1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup

1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball October 8, 1981 – March 25, 1982 Final 1982 FIBA European Champions Cup Final ITA Squibb Cantù (1st title) ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv FIBA European Champions Cup 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup 1980–81 1982–83 1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup The 1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 25th season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Sporthalle, in Cologne, West Germany, on March 25, 1982. Squibb Cantù defeated the defending title holders, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, by a result of 86–80. Competition system 24 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, entered a Quarterfinal 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: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group. The 6 group winners of the Quarterfinal Group Stage advanced to Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules. The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue. Quarterfinal group stage + Key to colors     Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 6 12 6 0 632 512 2. FIN Torpan Pojat 6 9 3 3 529 587 3. ROM 1965 Steaua București 6 8 2 4 501 532 4. FRG Saturn Köln 6 7 1 5 506 537Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. ITA Squibb Cantù 4 8 4 0 359 306 2. AUT UBSC Wien 4 6 2 2 328 337 3. ALB 1946 Partizani Tirana 4 4 0 4 312 356 4. POR Sporting* 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Sporting was drawn into this group, but withdrew before the competition. Group C Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. YUG Partizan 4 8 4 0 363 328 2. TCH Slavia VŠ Praha 4 5 1 3 347 348 3. TUR Eczacıbaşı 4 5 1 3 315 349 4. EGY 1972 Zamalek SC* 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Zamalek SC was drawn into this group, but withdrew before the competition. Group D Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. NED Nashua EBBC 6 12 6 0 635 456 2. BEL Sunair Oostende 6 10 4 2 552 502 3. ENG Sunderland Saints 6 8 2 4 546 523 4. LUX Amicale 6 6 0 6 376 628 Group E Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. ESP FC Barcelona 6 11 5 1 660 544 2. FRA ASVEL 6 11 5 1 559 525 3. HUN Honvéd 6 7 1 5 529 605 4. SCO Murray Edinburgh 6 7 1 5 474 548Group F Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. GRE Panathinaikos 4 7 3 1 354 333 2. URS CSKA Moscow 4 7 3 1 362 314 3. BUL 1971 Levski-Spartak 4 4 0 4 314 383 4. SYR 1980 Al-Ittihad Aleppo* 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Al-Ittihad Aleppo was drawn into this group, but withdrew before the competition. Semifinal group stage + Key to colors     Top two places in the group advance to Final Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 19 9 1 953 907 2. ITA Squibb Cantù 10 17 7 3 939 816 3. YUG Partizan 10 16 6 4 954 910 4. ESP FC Barcelona 10 15 5 5 968 931 5. NED Nashua EBBC 10 12 2 8 854 957 6. GRE Panathinaikos 10 11 1 9 831 978 Final 1982 FIBA European Champions Cup Final March 25, Sporthalle, Cologne Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv ISR 80–86 Squibb Cantù ITA 2 |} 1981–82 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsITA 100px Squibb Cantù 1st Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer USA Bruce Flowers (ITA Squibb Cantù) References External links 1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup 1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup Men Basketball European Champions Cup 1982 Champions Cup 1981–82 Line-ups and Stats Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA