# 1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup

The 1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup was the 26th edition of FIBA's Korać Cup basketball competition. The Greek Aris defeated the Turkish Tofaş in the final.

## Team allocation
### Country ranking

For the 1996–1997 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 1993–94 to 1995–96.
| Rank | Country | Points | Teams |
| 1 | Spain | 321.667 | 4 |
| 2 | Greece | 299.667 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | 216.667 | 4 |
| 4 | France | 123.238 | 4 |
| 5 | Turkey | 93.333 | 4 |
| 6 | Russia | 66 | 4 |
| 7 | Croatia | 63 | 4 |
| 8 | Germany | 61.389 | 4 |
| 9 | Israel | 50.905 | 4 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 41.333 | 4 |
| 11 | Belgium | 29 | 4 |
| 12 | Yugoslavia | 26 | 4 |
| 13 | Portugal | 24.5 | 4 |
| 14 | Lithuania | 19 | 4 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 15.389 | 4 |
| 16 | Poland | 12.111 | 4 |
| 17 | Macedonia | 11.778 | 4 |
| 18 | Hungary | 10.5 | 4 |
| 19 | Slovakia | 8.889 | 4 |
| Rank | Country | Points | Teams |
| 20 | Czech Republic | 8.389 | 4 |
| 21 | Austria | 6.556 | 3 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 6.056 | 3 |
| 23 | England | 5.389 | 3 |
| 24 | Cyprus | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | Sweden | 4.722 | 2 |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Latvia | 3.667 | 2 |
| 28 | Romania | 2.778 | 2 |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5 | 1 |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 2.167 | 1 |
| 31 | Netherlands | 1.944 | 1 |
| 32 | Georgia | 1.833 | 1 |
| 33 | Finland | 1.667 | 1 |
| 34 | Estonia | 1.5 | 1 |
| 35 | Albania | 1.444 | 1 |
| 36 | Iceland | 0.889 | 1 |
| 37 | Belarus | 0.278 | 1 |
| 38 | Denmark | 0.167 | 1 |

### Teams

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 :
| Unicaja (6th) | Cagiva Varese (5th) | Beşiktaş (6th) | Tally Oberelchingen (8th) |
| Taugrés (8th) | Telemarket Roma (6th) | Meysu (7th) | CSK VVS Samara (5th) |
| Turismo Andaluz Granada (WC) | Rolly Pistoia (8th) | Zrinjevac (3rd) | Spartak Saint Petersburg (7th) |
| Cáceres (10th) | Levallois SCB (6th) | Olimpija Slavoning Osijek (4th) | Samara (8th) |
| PAOK (4th) | JDA Dijon (7th) | Benston Zagreb (6th) | Bnei Herzliya (4th) |
| Aris (5th) | SLUC Nancy (8th) | Telecomp Vinkovci (7th) | Maccabi Rishon LeZion (5th) |
| Sporting Feidas (6th) | Montpellier (9th) | Steiner Bayreuth (3rd) | Hapoel Holon (6th) |
| Peristeri Radio Korasidi (7th) | Tofaş (4th) | UniVersa Bamberg (4th) | |
| Benetton Treviso (4th) | Galatasaray (5th) | Gießen 46ers (7th) | |
| Qualifying round ||||
| Interier Krško (2nd) | Dendi-Basket (3rd) | Nikol-Fert | Cherno More |
| Idrija (4th) | BIPA-Moda Odesa (4th) | Tikveš | Kompakt |
| Satex Maribor (5th) | Lugan (5th) | Žito Veles | Union Sportive Hiefenech (1st) |
| Rogaška Donat MG (6th) | Ferro-ZNTU (6th) | Baník Cigel Prievidza (2nd) | Contern |
| Trane Castors Braine (3rd) | MKS Polonia Przemyśl (4th) | Chemosvit (3rd) | Namika Lahti (2nd) |
| Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster (4th) | Komfort Stargard Szczeciński (6th) | Slovakofarma Pezinok (4th) | New Wave Basket (10th) |
| Echo Houthalen | Mazowszanka (7th) | UKJ Möllersdorf Traiskirchen (2nd) | VEF Metropole Riga (2nd) |
| Belgacom Aalstar (10th) | AZS Elana Torun (8th) | Steiermärkische Kapfenberg (3rd) | Erbaşu București |
| Iva Zorka Pharma Šabac (4th) | Danone Honvéd (2nd) | UBC Stahlbau Oberwart (4th) | Rene Coltof Den Helder (2nd) |
| Beobanka (5th) | ZTE (3rd) | Olimpas (3rd) | Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) |
| Crvena Zvezda (6th) | Albacomp Fehérvár (4th) | Šiauliai (8th) | Kalev Talinn (1st) |
| Spartak Subotica (7th) | Tegaz Debreceni Vadkakasok (5th) | Keravnos (2nd) | Partizani Tirana (1st) |
| Clube Povo de Esgueira | USK Erpet Praha (2nd) | Omonia | |
| Ovarense | Nova Hut Ostrava (3rd) | Astra Södertälje (2nd) | |
| Estrelas da Avenida (5th) | ICEC Nový Jičín (4th) | Plannja (3rd) | |
| CA Queluz | Sparta Praha (5th) | Versoix Basket | |

## Qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Steiermärkische Kapfenberg | 150–159 | Komfort Stargard Szczecinski | 89–85 | 61–74 |
| Stahlbau Oberwart | 118–183 | Beobanka | 69–94 | 49–89 |
| Möllersdorf Traiskirchen | 158–210 | Satex Maribor | 76–94 | 82–116 |
| Albacomp Fehérvár | 161–142 | Idrija | 89–70 | 72–72 |
| Nova Hut Ostrava | 142–168 | Interier Krško | 64–81 | 78–87 |
| Sparta Praha | 141–134 | Polonia Przemysl | 72–64 | 68–70 |
| Echo Houthalen | 174–162 | ICEC Nový Jičín | 110–85 | 64–77 |
| Belgacom Aalstar | 145–162 | Baník Cigel Prievidza | 81–84 | 64–78 |
| AZS Elana Torun | 167–178 | Slovakofarma Pezinok | 82–81 | 85–97 |
| Spartak Subotica | 133–122 | Chemosvit | 74–65 | 59–57 |
| Iva Zorka Pharma Šabac | 210–122 | Partizani Tirana | 135–61 | 75–51 |
| Crvena Zvezda | 180–152 | Kompakt | 93–86 | 87–66 |
| Cherno More | 184–143 | Omonia | 85–58 | 99–85 |
| Rogaška Donat MG | 136–128 | Keravnos | 72–73 | 64–55 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 133–159 | Olimpas | 73–80 | 60–79 |
| Šiauliai | 128–136 | Namika Lahti | 70–61 | 58–75 |
| Trane Castors Braine | 201–171 | New Wave Basket | 98–80 | 103–91 |
| Contern | 123–210 | Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster | 63–114 | 60–96 |
| Union Sportive Hiefenech | 142–181 | Ovarense | 78–88 | 54–93 |
| Versoix Basket | 161–167 | Clube Povo de Esgueira | 76–90 | 85–77 |
| Queluz | 149–146 | Rene Coltof Den Helder | 78–73 | 71–73 |
| Plannja | 177–105 | Estrelas da Avenida | 89–44 | 88–61 |
| Ferro ZNTU | 158–173 | Astra Södertälje | 71–72 | 87–101 |
| Lugan | 160–202 | Kalev Talinn | 86–86 | 74–116 |
| Erbaşu București | 139–168 | BIPA-Moda Odesa | 58–80 | 81–88 |
| VEF Metropole Riga | 157–167 | Dendi | 82–75 | 75–92 |
| Tikveš | 151–171 | USK Erpet Praha | 78–77 | 73–104 |
| Nikol-Fert | 130–113 | Debreceni Vadkakasok | 74–43 | 56–70 |
| ZTE | 169–144 | Žito | 98–75 | 71–69 |
| Mazowszanka | 183–175 | Danone Honvéd | 88–74 | 95–101 |

## Regular season

Key to colors :
* Top two places in each group advance to round of 32
| Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Aris 660467416+5112 2. Satex Maribor 624470484−148 3. USK Erpet Praha 624478493−158 4. Olimpija Slavoning 624468490−228 | Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Unicaja 651501408+9311 2. Beşiktaş 633427442−159 3. Hapoel Holon 624489491−28 4. Queluz 624429505−768 |
| Group C TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Beobanka 660489382+10712 2. Samara 624463508−458 3. Montpellier 624448482−348 4. Slovakofarma Pezinok 624447475−288 | Group D TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Rolly Pistoia 642462442+2010 2. Trane Castors Braine 633494489+59 3. Dendi-Basket 633469501−329 4. UniVersa Bamberg 624434427+78 |
| Group E TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Taugrés 660557413+14412 2. Telecomp Vinkovci 624438478−408 3. Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster 624441480−398 4. Nikol-Fert 624431496−658 | Group F TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Meysu 651427418+911 2. SLUC Nancy 633471436+359 3. Interier Krško 624417435−188 4. Bipa-Moda Odesa 624443469−268 |
| Group G TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Peristeri Radio Korasidi 660533388+14512 2. Iva Zorka Pharma Šabac 633499492+79 3. MTV Gießen 46ers 633441446−59 4. Namika Lahti 606393540−1476 | Group H TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Mazowszanka 642533528+510 2. Cagiva Varese 633505489+169 3. Bnei Herzliya 633496500−49 4. Cherno More 624516533−178 |
| Group I TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Telemarket Roma 651476426+5011 2. Tofaş 642510414+9610 3. Spartak Subotica 633466504−389 4. ZTE 606399507−1086 | Group J TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Kalev 651529498+3111 2. Turismo Andaluz Granada 642507487+2010 3. Steiner Bayreuth 633482472+109 4. Albacomp Fehérvár 606447508−616 |
| Group K TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Sporting Feidas 660495394+10111 2. CSK VVS 633503512−99 3. Plannja Basket 624449485−368 4. Banik Cigel Prievidza 615462518−567 | Group L TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Benston Zagreb 660468383+8512 2. Maccabi Rishon LeZion 642501461+4010 3. Levallois SCB 62444944908 4. Sparta Praha 606357482−1256 |
| Group M TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. PAOK 660587424+16312 2. Ovarense 63348948909 3. Galatasaray 633422486−649 4. Astra Södertälje 606451550−996 | Group N TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Cáceres 660554471+8312 2. Crvena Zvezda 642520468+5210 3. Komfort Stargard Szczecinski 615447511−647 4. Spartak Saint Petersburg 615482553−797 |
| Group O TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Benetton Treviso 651624495+12911 2. Zrinjevac 651553491+6211 3. Olimpas 624496538−428 4. Rogaška Donat MG 606464613−1496 | Group P TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 1. Tally Oberelchingen 651520458+6211 2. JDA Dijon 642475439+3610 3. Echo Houthalen 624510535−258 4. Clube Povo de Esgueira 615457530−737 |
Source:

## Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Satex Maribor | 125–149 | Unicaja | 65–90 | 60–59 |
| Beşiktaş | 128–142 | Aris | 64–65 | 64–77 |
| Samara | 124–179 | Rolly Pistoia | 48–74 | 76–105 |
| Trane Castors Braine | 138–167 | Beobanka | 77–69 | 61–98 |
| Telecomp Vinkovci | 133–134 | Meysu | 70–72 | 63–62 |
| SLUC Nancy | 164–180 | Taugrés | 84–78 | 80–102 |
| Iva Zorka Pharma Šabac | 165–176 | Mazowzanka | 81–77 | 84–99 |
| Cagiva Varese | 159–164 | Peristeri Radio Korasidi | 78–72 | 81–92 |
| Tofaş | 131–126 | Kalev | 69–63 | 62–63 |
| Turismo Andaluz Granada | 153–164 | Telemarket Roma | 88–70 | 65–94 |
| CSK VVS | 145–179 | Benston Zagreb | 74–86 | 71–93 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 138–140 | Sporting Feidas | 62–61 | 76–79 |
| Ovarense | 160–175 | Cáceres | 79–73 | 81–102 |
| Crvena zvezda | 186–202 | PAOK | 99–102 | 87–100 |
| Zrinjevac | 180–167 | Tally Oberelchingen | 100–89 | 80–78 |
| JDA Dijon | 149–176 | Benetton Treviso | 62–87 | 87–89 |

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Unicaja | 141–117 | Rolly Pistoia | 63–61 | 78–56 |
| Aris | 141–138 | Beobanka | 80–68 | 61–70 |
| Meysu | 141–177 | Mazowzanka | 72–80 | 69–97 |
| Taugrés | 134–136 | Peristeri Radio Korasidi | 83–70 | 51–66 |
| Tofaş | 115–113 | Benston Zagreb | 64–57 | 51–56 |
| Telemarket Roma | 154–147 | Sporting Feidas | 78–66 | 76–81 |
| Cáceres | 169–152 | Zrinjevac | 81–74 | 88–78 |
| PAOK | 145–162 | Benetton Treviso | 85–78 | 60–84 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Unicaja | 131–144 | Mazowzanka | 74–60 | 57–84 |
| Aris | 139–136 | Peristeri Radio Korasidi | 75–65 | 64–71 |
| Tofaş | 145–134 | Cáceres | 64–59 | 81–75 |
| Telemarket Roma | 135–154 | Benetton Treviso | 73–63 | 62–91 |

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Mazowzanka | 150–167 | Tofaş | 74–77 | 76–90 |
| Aris | 163–160 | Benetton Treviso | 77–73 | 86–87(OT) |

## Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Aris | 154–147 | Tofaş | 66–77 | 88–70 |
* 1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup Champions
* Aris 1st title