Korać Cup 1972

Korać Cup 1972
Duration		January 4, 1972 to March 7, 1972
Order of execution		1st season
organizer		FIBA
Number of teams		8th
Play-offs
master		KK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Runner-up		OKK Belgrade
Korać Cup 1973 →
↑ FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1971/72

The 1972 season was the first season of the Korać Cup held by FIBA Europe .

The title was won by KK Lokomotiva Zagreb from Yugoslavia .

mode

Eight teams from five nations took part. Because of the small number of participants, the competition started with a quarter-finals. The winners qualified for the semi-finals, followed by the final. The winners of the pairings were determined in the first and second leg. The overall result of both games was decisive.

Attendees

Attendees
country	number	Teams
France	2	Olympique Basket d´Antibes	Caen BC
Yugoslavia	2	OKK Belgrade	KK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Spain	2	Picadero JC Barcelona	CD Manresa La Casera
Belgium	1	Standard BC Liege
BR Germany	1	USC Munich

Quarter finals

	total		First leg	Return leg
USC Munich	117: 152	OKK Belgrade	71: 79	46: 83
CD Manresa La Casera	165: 180	Olympique Basket d´Antibes	81: 85	84: 95
Caen BC	170: 212	KK Lokomotiva Zagreb	83: 109	87: 103
Picadero JC Barcelona	140: 160	Standard BC Liege	61: 63	79: 97

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
OKK Belgrade	160 : 137	Olympique Basket d´Antibes	99 : 72	61: 65
KK Lokomotiva Zagreb	167 : 145	Standard BC Liege	71 : 54	96 : 91

final

	total		First leg	Return leg
OKK Belgrade	155: 165	KK Lokomotiva Zagreb	83 : 71	73: 94

Web links

• History of the Korac Cup on fibaeurope.com
• 1972 season statistics on linguasport.com