1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup

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1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup
LeagueFIBA European Champions Cup
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 8, 1981 – March 25, 1982
Final
ChampionsItaly Squibb Cantù
  Runners-upIsrael Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
FIBA European Champions Cup seasons

The 1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 25th season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Sporthalle, in Cologne, West Germany, on March 25, 1982. Squibb Cantù defeated the defending title holders, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, by a result of 86–80.

Competition system[]

  • 24 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, entered a Quarterfinal Group Stage, divided into six groups that played in a round-robin. The final standing was based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria were 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 Quarterfinal Group Stage advanced to Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules.
  • The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.

Quarterfinal group stage[]

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

Group A[]

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA
1. Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 6 12 6 0 632 512
2. Finland Torpan Pojat 6 9 3 3 529 587
3. Romania Steaua București 6 8 2 4 501 532
4. West Germany Saturn Köln 6 7 1 5 506 537

Group B[]

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA
1. Italy Squibb Cantù 4 8 4 0 359 306
2. Austria UBSC Wien 4 6 2 2 328 337
3. Albania Partizani Tirana 4 4 0 4 312 356
4. Portugal Sporting* 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Sporting was drawn into this group, but withdrew before the competition.

Group C[]

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA
1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 4 8 4 0 363 328
2. Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha 4 5 1 3 347 348
3. Turkey Eczacıbaşı 4 5 1 3 315 349
4. Egypt Al-Zamalek* 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Al-Zamalek was drawn into this group, but withdrew before the competition.

Group D[]

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA
1. Netherlands Nashua EBBC 6 12 6 0 635 456
2. Belgium Sunair Oostende 6 10 4 2 552 502
3. England Sunderland Saints 6 8 2 4 546 523
4. Luxembourg Amicale 6 6 0 6 376 628

Group E[]

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA
1. Spain FC Barcelona 6 11 5 1 660 544
2. France ASVEL 6 11 5 1 559 525
3. Hungary Honvéd 6 7 1 5 529 605
4. Scotland Murray Edinburgh 6 7 1 5 474 548

Group F[]

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA
1. Greece Panathinaikos 4 7 3 1 354 333
2. Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 4 7 3 1 362 314
3. Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 4 4 0 4 314 383
4. Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo* 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Al-Ittihad Aleppo was drawn into this group, but withdrew before the competition.

Semifinal group stage[]

Key to colors
     Top two places in the group advance to Final
Team Pld Pts W L PF PA
1. Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 19 9 1 953 907
2. Italy Squibb Cantù 10 17 7 3 939 816
3. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 10 16 6 4 954 910
4. Spain FC Barcelona 10 15 5 5 968 931
5. Netherlands Nashua EBBC 10 12 2 8 854 957
6. Greece Panathinaikos 10 11 1 9 831 978

Final[]

Main article: 1982 FIBA European Champions Cup Final

March 25, Sporthalle, Cologne

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Israel 80–86 Italy Squibb Cantù
1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
Italy
Squibb Cantù
1st Title

Awards[]

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer[]

References[]

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