1981–82 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.

1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup
League	FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport	Basketball
Duration	October 8, 1981 – March 25, 1982
Final
Champions	Squibb Cantù
Runners-up	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

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. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 6 12 6 0 632 512 2. Torpan Pojat 6 9 3 3 529 587 3. Steaua București 6 8 2 4 501 532 4. Saturn Köln 6 7 1 5 506 537

Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. Squibb Cantù 4 8 4 0 359 306 2. UBSC Wien 4 6 2 2 328 337 3. Partizani Tirana 4 4 0 4 312 356 4. 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. Partizan 4 8 4 0 363 328 2. Slavia VŠ Praha 4 5 1 3 347 348 3. Eczacıbaşı 4 5 1 3 315 349 4. 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. Nashua EBBC 6 12 6 0 635 456 2. Sunair Oostende 6 10 4 2 552 502 3. Sunderland Saints 6 8 2 4 546 523 4. Amicale 6 6 0 6 376 628

Group E Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. FC Barcelona 6 11 5 1 660 544 2. ASVEL 6 11 5 1 559 525 3. Honvéd 6 7 1 5 529 605 4. Murray Edinburgh 6 7 1 5 474 548

Group F Team Pld Pts W L PF PA 1. Panathinaikos 4 7 3 1 354 333 2. CSKA Moscow 4 7 3 1 362 314 3. Levski-Spartak 4 4 0 4 314 383 4. 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.	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	10	19	9	1	953	907
2.	Squibb Cantù	10	17	7	3	939	816
3.	Partizan	10	16	6	4	954	910
4.	FC Barcelona	10	15	5	5	968	931
5.	Nashua EBBC	10	12	2	8	854	957
6.	Panathinaikos	10	11	1	9	831	978

Final

Main article: 1982 FIBA European Champions Cup Final

March 25, Sporthalle, Cologne

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	80–86	Squibb Cantù

1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions
Squibb Cantù 1st Title

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

• Bruce Flowers ( 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