1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup

1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup
League FIBA Korać Cup
Sport Basketball
Finals
Champions Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split
  Runners-up Italy Chinamartini Torino

The 1975-76 FIBA Korać Cup was the fifth edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 28 October 1975 to 23 March 1976. It was contested by 30 teams, twelve less than in the previous edition.

Jugoplastika Split defeated Chinamartini Torino in the final to became the competition's champion for first time.

Season teams

Country Teams Clubs (ranking in 1974–75 national league)
Belgium Belgium 4 Imo Scheers Lier Standard Liège Éveil Monceau Bavi Astroturf
France France 4 Olympique Antibes Berck Caen Moderne
Greece Greece 4 Panellinios AEK PAOK Panionios
Italy Italy 4 Brina Rieti Sinudyne Bologna Mobilquattro Milano Chinamartini Torino
Bulgaria Bulgaria 2 Botev Cherno More Port Varna
Israel Israel 2 Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Ramat Gan
Spain Spain 2 FC Barcelona Joventut Schweppes
West Germany West Germany 2 Bayer Leverkusen Wolfenbüttel
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2 Jugoplastika Split Partizan
Austria Austria 1 Maximarkt Wels
England England 1 Doncaster Panthers
Sweden Sweden 1 Gammelstads
Turkey Turkey 1 Karşıyaka

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bavi Astroturf Belgium 149–165 France Caen 82–73 67–92
Panionios Greece 163–172 Belgium Éveil Monceau 88–85 75–87

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wolfenbüttel West Germany 165–179 Spain Joventut Schweppes 81–93 84–86
Panellinios Greece 139–168 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split 78–63 61–105
Doncaster Panthers England 153–224 France Berck 85–101 68–123
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 158–154 Greece AEK 95–71 63–83
Gammelstads Sweden 156–185 Belgium Standard Liège 74–81 82–104
Maximarkt Wels Austria 151–182 Italy Sinudyne Bologna 71–89 80–93
Caen France 139–144 Italy Chinamartini Torino 79–54 60–90
Moderne France 179–142 Greece PAOK 112–73 67–69
Éveil Monceau Belgium 163–161 Bulgaria Botev 94–81 69-80
Imo Scheers Lier Belgium 159–160 West Germany Bayer Leverkusen 91–73 68-87
Cherno More Port Varna Bulgaria 185–173 Turkey Karşıyaka 105–70 80-103
Hapoel Ramat Gan Israel 180–194 Italy Mobilquattro Milano 91–95 89–99
Automatically qualified to round of 16

Round of 16

The round of 16 were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.

Key to colors
     Top place in each group advance to semifinals

Group A

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Spain Joventut Schweppes 3 5 2 1 540 515 +25
2. France Moderne 3 5 2 1 508 496 +12
3. Italy Brina Rieti 3 5 2 1 518 533 -15
4. Belgium Éveil Monceau 3 3 0 3 470 492 -22

Group B

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split 3 6 3 0 533 506 +27
2. France Berck 3 5 2 1 552 511 +41
3. Belgium Standard Liège 3 4 1 2 495 524 -29
4. Italy Mobilquattro Milano 3 3 0 3 499 538 -39

Group C

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Italy Sinudyne Bologna 3 6 3 0 564 485 +79
2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 3 5 2 1 567 566 +1
3. West Germany Bayer Leverkusen 3 4 1 2 511 544 -33
4. Bulgaria Cherno More 3 3 0 3 504 551 -47

Group D

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Italy Chinamartini Torino 3 6 3 0 504 470 +34
2. Spain FC Barcelona 3 5 2 1 555 513 +42
3. Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 3 4 1 2 546 558 -12
4. France Olympique Antibes 3 3 0 3 503 567 -64

Semi finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Joventut Schweppes Spain 161–162 Italy Chinamartini Torino 107–83 54–79
Jugoplastika Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 166–162 Italy Sinudyne Bologna 74–83 92-79

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jugoplastika Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 179–166 Italy Chinamartini Torino 97–84 82–82
1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup Champions
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jugoplastika Split
1st title

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