1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup

1972-73 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
League FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
Sport Basketball
Finals
Champions Soviet Union Spartak Leningrad
  Runners-up Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split

The 1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup was the seventh edition of FIBA's competition for European basketball national cup champions, running from 18 October 1972 to 21 March 1973. It was contested by 26 teams, five more than in the previous edition.[1]

1971 runner-up Spartak Leningrad defeated Jugoplastika Split in the final to become the first Soviet team to win the competition, ending a 3-year period of Italian dominance.[2] It was the second straight final lost by a Yugoslav team.

Participants

Country Teams Clubs
Albania Albania 1 Vllaznia
Austria Austria 1 Mounier Wels
Belgium Belgium 1 Antwerpen
Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 Levski-Spartak
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1 Zbrojovka Brno
England England 1 Sutton & Crystal Palace
Finland Finland 1 NMKY Helsinki
France France 1 Olympique Antibes
Greece Greece 1 Olympiacos
Hungary Hungary 1 Csepel
Iceland Iceland 1 KR
Israel Israel 1 Maccabi Ramat Gan
Italy Italy 1 Mobilquattro Milano
Luxembourg Luxembourg 1 Sparta Bertrange
Morocco Morocco 1 CMC
Netherlands Netherlands 1 Raak Punch
Poland Poland 1 Śląsk Wrocław
Portugal Portugal 1 Benfica
Romania Romania 1 Steaua București
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1 Spartak Leningrad
Spain Spain 1 Joventut Schweppes
Sweden Sweden 1 Solna
Switzerland Switzerland 1 Union Neuchâtel
Turkey Turkey 1 Galatasaray
West Germany West Germany 1 Gießen 46ers
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1 Jugoplastika Split

Prelimirary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vllaznia Albania 121–152 Turkey Galatasaray 57–64 54–60
CMC Morocco 124–206 Austria Mounier Wels 66–99 58–107
Sutton & Crystal Palace England 147–154 Portugal Benfica 76–77 71–77

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Galatasaray Turkey 121–152 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 55–73 66–79
Mobilquattro Milano Italy 193–114 Switzerland Union Neuchâtel 100–62 84–52
Raak Punch Netherlands 165–175 Greece Olympiacos 88–68 77–107
Zbrojovka Brno Czechoslovakia 189–156 Austria Mounier Wels 107–73 82–83
Solna Sweden 188–150 Finland NMKY Helsinki 93–61 95–89
Csepel Hungary 116–165 France Olympique Antibes 55–81 61–84
Sparta Bertrange Luxembourg 121–187 Spain Joventut Schweppes 63–92 58–95
KR Iceland 107–229 West Germany Gießen 46ers 56–127 51–102
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 141–144 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split 70–65 71–79
Benfica Portugal 166–203 Belgium Antwerpen 86–83 80–120
Maccabi Ramat Gan Israel 150–153 Romania Steaua București 83–72 67–81
Automatically qualified to the eighth finals

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Śląsk Wrocław Poland 139–145 Italy Mobilquattro Milano 69–60 70–85
Olympiacos Greece 161–170 Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno 87–94 74–76
Solna Sweden 131–219 Soviet Union Spartak Leningrad 67–115 64–104
Olympique Antibes France 139–149 Spain Joventut Schweppes 67–71 72–78
Gießen 46ers West Germany 166–191 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split 84–99 82–92
Antwerpen Belgium 150–152 Romania Steaua București 80–76 70–76

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.

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to semifinals

Group A

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Soviet Union Spartak Leningrad 2 4 2 0 290 267 +23
2. Italy Mobilquattro Milano 2 3 1 1 300 288 +12
3. Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno 2 2 0 2 313 348 -35

Group B

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split 2 4 2 0 314 295 +19
2. Spain Joventut Schweppes 2 3 1 1 296 298 -2
3. Romania Steaua București 2 2 0 2 294 311 -17

Semi finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spartak Leningrad Soviet Union 152–118 Spain Joventut Schweppes 95–64 57–54
Jugoplastika Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 178–161 Italy Mobilquattro Milano 96–81 82–70

Final

March 20, Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Spartak Leningrad Soviet Union 77–62 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika Split
1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup Champions
Soviet Union
Spartak Leningrad
1st title

References

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