FIBA Korać Cup
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1971 |
Ceased | 2002 |
Continent | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
Last champion(s) | SLUC Nancy (1st title) |
Most titles | Cantù (4 titles) |
Level on pyramid | 3rd Tier |
Official website | FIBA Europe Korać Cup |
The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the FIBA European Champions' Cup (later renamed the EuroLeague) and the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup (later renamed the FIBA Saporta Cup). The last Korać Cup season was held during the 2001–02 season.
History[]
The Korać Cup was named after the legendary Yugoslav player Radivoj Korać, killed in 1969 in a car accident near Sarajevo. The Korać Cup is not to be confused with the Serbian national basketball cup competition, the Radivoj Korać Cup, which has been named after Radivoj Korać since the mid-2000s, the next year after the international Korać Cup competition was terminated. Following the 2011 agreement between FIBA Europe and the Basketball Federation of Serbia, the actual winners' trophy given out for 30 years in the Korać Cup (the so-called "Žućko's left") will, from 2012 onwards, be given to the winning team of the Serbian national cup competition.[1]
Finals[]
Year | Final | Semifinalists | |||||
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Champion | Score | Second place | |||||
1972 Details |
Lokomotiva |
165–156 (71–83 / 94–73) |
OKK Beograd |
Standard Liège |
Olympique Antibes | ||
1973 Details |
Birra Forst Cantù |
191–169 (106–75 / 85–94) |
Maes Pils |
Filomatic Picadero |
CF Barcelona | ||
1973–74 Details |
Birra Forst Cantù |
174–154 (99–86 / 68–75) |
Partizan |
ASVEL |
Jugoplastika | ||
1974–75 Details |
Birra Forst Cantù |
181–154 (69–71 / 110–85) |
CF Barcelona |
Partizan |
Brina Rieti | ||
1975–76 Details |
Jugoplastika |
179–166 (97–84 / 82–82) |
Chinamartini Torino |
Sinudyne Bologna |
Juventud Schweppes | ||
1976–77 Details |
Jugoplastika |
87–84 | Alco Bologna |
IBP Stella Azzurra |
Berck | ||
1977–78 Details |
Partizan |
117–110 | Bosna |
Juventud Freixenet |
Cinzano Milano | ||
1978–79 Details |
Partizan |
108–98 | Arrigoni Rieti |
Jugoplastika |
Cotonificio | ||
1979–80 Details |
Arrigoni Rieti |
76–71 | Cibona |
Jugoplastika |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
1980–81 Details |
Joventut Freixenet |
105–104 | Carrera Venezia |
Crvena zvezda |
Dynamo Moscow | ||
1981–82 Details |
Limoges CSP |
90–84 | Šibenka |
Zadar |
Crvena zvezda | ||
1982–83 Details |
Limoges CSP |
94–86 | Šibenka |
Dynamo Moscow |
Zadar | ||
1983–84 Details |
Orthez |
97–73 | Crvena zvezda |
Olympique Antibes |
CAI Zaragoza | ||
1984–85 Details |
Simac Milano |
91–78 | Ciaocrem Varese |
Crvena zvezda |
Aris | ||
1985–86 Details |
Banco di Roma |
157–150 (78–84 / 73–72) |
Mobilgirgi Caserta |
Olympique Antibes |
Divarese Varese | ||
1986–87 Details |
FC Barcelona |
203–171 (106–85 / 86–97) |
Limoges CSP |
Mobilgirgi Caserta |
CAI Zaragoza | ||
1987–88 Details |
Real Madrid |
