2018 Final Four Official Programme

Year Place Winner Finalist Score Final Four MVP Winning Coach 2002 Bologna (ITA) Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) Virtus Bologna (ITA) 89-83 D. Bodiroga (Panathinaikos) Zeljko Obradovic 2003 Barcelona (ESP) FC Barcelona (ESP) Benetton Treviso (ITA) 76-65 D. Bodiroga (FC Barcelona) Svetislav Pesic 2004 Tel Aviv (ISR) Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) Fortitudo Bologna (ITA) 118-74 A. Parker (Maccabi) Pini Gershon 2005 Moscow (RUS) Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) Tau Ceramica Vitoria (ESP) 90-78 S. Jasikevicius (Maccabi) Pini Gershon 2006 Prague (CZE) CSKA Moscow (RUS) Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) 73-69 T. Papaloukas (CSKA) Ettore Messina 2007 Athens (GRE) Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) CSKA Moscow (RUS) 93-91 D. Diamantidis (Panathinaikos) Zeljko Obradovic 2008 Madrid (ESP) CSKA Moscow (RUS) Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) 81-77 T. Langdon (CSKA) Ettore Messina 2009 Berlin (GER) Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) CSKA Moscow (RUS) 73-71 V. Spanoulis (Panathinaikos) Zeljko Obradovic 2010 Paris (FRA) Regal FC Barcelona (ESP) Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) 86-68 J.C. Navarro (FC Barcelona) Xavi Pascual 2011 Barcelona (ESP) Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) 78-70 D. Diamantidis (Panathinaikos) Zeljko Obradovic 2012 Istanbul (TUR) Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) CSKA Moscow (RUS) 62-61 V. Spanoulis (Olympiacos) Dusan Ivkovic 2013 London (GBR) Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) Real Madrid (ESP) 100-88 V. Spanoulis (Olympiacos) Georgios Bartzokas 2014 Milan (ITA) Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) Real Madrid (ESP) 98-86 T. Rice (Maccabi) David Blatt 2015 Madrid (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP) Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) 78-59 A. Nocioni (Real Madrid) Pablo Laso 2016 Berlin (GER) CSKA Moscow (RUS) Fenerbahce Istanbul (TUR) 101-96 N. De Colo (CSKA) Dimitris Itoudis 2017 Istanbul (TUR) Fenerbahce Istanbul (TUR) Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) 80-64 E. Udoh (Fenerbahce) Zeljko Obradovic 65-78, 94-73, 80-60, 79-96, 82-74 Tau Ceramica Vitoria (ESP) Virtus Bologna (ITA) Bologna (ITA) Vitoria Gasteiz (ESP) 2001 M. Ginobili (Virtus) Ettore Messina Roll of Honour Basketball and Belgrade – perfect together! Could there possibly be a better host city for the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four than Belgrade? Anybody who has seen the home games of Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and Partizan NIS Belgrade in the EuroLeague over the last few years is fully aware that the Serbian capital lives and breathes basketball. With their passion for the game, the locals have more than earned the right to watch the biggest weekend in world basketball in their own backyard. Thanks to the passion and the knowledge of those fans, attending a game in Belgrade is a special experience, one that fans from all over Europe and beyond can share and enjoy this weekend. Belgrade, steeped in basketball history, has produced a dazzling array of great teams, players and coaches for more than half a century. Although this marks the first time that Belgrade has hosted the Final Four, many major basketball events have been staged in the city. That started with the Women’s EuroBasket back in 1954. The games were played in an outdoor stadium in downtown Belgrade, Tasmajdan, and the Soviet Union was crowned champion. Seven years later the men’s version of EuroBasket followed, staged in the hall at the city fairgrounds. To the delight of the home fans, a Yugoslavia team coached by the legendary Aleksandar Nikolic won its first medal, claiming the silver after losing to the Soviet Union in the final. Yugoslavia’s national team went one step further at EuroBasket 1975, which took place at the new Hala Pionir and saw a golden generation of brilliant players – including Kresimir Cosic, Dragan Kicanovic, Drazen Dalipagic and Zoran Slavnic – prevail in the final against the Soviet Union to become continental champions. The first major international event at club level to take place in Belgrade was the EuroLeague final of 1977. Reigning champion Varese was defeated 77-78 in a thriller by Maccabi Tel Aviv, which was roared on by some 5,000 traveling fans – many of whom celebrated their team’s victory by taking an impromptu bath in the cold waters of the River Danube. Several more major events have been staged in the city since. Diamond Ball in 2004 was the first tournament held at the newly-constructed Stark Arena and saw a Serbia and Montenegro team coached by Zeljko Obradovic triumph in the final against Lithuania. A year later Stark Arena hosted EuroBasket, resulting in a victory for Greece in the final against Germany behind 22 points from Euroleague Basketball Legend Theo Papaloukas. That victorious team also featured current EuroLeague stars Vassilis Spanoulis and Nikos Zisis. Now, for the first time, that same venue will also host the Final Four. It promises to be a truly memorable occasion for a city which is tailor-made for staging such a prestigious event. With a combination of Belgrade’s hospitality, basketball culture, unique culinary traditions and spectacular setting at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, this Final Four will be a wonderful chance for local and visiting fans alike to enjoy everything that the Serbian capital has to offer on the court, at the table, and in the streets. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 8