1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
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| league = FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
| sport = Basketball
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| finals = Finals
| finals_link = 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Finals
| finals_champ = {{flagicon|ITA}} Simmenthal Milano
| finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|YUG}} Crvena zvezda
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| prevseason_link = 1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
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| nextseason_year = 1972–73
| nextseason_link = 1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
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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.[http://todor66.com/basketball/Eurocups/Men_CWC_1972.html Results] in todor66.com
Defending champion, Simmenthal Milano, defeated Crvena zvezda in the final, which returned to a single game format, to win their second trophy, becoming the first team to successfully defend its title.[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1972/03/22/pagina-30/977319/pdf.html Basketball Cup Winner's Cup – Simmenthal is the champion again]. El Mundo Deportivo, 22 March 1972 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
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|Country | | Teams | colspan=5| Clubs |
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{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy | align=center| 2 | |
{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Albania | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|AUT}} Austria | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Bulgaria | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|TCH}} Czechoslovakia | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark | align=center| 1
| Gladsaxe | |
{{flagicon|ENG}} England | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|FIN}} Finland | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagu|France}} | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Greece | align=center| 1
| AEK | |
{{flagicon|ISR}} Israel | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|POR}} Portugal | align=center| 1
| Coimbra | |
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Spain | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|SYR|1932}} Syria | align=center| 1
| Ghouta | |
{{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey | align=center| 1
| Beşiktaş | |
{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany | align=center| 1
| Mainz | |
{{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia | align=center| 1 |
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First round
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{{TwoLegResult|Spartak ZJŠ Brno|TCH|224–150|Arantia Larochette|LUX|111–65|113–85|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Fides Napoli|ITA|164–120|Mainz|FRG|82–49|82–71|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Juventud Schweppes|ESP|var1=1945|4–0*|Partizani Tirana|ALB|var2=1946|2–0|2–0|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Sutton & Crystal Palace|ENG|171–118|Gladsaxe|DEN|83–68|88–50|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Maccabi Haifa|ISR|158–200|Denain Voltaire|FRA|82–109|76–91|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Racing Bell Mechelen|BEL|190–144|Coimbra|POR|113–71|77–73|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Ghouta|SYR|var1=1932|0–4*|Levski-Spartak|BUL|var2=1971|0–2|0–2|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|AEK|GRE|var1=1970|139–111|Beşiktaş|TUR|72–45|67–66|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Handelsministerium|AUT|4–0*|Fiat Stars|NED|2–0|2–0|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Crvena zvezda|YUG|196–139|Helsingin Kisa-Toverit|FIN|95–62|101–77|winner=1}}
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*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
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{{TwoLegResult|Spartak ZJŠ Brno|TCH|151–168|Fides Napoli|ITA|69–76|82–92|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Juventud Schweppes|ESP|var1=1945|217–107|Sutton & Crystal Palace|ENG|120–62|97–45|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Denain Voltaire|FRA|146–158|Racing Bell Mechelen|BEL|74–68|72–90|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Levski-Spartak|BUL|var1=1971|170–184|AEK|GRE|var2=1970|103–69|67–115|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Handelsministerium|AUT|158–205|Crvena zvezda|YUG|90–97|68–108|winner=2}}
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;Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals group stage:
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Simmenthal Milano (title holder)
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.
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|Top two places in each group advance to semifinals |
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=Group A=
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{{flagicon|ITA}} Fides Napoli – {{flagicon|BEL}} Racing Bell Mechelen
|97-82 |77-90 |177-172 |
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juventud Schweppes – {{flagicon|ITA}} Fides Napoli
|83-69 |66-92 |149-161 |
{{flagicon|BEL}} Racing Bell Mechelen – {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juventud Schweppes
|96-77 |57-77 |153-154 |
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| 1. | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Fides Napoli
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 335 | 321 | +14 |
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| 2. | align=left|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juventud Schweppes
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 303 | 314 | -11 |
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| 3. | align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Racing Bell Mechelen
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 325 | 328 | -3 |
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=Group B=
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| |1st leg |2nd leg | Agg |
{{flagicon|GRE|1970}} AEK – {{flagicon|ITA}} Simmenthal Milano
|57-84 |76-117 |133-201 |
{{flagicon|YUG}} Crvena zvezda – {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} AEK
|100-63 |76-100 |176-163 |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Simmenthal Milano – {{flagicon|YUG}} Crvena zvezda
|86-62 |58-84 |144-146 |
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| 1. | align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Crvena zvezda
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 322 | 307 | +15 |
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| 2. | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Simmenthal Milano
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 345 | 279 | +66 |
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| 3. | align=left|{{flagicon|GRE|1970}} AEK
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 296 | 377 | -81 |
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Semifinals
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{{TwoLegResult|Fides Napoli|ITA|152–161|Simmenthal Milano|ITA|69–85|83–76|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Juventud Schweppes|ESP|var1=1945|153–160|Crvena zvezda|YUG|83–70|70–90|winner=2}}
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Final
March 21, Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki
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{{OneLegResult|Simmenthal Milano|ITA|74–70|Crvena zvezda|YUG|winner=1}}
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!1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions |
{{flagicon|ITA|size=100px}} Simmenthal Milano 2nd title |
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220711133851/http://www.linguasport.com:80/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c2/C2_72.htm FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup 1971–72 linguasport.com]}}
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_,XObOBMOG0-JbZPV954zm1.pageID_uwPF5YxlHY-Ni66Wx9O410.compID_GSf9wrCdHBkDZZk9UQoqE3.season_1972.html FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup 1971–72]
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