Korać Cup 1974/75

Korać Cup 1974/75
Duration		November 5, 1974 to March 25, 1975
Order of execution		4th season
organizer		FIBA
Number of teams		40
Play-offs
master		Birra Forest Cantù
Runner-up		FC Barcelona
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↑ FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1974/75

The 1974/75 season was the 4th season of the Korać Cup held by FIBA Europe .

Birra Forst Cantù from Italy won the title for the third time in a row .

mode

40 teams from 15 nations took part. First, 26 teams played in the first round to move into the next round. The winners of these duels faced thirteen seeded clubs in Round 2. The winners of these games qualified for the group stage, as did the defending champions who were seeded for them. The group stage consisted of four groups with four teams each. The first in each group reached the semi-finals, followed by the final. 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. The winners of the pairings in round 1, round 2 and in the semi-finals, as well as in the final, were also determined in the return game.

Attendees

Attendees
country	number	Teams
France	8th	Olympique d'Antibes	ASVEL Basket Lyon	Caen BC	Chorale Roanne Basket	AS Monaco	ASPO Tours	YES Vichy	ASC Denain-Voltaire
Greece	4th	CHAN Thessaloniki	Panellinios GS	Aris Thessaloniki	PAOK Thessaloniki
Italy	4th	IBP Stella Azzurra	Birra Forest Cantù	Innocenti Milano	Brina AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti
Belgium	3	Standard Liege BC	Éveil Monceau	BC Ostend
BR Germany	3	1. FC Bamberg	USC Munich	MTV Wolfenbüttel
Netherlands	3	Donar Groningen	Flamingo's Haarlem	Typoss Lions
Spain	3	FC Barcelona	Club YMCA España	UDR Pineda
Israel	2	Hapoel Gvat / Yagur	Hapoel Ramat Gan
Yugoslavia	2	Partizan Belgrade	Bosna Sarajevo
Luxembourg	2	Standard Diekirch	BBC Etzella
Switzerland	2	Neuchâtel Sports	Vevey Basket
Bulgaria	1	Levski Sofia
Portugal	1	FC Porto
Scotland	1	Paisley BC
Turkey	1	Galatasaray Istanbul

• The two Soviet clubs MBK Dynamo Moscow and BK Stroitel were originally included in the field and for the group stage, but both withdrew voluntarily.

1 round

	total		First leg	Return leg
1. FC Bamberg	160 : 122	Standard Diekirch	82 : 56	78 : 66
USC Munich	139: 193	Brina AMG Sebastiani Rieti	86: 101	53: 92
Panellinios GS	135: 147	BC Ostend	70 : 68	65: 79
Neuchátel Sports	146: 246	FC Barcelona	69: 105	77: 141
Club YMCA España	219 : 114	Paisley BC	123 : 53	96 : 61
XANTH Thessaloniki	153: 160	MTV Wolfenbüttel	73 : 69	80: 91
BBC Etzella	146: 239	Donar Groningen	78: 110	68: 129
Éveil Monceau	156: 184	Levski Sofia	99: 108	57: 76
Hapoel Gvat / Yagur	148 : 132	Galatasaray Istanbul	84 : 64	64: 68
ASC Denain-Voltaire	166 : 143	UDR Pineda	83 : 58	83: 85
Flamingos Haarlem	192: 198	AS Monaco	105: 107	87: 91
Vevey Basket	165: 193	Partizan Belgrade	85: 91	80: 102
Typoss Lions	164: 201	Bosna Sarajevo	81 : 79	83: 122

2nd round

	total		First leg	Return leg
1. FC Bamberg	141: 198	ASPO Tours	72: 77	69: 121
Standard Liege BC	134: 148	Brina AMG Sebastiani Rieti	69 : 67	65: 81
BC Ostend	159 : 158	Chorale Roanne Basket	81 : 79	78: 79
FC Barcelona	153 : 129	FC Porto	88 : 36	65: 83
Olympique d`Antibes	182 : 163	Club YMCA España	106 : 82	74: 81
MTV Wolfenbüttel	164: 181	YES Vichy	102 : 86	62: 95
Donar Groningen	154: 169	ASVEL Basket	90 : 82	64: 87
Levski Sofia	124 : 120	Aris Thessaloniki	60 : 37	64: 83
Hapoel Gvat / Yagur	130: 151	Stella Azzura Rome	59: 72	71: 79
AS Denain-Voltaire	170: 174	Innocenti Milano	96 : 76	74: 98
AS Monaco	194 : 186	Hapoel Ramat Gan	84 : 74	110: 112
Partizan Belgrade	190 : 169	Caen BC	100 : 79	87: 90
PAOK Thessaloniki	150: 158	Bosna Sarajevo	77 : 74	73: 83

• Also set for the group stage as defending champion: Birra Forst Cantù

Group stage

Group A

The following were drawn into group A:

• Birra Forst Cantù (defending champion)
• MBK Dynamo Moscow
• BK Stroitel
• YES Vichy

All teams except Cantù withdrew voluntarily from the competition before the start of the group phase, so that Birra Forst Cantù made it to the semi-finals without a fight.

Group B

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Partizan Belgrade	3	2	1	568	509
2. Innocenti Milano	3	2	1	522	477
3. ASPO Tours	3	2	1	528	494
4th BC Ostend	3	0	3	440	578

	Belgrade	Milano	Tours	East End
Belgrade	*	84 : 69	110 : 80	103 : 73
Milano	104 : 88	*	95 : 79	98 : 59
Tours	98 : 86	82 : 65	*	109 : 78
East End	85: 97	85: 91	60: 80	*

Group C

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Brina AMG Sebastiani Rieti	3	3	0	480	443
2. ASVEL Basket Lyon	3	2	1	535	483
3. Levski Sofia	3	1	2	480	506
4. Monaco	0	0	3	476	539

	Rieti	Lyon	Sofia	Monaco
Rieti	*	88 : 68	85 : 73	89 : 72
Lyon	78 : 60	*	106 : 76	106 : 76
Sofia	72: 83	82: 90	*	87 : 75
Monaco	80 : 75	96: 97	77: 85	*

Group D

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. FC Barcelona	3	3	0	527	473
2. Bosna Sarajevo	3	2	1	491	494
3. Stella Azzura Rome	3	1	2	482	490
4. Olympique d'Antibes	3	0	3	510	553

	Barcelona	Sarajevo	Rome	Antibes
Barcelona	*	80 : 66	86 : 75	104 : 77
Sarajevo	81 : 73	*	92 : 69	92 : 70
Rome	81 : 77	94 : 73	*	84 : 64
Antibes	93: 107	108 : 87	98 : 79	*

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Partizan Belgrade	168: 172	Birra Forest Cantù	101 : 88	67: 84
Brina AMG Sebastiani Rieti	126: 135	FC Barcelona	63 : 48	63: 87

final

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC Barcelona	154: 181	Birra Forest Cantù	69: 71	85: 110

Web links

• History of the Korać Cup on fibaeurope.com
• Statistics for the 1974–75 season on linguasport.com