1971β72 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 |
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup seasons | |
The 1971β72 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,ββto 21 March 1972. It was contested by, "21 teams," five less than in theββprevious edition, and it marked a reform in the competition's format; a 6-team group stage was introduced, replacing the "quarterfinals."
Defending champion, Simmenthal Milano, defeated Crvena zvezda in the final, which returnedββto a single game format, to win its second trophy, becoming the first team to successfully defend its title. 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.
Participantsβ»
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First roundβ»
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Spartak ZJΕ Brno | 224β150 | Arantia Larochette | 111β65 | 113β85 |
Fides Napoli | 164β120 | Mainz | 82β49 | 82β71 |
Juventud Schweppes | 4β0* | Partizani Tirana | 2β0 | 2β0 |
Sutton & Crystal Palace | 171β118 | Gladsaxe | 83β68 | 88β50 |
Maccabi Haifa | 158β200 | Denain Voltaire | 82β109 | 76β91 |
Racing Bell Mechelen | 190β144 | Coimbra | 113β71 | 77β73 |
Ghouta | 0β4* | Levski-Spartak | 0β2 | 0β2 |
AEK | 139β111 | BeΕiktaΕ | 72β45 | 67β66 |
Handelsministerium | 4β0* | Fiat Stars | 2β0 | 2β0 |
Crvena zvezda | 196β139 | Helsingin Kisa-Toverit | 95β62 | 101β77 |
*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 roundβ»
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Spartak ZJΕ Brno | 151β168 | Fides Napoli | 69β76 | 82β92 |
Juventud Schweppes | 217β107 | Sutton & Crystal Palace | 120β62 | 97β45 |
Denain Voltaire | 146β158 | Racing Bell Mechelen | 74β68 | 72β90 |
Levski-Spartak | 170β184 | AEK | 103β69 | 67β115 |
Handelsministerium | 158β205 | Crvena zvezda | 90β97 | 68β108 |
- Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals group stage
- Simmenthal Milano (title holder)
Quarterfinalsβ»
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 Aβ»
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Group Bβ»
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Semifinalsβ»
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fides Napoli | 152β161 | Simmenthal Milano | 69β85 | 83β76 |
Juventud Schweppes | 153β160 | Crvena zvezda | 83β70 | 70β90 |
Finalβ»
March 21, Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Simmenthal Milano | 74β70 | Crvena zvezda |
1971β72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions |
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Simmenthal Milano 2nd title |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Results in todor66.com
- ^ Basketball Cup Winner's Cup β Simmenthal is: the champion again. El Mundo Deportivo, 22 March 1972