1991–92 FIBA European League
The 1991–92 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1991–92 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 35th installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs. The competition's Final Four was held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was won by Partizan, who defeated Montigalà Joventut, by a result of 71–70.
This season of the competition also marked an end to the era of European national domestic league champions only participation, as it featured an expanded competition, that included national domestic league champions, the current league title holders, and some other teams from the most important national domestic leagues. That also was in accordance with the league being renamed, and being called the FIBA European League championship for men's clubs. This was because the new competition format was closer to a true European League in style. It was a name the competition would keep for the next four editions of the competition as well.
Competition system
- 33 teams 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 was 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.
- The four winners of the Quarterfinal Playoff qualified for the Final Stage, which was played at a predetermined venue.
First round
Second round
Regular season
The Regular Season begins on October 31.If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head record.
- Head-to-head point differential.
- Point differential during the Regular Season.
- Points scored during the regular season.
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Top four places in each group advance to Quarterfinals |
Group A
Group B
Quarterfinals
Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.Final four
Semifinals
April 14, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul3rd place game
April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, IstanbulFinal
April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, IstanbulFinal standings
Awards
1992 FIBA European League All-Final Four Team
Position | Player | Club | Ref. |
Point guard | Aleksandar Djordjevic | Partizan | |
Shooting guard | Predrag Danilović | Partizan | |
Small forward | Jordi Villacampa | Montigalà Joventut | |
Power forward | Harold Pressley | Montigalà Joventut | |
Center | Slaviša Koprivica | Partizan |