1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup

1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball Final 1971 FIBA European Champions Cup Final URS 1955 CSKA Moscow (4th title) ITA Ignis Varese FIBA European Champions Cup 1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup 1969–70 1971–72 1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup The 1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 14th installment 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 8, 1971. It was won by CSKA Moscow, who defeated Ignis Varese, by a result of 67–53. 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 Etzella LUX 131–177 TuS 04 Leverkusen FRG 72–99 59–78 2 Jeunesse Sportivo Alep SYR 1963 137–201 Academic BUL 1971 69–89 68–112 2 Dinamo București ROM 1965 195–157 Union Firestone Ehgartner AUT 115–56 80–101 1 İTÜ TUR -* Partizani Tirana ALB 1946 1 Virum DEN 105–259 Slavia VŠ Praha TCH 63–113 42–146 2 Alvik SWE 132–217 Real Madrid ESP 1945 80–99 52–118 2 Tapion Honka FIN 127–144 Śląsk Wrocław POL 66–66 61–78 2 Fiat Stars NED 0–4** AŠK Olimpija YUG 0–2 0–2 2 ÍR ISL 0–4** Olympique Antibes FRA 0–2 0–2 2 FUS MAR 124–179 AEK GRE 1970 80–84 44–95 2 Benfica POR 133–230 Honvéd HUN 67–112 66–118 2 |} *FIBA cancelled this match and declared İTÜ winner as Partizani Tirana refused to play in Turkey due to an outbreak of cholera in this country. **Fiat Stars and ÍR withdrew before the first leg, so AŠK Olimpija and Olympique Antibes received a forfeit (2–0) in both their games. Second round Ignis Varese ITA 162–119 TuS 04 Leverkusen FRG 90–50 72–69 1 Standard Liège BEL 169–160 Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 107–86 62–74 1 Academic BUL 1971 176–146 Dinamo București ROM 1965 82–56 94–90 1 İTÜ TUR 154–169 Slavia VŠ Praha TCH 77–66 77–103 2 Al-Zamalek UAR 127–174 Real Madrid ESP 1945 73–87 54–87 2 Śląsk Wrocław POL 154–163 AŠK Olimpija YUG 60–74 94–89 2 Olympique Antibes FRA 158–152 AEK GRE 1970 70–58 88–94 1 CSKA Moscow URS 1955 195–139 Honvéd HUN 102–72 93–67 1 |} 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 3 6 3 0 515 426 +89 2. TCH Slavia VŠ Praha 3 5 2 1 506 508 -2 3. YUG AŠK Olimpija 3 4 1 2 451 470 -19 4. FRA Olympique Antibes 3 3 0 3 461 529 -68Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. URS 1955 CSKA Moscow 3 6 3 0 512 417 +95 2. ESP 1945 Real Madrid 3 5 2 1 474 433 +41 3. BUL 1971 Academic 3 4 1 2 509 495 +14 4. BEL Standard Liège 3 3 0 3 442 592 -150 Semifinals Ignis Varese ITA 148–133 Real Madrid ESP 1945 82–59 66–74 1 Slavia VŠ Praha TCH 150–162 CSKA Moscow URS 1955 83–68 67–94 2 |} Final April 8, Arena Deurne, Antwerp CSKA Moscow URS 1955 67–53 Ignis Varese ITA 1 |} 1970–71 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsURS 1955 100px CSKA Moscow 4th Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer URS 1955 Sergei Belov (URS 1955 CSKA Moscow) References External links 1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup 1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions Cup 1970–71 Line-ups and Stats Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA