The 1992–93 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1992–93 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 36th season of the European top-tier level professional club competition for

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clubs (now called

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). It featured 42 competing teams from 33 countries. The final of the competition was held on April 15, 1993, at the

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, with

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defeating Benetton Treviso, by a score of 59–55. The defending title holder, Partizan, was not allowed in the competition because of

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, which imposed sanctions against

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Competition system

*42 teams (the cup title holder, national domestic league champions, and a variable number of other clubs from the most important national domestic leagues) played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner. *The sixteen remaining teams after the knock-out rounds entered the Regular Season Group Stage, divided into two groups of eight teams, playing a round-robin. The final standing was based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group. *The top four teams from each group after the Regular Season Group Stage qualified for a Quarterfinal Playoff (X-pairings, best of 3 games). *The four winners of the Quarterfinal Playoff qualified for the Final Stage (''Final Four''), which was played at a predetermined venue.

Team allocation

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: * TH: Title holder * 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs ^* Partizan was drawn for the competition but was not allowed to compete due to UN embargo on FR Yugoslavia. FIBA decided not to replace Partizan with another team for the Regular Season Group Stage, so the 15 qualified clubs had to be unevenly distributed in this round (a group of 8 teams and another of only 7). **Crvena zvezda was drawn for the competition but was not allowed to compete due to UN embargo on FR Yugoslavia.

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went through with a walkover.

First round

Second round

Group stage

If one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are 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 are not in the same group) #Points scored in all group matches #Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match

Quarterfinals

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

Final four

Semifinals

April 13,

3rd place game

April 15,

Final

April 15,

Final standings

Awards

1993 FIBA European League All-Final Four Team

References

External links

1992–93 FIBA European League
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