In 1991 the competition changed its name from European Champions' Cup to FIBA Euro League
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European Champions' Cup 1990-1991
Champion: Pop 84 Split
Finalist: FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
In most places, one can find that the European champs in 1991 were called Pop 84, but that was just the name of the sponsor under which the talented players of Jugoplastika were playing that season. Despite being without Dino Radja and Dusko Ivanovic, the team from Split was led by a great Toni Kukoc and a genius-like Zoran Savic to their third consecutive title. Since the times when ASK Riga of Russia won European titles between 1958 and 1960, no other team had won three in a row. And in the Final Four era, no team besides Jugoplastika has been able to win even two consecutively. In 1991, the the competition provided some big surprises leading up to Paris. Kingston of England eliminated CSKA Moscow, and what's more, with a double victory, 93-77 at home and 72-74 in Moscow. Bayer Leverkusen of Germany made its debut in the third round, but the other faces were well-known to everyone: Barcelona ended first in that phase (11-3), Pop 84 was second (9-5), and the other two Final Four teams would be Scavolini and Maccabi, tied at 8-6. Once again, the first team of the previous round didnt get the title. In a rematch of the previous year's final - another occurrence that has not been repeated since - the team from Split won 70-65, almost identical to the 1990 score (72-67). Thanks to a great performance by Savic, who scored 27 points, Jugoplastika had an historic three-peat.
European Champions' Cup Final: Pop 84 Split - FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 70-65 KK Pop 84 (Zeljko Pavlicevic): Zoran Sretenovic 7, Velimir Perasovic 6, Toni Kukoc 8, Avie Lester 11, Zoran Savic 27, Luka Pavicevic 7, Zan Tabak 2, Aramis Naglic 2. European Champions Cup Standings 1990-1991
European Champions' Cup Final  Pop 84 Split conquer European Champions' Cup trophy  Pop 84 Split Champions European Champions' Cup
 Pop 84 Split beat Barcelona 70-65 in European Champions Cup Final 1991-Apr 28, 1991
In most places, one can find that the European champs in 1991 were called Pop 84, but that was just the name of the sponsor under which the talented players of Jugoplastika were playing that season. Despite being without Dino Radja and Dusko Ivanovic, the team from Split was led by a great Toni Kukoc (210-F-1968) and a genius-like Zoran Savic to their third consecutive title. Since the times when ASK Riga of Russia won European titles between 1958 and 1960, no other team had won three in a row. And in the Final Four era, no team besides Jugoplastika has been able to win even two consecutively. In 1991, the the competition provided some big surprises leading up to Paris. Kingston of England eliminated CSKA Moscow, and what's more, with a double victory, 93-77 at home and 72-74 in Moscow. Bayer Leverkusen of Germany made its debut in the third round, but the other faces were well-known to everyone: Barcelona ended first in that phase (11-3), Pop 84 was second (9-5), and the other two Final Four teams would be Scavolini and Maccabi, tied at 8-6. Once again, the first team of the previous round didn't get the title. In a rematch of the previous year's final - another occurrence that has not been repeated since - the team from Split won 70-65, almost identical to the 1990 score (72-67). Thanks to a great performance by Savic, who scored 27 points, Jugoplastika had an historic three-peat.
By Euroleague FINAL FOUR: Paris, France FINAL: Pop 84 Split - FC Barcelona 70-65 (40-34) Split: Savic 27, Lester 11, Kukoc 8, Sretenovic 7, Perasovic 6; Pavicevic 7, Tabak 2, Naglic 2 Barcelona: Ortiz 12, Lisard 9, San Epifanio 8, Norris 8, Solozabal 7; Trumbo 12, Montero 9, Galilea 0 THIRD PLACE: Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Scavolini Pesaro 83-81 (42-39) Maccabi: D. Jamchi 22, G. Goodes 21, D. Royal 13, N. Henfeld 12, E. Horton 8, L. Mercer 4, M. Daniel 3, W. Simis, C. Lipin, Y. Cohen. Head coach: Zvika Sherf Scavolini: D. Cook 19, D. Daye 16, W. Magniifico 16, A. Gracis 10, A. Costa 9, D. Zampolini 5, A. Boni 4, G. Grattoni 2, F. Labella, P. Calbini. Head coach: Sergio Scariolo Final Four MVP: Toni Kukoc (Pop 84) SEMIFINALS FC Barcelona - Maccabi Tel Aviv 101-67 (50-38) Barcelona: JA. Montero 25, S. Trumbo 19, JA. San Epifanio 18, P. Ortiz 13, I. Solozabal 11, A. Norris 9, L. Gonzalez 6, R. Esteller, A. Almeida, JL. Galilea. Head coach: Bozidar Maljkovic Maccabi: E. Horton 16, D. Royal 12, W. Sims 11, D. Jamchi 7, L. Mercer 6, M. Daniel 5, N. Henfeld 4, G. Goodes 4, C. Lipin 2, Y. Cohen. Head coach: Zvika Sherf Pop84 Split - Scavolini Pesaro 93-87 (41-45) Pop 84: Z. Savic 25, V. Perasovic 20, T. Kukoc 14, A. Naglic 13, Z. Sretenovic 13, A. Lester 6, Z. Tabak 2, L. Pavicevic, T. Cizmic, P. Naumoski. Head coach: Zeljko Pavlicevic Scavolini: D. Daye 29, D. Cook 24, W. Magnifico 12, A. Costa 7, A. Gracis 6, D. Zampolini 6, A. Boni 3, G. Grattoni, F. Labella, P. Calbini. Head coach: Sergio Scariolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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