Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1966 |
Ceased | 2002 |
Country | FIBA Europe members |
Continent | Europe |
Last champion(s) |
Montepaschi Siena (1st title) |
Most titles |
Real Madrid Cantù (4 titles each) |
Level on pyramid | 2nd Tier |
Official website | FIBA Europe Saporta Cup |
FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe. It was named after Raimundo Saporta, a Real Madrid director.
The competition was created in 1966, as the European Cup Winner's Cup, but it had several denominations until its eventual folding in 2002:
The very last Saporta Cup season was held during the 2001–02 season. After that, it was fused with the Korać Cup, into the newly formed ULEB Cup competition, now known as the EuroCup.
FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup:
Stan McKenzie, Sauro Bufalini, Dino Meneghin, Giambattista Cescutti, Ottorino Flaborea, Massimo Villetti, Paolo Vittori, Enrico Bovone, Pierangelo Gergati, Roberto Gergati (Head Coach: Vittorio Tracuzzi)
Georgios Amerikanos, Georgios Trontzos, Christos Zoupas, Stelios Vasileiadis, Eas Larentzakis, Antonis Christeas, Lakis Tsavas, Petros Petrakis, Nikos Nesiadis, Andreas Dimitriadis, Georgios Moschos† (Head Coach: Nikos Milas)