Triple Crown (women's basketball)

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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]

Season Club National League National Cup European Cup
1978–79 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda Yugoslav Basketball League Yugoslav Cup FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
1979–80 Italy Sisport FIAT Lega Basket Femminile Coppa Italia FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
1993–94 Italy Pool Comense Lega Basket Femminile Coppa Italia FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
1994–95 Italy Pool Comense Lega Basket Femminile Coppa Italia FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
1995–96 Germany BTV Wuppertal 1. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga German Cup FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
2004–05 Russia VBM-SGAU Samara Russian Basketball Premier League Russian Cup EuroLeague Women
2005–06 Czech Republic Gambrinus Brno Czech Basketball League Czech Cup EuroLeague Women
2012–13 Russia UMMC Ekaterinburg Russian Basketball Premier League Russian Cup EuroLeague Women
2013–14 Turkey Galatasaray Turkish Basketball Super League[1] Turkish Cup[2] EuroLeague Women[3]
2014–15 Czech Republic USK Praha Czech Basketball League Czech Cup EuroLeague Women
2018–19 Russia UMMC Ekaterinburg Russian Basketball Premier League Russian Cup EuroLeague Women
2021–22 Hungary Sopron Basket Nemzeti Bajnokság Hungarian Cup EuroLeague Women
2023–24 Turkey Fenerbahçe Turkish Basketball Super League[4] Turkish Cup[5] EuroLeague Women[6]

Achievements by club[edit]

Triple Crown Club Seasons
2 Italy Pool Comense 1993–94, 1994–95
Russia UMMC Ekaterinburg 2012–13, 2018–19
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 1978-79
Italy Sisport FIAT 1979-80
Germany BTV Wuppertal 1995–96
Russia VBM-SGAU Samara 2004-05
Czech Republic Gambrinus Brno 2005-06
Turkey Galatasaray 2013–14
Czech Republic USK Praha 2014–15
Hungary Hungarian League 2021–22
Turkey Fenerbahçe 2023–24

Achievements by national league[edit]

Triple Crown League Seasons
3 Italy Lega Basket Femminile 1979-80, 1993-94, 1994-95
Russia Russian Basketball Premier League 2004-05, 2012-13, 2018-19
2 Czech Republic Czech Basketball League 2005-06, 2014-15
Turkey Turkish Basketball Super League 2013-14, 2023-24
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Basketball League 1978-79
Germany 1. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga 1995-96
Hungary Nemzeti Bajnokság 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
2009–10 Greece Athinaikos Greek Basketball League Greek Cup EuroCup
2010–11 Israel Elitzur Ramla Israeli Basketball Premiere League Israeli Cup EuroCup
2016–17 Turkey Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Turkish Basketball Super League Turkish Cup EuroCup[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2013-14 Women's Turkish League Champions".
  2. ^ "2013-14 Women's Turkish Cup Champions".
  3. ^ 2013-14 EuroLeague Women Champions
  4. ^ 2023-24 Women's Turkish League Champions
  5. ^ 2023-24 Women's Turkish Cup Champions
  6. ^ 2023-24 EuroLeague Women Champions
  7. ^ 2016-17 EuroCup Women Champions