1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup

1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball Final 1973 FIBA European Champions Cup Final ITA Ignis Varese (3rd title) URS 1955 CSKA Moscow FIBA European Champions Cup 1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup 1971–72 1973–74 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup The 1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 16th installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Country Hall du Sart Tilman, in Liège, Belgium, on March 22, 1973. It was won by Ignis Varese for the second time in a row. They defeated CSKA Moscow in the finals, by a result of 71–66. Competition system 27 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner. The eight teams qualified for the quarterfinals were divided into two groups of four. Every team played against the other three in its group in consecutive home-and-away matches, so that every two of these games counted as a single win or defeat (point difference being a decisive factor there). In case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria were used: 1) one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average; 3) individual wins and defeats. The group winners and the runners-up of the Quarterfinal Group Stage qualified for the semifinals. The final was played at a predetermined venue. First round TuS 04 Leverkusen FRG 160–165 Simmenthal Milano ITA 73–75 87–90 2 Wienerberger AUT 137–126 İTÜ TUR 81–68 56–58 1 Etzella LUX 152–160 Epping Avenue ENG 81–91 71–69 2 Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur ISL 102–210 Real Madrid ESP 1945 65–117 37–93 2 Alvik SWE 144–190 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv ISR 74–103 70–87 2 Honvéd HUN 144–169 Bus Fruit Lier BEL 85–77 59–92 2 FUS Rabat MAR 139–193 ASVEL FRA 65–82 74–111 2 FC Porto POR 149–202 Slavia VŠ Praha TCH 81–93 68–109 2 Jeunesse Sportivo Alep SYR 1963 0–4* Partizani Tirana ALB 1946 0–2 0–2 2 Levi's Flamingo's NED 164–179 Crvena zvezda YUG 88–72 74–107 2 Dinamo București ROM 1965 172–132 Knorr Stars Honka FIN 95–58 77–74 1 Academic BUL 1971 154–141 Panathinaikos GRE 1970 76–57 78–84 1 |} *Jeunesse Sportivo Alep withdrew before the first leg and Partizani Tirana received a forfeit (2–0) in both games. Second round Stade Français Genève SWI 172–242 CSKA Moscow URS 1955 92–121 80–121 2 Simmenthal Milano ITA 175–156 Wienerberger AUT 93–76 82–80 1 Epping Avenue ENG 109–229 Real Madrid ESP 1945 62–119 47–110 2 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv ISR 162–146 Bus Fruit Lier BEL 97–74 65–72 1 ASVEL FRA 148–153 Slavia VŠ Praha TCH 66–63 82–90 2 Partizani Tirana ALB 1946 157–193 Crvena zvezda YUG 83–94 74–99 2 Dinamo București ROM 1965 141–133 Academic BUL 1971 72–75 69–58 1 |} Automatically qualified to the group stage ITA Ignis Varese (title holder) Quarterfinals group stage The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record. + Key to colors     Top two places in each group advance to Semifinals Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ITA Simmenthal Milano 3 6 3 0 552 512 +40 2. YUG Crvena zvezda 3 5 2 1 521 533 -12 3. ESP 1945 Real Madrid 3 4 1 2 485 487 -2 4. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 3 3 0 3 550 576 -26Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. URS 1955 CSKA Moscow 3 6 3 0 510 453 +57 2. ITA Ignis Varese 3 5 2 1 503 475 +28 3. ROM 1965 Dinamo București 3 4 1 2 469 505 -36 4. TCH Slavia VŠ Praha 3 3 0 3 489 538 -49 Semifinals Simmenthal Milano ITA 169–212 Ignis Varese ITA 72–97 100–115 2 Crvena zvezda YUG 173–198 CSKA Moscow URS 1955 90–98 83–100 2 Final March 22, Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liège Ignis Varese ITA 71–66 CSKA Moscow URS 1955 1 |} 1972–73 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsITA 100px Ignis Varese 3rd Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer URS 1955 Sergei Belov (URS 1955 CSKA Moscow) References External links 1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup 1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions Cup 1972–73 Line-ups and Stats Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA