1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup

1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball Final 1975 FIBA European Champions Cup Final ITA Ignis Varese (4th title) ESP 1945 Real Madrid FIBA European Champions Cup 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup 1973–74 1975–76 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup The 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 18th edition of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Arena Deurne, in Antwerp, Belgium, on April 10, 1975. In a reprise of a previous year's final, Ignis Varese defeated Real Madrid, by a result of 79–65. Competition system 24 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 twelve teams qualified for the Quarterfinals were divided into two groups of six. Every team played against the other five 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 this 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 Alvik SWE 184–172 Csepel HUN 91–70 93–102 1 Honka Playboys FIN 150–152 SSV Hagen FRG 84–79 66–73 2 Fribourg Olympic SWI 154–188 Panathinaikos GRE 1970 76–89 78–99 2 Sparta Bertrange LUX 159–193 Partizani Tirana ALB 1946 89–103 70–90 2 Transol RZ NED 194–120 Sutton & Crystal Palace ENG 107–55 87–65 1 |} Second round Wisła Kraków POL 173–180 Alvik SWE 94–87 79–93 2 SSV Hagen FRG 168–184 Maes Pils BEL 85–81 83–103 2 Panathinaikos GRE 1970 156–203 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv ISR 76–90 80–113 2 Partizani Tirana ALB 1946 0–4* Balkan Botevgrad BUL 1971 0–2 0–2 2 Transol RZ NED 185–141 Muhafızgücü TUR 96–65 89–76 1 Slavia VŠ Praha TCH 201–155 Al-Zamalek EGY 1972 110–65 91–90 1 Sefra Wien AUT 254–112 KR ISL 132–34 122–78 1 *Partizani Tirana withdrew before the first leg, so Balkan Botevgrad went through with a walkover. Automatically qualified to the group stage ESP 1945 Real Madrid (title holder) ITA Ignis Varese FRA Berck YUG Zadar URS 1955 CSKA Moscow 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 Ignis Varese 5 10 5 0 990 789 +121 2. YUG Zadar 5 9 4 1 909 819 +90 3. BEL Maes Pils 5 8 3 2 895 879 +16 4. AUT Sefra Wien 5 7 2 3 803 863 -60 5. BUL 1971 Balkan Botevgrad 5 6 1 4 746 889 -143 6. TCH Slavia VŠ Praha 5 5 0 5 771 875 -104Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ESP 1945 Real Madrid 4 8 4 0 833 649 +184 2. FRA Berck 4 6 2 2 708 723 -15 3. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 4 6 2 2 748 734 +14 4. NED Transol RZ 4 6 2 2 697 706 -9 5. SWE Alvik 4 4 0 4 609 783 -174 6. URS 1955 CSKA Moscow* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *CSKA Moscow withdrew before the group stage for political reasons. Therefore, all the scheduled games of the Soviet team were considered forfeits (2–0) for their rivals, although they were not counted in the final standing of the group. Semifinals Real Madrid ESP 1945 239–199 Zadar YUG 109–82 130–117 1 Berck FRA 164–184 Ignis Varese ITA 85–86 79–98 2 Final April 10, Arena Deurne, Antwerp Ignis Varese ITA 79–66 Real Madrid ESP 1945 1 |} 1974–75 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsITA 100px Ignis Varese 4th Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer USA Bob Morse (ITA Ignis Varese) References External links 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions Cup 1974–75 Line-ups and Stats Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA