1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 4 November 1971, to 21 March 1972. It was contested by 21 teams, five less than in the previous edition, and it marked a reform in the competition's format; a 6-team group stage was introduced, replacing the quarterfinals.[1]
1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | |
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League | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
Sport | Basketball |
Finals | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Defending champion, Simmenthal Milano, defeated Crvena zvezda in the final, which returned to a single game format, to win its second trophy, becoming the first team to successfully defend its title.[2] It was the third title in a row for an Italian League team. This season's FIBA European Champions Cup final, also featured Italian and Yugoslav League teams, with the same outcome.
Participants
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First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Spartak ZJŠ Brno ![]() |
224–150 | ![]() |
111–65 | 113–85 |
Fides Napoli ![]() |
164–120 | ![]() |
82–49 | 82–71 |
Juventud Schweppes ![]() |
4–0* | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 |
Sutton & Crystal Palace ![]() |
171–118 | ![]() |
83–68 | 88–50 |
Maccabi Haifa ![]() |
158–200 | ![]() |
82–109 | 76–91 |
Racing Bell Mechelen ![]() |
190–144 | ![]() |
113–71 | 77–73 |
Ghouta ![]() |
0–4* | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–2 |
AEK ![]() |
139–111 | ![]() |
72–45 | 67–66 |
Handelsministerium ![]() |
4–0* | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 |
Crvena zvezda ![]() |
196–139 | ![]() |
95–62 | 101–77 |
*Partizani Tirana (for political reasons), Ghouta and Blue Stars Amsterdam all withdrew before the first leg, and their rivals received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Spartak ZJŠ Brno ![]() |
151–168 | ![]() |
69–76 | 82–92 |
Juventud Schweppes ![]() |
217–107 | ![]() |
120–62 | 97–45 |
Denain Voltaire ![]() |
146–158 | ![]() |
74–68 | 72–90 |
Levski-Spartak ![]() |
170–184 | ![]() |
103–69 | 67–115 |
Handelsministerium ![]() |
158–205 | ![]() |
90–97 | 68–108 |
- Automatically qualified to the quarter finals group stage
Quarterfinals
The quarter finals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.
Top two places in each group advance to semifinals |
Group A
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Group B
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Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fides Napoli ![]() |
152–161 | ![]() |
69–85 | 83–76 |
Juventud Schweppes ![]() |
153–160 | ![]() |
83–70 | 70–90 |
Final
March 21, Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Simmenthal Milano ![]() |
74–70 | ![]() |
1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions |
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![]() Simmenthal Milano 2nd title |
References
- Results in todor66.com
- Basketball Cup Winner's Cup – Simmenthal is the champion again. El Mundo Deportivo, 22 March 1972