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The EuroLeague Final Four is the final four format championship of the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague professional club
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Euroleague Basketball Company Euroleague Basketball is the private company that runs and operates the top continental-wide basketball men's professional sports club competitions in Europe, the first-tier level EuroLeague, and the second-tier level EuroCup. It has been or ...
used the final four format for the first time in 2002, following the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four, which was the last final four held by
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. In the original FIBA Europe competition, as seen below, the final four was used for the first time at the 1966 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four. The final four format was used again the next year, with the 1967 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four, but was then abandoned. The final four finally returned as the format of choice, for the first time during its modern era, with the 1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four. It is known as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four for name sponsorship reasons.
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has been the most successful team at the EuroLeague Final Four, since the modern final four era began in the 1987–88 season, winning the title 6 times ( 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011). The EuroLeague Final Four is broadcast on TV in up to 213 countries and territories.


History


Names of the Final Four

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era (1958–2001): **FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four (1966–1967, 1988–1991) **FIBA European League Final Four ("FIBA EuroLeague Final Four") (1992–1996) **FIBA EuroLeague Final Four (1997–2000)The European Cup For Men's Champion Clubs – The Early Years
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FIBA SuproLeague The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
Final Four (2001) *
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era (since 2000): **Euroleague Final Four (2002–2016) **EuroLeague Final Four (since 2017)


Historical changes

The first time the EuroLeague used a Final Four format to decide its league champion, was at the conclusion of the 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons, when it held the 1966 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four, and the 1967 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four. Those first two final fours were won by
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(1966) and Real Madrid (1967).
FIBA Europe FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...
did not use the final four format again until the 1987–88 season, when it held the 1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four, which was also won by
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. The EuroLeague Final Four has been held every year since, with
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organizing it until 2001, and the
Euroleague Basketball Company Euroleague Basketball is the private company that runs and operates the top continental-wide basketball men's professional sports club competitions in Europe, the first-tier level EuroLeague, and the second-tier level EuroCup. It has been or ...
organizing it since 2002. There were two separate competitions during the 2000–01 season. The SuproLeague, which was organized by
FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
, and the EuroLeague, which was organized by
Euroleague Basketball Company Euroleague Basketball is the private company that runs and operates the top continental-wide basketball men's professional sports club competitions in Europe, the first-tier level EuroLeague, and the second-tier level EuroCup. It has been or ...
. Euroleague Basketball Company's EuroLeague competition, in its inaugural year, used a playoff format, with the two professional teams from
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and
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),
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, and
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reaching the tournament's semifinals. Virtus was the winner of the
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.


EuroLeague Final Four by season

* The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European teams split into two different major leagues, the SuproLeague 2000–01, held by
FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
, and the Euroleague 2000–01, held by
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. That season's Euroleague Basketball tournament, the Euroleague 2000–01 season, did not end with a Final Four tournament. Instead, it ended with a 5-game playoff series. The EuroLeague now officially recognizes both the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague, and the 2001 Euroleague, in its statistics.


Statistics


Performance by club

* Including original FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague Final Four competitions.


Performance by nation

* Including original FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague Final Four competitions.


Opening press conference venues


EuroLeague Final Four MVPs


EuroLeague All-Final Four Team


EuroLeague Final Four records


See also

* EuroLeague *
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Notes


References


External links


EuroLeague Official Web Page

InterBasket EuroLeague Basketball Forum

TalkBasket EuroLeague Basketball Forum
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