1993–94 FIBA European Cup#Third round

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| sport = Basketball

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| finals_link = 1993–94 FIBA European Cup Final

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| finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|ESP}} Taugrés

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| nextseason_year = 1994–95

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The 1993–94 FIBA European Cup was the twenty-eighth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. It occurred between September 4, 1993, and March 15, 1994.

Team allocation

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • CW: Cup winners
  • CF: Cup finalists
  • CS: Cup semifinalists
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • QR2: Loser clubs* of the second qualifying round of the FIBA European League

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! colspan="4" |Group stage

width="210" |{{flagicon|SLO}} Smelt Olimpija (QR2)

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colspan="4" |Third round
width="210" |{{flagicon|AUT}} UKJ SÜBA Sankt Pölten (QR2)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|CZE}} USK Praha (QR2)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|LIT}} Žalgiris (QR2)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|SUI}} Fidefinanz Bellinzona (QR2)

width="210" |{{flagicon|BGR}} Levski Sofia (QR2)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Galil Elyon (QR2)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|MKD|1992}} Rabotnički (QR2)

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width="210" |{{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia Osiguranje Split (QR2)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|LAT}} ASK Brocēni (QR2)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|NED}} Canoe Jeans EBBC (QR2)

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colspan="4" |Second round
{{flagicon|BEL}} Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster (CF)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Pitch Cholet (9th)

|{{flagicon|LIT}} Atletas (2nd)

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Spartak Saint Petersburg (2nd)

{{flagicon|CRO}} Zadar (CF)

|{{flagicon|GER}} SSV Brandt Hagen (CF)

|{{flagicon|MKD|1992}} Kočani Delikates (CF)

|{{flagicon|SVK}} Chemosvit Svit (8th)

width="210" |{{flagicon|CYP|1960}} APOEL (CW)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|GRE}} Sato Aris (CF)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|NED}} Mustang Jeans Den Helder (2nd)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Taugres (CS)

width="210" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Bioveta COOP Banka Brno (2nd)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Givatayim (CF)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|POL}} WTK Nobiles Wloclawek (2nd)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|TUR}} Tofas (CW)

width="210" |{{flagicon|FIN}} Saab UU (4th)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Olitalia Siena (CS)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|POR}} Ovarense (CF)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|UKR}} Bipa-Moda Odessa (CW)

colspan="4" |First round
width="210" |{{flagicon|AUT}} Basket Flyers (2nd)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Kormend Hunor (CW)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|ISL}} Ungmennafélagið Snæfell (CF)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|ROM}} CSA Steaua București

width="210" |{{flagicon|BGR}} CSKA Sofia (CW)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|IRL}} St. Vicent's (CW)

| width="210" |{{flagicon|LUX}} T71 Dudelange

| width="210" |{{flagicon|SLO}} Postojna (CF)

First round

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{{TwoLegResult|St. Vicent's|IRL|155–154|Ungmennafélagið Snæfell|ISL|78–75|77–79|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|T71 Dudelange|LUX|108–237|Basket Flyers|AUT|70–121|38–116|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Steaua București|ROM|130–168|Körmend Hunor|HUN|54–71|76–97|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|CSKA Sofia|BUL|152–132|Postojna|SLO|86–77|66–55|winner=1}}

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Second round

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{{TwoLegResult|St. Vicent's|IRL|127–174|Mustang Jeans Den Helder|NED|61–77|66–97|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Atletas|LIT|154–157|Brandt Hagen|GER|85–74|69–83|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Bipa-Moda Odesa|UKR|172–174|Zadar|CRO|83–87|89–87|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Basket Flyers|AUT|174–192|Ovarense|POR|94–87|80–105|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Körmend Hunor|HUN|154–168|Taugrés|ESP|74–75|80–93|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|CSKA Sofia|BUL|131–134|Tofaş|TUR|67–63|64–71|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Bioveta COOP Banka Brno|CZE|165–189|Olitalia Siena|ITA|87–98|78–91|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Spartak Saint Petersburg|RUS|132–179|Nobiles Włocławek|POL|63–103|69–76|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Chemosvit|SVK|170–176|Saab UU|FIN|81–58|89–118|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster|BEL|164–178|Pitch Cholet|FRA|88–81|76–97|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kočani Delikates|MKD|var1=1992|154–183|Hapoel Givatayim|ISR|81–83|73–100|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|APOEL|CYP|133–192|Sato Aris|GRE|76–94|57–98|winner=2}}

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Third round

*Canoe Jeans EBBC, Croatia Osiguranje, USK Praha, Hapoel Galil Elyon, UKJ SÜBA St. Pölten, Žalgiris, Levski Sofia, Rabotnički, ASK Brocēni and Fidefinanz Bellinzona. Smelt Olimpija entered the group stage.

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{{TwoLegResult|Canoe Jeans EBBC|NED|156–172|Croatia Osiguranje|CRO|62–78|94–94|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|USK Praha|CZE|158–166|Fidefinanz Bellinzona|SWI|75–78|83–88|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hapoel Galil Elyon|ISR|211–140|UKJ SÜBA St. Pölten|AUT|107–71|104–69|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Žalgiris|LIT|147–173|Taugrés|ESP|76–84|71–89|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Olitalia Siena|ITA|158–159|Tofaş|TUR|79–72|79–87|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Saab UU|FIN|155–205|Pitch Cholet|FRA|70–99|85–96|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sato Aris|GRE|166–156|Hapoel Givatayim|ISR|78–65|88–91|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Levski Sofia|BUL|171–160|Brandt Hagen|GER|102–93|69–67|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Zadar|CRO|161–138|Nobiles Włocławek|POL|86–60|75–78|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mustang Jeans Den Helder|NED|154–161|Rabotnički|MKD|var2=1992|92–76|62–85|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ovarense|POR|170–166|ASK Brocēni|LAT|87–80|83–86|winner=1}}

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Quarterfinals group stage

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|Qualified to semifinals

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=Group A=

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align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Smelt Olimpija

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align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Taugrés

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align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia Osiguranje

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align=left|{{flagicon|SWI}} Fidefinanz Bellinzona

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align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Tofaş

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align=left|{{flagicon|MKD|1992}} Rabotnički

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align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Pitch Cholet

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align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Sato Aris

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align=left|{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Galil Elyon

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align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} Ovarense

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align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Zadar

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align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Levski Sofia

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Semifinals

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

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{{ThreeLegResult|Sato Aris|GRE|1–2|Smelt Olimpija|SLO|83–79|78–84|61-74|winner=2}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Taugrés|ESP|2–1|Pitch Cholet|FRA|81–67|90–103|90-83|winner=1}}

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Final

March 15, Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley, Lausanne

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{{OneLegResult|Smelt Olimpija|SLO|91–81|Taugrés|ESP|winner=1}}

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!1993–94 FIBA European Cup Champions

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Smelt Olimpija
1st title

See also

References

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