The 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four was the inaugural Final Four tournament in FIBA Europe Cup history, and was the concluding stage of the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Final Four was held from 29 April until 1 May 2016.
On 6 April 2016, FIBA announced that the tournament was to be held at Le Colisée in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. German side Fraport Skyliners won the tournament.
Venue Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée Capacity: 5,000
Teams
Road to the Final Four Team Regular season Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Fraport Skyliners Group G – Second place Group U – First place Beat AEK Larnaca, 2–0 Beat Maccabi Rishon LeZion, 2–1 Élan Chalon Group D – First place Group R – First place Beat Telenet Oostende, 2–1 Beat Khimik, 2–0 Openjobmetis Varese Group C – Second place Group V – First place Beat Royal Hali Gaziantep, 2–1 Beat Antwerp Giants, 2–1 Enisey Group H – Second place Group R – Second place Beat Türk Telekom, 2–0 Beat Cibona, 2–1
Bracket
Semi-finals
Openjobmetis Varese vs Élan Chalon
Fraport Skyliners vs Enisey
Third place game
Final
This was Skyliners Frankfurt's first chance to win a European title ever in its club history. For Varese, this was already the 13th appearance in the Final of a European club competition; the Italians won the FIBA European Champions Cup (5 times) and FIBA Saporta Cup (2 times) before. However, Varese's last European victory was back in 1980.
Fraport Skyliners clawed their way back from a 12-point third-quarter deficit to edge out OpenjobMetis Varese 66–62 in a gripping FIBA Europe Cup final and lift the first European trophy in club history. Quantez Robertson of Fraport, who scored 15 points in the Final, was named Final Four MVP.
Team captains (C): Daniele Cavaliero (Varese) and Quantez Robertson (Frankfurt Skyliners)
Final Four MVP Player Team Quantez Robertson Fraport Skyliners
References
See also 2016 Euroleague Final Four 2016 Eurocup Finals