European Basketball Triple Crown

The European Basketball Triple Crown is a term in European professional club basketball that 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	Real Madrid	Primera División	Generalísimo's Cup	FIBA European Champions Cup
1969–70	Ignis Varese	Serie A	Italian Cup	FIBA European Champions Cup
1972–73	Ignis Varese	Serie A	Italian Cup	FIBA European Champions Cup
1973–74	Real Madrid	Primera División	Generalísimo's Cup	FIBA European Champions Cup
1976–77	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israeli Premier League	Israeli State Cup	FIBA European Champions Cup
1980–81	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israeli Premier League	Israeli State Cup	FIBA European Champions Cup
1984–85	Cibona Zagreb	First Federal League	Yugoslav Cup	FIBA European Champions Cup
1986–87	Tracer Milano	Serie A	Italian Cup	FIBA European Champions Cup
1989–90	Jugoplastika Split	First Federal League	Yugoslav Cup	FIBA European Champions Cup
1990–91	POP 84 Split	First Federal League	Yugoslav Cup	FIBA European Champions Cup
1991–92	Partizan Belgrade	First Federal League	Yugoslav Cup	FIBA European League
1996–97	Olympiacos Piraeus	GBL	Greek Cup	FIBA EuroLeague
2000–01	Kinder Bologna	Serie A	Italian Cup	EuroLeague
2000–01	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israeli Premier League	Israeli State Cup	FIBA SuproLeague
2002–03	FC Barcelona	Liga ACB	King's Cup	EuroLeague
2003–04	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israeli Premier League	Israeli State Cup	EuroLeague
2004–05	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israeli Premier League	Israeli State Cup	EuroLeague
2005–06	CSKA Moscow	Superleague A	Russian Cup	EuroLeague
2006–07	Panathinaikos Athens	GBL	Greek Cup	EuroLeague
2008–09	Panathinaikos Athens	GBL	Greek Cup	EuroLeague
2013–14	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israeli Premier League	Israeli State Cup	EuroLeague
2014–15	Real Madrid	Liga ACB	King's Cup	EuroLeague

In the 2000–01 season, there were two first-tier level European-wide champions: Maccabi Tel Aviv, that won FIBA's SuproLeague and Kinder Bologna, that won EuroLeague Basketball Company's EuroLeague.
Šarūnas Jasikevičius is the only player in the history of European basketball to have won the European Triple Crown with his teams 4 times. The teams that won the Triple Crown in which Jasikevičius played are: FC Barcelona in 2002–03, Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2003–04, and 2004–05, and Panathinaikos Athens in 2008–09.
Željko Obradović is the only head coach to have won the European Triple Crown three times: in 1991–92 with Partizan Belgrade, and in 2006–07 and 2008–09 with Panathinaikos Athens.

Achievements by club

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

Achievements by national league

Triple Crown	League	Seasons
6	Israeli Premiere League	1976–77, 1980–81, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14
4	Lega Serie A	1969–70, 1972–73, 1986–87, 2000–01
	Primera División & Liga ACB	1964–65, 1973–74, 2002–03, 2014–15
	First Federal League	1984–85, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
3	Greek Basket League	1996–97, 2006–07, 2008–09
1	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	Simmenthal Milano	Serie A	Italian Cup	FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
1981–82	Cibona Zagreb	First Federal League	Yugoslav Cup	FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
1987–88	Limoges CSP	LNB Pro A	Tournoi des As	FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
1993–94	Smelt Olimpija	Slovenian Premier A League	Slovenian Cup	FIBA European Cup
2008–09	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	Jugoplastika Split	First Federal League	Yugoslav Cup	FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1978–79	Partizan Belgrade	First Federal League	Yugoslav Cup	FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1982–83	Limoges CSP	Nationale 1	Federation Cup	FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1986–87	FC Barcelona	Liga ACB	King's Cup	FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1995–96	Efes Pilsen	BSL	Turkish Cup	FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1999–00	Limoges CSP	LNB Pro A	French Cup	FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
2004–05	Asesoft Ploiesti	Divizia A	Romanian Cup	FIBA Europe Cup (4th tier)
2011–12	Beşiktaş Milangaz	BSL	Turkish Cup	FIBA EuroChallenge (3rd tier)

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