# FIBA Saporta Cup

The FIBA Saporta Cup, founded as FIBA European Cup Winners Cup, was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe. It was named after the late Raimundo Saporta, a former Real Madrid director.

## History

The competition was created in 1966, as the FIBA European Cup Winners Cup, but it had several denominations, until its eventual folding in 2002:
* 1966–67 to 1990–91 FIBA European Cup Winners Cup
* 1991–92 to 1995–96 FIBA European Cup
* 1996–97 to 1997–98 FIBA EuroCup
* 1998–99 to 2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup
The final Saporta Cup season was held during the 2001–02 season. After that, it was fused with the FIBA Korać Cup, into the formed FIBA Europe Champions Cup.

## Finals

| Year | Final | Final | Final | Semifinalists | Semifinalists |
| Year | Champion | Score | Second place | Third | |
| 1966–67 Details | Ignis Varese | 144–135 (77–67 / 68–67) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Spartak ZJŠ Brno | Botev |
| 1967–68 Details | AEK | 89–82 | Slavia VŠ Praha | Ignis Varese | Vorwärts Leipzig |
| 1968–69 Details | Slavia VŠ Praha | 80–74 | Dinamo Tbilisi | AŠK Olimpija | Panathinaikos |
| 1969–70 Details | Fides Napoli | 147–129 (64–60 / 87–65) | JA Vichy | Dinamo Tbilisi | AEK |
| 1970–71 Details | Simmenthal Milano | 127–118 (66–56 / 71–52) | Spartak Leningrad | Fides Napoli | Juventud Nerva |
| 1971–72 Details | Simmenthal Milano | 74–70 | Crvena zvezda | Fides Napoli | Juventud Schweppes |
| 1972–73 Details | Spartak Leningrad | 77–62 | Jugoplastika | Juventud Schweppes | Mobilquattro Milano |
| 1973–74 Details | Crvena zvezda | 86–75 | Spartak ZJŠ Brno | Estudiantes Monteverde | Saclà Asti |
| 1974–75 Details | Spartak Leningrad | 63–62 | Crvena zvezda | CSKA Septemvriisko zname | Jugoplastika |
| 1975–76 Details | Cinzano Milano | 88–73 | ASPO Tours | Rabotnički | Estudiantes Monteverde |
| 1976–77 Details | Birra Forst Cantù | 87–86 | Radnički Belgrade | Cinzano Milano | Juventud Schweppes |
| 1977–78 Details | Gabetti Cantù | 84–82 | Sinudyne Bologna | Caen BC | FC Barcelona |
| 1978–79 Details | Gabetti Cantù | 83–73 | EBBC | FC Barcelona | Sinudyne Bologna |
| 1979–80 Details | Emerson Varese | 90–88 | Gabetti Cantù | Parker Leiden | FC Barcelona |
| 1980–81 Details | Squibb Cantù | 86–82 | FC Barcelona | Turisanda Varese | Cibona |
| 1981–82 Details | Cibona | 96–95 | Real Madrid | Stroitel | Sinudyne Bologna |
| 1982–83 Details | Scavolini Pesaro | 111–99 | ASVEL | ZZI Olimpija | Nashua EBBC |
| 1983–84 Details | Real Madrid | 82–81 | Simac Milano | Cibona | Scavolini Pesaro |
| 1984–85 Details | FC Barcelona | 77–73 | Žalgiris | CAI Zaragoza | ASVEL |
| 1985–86 Details | FC Barcelona | 101–86 | Scavolini Pesaro | CSKA Moscow | Ron Negrita Joventut |
| 1986–87 Details | Cibona | 89–74 | Scavolini Pesaro | ASVEL | CSKA Moscow |
| 1987–88 Details | Limoges CSP | 96–89 | Ram Joventut | Scavolini Pesaro | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 1988–89 Details | Real Madrid | 117–113 | Snaidero Caserta | Cibona | Žalgiris |
| 1989–90 Details | Knorr Bologna | 79–74 | Real Madrid | PAOK | Žalgiris |
| 1990–91 Details | PAOK | 76–72 | CAI Zaragoza | Dynamo Moscow | Pitch Cholet |
| 1991–92 Details | Real Madrid Asegurator | 65–63 | PAOK | Glaxo Verona | Smelt Olimpija |
| 1992–93 Details | Sato Aris | 50–48 | Efes Pilsen | NatWest Zaragoza | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 1993–94 Details | Smelt Olimpija | 91–81 | Taugrés | Sato Aris | Pitch Cholet |
| 1994–95 Details | Benetton Treviso | 94–86 | Taugrés | Olympique Antibes | Iraklis Aspis Pronoia |
| 1995–96 Details | Taugrés | 88–81 | PAOK | Dynamo Moscow | Žalgiris |
| 1996–97 Details | Real Madrid Teka | 78–64 | Mash Jeans Verona | PSG Racing | Iraklis |
| 1997–98 Details | Žalgiris | 82–67 | Stefanel Milano | Avtodor Saratov | Panathinaikos |
| 1998–99 Details | Benetton Treviso | 64–60 | Pamesa Valencia | Budućnost | Aris |
| 1999–00 Details | AEK | 83–76 | Kinder Bologna | Zadar | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2000–01 Details | Maroussi | 74–72 | Élan Chalon | UNICS | Pamesa Valencia |
| 2001–02 Details | Montepaschi Siena | 81–71 | Pamesa Valencia | Hapoel Jerusalem | Anwil Włocławek |

## Titles by club

| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion Years |
| 1. | Real Madrid | 4 | 2 | 1983–84, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1996–97 |
| 2. | Cantù | 4 | 1 | 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81 |
| 3. | Olimpia Milano | 3 | 2 | 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76 |
| 4. | Spartak Leningrad | 2 | 1 | 1972–73, 1974–75 |
| – | FC Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 1984–85, 1985–86 |
| 6. | Varese | 2 | | 1966–67, 1979–80 |
| – | AEK | 2 | | 1967–68, 1999–00 |
| – | Cibona | 2 | | 1981–82, 1986–87 |
| – | Treviso | 2 | | 1994–95, 1998–99 |
| 10. | Crvena zvezda | 1 | 2 | 1973–74 |
| – | Victoria Libertas | 1 | 2 | 1982–83 |
| – | Virtus Bologna | 1 | 2 | 1989–90 |
| – | PAOK | 1 | 2 | 1990–91 |
| – | Baskonia | 1 | 2 | 1995–96 |
| 15. | USK Praha | 1 | 1 | 1968–69 |
| – | Žalgiris | 1 | 1 | 1997–98 |
| 17. | Partenope Napoli | 1 | | 1969–70 |
| – | Limoges CSP | 1 | | 1987–88 |
| – | Aris | 1 | | 1992–93 |
| – | Olimpija | 1 | | 1993–94 |
| – | Maroussi | 1 | | 2000–01 |
| – | Mens Sana 1871 | 1 | | 2001–02 |
| 23. | Valencia | | 2 | |
| 24. | Maccabi Tel Aviv | | 1 | |
| – | Dinamo Tbilisi | | 1 | |
| – | JA Vichy | | 1 | |
| – | Split | | 1 | |
| – | Brno | | 1 | |
| – | ASPO Tours | | 1 | |
| – | Radnički Belgrade | | 1 | |
| – | Den Bosch | | 1 | |
| – | ASVEL | | 1 | |
| – | Joventut Badalona | | 1 | |
| – | JuveCaserta | | 1 | |
| – | Zaragoza | | 1 | |
| – | Efes Pilsen | | 1 | |
| – | Scaligera Verona | | 1 | |
| – | Élan Chalon | | 1 | |

## Titles by nation

| Rank | Country | Titles | Runners-up |
| 1. | Italy | 15 | 9 |
| 2. | Spain | 7 | 9 |
| 3. | Greece | 5 | 2 |
| 4. | Yugoslavia | 3 | 4 |
| 5. | Soviet Union | 2 | 3 |
| 6. | France | 1 | 4 |
| 7. | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 |
| 8. | Slovenia | 1 | |
| - | Lithuania | 1 | |
| 10. | Israel | | 1 |
| - | Netherlands | | 1 |
| - | Turkey | | 1 |

## Winning rosters
### FIBA European Cup Winners Cup

* 1966–67 Ignis Varese
Stan McKenzie, Sauro Bufalini, Dino Meneghin, Giambattista Cescutti, Ottorino Flaborea, Massimo Villetti, Paolo Vittori, Enrico Bovone, Pierangelo Gergati, Roberto Gergati (Head Coach: Vittorio Tracuzzi)
* 1967–68 AEK
Georgios Amerikanos, Georgios Trontzos, Christos Zoupas, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Antonis Christeas, Lakis Tsavas, Petros Petrakis, Nikos Nesiadis, Andreas Dimitriadis, Georgios Moschos† (Head Coach: Nikos Milas)
†Moschos died of cancer in 1966, but he was inducted into the AEK Hall of Fame in 2008, and added to the 1968 championship team as an honorary member.
* 1968–69 Slavia VŠ Praha
Jiří Zídek Sr., Jiří Růžička, Robert Mifka, Jiri Ammer, Bohumil Tomášek, Karel Baroch, Jaroslav Krivy, Jiří Konopásek (Head Coach: Jaroslav Šíp)
* 1969–70 Fides Napoli
Miles Aiken, Jim Williams, Sauro Bufalini, Carlos d'Aquila, Remo Maggetti, Giovanni Gavagnin, Francesco Ovi, Antonio Errico, Vincenzo Errico, Manfredo Fucile, Renato Abbate, Leonardo Coen (Head Coach: Antonio Zorzi)
* 1970–71 Simmenthal Milano
Art Kenney, Massimo Masini, Renzo Bariviera, Giulio Iellini, Giorgio Giomo, Giuseppe Brumatti, Paolo Bianchi, Giorgio Papetti, Mauro Cerioni, Roberto Paleari, Giorgio Gaggiotti (Head Coach: Cesare Rubini)
* 1971–72 Simmenthal Milano
Art Kenney, Massimo Masini, Renzo Bariviera, Giulio Iellini, Giuseppe Brumatti, Mauro Cerioni, Paolo Bianchi, Giorgio Giomo, Doriano Iacuzzo, Sergio Borlenghi, Claudio Ferrari (Head Coach: Cesare Rubini)
* 1972–73 Spartak Leningrad
Alexander Belov, Yuri Pavlov, Alexander Bolshakov, Yuri Shtukin, Andrei Makeev, Vladimir Yakovlev, Sergei Kuznetsov, Leonid Ivanov, Valeri Fjodorov, Ivan Dvorny, Evgeni Volkov, Ivan Rozhin (Head Coach: Vladimir Kondrashin)
* 1973–74 Crvena zvezda
Zoran Slavnić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Dragan Kapičić, Dragiša Vučinić, Radivoje Živković, Ivan Sarjanović, Zoran Lazarević, Dragoje Jovašević, Goran Rakočević, Ljupče Žugić (Head Coach: Aleksandar Nikolić)
* 1974–75 Spartak Leningrad
Alexander Belov, Yuri Pavlov, Alexander Bolshakov, Vladimir Arzamaskov, Yuri Shtukin, Andrei Makeev, Vladimir Yakovlev, Sergei Kuznetsov, Mikhail Silantev, Leonid Ivanov, Valeri Fjodorov (Head Coach: Vladimir Kondrashin)
* 1975–76 Cinzano Milano
Mike Sylvester, Austin "Red" Robbins, Giuseppe Brumatti, Paolo Bianchi, Antonio Francescatto, Sergio Borlenghi, Vittorio Ferracini, Franco Boselli, Maurizio Borghese, Maurizio Benatti, Dino Boselli, Paolo Friz (Head Coach: Filippo Faina)
* 1976–77 Birra Forst Cantù
Bob Lienhard, Hart Wingo, Pierlo Marzorati, Carlo Recalcati, Fabrizio Della Fiori, Renzo Tombolato, Franco Meneghel, Giorgio Cattini, Roberto Natalini, Umberto Cappelletti, Non Prezzati, Bruno Carapacchi, Giampiero Cortinovis (Head Coach: Arnaldo Taurisano)
* 1977–78 Gabetti Cantù
Bob Lienhard, Hart Wingo, Pierlo Marzorati, Carlo Recalcati, Fabrizio Della Fiori, Fausto Bargna, Renzo Tombolato, Franco Meneghel, Giuseppe Gergati, Denis Innocentin, Umberto Cappelletti, Davide Bertazzini, Fabio Brambilla (Head Coach: Arnaldo Taurisano)
* 1978–79 Gabetti Cantù
Johnny Neumann, Dave Batton, Pierlo Marzorati, Carlo Recalcati, Fabrizio Della Fiori, Renzo Bariviera, Renzo Tombolato, Denis Innocentin, Umberto Cappelletti, Antonello Riva, Non Porro, Giorgio Panzini (Head Coach: Arnaldo Taurisano)