195–183 (102–89 / 94–93) |
Cibona |
Crvena zvezda |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
1988–89 Details |
Partizan |
177–171 (89–76 / 101–82) |
Wiwa Vismara Cantù |
Zadar |
Philips Milano | ||
1989–90 Details |
Ram Joventut |
195–184 (98–99 / 96–86) |
Scavolini Pesaro |
Bosna |
CSKA Moscow | ||
1990–91 Details |
Shampoo Clear Cantù |
168–164 (71–73 / 95–93) |
Real Madrid Otaysa |
FC Mulhouse |
Montigalà Joventut | ||
1991–92 Details |
Il Messaggero Roma |
193–180 (94–94 / 86–99) |
Scavolini Pesaro |
Fórum Filatélico Valladolid |
Shampoo Clear Cantù | ||
1992–93 Details |
Philips Milano |
201–181 (90–95 / 106–91) |
Virtus Roma |
Shampoo Clear Cantù |
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | ||
1993–94 Details |
PAOK Bravo |
175–157 (75–66 / 91–100) |
Stefanel Trieste |
Chipita Panionios |
Recoaro Milano | ||
1994–95 Details |
Alba Berlin |
172–166 (87–87 / 85–79) |
Stefanel Milano |
Cáceres |
Pau-Orthez | ||
1995–96 Details |
Efes Pilsen |
146–145 (76–68 / 77–70) |
Stefanel Milano |
Teamsystem Bologna |
ASVEL | ||
1996–97 Details |
Aris |
154–147 (66–77 / 70–88) |
Tofaş |
Benetton Treviso |
Mazowszanka | ||
1997–98 Details |
Mash Jeans Verona |
141–138 (68–74 / 64–73) |
Crvena zvezda |
Calze Pompea Roma |
Cholet | ||
1998–99 Details |
FC Barcelona |
174–163 (93–77 / 97–70) |
Adecco Estudiantes |
Panionios Nutella |
Sunair Oostende | ||
1999–00 Details |
Limoges CSP |
131–118 (80–58 / 60–51) |
Unicaja |
Casademont Girona |
Adecco Estudiantes | ||
2000–01 Details |
Unicaja |
148–116 (77–47 / 69–71) |
Hemofarm |
Ricoh Astronauts |
Athlon Ieper | ||
2001–02 Details |
SLUC Nancy |
172–167 (98–72 / 95–74) |
Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody |
Pivovarna Laško |
Maroussi Telestet |
Titles by club[]
Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion Years |
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1. | Cantù | 4 | 1 | 1973, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1990–91 |
2. | Partizan | 3 | 1 | 1977–78, 1978–79, 1988–89 |
– | Limoges CSP | 3 | 1 | 1981–82, 1982–83, 1999–00 |
4. | Olimpia Milano | 2 | 2 | 1984–85, 1992–93 |
5. | Virtus Roma | 2 | 1 | 1985–86, 1991–92 |
– | FC Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 1986–87, 1998–99 |
7. | Split | 2 | 1975–76, 1976–77 | |
– | Joventut Badalona | 2 | 1980–81, 1989–90 | |
9. | Cibona | 1 | 2 | 1972 |
10. | AMG Sebastiani | 1 | 1 | 1979–80 |
– | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 1987–88 |
– | Málaga | 1 | 1 | 2000–01 |
13. | Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 1 | 1983–84 | |
– | PAOK | 1 | 1993–94 | |
– | Alba Berlin | 1 | 1994–95 | |
– | Efes Pilsen | 1 | 1995–96 | |
– | Aris | 1 | 1996–97 | |
– | Scaligera Verona | 1 | 1997–98 | |
– | SLUC Nancy | 1 | 2001–02 | |
20. | Šibenka | 2 | ||
– | Crvena zvezda | 2 | ||
– | Victoria Libertas | 2 | ||
23. | OKK Beograd | 1 | ||
– | Racing Mechelen | 1 | ||
– | Auxilium Torino | 1 | ||
– | Fortitudo Bologna | 1 | ||
– | Bosna | 1 | ||
– | Reyer Venezia | 1 | ||
