1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup

1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball Final 1974 FIBA European Champions Cup Final ESP 1945 Real Madrid (5th title) ITA Ignis Varese FIBA European Champions Cup 1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup 1972–73 1974–75 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup The 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 17th edition 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 de Beaulieu, in Nantes, France, on April 3, 1974. It was won by Real Madrid, who defeated Ignis Varese in the finals, by a result of 84–82. This was the 5th consecutive final for Varese, and the first of three consecutive finals played between these two teams. Competition system 26 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 8 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 USC Heidelberg FRG 152-144 Lourenço Marques POR 85–65 67–79 1 Fribourg Olympic SWI 127-209 Real Madrid ESP 1945 74–100 71–105 2 Csepel HUN 129-135 Partizani Tirana ALB 1946 58–57 71–78 2 Wienerberger AUT -* Al-Gezira EGY 1972 1 Levi's Flamingo's NED 255-144 Boroughmir SCO 129–74 126–70 1 Solna SWE 176-133 Epping Avenue ENG 103–64 73–69 1 Radnički Belgrade YUG 89-49** Amicale LUX 89–49 1 Academic BUL 1971 284-106 Renaissance Berkane MAR 112–53 172–53 1 Turun NMKY FIN 152-155 Dukla Olomouc TCH 71–61 81–94 2 İTÜ TUR 137-160 Ford Antwerpen BEL 64–71 73–89 2 Wybrzeże Gdańsk POL 157-167 Panathinaikos GRE 1970 87–70 70–97 2 |} *FIBA cancelled this match and declared Union Wienerberger winner. **This match played as a single game in Belgrade. Second round USC Heidelberg FRG 103-214 Real Madrid ESP 1945 54–94 48–120 2 Partizani Tirana ALB 1946 140-149 Wienerberger AUT 72–71 68–78 2 Levi's Flamingo's NED 156-174 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv ISR 85–84 71–90 2 Solna SWE 142-155 Radnički Belgrade YUG 67–78 75–77 2 Academic BUL 1971 163-155 Dukla Olomouc TCH 83–65 80–90 1 Ford Antwerpen BEL 140-132 Dinamo București ROM 1965 75–65 65–67 1 Panathinaikos GRE 1970 156-182 Berck FRA 99–80 57–102 2 |} 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 Ignis Varese 3 6 3 0 538 453 +85 2. FRA Berck 3 5 2 1 500 484 +16 3. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 3 4 1 2 493 508 -15 4. BEL Ford Antwerpen 3 3 0 3 448 534 -86Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ESP 1945 Real Madrid 3 6 3 0 591 484 +107 2. YUG Radnički Belgrade 3 5 2 1 542 534 +8 3. AUT Wienerberger 3 4 1 2 487 517 -30 4. BUL 1971 Academic 3 3 0 3 525 610 -85 Semifinals Ignis Varese ITA 175–161 Radnički Belgrade YUG 105–78 70–83 1 Real Madrid ESP 1945 194–148 Berck FRA 99–67 95–81 1 Final April 3, Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes Real Madrid ESP 1945 84–82 Ignis Varese ITA 1 |} 1973–74 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsESP 1945 100px Real Madrid 5th Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer ITA Dino Meneghin (ITA Ignis Varese) References External links 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions Cup 1973–74 Line-ups and Stats Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA