The 1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague was the 43rd installment of the European top-tier level professional

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competition for

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clubs (now called simply EuroLeague). It began on September 23, 1999, and ended on April 20, 2000. The competition's Final Four was held at

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, with

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defeating Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv in the

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finished fourth.

Competition system

*24 teams (the national domestic league champions from the best leagues, and a variable number of other clubs from the most important national domestic leagues). The competition culminated in a Final Four.

Team allocation

Country ranking

For the 1999–2000 EuroLeague, 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. ;Note

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

First round

Second round

(The individual scores and standings of the First stage were accumulated in the Second stage) If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: #Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs #Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs #Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group) #Points scored in all group matches #Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match

Top 16

Quarterfinals

Final Four

Semifinals

April 18,

Third place game

April 20,

Final

April 20,

Awards

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( Zlatorog Laško)

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* Željko Rebrača (

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FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer

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FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team

References

External links

1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeagueEurobasket.com 1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague
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