– | Varese | 1 | ||
– | JuveCaserta | 1 | ||
– | Trieste | 1 | ||
– | Tofaş | 1 | ||
– | Estudiantes | 1 | ||
– | Vršac | 1 | ||
– | Lokomotiv Rostov | 1 |
Titles by nation[]
Rank | Country | Titles | Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Italy | 10 | 13 |
2. | Yugoslavia | 6 | 10 |
3. | Spain | 6 | 4 |
4. | France | 5 | 1 |
5. | Greece | 2 | |
6. | Turkey | 1 | 1 |
7. | Germany | 1 | |
8. | Belgium | 1 | |
9. | Russia | 1 |
Winning rosters[]
- 1972 Lokomotiva
Nikola Plećaš, , , , , , , Dragan Kovačić, , , , , (Head Coach: )
- 1973 Birra Forst Cantù
Pierlo Marzorati, Bob Lienhard, Carlo Recalcati, Antonio Farina, , Fabrizio Della Fiori, Luciano Vendemini, , , , (Head Coach: Arnaldo Taurisano)
- 1973–74 Birra Forst Cantù
Pierlo Marzorati, Bob Lienhard, Carlo Recalcati, Fabrizio Della Fiori, Antonio Farina, , , , , Luciano Vendemini, (Head Coach: Arnaldo Taurisano)
- 1974–75 Birra Forst Cantù
Bob Lienhard, Pierlo Marzorati, Fabrizio Della Fiori, Carlo Recalcati, Antonio Farina, , , , , (Head Coach: Arnaldo Taurisano)
- 1975–76 Jugoplastika
Željko Jerkov, Rato Tvrdić, Duje Krstulović, , , , , , Damir Šolman, Branislav Stamenković, Ivica Dukan, , , (Head Coach: Petar Skansi)
- 1976–77 Jugoplastika
Željko Jerkov, Rato Tvrdić, Damir Šolman, Duje Krstulović, , , , , , Ivica Dukan, , (Head Coach: Petar Skansi)
- 1977–78 Partizan
Dragan Kićanović, Dražen Dalipagić, Miodrag Marić, Jadran Vujačić, Boban Petrović, Dragan Todorić, Dušan Kerkez, Boris Beravs, , Milan Medić, Arsenije Pešić, Zoran Krečković, (Head Coach: Ranko Žeravica)
- 1978–79 Partizan
Dragan Kićanović, Miodrag Marić, Boban Petrović, Arsenije Pešić, Dragan Todorić, Jadran Vujačić, Dušan Kerkez, Boris Beravs, Goran Knežević, Milenko Savović, , Milan Medić, , (Head Coach: Dušan Ivković)
- 1979–80 Arrigoni Rieti
Roberto Brunamonti, Lee Johnson, Willie Sojourner, , , , , , , , , (Head Coach: )
- 1980–81 Joventut Freixenet
Al Skinner, Luis Miguel Santillana, Josep Maria Margall, Gonzalo Sagi-Vela, , , , Jordi Villacampa, Francisco Sole, Roberto Mora, (Head Coach: )
- 1981–82 Limoges CSP
Ed Murphy, Richard Dacoury, Jean-Michel Sénégal, Irv Kiffin, Apollo Faye, Jean-Luc Deganis, , , , , , (Head Coach: André Buffière)
- 1982–83 Limoges CSP
Ed Murphy, Richard Dacoury, Jean-Michel Sénégal, Glenn Mosley, Apollo Faye, Jean-Luc Deganis, Hugues Occansey, , , , Mathieu Faye, (Head Coach: André Buffière)
- 1983–84 Orthez
Paul Henderson, John McCullough, , , , Christian Ortega, , , , (Head Coach: George Fisher)
- 1984–85 Simac Milano
Mike D'Antoni, Dino Meneghin, Russ Schoene, Roberto Premier, Joe Barry Carroll, Renzo Bariviera, , , Vittorio Gallinari, , , , (Head Coach: Dan Peterson)
- 1985–86 Banco di Roma
Leo Rautins, Bruce Flowers, Enrico Gilardi, Marco Solfrini, , , , , , , , (Head Coach: )
- 1986–87 FC Barcelona
Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Chicho Sibilio, Wallace Bryant, Ignacio Solozabal, Andrés Jiménez, Steve Trumbo, Juan Domingo De la Cruz, Quim Costa, , , Ferran Martínez, Kenny Simpson (Head Coach: Aíto García Reneses)