* 1979–80 Emerson Varese
Bob Morse, Dino Meneghin, Bruce Seals, Aldo Ossola, Alberto Mottini, Maurizio Gualco, Enzo Carraria, Fabio Colombo, Mauro Salvaneschi, Antonio Campiglio, Riccardo Caneva, Marco Bergonzoni (Head Coach: Edoardo Rusconi)
* 1980–81 Squibb Cantù
Pierlo Marzorati, Antonello Riva, Bruce Flowers, Tom Boswell, Renzo Bariviera, Renzo Tombolato, Denis Innocentin, Giorgio Cattini, Terry Stotts, Umberto Cappelletti, Eugenio Masolo, Antonio Sala, Valerio Fumagalli, Giuseppe Bosa (Head Coach: Valerio Bianchini)
* 1981–82 Cibona
Krešimir Ćosić, Aleksandar Petrović, Andro Knego, Zoran Čutura, Mihovil Nakić, Sven Ušić, Damir Pavličević, Adnan Bečić, Rajko Gospodnetić, Mlađan Cetinja, Toni Bevanda, Srđan Savović (Head Coach: Mirko Novosel)
* 1982–83 Scavolini Pesaro
Dragan Kićanović, Željko Jerkov, Walter Magnifico, Mike Sylvester, Domenico Zampolini, Giuseppe Ponzoni, Amos Benevelli, Alessandro Boni, Massimo Bini, Gianluca Del Monte, Fabio Mancini, Antonio Sassanelli (Head Coach: Petar Skansi)
* 1983–84 Real Madrid
Juan Antonio Corbalán, Brian Jackson, Fernando Martín, Wayne Robinson, Rafael Rullán, Fernando Romay, Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, Antonio Martín, Francisco José Velasco, Juan Antonio Orenga, Wilson Simon (Head Coach: Lolo Sainz)
* 1984–85 FC Barcelona
Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Chicho Sibilio, Ignacio Solozábal, Mike Davis, Otis Howard, Juan Domingo De la Cruz, Xavi Crespo, Pedro Ansa, Arturo Seara, Julián Ortiz, Ángel Heredero (Head Coach: Antoni Serra / Manuel Flores)
* 1985–86 FC Barcelona
Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Chicho Sibilio, Ignacio Solozábal, Greg Wiltjer, Mark Smith, Juan Domingo De la Cruz, Xavi Crespo, Arturo Seara, Julián Ortiz, Steve Trumbo, Ferran Martínez, Ángel Heredero, Jordi Soler (Head Coach: Aíto García Reneses)
* 1986–87 Cibona
Dražen Petrović, Aleksandar Petrović, Danko Cvjetićanin, Andro Knego, Zoran Čutura, Mihovil Nakić, Franjo Arapović, Sven Ušić, Branko Vukićević, Adnan Bečić, Nebojša Razić (Head Coach: Janez Drvarič / Mirko Novosel)
* 1987–88 Limoges CSP
Richard Dacoury, Clarence Kea, Stéphane Ostrowski, Greg Beugnot, Don Collins, Jacques Monclar, Hugues Occansey, Georges Vestris, Alain Forestier, Frederic Guinot, Jean-Luc Hribersek, Laurent Vinsou, Franck Maquaire (Head Coach: Michel Gomez)
* 1988–89 Real Madrid
Dražen Petrović, Johnny Rogers, Fernando Martín, José Biriukov, Antonio Martín, Pep Cargol, Fernando Romay, José Luis Llorente, Enrique Villalobos, Javier Pérez, Miguel Ángel Cabral, Carlos García (Head Coach: Lolo Sainz)
* 1989–90 Knorr Bologna
Micheal Ray Richardson, Roberto Brunamonti, Mike Sylvester, Clemon Johnson, Gus Binelli, Lauro Bon, Claudio Coldebella, Vittorio Gallinari, Massimiliano Romboli, Clivo Massimo Righi, Tommaso Tasso, Davide Bonora, Andrea Cempini (Head Coach: Ettore Messina)
* 1990–91 PAOK
Bane Prelević, Ken Barlow, John Korfas, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Nikos Boudouris, Nikos Stavropoulos, Georgios Makaras, Panagiotis Papachronis, Memos Ioannou, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Lazaros Tsakiris, Georgios Valavanidis (Head Coach: Dragan Šakota)

### FIBA European Cup

* 1991–92 Real Madrid Asegurator
Rickey Brown, Mark Simpson, José Biriukov, Antonio Martín, Fernando Romay, José Miguel Antúnez, Pep Cargol, José Luis Llorente, Enrique Villalobos, Jonatan Ángel Ojeda, José María Silva, Tomás González (Head Coach: Clifford Luyk)
* 1992–93 Sato Aris
Roy Tarpley, Panagiotis Giannakis, J. J. Anderson, Michail Misunov, Dinos Angelidis, Vangelis Vourtzoumis, Georgios Gasparis, Vassilis Lipiridis, Memos Ioannou, Igor Moraitov, Theodosios Paralikas (Head Coach: Zvi Sherf)
* 1993–94 Smelt Olimpija
Dušan Hauptman, Roman Horvat, Boris Gorenc, Žarko Đurišić, Marko Tušek, Nebojša Razić, Marijan Kraljević, Jaka Daneu, Vitali Nosov, Klemen Zaletel (Head Coach: Zmago Sagadin)
* 1994–95 Benetton Treviso
Petar Naumoski, Orlando Woolridge, Ken Barlow, Stefano Rusconi, Riccardo Pittis, Massimo Iacopini, Andrea Gracis, Denis Marconato, Alberto Vianini, Riccardo Esposito, Maurizio Ragazzi, Federico Peruzzo, Paolo Casonato (Head Coach: Mike D'Antoni)
* 1995–96 Taugrés
Velimir Perasović, Kenny Green, Ramón Rivas, Marcelo Nicola, Jordi Millera, Miguel Ángel Reyes, Ferran Lopez, Jorge Garbajosa, Juan Pedro Cazorla, Carlos Cazorla, Carlos Dicenta, Pedro Rodríguez, Juan Ignacio Gómez (Head Coach: Manel Comas)

### FIBA EuroCup

* 1996–97 Real Madrid Teka
Dejan Bodiroga, Joe Arlauckas, Alberto Herreros, Mike Smith, Juan Antonio Morales, Juan Antonio Orenga, Alberto Angulo, José Miguel Antúnez, Ismael Santos, Roberto Núñez, Pablo Laso, Lorenzo Sanz (Head Coach: Željko Obradović)
* 1997–98 Žalgiris
Saulius Štombergas, Ennis Whatley, Franjo Arapović, Dainius Adomaitis, Tomas Masiulis, Virginijus Praškevičius, Darius Maskoliūnas, Kęstutis Šeštokas, Mindaugas Žukauskas, Eurelijus Žukauskas, Darius Sirtautas, Tauras Stumbrys, Danya Abrams (Head Coach: Jonas Kazlauskas)

### FIBA Saporta Cup

* 1998–99 Benetton Treviso
Henry Williams, Željko Rebrača, Marcelo Nicola, Glenn Sekunda, William Di Spalatro, Tomás Jofresa, Denis Marconato, Casey Schmidt, Davide Bonora, Riccardo Pittis, Oliver Narr, Stjepan Stazić, Matteo Maestrello (Head Coach: Željko Obradović)
* 1999–00 AEK
Anthony Bowie, Martin Müürsepp, Michalis Kakiouzis, Angelos Koronios, Nikos Chatzis, Dimos Dikoudis, Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis, Dan O'Sullivan, Steve Hansell, Vassilis Kikilias, Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Miltos Moschou (Head Coach: Dušan Ivković)
* 2000–01 Maroussi
Ashraf Amaya, Jimmy Oliver, Vasco Evtimov, Georgios Maslarinos, Alexis Falekas, Sotirios Nikolaidis, Vangelis Vourtzoumis, Dimitris Marmarinos, Dimitris Karaplis, Vangelis Logothetis, Sotiris Manolopoulos, Charalampos Charalampidis, Kostas Anagnostou (Head Coach: Vangelis Alexandris)
* 2001–02 Montepaschi Siena
Petar Naumoski, Vrbica Stefanov, Brian Tolbert, Boris Gorenc, Milenko Topić, Roberto Chiacig, Mindaugas Žukauskas, Nikola Bulatović, Alpay Öztaş, Marco Rossetti, Germán Scarone, Andrea Pilotti (Head Coach: Ergin Ataman)

## Sources

* FIBA Saporta Cup