1999 NEBL Promotion Cup
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North European Basketball League | |
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Season | 1999 |
Teams | 8 |
2000 → |
NEBL Promotion Cup 1999 was the first test run tournament of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 1998-99 basketball season on 23 January – 5 April 1999. The tournament included 8 teams from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden and Finland.
BC Žalgiris won the tournament by defeating ASK/Brocēni/LMT in the final.[1] BC Lietuvos rytas finished in third place by defeating Plannja Basket.
The Prize fund for the Final Four competitions equaled $100,000.[1] The winner of the NEBL Promotion Cup was awarded with $45,000 cheque, the other finalist received $25,000, 3rd-place winner - $20,000 and 4th best team got $10,000.
NEBL Promotion Cup clubs[]
Country (League) | Teams |
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Kalev Tallinn |
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TeamWARE ToPo Helsinki |
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ASK Brocēni-LMT Rīga |
Ventspils | |
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Žalgiris Kaunas |
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | |
Alita Alytus | |
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Plannja Basket Luleå |
Group stage[]
During the group stage, each team played 10 games. A team faced opponents in own group twice (6 games) and each team from the other group once (4 games).
Top two teams in each group advance to Final Four. |
Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | ![]() |
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10 | 8 | 2 | 963 | 903 | +60 | - | 95-80 | 88-81 | 101-84 | |
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10 | 6 | 4 | 934 | 916 | +18 | 120-116 | - | 89-88 | 89-65 | |
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10 | 4 | 6 | 871 | 889 | –18 | 90-92 | 89-92 | - | 91-84 | |
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10 | 3 | 7 | 807 | 853 | –46 | 81-93 | 72-97 | 82-87 | - |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | ![]() |
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1. | ![]() |
10 | 10 | 0 | 970 | 748 | +222 | - | 95-72 | 92-88 | 104-71 | |
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10 | 6 | 4 | 878 | 897 | –19 | 80-107 | - | 84 - 77 | 93-80 | |
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10 | 3 | 7 | 846 | 920 | –74 | 77-103 | 98-83 | - | 79-68 | |
4. | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 10 | 821 | 964 | –143 | 73-105 | 101-107 | 80-86 | - |
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84-105 | 89-83 | 92-81 | 111-92 |
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85-88 | 90-96 | 114-91 | 103-91 |
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57-92 | 87-93 | 107-88 | 94-89 |
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61-79 | 72-83 | 97-84 | 82-78 |
Source: Worldbasket.com
Final Four[]
Semifinal 1[]
4 April 1999
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Žalgiris ![]() |
103–75 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 25–20, 29–14, 24–24 | ||
Pts: Masiulis 15 Rebs: E. Žukauskas 9 Asts: Edney 7 |
Pts: Giedraitis 20 Rebs: , Šiškauskas 6 Asts: Giedraitis 6 |
Semifinal 2[]
4 April 1999
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Plannja Basket ![]() |
81–87 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 20–29, 22–21, 16–17 | ||
Pts: 19 Rebs: Heiden, Banks 9 Asts: Aulander, Heiden, 4 |
Pts: Holden 21 Rebs: Šneps 9 Asts: Šneps 3 |
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 800 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU) |
Third-place game[]
5 April 1999
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Lietuvos rytas ![]() |
95–87 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 20–16, 25–23, 25–31 | ||
Pts: Giedraitis 33 Rebs: Matulis 11 Asts: Jasikevičius 9 |
Pts: 26 Rebs: Aulander 7 Asts: Aulander 6 |
Final[]
5 April 1999
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ASK Brocēni-LMT ![]() |
81–83 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 19–16, 18–14, 23–24 | ||
Pts: S. Valters 18 Rebs: Sturm, Šneps 8 Asts: Šneps 4 |
Pts: Edney 21 Rebs: E. Žukauskas 14 Asts: Edney 7 |
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE) |
Final Standings[]
Pos[2] | Team |
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1. | Žalgiris |
2. | ASK Brocēni-LMT |
3. | Lietuvos rytas |
4. | Plannja Basket |
5. | TeamWARE ToPo |
6. | Alita |
7. | Ventspils |
8. | Kalev |
All-NEBL Team'99[]
Coaches of all teams, which participated in the 1999 NEBL Promotion Cup, selected All-NEBL Team'99:[3]
All-NEBL Team'99 | |||
Player | Team | ||
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Plannja Basket | ||
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Lietuvos rytas | ||
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ASK Brocēni-LMT | ||
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Žalgiris | ||
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Žalgiris |
References[]
- ^ a b "Zalgiris" Kaunas won NEBL Promotion Cup'99.
- ^ "Final Standings after Final Four". Archived from the original on 1999-10-05. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ All-NEBL Team '99.
External links[]
- North European Basketball League
- 1998–99 in European basketball
- 1998–99 in Lithuanian basketball
- 1998–99 in Latvian basketball
- 1998–99 in Swedish basketball
- 1998–99 in Estonian basketball
- 1998–99 in Finnish basketball