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 (FIBA Women's European Champions Cup and EuroLeague Women) in the same season. It is the highest accomplishment that a European basketball club can achieve during a season. Only 10 European basketball clubs have achieved the Triple Crown, on 12 occasions.
All the Triple Crowns achieved
[edit]Achievements by club
[edit]Triple Crown | Club | Seasons |
2 | ![]() |
1993–94, 1994–95 |
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2012–13, 2018–19 | |
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1978-79 |
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1979-80 | |
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1995–96 | |
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2004-05 | |
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2005-06 | |
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2013–14 | |
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2014–15 | |
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2021–22 | |
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2023–24 |
Achievements by national league
[edit]Triple Crown | League | Seasons |
3 | ![]() |
1979-80, 1993-94, 1994-95 |
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2004-05, 2012-13, 2018-19 | |
2 | ![]() |
2005-06, 2014-15 |
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2013-14, 2023-24 | |
1 | ![]() |
1978-79 |
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1995-96 | |
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2021-22 |
"Small Triple Crown"
[edit]Second-tiers
[edit]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 (Ronchetti Cup and EuroCup Women) in the same season – the so-called, "Small Triple Crown".
Season | Club | National League | National Cup | European Cup |
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2009–10 | ![]() |
Greek Basketball League | Greek Cup | EuroCup |
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Israeli Basketball Premiere League | Israeli Cup | EuroCup |
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Turkish Basketball Super League | Turkish Cup | EuroCup[7] |