81 | 142 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 80 | 54 | 134 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Maroussi | 77 | 70 | 147 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maroussi | 89 | 75 | 164 | Maroussi | 77 | 70 | 147 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Magic M7 | 74 | 81 | 155 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Magic M7 | 74 | 81 | 155 | | | | | | | | | Unicaja | 85 | 47 | 132 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Adecco Estudiantes | 72 | 53 | 125 |
| Telindus Racing Antwerpen | 69 | 71 | 140 | | | | | | | | | Adecco Estudiantes | 72 | 53 | 125 |
| Šiauliai | 66 | 69 | 135 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Šiauliai | 66 | 69 | 135 | Telindus Racing Antwerpen | 71 | 56 | 127 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Anwil Włocławek | 65 | 75 | 140 | | | | | | | | |
| Lugano | 60 | 67 | 127 | Anwil Włocławek | 65 | 75 | 140 | | | | | | | | |
| Anwil Włocławek | 71 | 72 | 143 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anwil Włocławek | 71 | 72 | 143 | | | | | Anwil Włocławek | 74 | 55 | 129 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Adecco Estudiantes | 69 | 84 | 153 | | | | |
| Near East | 73 | 63 | 136 | | | | | Adecco Estudiantes | 69 | 84 | 153 | | | | |
| Nikas Peristeri | 80 | 66 | 146 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nikas Peristeri | 80 | 66 | 146 | Nikas Peristeri | 75 | 71 | 146 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Adecco Estudiantes | 85 | 79 | 164 | | | | | | | | |
| Apollon Limassol | 56 | 79 | 135 | Adecco Estudiantes | 85 | 79 | 164 | | | | | | | | |
| Adecco Estudiantes | 91 | 114 | 205 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vacallo Win | 124–151 | Galatasaray | 58–69 | 66–82 |
| Lineltex Imola | 150–168 | Casademont Girona | 72–83 | 78–85 |
| Bipop Carire Reggiana | 122–135 | Unicaja | 67–74 | 55–61 |
| Pepsi Rimini | 139–127 | Maccabi Haifa | 81–61 | 58–66 |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | 153–142 | Alita | 88–61 | 65–81 |
| Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody | 131–155 | Aeroporti di Roma Virtus | 72–69 | 59–86 |
| Maroussi | 164–155 | Magic M7 | 89–74 | 75–81 |
| Pogoń Ruda Śląska | 170–159 | Maccabi Ramat Gan | 100–68 | 70–91 |
| Telindus Racing Antwerpen | 140–135 | Šiauliai | 69–66 | 71–69 |
| UNICS | 133–179 | Limoges CSP | 64–86 | 69–93 |
| Lugano | 127–143 | Anwil Włocławek | 60–71 | 67–72 |
| CSKA Kyiv | 147–141 | Nancy | 74–73 | 73–68 |
| Near East | 136–146 | Nikas Peristeri | 73–80 | 63–66 |
| Türk Telekom | 143–138 | Pinar Karşıyaka | 78–72 | 65–66 |
| Apollon Limassol | 135–205 | Adecco Estudiantes | 56–91 | 79–114 |
| Sunair Oostende | 146–152 | Aris | 75–65 | 71–87 |

### Top 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Galatasaray | 135–150 | Unicaja | 67–64 | 68–86 |
| Casademont Girona | 146–137 | Pepsi Rimini | 67–65 | 79–72 |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | 134–144 | Maroussi | 80–77 | 54–70 |
| Aeroporti di Roma Virtus | 143–139 | Pogoń Ruda Śląska | 66–64 | 77–75 |
| Telindus Racing Antwerpen | 127–140 | Anwil Włocławek | 71–65 | 56–75 |
| Limoges CSP | 186–144 | CSKA Kyiv | 86–73 | 100–71 |
| Nikas Peristeri | 146–164 | Adecco Estudiantes | 75–85 | 71–79 |
| Türk Telekom | 155–121 | Aris | 82–59 | 73–62 |

### Quarter finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Unicaja | 140–118 | Maroussi | 77–58 | 63–60 |
| Casademont Girona | 139–133 | Aeroporti di Roma Virtus | 61–67 | 78–66 |
| Anwil Włocławek | 129–153 | Adecco Estudiantes | 74–69 | 55–84 |
| Limoges CSP | 138–132 | Türk Telekom | 71–57 | 67–75 |

### Semi finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Unicaja | 132–125 | Adecco Estudiantes | 85–72 | 47–53 |
| Casademont Girona | 134–146 | Limoges CSP | 77–77 | 57–69 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Limoges CSP | 131–118 | Unicaja | 80–58 | 51–60 |
* 1999–00 FIBA Korać Cup Champions
* Limoges CSP 3rd title