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

SeasonClubNational LeagueNational CupEuropean Cup
1978–79 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Crvena zvezda Yugoslav Basketball League Yugoslav Cup FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
1979–80 Flag of Italy.svg Sisport FIAT Lega Basket Femminile Coppa Italia FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
1993–94 Flag of Italy.svg Pool Comense Lega Basket Femminile Coppa Italia FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
1994–95 Flag of Italy.svg Pool Comense Lega Basket Femminile Coppa Italia FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
1995–96 Flag of Germany.svg BTV Wuppertal 1. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga German Cup FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
2004–05 Flag of Russia.svg VBM-SGAU Samara Russian Basketball Premier League Russian Cup EuroLeague Women
2005–06 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gambrinus Brno Czech Basketball League Czech Cup EuroLeague Women
2012–13 Flag of Russia.svg UMMC Ekaterinburg Russian Basketball Premier League Russian Cup EuroLeague Women
2013–14 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray Turkish Basketball Super League [1] Turkish Cup [2] EuroLeague Women [3]
2014–15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg USK Praha Czech Basketball League Czech Cup EuroLeague Women
2018–19 Flag of Russia.svg UMMC Ekaterinburg Russian Basketball Premier League Russian Cup EuroLeague Women
2021–22 Flag of Hungary.svg Sopron Basket Nemzeti Bajnokság Hungarian Cup EuroLeague Women
2023–24 Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe Turkish Basketball Super League [4] Turkish Cup [5] EuroLeague Women [6]

Achievements by club

Triple CrownClubSeasons
2 Flag of Italy.svg Pool Comense 1993–94, 1994–95
Flag of Russia.svg UMMC Ekaterinburg 2012–13, 2018–19
1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Crvena zvezda 1978-79
Flag of Italy.svg Sisport FIAT 1979-80
Flag of Germany.svg BTV Wuppertal 1995–96
Flag of Russia.svg VBM-SGAU Samara 2004-05
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gambrinus Brno 2005-06
Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray 2013–14
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg USK Praha 2014–15
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungarian League 2021–22
Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 2023–24

Achievements by national league

Triple CrownLeagueSeasons
3 Flag of Italy.svg Lega Basket Femminile 1979-80, 1993-94, 1994-95
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Basketball Premier League 2004-05, 2012-13, 2018-19
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Basketball League 2005-06, 2014-15
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkish Basketball Super League 2013-14, 2023-24
1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslav Basketball League 1978-79
Flag of Germany.svg 1. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga 1995-96
Flag of Hungary.svg Nemzeti Bajnokság 2021-22

"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 (Ronchetti Cup and EuroCup Women) in the same season – the so-called, "Small Triple Crown".

SeasonClubNational LeagueNational CupEuropean Cup
2009–10 Flag of Greece.svg Athinaikos Greek Basketball League Greek Cup EuroCup
2010–11 Flag of Israel.svg Elitzur Ramla Israeli Basketball Premiere League Israeli Cup EuroCup
2016–17 Flag of Turkey.svg Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Turkish Basketball Super League Turkish Cup EuroCup [7]

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References

  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