1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

The 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 4 November 1971, to 21 March 1972. It was contested by 21 teams, five less than in the previous edition, and it marked a reform in the competition's format; a 6-team group stage was introduced, replacing the quarterfinals.[1]

1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
LeagueFIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
SportBasketball
Finals
ChampionsItaly Simmenthal Milano
  Runners-upSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda

Defending champion, Simmenthal Milano, defeated Crvena zvezda in the final, which returned to a single game format, to win its second trophy, becoming the first team to successfully defend its title.[2] It was the third title in a row for an Italian League team. This season's FIBA European Champions Cup final, also featured Italian and Yugoslav League teams, with the same outcome.

Participants

First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spartak ZJŠ Brno Czechoslovakia 224–150 Luxembourg Arantia Larochette 111–65 113–85
Fides Napoli Italy 164–120 West Germany Mainz 82–49 82–71
Juventud Schweppes Spain 4–0* Albania Partizani Tirana 2–0 2–0
Sutton & Crystal Palace England 171–118 Denmark Gladsaxe 83–68 88–50
Maccabi Haifa Israel 158–200 France Denain Voltaire 82–109 76–91
Racing Bell Mechelen Belgium 190–144 Portugal Coimbra 113–71 77–73
Ghouta Syria 0–4* Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 0–2 0–2
AEK Greece 139–111 Turkey Beşiktaş 72–45 67–66
Handelsministerium Austria 4–0* Netherlands Fiat Stars 2–0 2–0
Crvena zvezda Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 196–139 Finland Helsingin Kisa-Toverit 95–62 101–77

*Partizani Tirana (for political reasons), Ghouta and Blue Stars Amsterdam all withdrew before the first leg, and their rivals received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

Second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spartak ZJŠ Brno Czechoslovakia 151–168 Italy Fides Napoli 69–76 82–92
Juventud Schweppes Spain 217–107 England Sutton & Crystal Palace 120–62 97–45
Denain Voltaire France 146–158 Belgium Racing Bell Mechelen 74–68 72–90
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 170–184 Greece AEK 103–69 67–115
Handelsministerium Austria 158–205 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 90–97 68–108
Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals group stage

Quarterfinals

The quarter finals 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

1st leg 2nd leg Agg
Italy Fides Napoli – Belgium Racing Bell Mechelen 97-82 77-90 177-172
Spain Juventud Schweppes – Italy Fides Napoli 83-69 66-92 149-161
Belgium Racing Bell Mechelen – Spain Juventud Schweppes 96-77 57-77 153-154
TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Italy Fides Napoli 2420335321+14
2.Spain Juventud Schweppes 2311303314-11
3.Belgium Racing Bell Mechelen 2202325328-3

Group B

1st leg 2nd leg Agg
Greece AEK – Italy Simmenthal Milano 57-84 76-117 133-201
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda – Greece AEK 100-63 76-100 176-163
Italy Simmenthal Milano – Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 86-62 58-84 144-146
TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 2420322307+15
2.Italy Simmenthal Milano 2311345279+66
3.Greece AEK 2202296377-81

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fides Napoli Italy 152–161 Italy Simmenthal Milano 69–85 83–76
Juventud Schweppes Spain 153–160 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 83–70 70–90

Final

March 21, Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Simmenthal Milano Italy 74–70 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda
1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions
Italy
Simmenthal Milano
2nd title

References
  1. Results in todor66.com
  2. Basketball Cup Winner's Cup – Simmenthal is the champion again. El Mundo Deportivo, 22 March 1972
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