1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | |
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League | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
Sport | Basketball |
Finals | |
Champions | Simmenthal Milano |
Runners-up | Crvena zvezda |
The 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 4 November 1971, to 21 March 1972. It was contested by 21 teams, five less than in the previous edition, and it marked a reform in the competition's format; a 6-team group stage was introduced, replacing the quarterfinals.[1]
Defending champion, Simmenthal Milano, defeated Crvena zvezda in the final, which returned to a single game format, to win its second trophy, becoming the first team to successfully defend its title.[2] It was the third title in a row for an Italian League team. This season's FIBA European Champions Cup final, also featured Italian and Yugoslav League teams, with the same outcome.
Participants
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First round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Spartak ZJŠ Brno | 224–150 | Arantia Larochette | 111–65 | 113–85 |
Fides Napoli | 164–120 | Mainz | 82–49 | 82–71 |
Juventud Schweppes | 4–0* | Partizani Tirana | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Sutton & Crystal Palace | 171–118 | Gladsaxe | 83–68 | 88–50 |
Maccabi Haifa | 158–200 | Denain Voltaire | 82–109 | 76–91 |
Racing Bell Mechelen | 190–144 | Coimbra | 113–71 | 77–73 |
Ghouta | 0–4* | Levski-Spartak | 0–2 | 0–2 |
AEK | 139–111 | Beşiktaş | 72–45 | 67–66 |
Handelsministerium | 4–0* | Fiat Stars | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Crvena zvezda | 196–139 | Helsingin Kisa-Toverit | 95–62 | 101–77 |
*Partizani Tirana (for political reasons), Ghouta and Blue Stars Amsterdam all withdrew before the first leg, and their rivals received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.
Second round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Spartak ZJŠ Brno | 151–168 | Fides Napoli | 69–76 | 82–92 |
Juventud Schweppes | 217–107 | Sutton & Crystal Palace | 120–62 | 97–45 |
Denain Voltaire | 146–158 | Racing Bell Mechelen | 74–68 | 72–90 |
Levski-Spartak | 170–184 | AEK | 103–69 | 67–115 |
Handelsministerium | 158–205 | Crvena zvezda | 90–97 | 68–108 |
- Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals group stage
- Simmenthal Milano (title holder)
Quarterfinals
[edit]The quarter finals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.
Top two places in each group advance to semifinals |
Group A[edit]
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Group B[edit]
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Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fides Napoli | 152–161 | Simmenthal Milano | 69–85 | 83–76 |
Juventud Schweppes | 153–160 | Crvena zvezda | 83–70 | 70–90 |
Final
[edit]March 21, Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Simmenthal Milano | 74–70 | Crvena zvezda |
1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions |
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Simmenthal Milano 2nd title |
References
[edit]- ^ Results in todor66.com
- ^ Basketball Cup Winner's Cup – Simmenthal is the champion again. El Mundo Deportivo, 22 March 1972