FIBA Saporta Cup
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European basketball club competition
defunct basketball competition
second-tier European club competition
The FIBA Saporta Cup was a former European-wide club basketball competition organized by FIBA for national cup winners and top teams from domestic leagues.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FIBA Saporta Cup canonical | 12 |
| FIBA Korać Cup | 3 |
| FIBA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 |
| FIBA Cup Winners’ Cup | 1 |
| FIBA European Cup Winners Cup | 1 |
| FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1 |
| FIBA Saporta Cup 1989 | 1 |
| Saporta Cup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12938443 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: FIBA Saporta Cup Context triple: [Limoges CSP, wonCompetition, FIBA Saporta Cup]
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A.
FIBA Europe Cup
The FIBA Europe Cup is a professional pan-European basketball club competition organized by FIBA Europe, typically considered a lower-tier tournament beneath the Basketball Champions League.
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B.
FIBA European Champions Cup
The FIBA European Champions Cup was the premier European club basketball competition, serving as the predecessor to today’s EuroLeague.
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C.
FIBA Continental Championships
FIBA Continental Championships are major international basketball tournaments that determine the top national teams within each global region under FIBA’s governance.
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D.
EuroCup Basketball
EuroCup Basketball is a European professional club basketball competition organized by Euroleague Basketball, considered the second-tier tournament below the EuroLeague.
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E.
EuroBasket
EuroBasket is the premier European men's national basketball championship tournament organized by FIBA Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIBA Saporta Cup Target entity description: The FIBA Saporta Cup was a former European-wide club basketball competition organized by FIBA for national cup winners and top teams from domestic leagues.
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A.
FIBA Europe Cup
The FIBA Europe Cup is a professional pan-European basketball club competition organized by FIBA Europe, typically considered a lower-tier tournament beneath the Basketball Champions League.
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B.
FIBA European Champions Cup
The FIBA European Champions Cup was the premier European club basketball competition, serving as the predecessor to today’s EuroLeague.
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C.
FIBA Continental Championships
FIBA Continental Championships are major international basketball tournaments that determine the top national teams within each global region under FIBA’s governance.
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D.
EuroCup Basketball
EuroCup Basketball is a European professional club basketball competition organized by Euroleague Basketball, considered the second-tier tournament below the EuroLeague.
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E.
EuroBasket
EuroBasket is the premier European men's national basketball championship tournament organized by FIBA Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European basketball club competition
ⓘ
defunct basketball competition ⓘ second-tier European club competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
European Cup Winners' Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
European Cup Winners’ Cup
Saporta Cup ⓘ
linked to:
FIBA Saporta Cup
|
| competitionLevel | club ⓘ |
| competitionPhase |
group stage in some seasons
ⓘ
knockout stage ⓘ |
| competitionScope | European-wide ⓘ |
| competitionType | annual tournament ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfClubs | multiple European countries ⓘ |
| discontinuationReason | restructuring of European club competitions ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2002 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
national cup winners
ⓘ
top teams from domestic leagues ⓘ |
| finalEditionSeason | 2001–02 ⓘ |
| finalEditionWinner |
Montepaschi Siena
ⓘ
linked to:
Siena (Mens Sana Basket)
|
| firstFinalVenueType | neutral venue ⓘ |
| format |
final played at neutral venue
ⓘ
home-and-away knockout ties ⓘ |
| formerName |
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
FIBA Saporta Cup
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's basketball ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIBA Europe ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRelation |
below FIBA European Champions Cup
ⓘ
parallel to FIBA Korać Cup ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major second-tier European club tournament in 1970s–1990s ⓘ |
| inception | 1966 ⓘ |
| inceptionSeason | 1966–67 ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 2001–02 ⓘ |
| mostTitlesClub |
Cantu Basket
ⓘ
linked to:
Pallacanestro Cantù
Real Madrid Baloncesto ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Radomir Šaper ⓘ |
| organizer | FIBA ⓘ |
| organizerType | international sports federation ⓘ |
| organizingConfederation | FIBA Europe ⓘ |
| prize | European title for national cup winners ⓘ |
| regionServed | Europe ⓘ |
| ruleSet | FIBA rules ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successorCompetition |
ULEB Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
EuroCup Basketball
|
| teamType | professional clubs ⓘ |
| tierInEurope | 2 ⓘ |
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Subject: FIBA Saporta Cup Description of subject: The FIBA Saporta Cup was a former European-wide club basketball competition organized by FIBA for national cup winners and top teams from domestic leagues.
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