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1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup

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1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup
LeagueFIBA European Champions Cup
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 6, 1982 - March 24, 1983
Final
ChampionsItaly Ford Cantù
  Runners-upItaly Billy Milano
FIBA European Champions Cup seasons

The 1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 26th season 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, in Grenoble, France, on March 24, 1983. Ford Cantù won their second title in a row, defeating another Italian club, Billy Milano, by a result of 69–68. In this season, FIBA reintroduced the preliminary knock-out rounds, which were abandoned after the 1975–76 season.

Competition system

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  • Twenty-four 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 six remaining teams after the knock-out rounds entered a Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as 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:
  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 winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Murray Edinburgh Scotland 145-155 Switzerland Fribourg Olympic 74–78 71–77
T71 Dudelange Luxembourg 97-203 Italy Ford Cantù 51–99 46–104
Partizani Tirana Albania 154-171 Hungary Honvéd 90–81 64–90
Union Récréation Alexandria Egypt 110-154 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cibona 58–65 52–89
Ammerud Norway 123-222 Netherlands Nationale-Nederlanden Donar 56–106 67–116
UBSC Wien Austria 140-179 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 63–85 77–94
Sutton & Crystal Palace England 173-171 West Germany Saturn Köln 75–74 98–97
Alvik Sweden 188-191 Spain Real Madrid 93–99 95–92
Turun NMKY Finland 167-149 Czechoslovakia VŠ Praha 90–63 77–86
BMS Denmark 140-238 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 67–114 73–124
Panathinaikos Greece 125-167 France Moderne 58–55 67–112
Eczacıbaşı Turkey 154-190 Italy Billy Milano 82–86 72–104

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fribourg Olympic Switzerland 154-220 Italy Ford Cantù 75–112 79–108
Honvéd Hungary 187-209 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cibona 89–87 98–122
Nationale-Nederlanden Donar Netherlands 144-157 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 76–69 68–88
Sutton & Crystal Palace England 170-192 Spain Real Madrid 89–81 81–111
Turun NMKY Finland 163-220 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 71-89 92–131
Moderne France 143-171 Italy Billy Milano 64–85 79–86

Semifinal group stage

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Key to colors
     Top two places in the group advance to Final
Team Pld Pts W L PF PA
1. Italy Ford Cantù 10 17 7 3 856 762
2. Italy Billy Milano 10 17 7 3 796 766
3. Spain Real Madrid 10 16 6 4 901 853
4. Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 10 15 5 5 849 856
5. Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 15 5 5 866 839
6. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cibona 10 10 0 10 792 984

Final

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March 24, Palais des Sports, Grenoble

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ford Cantù Italy 69–68 Italy Billy Milano


1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
Italy
Ford Cantù
2nd Title

Awards

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References

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