1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup

1980-81 FIBA European Champions Cup
League	FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport	Basketball
Duration	October 8, 1980 - March 26, 1981
Final
Champions	Maccabi Elite
Runners-up	Sinudyne Bologna

The 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 24th season of the European Champions Cup club competition, predecessor of the Euroleague. The Final was held at the Hall Rhénus in Strasbourg, France on March 26, 1981. In a tightly contested game, Maccabi Elite defeated Sinudyne Bologna, by a result of 80–79.

Competition System

24 teams (domestic champions and title holder) enter a Quarter finals group stage, divided into six groups playing a round-robin. The final standing is based on individual wins and defeats. In case of a tie between two or more teams after this group stage, the following criteria is used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group
The 6 group winners of the Quarter finals group stage advance to Semi finals group stage, played as a single group under the same round-robin rules.
The group winner and the runner-up of the Semi finals group stage qualify for the final, played at a predetermined venue.

Quarter finals group stage

Key to colors
	Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage

Group A

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Real Madrid	6	12	6	0	682	452	+230
2.	Viganello	6	9	3	3	545	561	-16
3.	Al-Zamalek	6	8	2	4	463	618	-155
4.	Porto	6	7	1	5	483	542	-59

Group B

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Maccabi Elite	6	10	4	2	531	471	+60
2.	Tours	6	9	3	3	528	522	+6
3.	Panathinaikos	6	9	3	3	519	543	-24
4.	Sutton & Crystal Palace	6	8	2	4	524	566	-42

Group C

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Bosna	6	11	5	1	614	475	+139
2.	Honvéd	6	10	4	2	587	517	+70
3.	Union Wien	6	9	3	3	558	501	+57
4.	Stevnsgade	6	6	0	6	382	648	-266

Group D

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Sinudyne Bologna	6	12	6	0	594	461	+133
2.	CSKA Sofia	6	8	2	4	525	538	-13
3.	Eczacıbaşı	6	8	2	4	493	533	-40
4.	Partizani Tirana	6	8	2	4	499	579	-80

Group E

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Nashua Den Bosch	6	11	5	1	574	466	+108
2.	Murray Edinburgh	6	10	4	2	467	478	-11
3.	Inter Slovnaft	6	9	3	3	504	524	-20
4.	Hageby	6	6	0	6	491	568	-77

Group F

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	CSKA Moscow	6	12	6	0	554	442	+112
2.	Maes Pils Mechelen	6	9	3	3	472	509	-37
3.	Śląsk Wrocław	6	8	2	4	542	557	-15
4.	Pantterit	6	7	1	5	469	529	-60

Semi finals group stage

Key to colors
	Top two places in the group advance to Final

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Sinudyne Bologna	10	17	7	3	864	837	+27
2.	Maccabi Elite	10	16	6	4	903	880	+23
3.	Nashua Den Bosch	10	15	5	5	902	901	+1
4.	Bosna	10	14	4	6	926	946	-20
5.	Real Madrid	10	14	4	6	912	895	+17
6.	CSKA Moscow	10	14	4	6	813	861	-48

Final

March 26, Hall Rhénus, Strasbourg

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sinudyne Bologna	79–80	Maccabi Elite

1980-81 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions
Maccabi Elite 2nd Title

References

External links

Maccabi Elite 1980–81 Euroleague Champions

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FIBA European Champions Cup and Euroleague

FIBA European Champions Cup era, 1958–2001

Seasons	1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01

Finals	1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Euroleague Basketball era, 2000–present

Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Finals	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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