1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup

1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball October 6, 1982 - March 24, 1983 Final 1983 FIBA European Champions Cup Final ITA Ford Cantù (2nd title) ITA Billy Milano FIBA European Champions Cup 1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup 1981–82 1983–84 1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup The 1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 26th season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Palais des Sports, in Grenoble, France, on March 24, 1983. Ford Cantù won their second title in a row, defeating another Italian club, Billy Milano, by a result of 69–68. In this season, FIBA reintroduced the preliminary knock-out rounds, which were abandoned after the 1975–76 season. Competition system Twenty-four 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 six remaining teams after the knock-out rounds entered a Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as 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: number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; basket average between the teams; general basket average within the group. The winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue. First round Murray Edinburgh SCO 145-155 Fribourg Olympic SWI 74–78 71–77 2 T71 Dudelange LUX 97-203 Ford Cantù ITA 51–99 46–104 2 Partizani Tirana ALB 1946 154-171 Honvéd HUN 90–81 64–90 2 Union Récréation Alexandria EGY 1972 110-154 Cibona YUG 58–65 52–89 2 Ammerud NOR 123-222 Nationale-Nederlanden Donar NED 56–106 67–116 2 UBSC Wien AUT 140-179 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv ISR 63–85 77–94 2 Sutton & Crystal Palace ENG 173-171 Saturn Köln FRG 75–74 98–97 1 Alvik SWE 188-191 Real Madrid ESP 93–99 95–92 2 Turun NMKY FIN 167-149 VŠ Praha TCH 90–63 77–86 1 BMS DEN 140-238 CSKA Moscow URS 67–114 73–124 2 Panathinaikos GRE 125-167 Moderne FRA 58–55 67–112 2 Eczacıbaşı TUR 154-190 Billy Milano ITA 82–86 72–104 2 |} Second round Fribourg Olympic SWI 154-220 Ford Cantù ITA 75–112 79–108 2 Honvéd HUN 187-209 Cibona YUG 89–87 98–122 2 Nationale-Nederlanden Donar NED 144-157 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv ISR 76–69 68–88 2 Sutton & Crystal Palace ENG 170-192 Real Madrid ESP 89–81 81–111 2 Turun NMKY FIN 163-220 CSKA Moscow URS 71-89 92–131 2 Moderne FRA 143-171 Billy Milano ITA 64–85 79–86 2 Semifinal group stage + Key to colors     Top two places in the group advance to Final Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. ITA Ford Cantù 10 17 7 3 856 762 2. ITA Billy Milano 10 17 7 3 796 766 3. ESP Real Madrid 10 16 6 4 901 853 4. URS CSKA Moscow 10 15 5 5 849 856 5. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 15 5 5 866 839 6. YUG Cibona 10 10 0 10 792 984 Final 1983 FIBA European Champions Cup Final March 24, Palais des Sports, Grenoble Ford Cantù ITA 69–68 Billy Milano ITA 1 |} 1982–83 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsITA 100px Ford Cantù 2nd Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer ITA Antonello Riva (ITA Ford Cantù) References External links 1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup 1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup Men Basketball European Champions Cup 1983 Champions Cup 1982–83 Line-ups and Stats Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA