The 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, primary national domestic cup, and the top-tier level European-wide continental competition (EuroLeague) in the same season. It is the highest accomplishment that a European basketball club can achieve during a season. Only 12 European basketball clubs have achieved the Triple Crown, on 22 occasions.

All the Triple Crowns achieved

SeasonClubNational LeagueNational CupEuropean Cup
1964–65Spain Real MadridPrimera DivisiónGeneralísimo's CupFIBA European Champions Cup
1969–70Italy Ignis VareseSerie AItalian CupFIBA European Champions Cup
1972–73Italy Ignis VareseSerie AItalian CupFIBA European Champions Cup
1973–74Spain Real MadridPrimera DivisiónGeneralísimo's CupFIBA European Champions Cup
1976–77Israel Maccabi Tel AvivIsraeli Premier LeagueIsraeli State CupFIBA European Champions Cup
1980–81Israel Maccabi Tel AvivIsraeli Premier LeagueIsraeli State CupFIBA European Champions Cup
1984–85Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia CibonaFirst Federal LeagueYugoslav CupFIBA European Champions Cup
1986–87Italy Tracer MilanoSerie AItalian CupFIBA European Champions Cup
1989–90Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia JugoplastikaFirst Federal LeagueYugoslav CupFIBA European Champions Cup
1990–91Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia POP 84First Federal LeagueYugoslav CupFIBA European Champions Cup
1991–92Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia PartizanFirst Federal LeagueYugoslav CupFIBA European League
1996–97Greece OlympiacosGBLGreek CupFIBA EuroLeague
2000–01Italy Kinder BolognaSerie AItalian CupEuroLeague
2000–01Israel Maccabi Tel AvivIsraeli Premier LeagueIsraeli State CupFIBA SuproLeague
2002–03Spain FC BarcelonaLiga ACBKing's CupEuroLeague
2003–04Israel Maccabi Tel AvivIsraeli Premier LeagueIsraeli State CupEuroLeague
2004–05Israel Maccabi Tel AvivIsraeli Premier LeagueIsraeli State CupEuroLeague
2005–06Russia CSKA MoscowSuperleague ARussian CupEuroLeague
2006–07Greece PanathinaikosGBLGreek CupEuroLeague
2008–09Greece PanathinaikosGBLGreek CupEuroLeague
2013–14Israel Maccabi Tel AvivIsraeli Premier LeagueIsraeli State CupEuroLeague
2014–15Spain Real MadridLiga ACBKing's CupEuroLeague

Achievements by club

Triple CrownClubSeasons
6Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv1976–77, 1980–81, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14
3Spain Real Madrid1964–65, 1973–74, 2014–15
2Italy Varese1969–70, 1972–73
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split1989–90, 1990–91
Greece Panathinaikos2006–07, 2008–09
1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cibona1984–85
Italy Olimpia Milano1986–87
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan1991–92
Greece Olympiacos1996–97
Italy Virtus Bologna2000–01
Spain FC Barcelona2002–03
Russia CSKA Moscow2005–06

Achievements by national league

Triple CrownLeague
6Israel Israeli Premier Basketball League
4Italy Lega Basket Serie A
Spain Primera División & Liga ACB
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia First Federal Basketball League
3Greece Greek Basket League
1Russia Russian Basketball Super League A

"Small Triple Crown"

Second-tiers

In addition, five European basketball clubs have won their top-tier level national domestic league, their top-tier level national domestic cup, and the 2nd-tier level European-wide competition (FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup / FIBA European Cup, or EuroCup) in the same season – the so-called, "Small Triple Crown".

SeasonClubNational LeagueNational CupEuropean Cup
1971–72Italy Simmenthal MilanoSerie AItalian CupFIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
1981–82Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia CibonaFirst Federal LeagueYugoslav CupFIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
1987–88France Limoges CSPLNB Pro ATournoi des AsFIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
1993–94Slovenia Smelt OlimpijaSlovenian Premier A LeagueSlovenian CupFIBA European Cup
2008–09Lithuania Lietuvos rytasLKLLKF CupEuroCup

Third and fourth-tiers

Seven clubs, on eight occasions, have won their top-tier level national domestic league, their top-tier level national domestic cup, and the 3rd-tier level European-wide competition (FIBA Korać Cup or FIBA EuroChallenge), or the 4th-tier level FIBA EuroCup Challenge / FIBA Europe Cup, in the same season.

SeasonClubNational LeagueNational CupEuropean Cup
1976–77Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia JugoplastikaFirst Federal LeagueYugoslav CupFIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1978–79Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia PartizanFirst Federal LeagueYugoslav CupFIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1982–83France Limoges CSPNationale 1Federation CupFIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1986–87Spain FC BarcelonaLiga ACBKing's CupFIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1995–96Turkey Efes PilsenBSLTurkish CupFIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
1999–00France Limoges CSPLNB Pro AFrench CupFIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
2004–05Romania Asesoft PloiestiDivizia A Romanian CupFIBA Europe Cup (4th tier)
2011–12Turkey Beşiktaş MilangazBSLTurkish CupFIBA EuroChallenge (3rd tier)
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