to gather the best clubs from the federations affiliated to FIBA (excluding the professional NBA teams) and to officially decide the best club of the world, contended mainly by the continents of higher basketball level.
The Intercontinental Cup competition was originally organized between the years 1966 and 1987.
to honor the secretary general of FIBA.
FIBA tried to rebirth the competition in 1996 by reorganizing the Intercontinental Cup into a best-of-three playoff tournament between the winners of the
(the champions of all of South America). After that tournament however, the competition was succeeded by the
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Host City |
Champion |
2nd place |
Final |
1966
DetailsThe 1966 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Real Madrid Pavilion, Madrid. From FIBA European Championship participated Real Madrid and Ignis Varese, from Liga Sudamericana participated SC Corinthians and from NABL Jamaco Saints.-Final round:...
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 MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
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 Ignis Varese-Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...
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 S.C. CorinthiansSport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
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66-59 |
1967
DetailsThe 1967 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Varese, Naples & Rome. From FIBA European Championship participated Simmenthal Milano Ignis Varese, from Liga Sudamericana participated SC Corinthians and from NABL Akron Wingfoots.-Preliminary round:...
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Varese Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...
, NaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Rome |
 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
Ignis Varese-Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...
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78-72 |
1968
DetailsThe 1968 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Palestra, Philadelphia. From FIBA European Championship participated Real Madrid and Simmenthal Milano, from Liga Sudamericana participated Botafogo FR and from NABL Akron Wingfoots.-Final round:...
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Philadelphia |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
Real MadridReal Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
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105-73 |
1969
DetailsThe 1969 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Macon, Georgia, USA. From FIBA European Championship participated Real Madrid Spartak Brno, from Liga Sudamericana participated EC Sirio and from NABL Akron Wingfoots.-Preliminary round:Oualifying game...
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Macon Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...
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Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
 Spartak BrnoBC Brno is a Czech professional basketball club based in the city of Brno. They used to play in the Czech National Basketball League - the highest competition in the Czech republic. A European powerhouse during the 60s and until the mid 70s, they lost two Euroleague finals in 1964 and 1968...
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84-71 |
1970
DetailsThe 1970 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Palazzo dello Sport, Varese.From FIBA European Championship participated Ignis Varese, Real Madrid, Slavia Praha, from Liga Sudamericana participated S.C...
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Varese Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...
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Ignis Varese-Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...
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Real MadridReal Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
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League The 1970 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Palazzo dello Sport, Varese.From FIBA European Championship participated Ignis Varese, Real Madrid, Slavia Praha, from Liga Sudamericana participated S.C...
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1973
DetailsThe 1973 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo. From FIBA European Championship participated Ignis Varese, KK Jugoplastika, from Liga Sudamericana participated Esporte Clube Sírio, Vaqueros de Bayamon and from NABL Lexington Marathon Oil.-League stage:First...
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São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
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Ignis Varese-Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...
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E.C. Sírio |
League The 1973 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo. From FIBA European Championship participated Ignis Varese, KK Jugoplastika, from Liga Sudamericana participated Esporte Clube Sírio, Vaqueros de Bayamon and from NABL Lexington Marathon Oil.-League stage:First...
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1974
Details |
 Mexico CityMexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
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University of MarylandThe Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition...
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Ignis Varese-Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...
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League |
1975
Details |
Cantù Cantù is a city and comune in the Province of Como, located at the center of the Brianza zone in Lombardy. It is the second largest city in Brianza.-History:...
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Forst Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...
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Amazonas Franca |
League |
1976
Details |
 Buenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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Real MadridReal Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
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Mobilgirgi Varese-Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...
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League |
1977
DetailsThe 1977 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Madrid.From FIBA European Championship participated Real Madrid, Mobilgirgi Varese, Maccabi Elite SC, from Liga Sudamericana participated A.A...
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Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
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Real MadridReal Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
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Mobilgirgi Varese-Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...
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League The 1977 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Madrid.From FIBA European Championship participated Real Madrid, Mobilgirgi Varese, Maccabi Elite SC, from Liga Sudamericana participated A.A...
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1978
DetailsThe 1978 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Buenos Aires.From FIBA European Championship participated Mobilgirgi Varese, Real Madrid, from Liga Sudamericana participated Esporte Clube Sírio, Obras Sanitarias and from NCAA University of Rhode Island....
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Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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Real MadridReal Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
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Obras Sanitarias Club Atlético Obras Sanitarias de la Nación is a sports club located in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
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League The 1978 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Buenos Aires.From FIBA European Championship participated Mobilgirgi Varese, Real Madrid, from Liga Sudamericana participated Esporte Clube Sírio, Obras Sanitarias and from NCAA University of Rhode Island....
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1979
Details |
São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
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E.C. Sírio |
 KK BosnaKK Bosna is a basketball club in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is part of the University Sport Society USD Bosna...
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League |
1980
Details |
SarajevoSarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
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 Maccabi Tel Aviv |
A.A. Francana |
League |
1981
Details |
São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
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Real MadridReal Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
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E.C. Sírio |
League |
1982
Details |
 Den Bosch |
Ford Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...
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Maccabi Tel Aviv |
League |
1983
Details |
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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Obras Sanitarias Club Atlético Obras Sanitarias de la Nación is a sports club located in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
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Jollycolombani Cantú Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...
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League |
1984
DetailsThe 1984 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo.From FIBA European Championship participated Virtus Roma, FC Barcelona, from Liga Sudamericana participated Esporte Clube Sírio, Obras Sanitarias and from NABL Lexington Marathon Oil.-League stage:First Day 19...
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São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
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Virtus Roma |
Obras Sanitarias Club Atlético Obras Sanitarias de la Nación is a sports club located in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
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League The 1984 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo.From FIBA European Championship participated Virtus Roma, FC Barcelona, from Liga Sudamericana participated Esporte Clube Sírio, Obras Sanitarias and from NABL Lexington Marathon Oil.-League stage:First Day 19...
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1985
DetailsThe 1985 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Barcelona and Girona. From FIBA European Championship participated Virtus Roma, CSP Limoges, Cibona, Barcelona...
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BarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, GironaGirona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
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FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
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Monte Líbano |
93-89 |
1986
Details |
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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 Soviet Union Žalgiris KaunasBC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
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Ferro Carril Oeste |
84-78 |
1987
DetailsThe 1987 Intercontinental basketball Cup took place at Palatrussardi, Milan. From FIBA European Championship participated Tracer Milano Maccabi Tel Aviv Cibona Žalgiris, Barcelona...
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Milano |
Tracer MilánOlimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...
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FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
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100-84 |
1996
DetailsThe 1996 Intercontinental basketball Cup was a basketball tie held over 1-2 best-of-three playoff format, in September 1996 between the winners of the 1995-96 FIBA European Championship, Panathinaikos B.C...
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Venado Tuerto Venado Tuerto is a city in the south-west of the , 322 km from the provincial capital. It has about 70,000 inhabitants .Venado Tuerto was founded on April 26, 1884 by Eduardo Casey, born in Lobos, Buenos Aires, in 1847. He was the son of two Irish immigrants who had amassed considerable wealth...
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 AthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
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Panathinaikos |
Olimpia Venado Tuerto Olimpia de Venado Tuerto is a sports club in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina, mostly known for its achievements in basketball.- History :Olimpia was Liga Nacional de Básquetbol finalist in 1995 and won the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol in 1996....
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Playoff The 1996 Intercontinental basketball Cup was a basketball tie held over 1-2 best-of-three playoff format, in September 1996 between the winners of the 1995-96 FIBA European Championship, Panathinaikos B.C...
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