Triple Crown (European basketball)
Achievement in club basketball in Europe
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In European professional club basketball, the Triple Crown 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, 13 European basketball clubs have won the European Basketball Triple Crown, on a total of 23 occasions.
All the European Basketball Triple Crowns achieved
- 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 Elite Tel Aviv in 2003–04, and 2004–05, and Panathinaikos in 2008–09. Jasikevicius also won the Triple Crown with Fenerbahçe as a coach in the 2024–25 season, becoming the only person in history to achieve this title both as a player and as a coach.
- Željko Obradović is the only head coach to have won the European Triple Crown three times: in 1991–92 with Partizan, and in 2006–07 and 2008–09 with Panathinaikos.[1]
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 | 2006–07, 2008–09 | |
| 1 | Cibona | 1984–85 |
| Olimpia Milano | 1986–87 | |
| Partizan | 1991–92 | |
| Olympiacos | 1996–97 | |
| Virtus Bologna | 2000–01 | |
| FC Barcelona | 2002–03 | |
 CSKA Moscow | 2005–06 | |
 Fenerbahçe | 2024–25 | |
Achievements by national league
| Triple Crown | League | Seasons |
| 6 | Israeli Premier 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 Basketball League | 1996–97, 2006–07, 2008–09 |
| 1 | Russian Super League A | 2005–06 |
| Turkish Super League | 2024–25 |
"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 | 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 | First Federal League | Yugoslav Cup | FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier) |
| 1978–79 | Partizan | 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) |