- 1987–88 Real Madrid
Wendell Alexis, Fernando Martín, Brad Branson, Fernando Romay, Juan Antonio Corbalán, Jose Biriukov, José Luis Llorente, Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, , Antonio Martín, (Head Coach: Lolo Sainz)
- 1988–89 Partizan
Vlade Divac, Aleksandar Đorđević, Predrag Danilović, Žarko Paspalj, Ivo Nakić, Željko Obradović, Oliver Popović, Milenko Savović, Jadran Vujačić, , , , , (Head Coach: Dušan Vujošević)
- 1989–90 Ram Joventut
Jordi Villacampa, Lemone Lampley, Reggie Johnson, Juan Antonio Morales, , Rafael Jofresa, Tomas Jofresa, , Josep Maria Margall, , , , , (Head Coach: Herb Brown / Pedro Martínez)
- 1990–91 Shampoo Clear Cantù
Pace Mannion, Pierlo Marzorati, , , Roosevelt Bouie, , , , , , , (Head Coach: Fabrizio Frates)
- 1991–92 Il Messaggero Roma
Dino Rađa, Rick Mahorn, Roberto Premier, , , , , , , (Head Coach: )
- 1992–93 Philips Milano
Aleksandar Đorđević, Antonello Riva, Antonio Davis, Riccardo Pittis, , , , , , , (Head Coach: Mike D'Antoni)
- 1993–94 PAOK Bravo
Walter Berry, Zoran Savić, Branislav Prelević, John Korfas, Nasos Galakteros, Nikos Boudouris, Achilleas Mamatziolas, George Ballogiannis, Christos Tsekos, Efthimis Rentzias, Georgios Valavanidis,Fotis Takianos (Head Coach: Soulis Markopoulos)
- 1994–95 Alba Berlin
Teoman Alibegović, Saša Obradović, Gunther Behnke, Henrik Rödl, , Ademola Okulaja, Stephan Baeck, , , , (Head Coach: Svetislav Pešić)
- 1995–96 Efes Pilsen
Petar Naumoski, Conrad McRae, Ufuk Sarıca, Mirsad Türkcan, Volkan Aydın, Tamer Oyguç, Murat Evliyaoğlu, Hüseyin Beşok, , , , Erdal Bibo (Head Coach: Aydın Örs)
- 1996–97 Aris
José "Piculín" Ortiz, Charles Shackleford, Mario Boni, Panagiotis Liadelis, Dinos Angelidis, , , Tzanis Stavrakopoulos, Giannis Sioutis, , , (Head Coach: Slobodan-Lefteris Subotić)
- 1997–98 Mash Jeans Verona
Mike Iuzzolino, Hansi Gnad, Randolph Keys, Myron Brown, Roberto Dalla Vecchia, , , , , , , , , , (Head Coach: )
- 1998–99 FC Barcelona
Aleksandar Đorđević, Derrick Alston, Milan Gurović, Efthimis Rentzias, , Rodrigo De la Fuente, Roberto Dueñas, Xavi Fernandez, Ignacio Rodríguez, Alfons Alzamora, Oriol Junyent, Juan Carlos Navarro, (Head Coach: Aíto García Reneses)
- 1999–00 Limoges CSP
Marcus Brown, Yann Bonato, Harper Williams, Frédéric Weis, Bruno Hamm, Thierry Rupert, Stéphane Dumas, David Frigout, Stjepan Stazic, Jean-Philippe Methelie, Carl Thomas, Frederic Adjiwanou (Head Coach: Duško Ivanović)
- 2000–01 Unicaja
Danya Abrams, Veljko Mršić, Moustapha Sonko, Richard Petruška, Jean-Marc Jaumin, , Berni Rodríguez, Frédéric Weis, Darren Phillip, Carlos Cabezas, Kenny Miller, Germán Gabriel, (Head Coach: Božidar Maljković)
- 2001–02 SLUC Nancy
Stevin Smith, Cyril Julian, , , Goran Bošković, Joseph Gomis, Vincent Masingue, Maxime Zianveni, , , Gary Phaeton, (Head Coach: )
Korać Cup Finals Top Scorers[]
From the 1972 to 2001–02 seasons, the Top Scorer of the Korać Cup finals was noted, regardless of whether he played on the winning or losing team.
* | Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
** | Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame |
*** | Member of both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame |
Season | Top Scorer | Club | Points Scored |
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Nikola Plećaš | Lokomotiva | ||
Bob Lienhard | Birra Forst Cantù | ||
Dražen Dalipagić*** | Partizan | ||
Jesús Iradier | FC Barcelona | ||
John Laing | Chinamartini Torino | ||
Željko Jerkov | Jugoplastika | ||
Dražen Dalipagić*** (2) | Partizan | ||
Dragan Kićanović** | Partizan | ||
Lee Johnson | Arrigoni Rieti | ||
Spencer Haywood | Carrera Venezia | ||
Ed Murphy | Limoges CSP | ||
Ed Murphy (2) | Limoges CSP | ||
John McCullough | Orthez | ||
Russ Schoene | Simac Milano | ||
Leo Rautins | Banco di Roma | ||
Wallace Bryant | FC Barcelona | ||
Dražen Petrović*** | Cibona | ||
Vlade Divac | Partizan | ||
Darwin Cook & Darren Daye | Scavolini Pesaro | ||
Pace Mannion | Shampoo Clear Cantù | ||
Darren Daye (2) | Scavolini Pesaro | ||
Sasha Djordjević | Philips Milano | ||
Walter Berry | PAOK Bravo | ||
Teoman Alibegović | Alba Berlin | ||
Petar Naumoski | Efes Pilsen | ||
José "Piculín" Ortiz | Aris | ||
Mike Iuzzolino | Mash Jeans Verona | ||
Sasha Djordjević (2) | FC Barcelona | ||
Marcus Brown | Limoges CSP | ||
Danya Abrams | Unicaja | ||
James "Hollywood" Robinson | Lokomotiv Rostov |
Top scoring performances in final games[]
- Dražen Dalipagić (Partizan) 48 points vs. Bosna (in 1977–78 final)
- Dražen Petrović (Cibona) 47 points vs. Real Madrid (in second leg of 1987–88 final)
- Dragan Kićanović (Partizan) 41 points vs. Arrigoni Rieti (in 1978–79 final)
- Nikola Plećaš (Lokomotiva) 40 points vs. OKK Beograd (in second leg of 1971–72 final)
- Sasha Djordjević (Philips Milano) 38 points vs. Virtus Roma (in second leg of 1992–93 final)
- Antonello Riva (Wiwa Vismara Cantù) 36 points vs. Partizan (in second leg of 1988–89 final)
- Pace Mannion (Shampoo Clear Cantù) 35 points vs. Real Madrid (in second leg of 1990–91 final)
- Ed Murphy (Limoges CSP) 35 points vs. Šibenka (in 1981–82 final)
- Ed Murphy (Limoges CSP) 34 points vs. Šibenka (in 1982–83 final)
- Željko Jerkov (Jugoplastika) 34 points vs. Alco Bologna (in 1976–77 final)
- Dino Rađa (Il Messaggero Roma) 34 points vs. Scavolini Pesaro (in first leg of 1991–92 final)
- Saša Obradović (Alba Berlin) 34 points vs. Stefanel Milano (in first leg of 1994–95 final)
- Teoman Alibegović (Alba Berlin) 34 points vs. Stefanel Milano (in second leg of 1994–95 final)
Notes[]
- Coach Bogdan Tanjević made it to 5 Korać Cup finals with four different clubs, and lost all of them. In 1978 his Bosna team lost to Partizan 110–117 in overtime. Then in 1986 he made it to the very end again with Mobilgirgi Caserta, only to lose to Banco di Roma in a two legged final. Finally, in the '90s, Tanjević made 3 more finals, this time consecutively: with Stefanel Trieste in 1994 (lost to PAOK Bravo), and with Stefanel Milano in 1995 and 1996 (lost to Alba Berlin and Efes Pilsen, respectively).
References[]
- ^ “Žućkova levica” ponovo u Srbiji;B92, 18 February 2012
External links[]
- FIBA Korać Cup
- Defunct basketball cup competitions in Europe
- International club basketball competitions
- Recurring sporting events established in 1971
- 1971 establishments in Europe
- 2002 disestablishments in Europe
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2002