1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
1971-72 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup | |
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League | FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup |
Sport | Basketball |
Finals | |
Champions | Simmenthal Milano |
Runners-up | Crvena Zvezda |
The 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup was the sixth edition of FIBA's competition for European basketball national cup champions, running from 4 December 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 team. This season European Cup's final also confronted Italian and Yugoslav teams, with the same outcome.
Participants
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First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zbrojovka Brno | 224–150 | Arantia Larochette | 111–65 | 113–85 |
Fides Napoli | 164–120 | Mainz | 82–49 | 82–71 |
Joventut Badalona | 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 |
Bell Mechelen | 190–144 | Académica 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
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zbrojovka Brno | 151–168 | Fides Napoli | 69–76 | 82–92 |
Joventut Badalona | 217–107 | Sutton & Crystal Palace | 120–62 | 97–45 |
Denain-Voltaire | 146–158 | 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)
Quarter finals
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
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Group B
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Semi finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fides Napoli | 152–161 | Simmenthal Milano | 69–85 | 83–76 |
Joventut Badalona | 153–160 | Crvena Zvezda | 83–70 | 70–90 |
Final
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 Winner's Cup Champions |
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Simmenthal Milano 2nd title |
References
- ↑ Results in todor66.com
- ↑ Basketball Cup Winner's Cup – Simmenthal is the champion again. El Mundo Deportivo, 22 March 1972
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