1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup

1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball October 8, 1980 - March 26, 1981 Final 1981 FIBA European Champions Cup Final ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (2nd title) ITA Sinudyne Bologna FIBA European Champions Cup 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup 1979–80 1981–82 1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup The 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 24th season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Hall Rhénus, in Strasbourg, France, on March 26, 1981. In a tightly contested game, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv defeated Sinudyne Bologna, by a result of 80–79. Competition system Twenty-four teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, entered a Quarterfinals 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: number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; basket average between the teams; general basket average within the group. The six group winners of the Quarterfinals group stage advanced to the Semifinals group stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules. The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinals group stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue. Quarterfinals group stage + Key to colors     Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ESP 1977 Real Madrid 6 12 6 0 682 452 +230 2. SWI Viganello 6 9 3 3 545 561 -16 3. EGY 1972 Zamalek SC 6 8 2 4 463 618 -155 4. POR FC Porto 6 7 1 5 483 542 -59Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 6 10 4 2 531 471 +60 2. FRA ASPO Tours 6 9 3 3 528 522 +6 3. GRE Panathinaikos 6 9 3 3 519 543 -24 4. ENG Sutton & Crystal Palace 6 8 2 4 524 566 -42 Group C Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. YUG Bosna 6 11 5 1 614 475 +139 2. HUN Honvéd 6 10 4 2 587 517 +70 3. AUT UBSC Wien 6 9 3 3 558 501 +57 4. DEN Stevnsgade 6 6 0 6 382 648 -266Group D Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ITA Sinudyne Bologna 6 12 6 0 594 461 +133 2. BUL 1971 CSKA Sofia 6 8 2 4 525 538 -13 3. TUR Eczacıbaşı 6 8 2 4 493 533 -40 4. ALB 1946 Partizani Tirana 6 8 2 4 499 579 -80 Group E Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. NED Nashua EBBC 6 11 5 1 574 466 +108 2. SCO Murray Edinburgh 6 10 4 2 467 478 -11 3. CSK Inter Slovnaft 6 9 3 3 504 524 -20 4. SWE Hageby 6 6 0 6 491 568 -77Group F Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. URS CSKA Moscow 6 12 6 0 554 442 +112 2. BEL Maes Pils 6 9 3 3 472 509 -37 3. POL Śląsk Wrocław 6 8 2 4 542 557 -15 4. FIN Pantterit 6 7 1 5 469 529 -60 Semifinals group stage + Key to colors     Top two places in the group advance to Final Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ITA Sinudyne Bologna 10 17 7 3 864 837 +27 2. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 16 6 4 903 880 +23 3. NED Nashua EBBC 10 15 5 5 902 901 +1 4. YUG Bosna 10 14 4 6 926 946 -20 5. ESP 1977 Real Madrid 10 14 4 6 912 895 +17 6. URS CSKA Moscow 10 14 4 6 813 861 -48 Final March 26, Hall Rhénus, Strasbourg Sinudyne Bologna ITA 79–80 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv ISR 2 |} 1980–81 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsISR 100px Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 2nd Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer ITA Marco Bonamico (ITA Sinudyne Bologna) References External links 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup Men Basketball European Champions Cup 1981 Champions Cup 1980–81 Line-ups and Stats Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA