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Triple Crown (European basketball)

In European professional club basketball, the Triple Crown refers to a club winning their country's top-tier level national domestic league, their county's primary national domestic cup, and the top-tier level European-wide continental competition, which is the EuroLeague, all in the same season. It is the highest accomplishment that a European professional basketball club can achieve during a season. To date, only a total of 12 different European basketball clubs have managed to achieve winning the European Basketball Triple Crown, in a total of 22 occasions.

All the European Basketball Triple Crowns achieved

Season Club National League National Cup European Cup
1964–65 Spain Real Madrid Primera División Generalísimo's Cup FIBA European Champions Cup
1969–70 Italy Ignis Varese Serie A Italian Cup FIBA European Champions Cup
1972–73 Italy Ignis Varese Serie A Italian Cup FIBA European Champions Cup
1973–74 Spain Real Madrid Primera División Generalísimo's Cup FIBA European Champions Cup
1976–77 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League Israeli State Cup FIBA European Champions Cup
1980–81 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League Israeli State Cup FIBA European Champions Cup
1984–85 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cibona Zagreb First Federal League Yugoslav Cup FIBA European Champions Cup
1986–87 Italy Tracer Milano Serie A Italian Cup FIBA European Champions Cup
1989–90 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split First Federal League Yugoslav Cup FIBA European Champions Cup
1990–91 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia POP 84 Split First Federal League Yugoslav Cup FIBA European Champions Cup
1991–92 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade First Federal League Yugoslav Cup FIBA European League
1996–97 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus GBL Greek Cup FIBA EuroLeague
2000–01 Italy Kinder Bologna Serie A Italian Cup EuroLeague
2000–01 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League Israeli State Cup FIBA SuproLeague
2002–03 Spain FC Barcelona Liga ACB King's Cup EuroLeague
2003–04 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League Israeli State Cup EuroLeague
2004–05 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League Israeli State Cup EuroLeague
2005–06 Russia CSKA Moscow Superleague A Russian Cup EuroLeague
2006–07 Greece Panathinaikos Athens GBL Greek Cup EuroLeague
2008–09 Greece Panathinaikos Athens GBL Greek Cup EuroLeague
2013–14 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League Israeli State Cup EuroLeague
2014–15 Spain Real Madrid Liga ACB King's Cup EuroLeague

Achievements by club

Triple Crown Club Seasons
6 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1976–77, 1980–81, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14
3 Spain Real Madrid 1964–65, 1973–74, 2014–15
2 Italy Varese 1969–70, 1972–73
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split 1989–90, 1990–91
Greece Panathinaikos Athens 2006–07, 2008–09
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cibona Zagreb 1984–85
Italy Olimpia Milano 1986–87
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade 1991–92
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 1996–97
Italy Virtus Bologna 2000–01
Spain FC Barcelona 2002–03
Russia CSKA Moscow 2005–06

Achievements by national league

Triple Crown League Seasons
6 Israel Israeli Premiere League 1976–77, 1980–81, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14
4 Italy Lega Serie A 1969–70, 1972–73, 1986–87, 2000–01
Spain Primera División & Liga ACB 1964–65, 1973–74, 2002–03, 2014–15
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia First Federal League 1984–85, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
3 Greece Greek Basket League 1996–97, 2006–07, 2008–09
1 Russia Russian Super League A 2005–06

"Small European Basketball Triple Crown"

Second-tiers

In addition, five European professional basketball clubs have won their top-tier level national domestic league, their top-tier level national domestic cup, and one of the 2nd-tier level European-wide competitions (FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup / FIBA European Cup / EuroCup / FIBA Champions League) in the same season – the so-called, "Small European Triple Crown".

Season Club National League National Cup European Cup
1971–72 Italy Simmenthal Milano Serie A Italian Cup FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
1981–82 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cibona Zagreb First Federal League Yugoslav Cup FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
1987–88 France Limoges CSP LNB Pro A Tournoi des As FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
1993–94 Slovenia Smelt Olimpija Slovenian Premier A League Slovenian Cup FIBA European Cup
2008–09 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas LKL LKF Cup EuroCup

Third and fourth-tiers

Seven pro European basketball clubs, on eight different occasions, have won their top-tier level national domestic league, their top-tier level national domestic cup, and one of the 3rd-tier level European-wide competitions (FIBA Korać Cup / FIBA EuroChallenge), or one of the 4th-tier level European-wide competitions (Original FIBA Europe Cup / Second FIBA Europe Cup), in the same season.

Season Club National League National Cup European Cup
1976–77 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split First Federal League Yugoslav Cup FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1978–79 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade First Federal League Yugoslav Cup FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1982–83 France Limoges CSP Nationale 1 Federation Cup FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1986–87 Spain FC Barcelona Liga ACB King's Cup FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1995–96 Turkey Efes Pilsen BSL Turkish Cup FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1999–00 France Limoges CSP LNB Pro A French Cup FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
2004–05 Romania Asesoft Ploiesti Divizia A Romanian Cup FIBA Europe Cup (4th tier)
2011–12 Turkey Beşiktaş Milangaz BSL Turkish Cup FIBA EuroChallenge (3rd tier)

See also

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