FIBA European Champion Clubs' Cup 1972/73
FIBA European Champion Clubs' Cup 1972/73 | |||
Duration | November 9, 1972 - March 22, 1973 | ||
Order of execution | 16th season | ||
organizer | FIBA | ||
Number of teams | 16 (27 with qualifying rounds) | ||
Play-offs | |||
master | Ignis Pallacanestro Varese | ||
Runner-up | CSKA Moscow | ||
Finals - MVP | Sergei Below (CSKA Moscow) | ||
The 1972/73 season was the 16th season of the European Cup of National Champions , held by FIBA Europe and now known as the Euroleague .
The title was won for the third time by Ignis Pallacanestro Varese from Italy .
mode
The 15 champions of each national league and defending champion Ignis Pallacanestro Varese took part in the final round. First a qualification was played. The winners of the pairings were determined in the first and second leg. The decisive factor was the overall basket ratio in both games. The winners of the pairings in the round of 16, in the top 8 group stage and in the semifinals were also determined in the first and second leg. The final was played in one game at a neutral location.
1st round (qualification)
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
TuS 04 Leverkusen | 160: 165 | Simmenthal Olimpia Milano | 73: 75 | 87: 90 |
UBSC Radio Koch Vienna | 137 : 126 | Istanbul Technical University | 81 : 68 | 56: 58 |
BBC Etzella | 152: 160 | Epping Avenue BC | 81: 91 | 71 : 69 |
ÍR Reykjavík | 102: 210 | real Madrid | 65: 117 | 37: 93 |
Alvik BK | 144: 190 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 74: 103 | 70: 87 |
Honvéd Budapest | 144: 169 | BUS Fruit Lier BBC | 85 : 77 | 59: 92 |
Fath US Rabat | 139: 193 | ASVEL Lyon | 65: 82 | 74: 111 |
FC Porto | 149: 202 | TJ Slavia Prague | 81: 93 | 68: 109 |
CJS Aleppo | 0: 4 1 | KS Partizani Tirana | 0: 2 | 0: 2 |
Levi's flamingos Haarlem | 162: 179 | KK Red Star Belgrade | 88 : 72 | 74: 107 |
CS Dinamo Bucharest | 172 : 132 | Knorr Stars Honka | 95 : 58 | 77 : 74 |
BK Akademik Sofia | 154 : 141 | Panathinaikos Athens | 76 : 57 | 78: 84 |
Participants in the final round
Round of 16
Group stage (Top 8)
The winners of the pairings in the group stage were determined in the first and second leg. The overall result of both games was decisive. Whoever decided this was awarded the victory.
If two or three teams were tied, it was not the basket ratio that decided, but a direct comparison between them.
Group A
team | Sp | S. | N | P + | P- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Simmenthal Olimpia Milano | 3 | 3 | 0 | 552 | 512 |
2. KK Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 2 | 1 | 521 | 533 |
3. Real Madrid | 3 | 1 | 2 | 485 | 487 |
4. Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 3 | 550 | 576 |
Milano | Belgrade | Madrid | Tel Aviv | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milano | * | 108 : 85 | 92 : 72 | 108 : 74 |
Belgrade | 74: 80 | * | 80 : 70 | 103 : 88 |
Madrid | 94 : 76 | 74: 77 | * | 87 : 75 |
Tel Aviv | 113 : 88 | 113 : 102 | 87: 88 | * |
Group B
team | Sp | S. | N | P + | P- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. CSKA Moscow | 3 | 3 | 0 | 510 | 453 |
2. Ignis Pallacanestro Varese | 3 | 2 | 1 | 503 | 475 |
3. CS Dinamo Bucharest | 3 | 1 | 2 | 469 | 505 |
4. TJ Slavia Prague | 3 | 0 | 3 | 489 | 538 |
Moscow | Varese | Bucharest | Prague | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Moscow | * | 97 : 76 | 83 : 64 | 77 : 76 |
Varese | 78 : 65 | * | 84 : 60 | 102 : 80 |
Bucharest | 80: 94 | 82 : 81 | * | 100 : 64 |
Prague | 79: 94 | 91 : 82 | 99 : 83 | * |
Semifinals
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Simmenthal Olimpia Milano | 172: 212 | Ignis Pallacanestro Varese | 72: 97 | 100: 115 |
KK Red Star Belgrade | 173: 198 | CSKA Moscow | 90: 98 | 83: 100 |
final
The final took place in Liège .
Result | ||
---|---|---|
Ignis Pallacanestro Varese | 71 : 66 | CSKA Mosau |
Web links
- History of the European championship on fibaeurope.com
- Statistics for the 1972/73 season on linguasport.com