1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup

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| league = FIBA Korać Cup

| sport = Basketball

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| finals_link = 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup Finals

| finals_champ = {{flagicon|ITA}} Birra Forst Cantù

| finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|YUG}} Partizan

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| nextseason_year = 1974–75

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The 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup was the third edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 6 November 1973 to 11 April 1974. It was contested by 37 teams, twenty-five more than in the previous edition.

Birra Forst Cantù defeated Partizan in the final to become the competition's first back-to-back champion.

Season teams

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|Country| Teamscolspan=5| Clubs (ranking in 1972–73 national league)
{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgiumalign=center| 4

| Carad

| Bus Fruit Lier

| Standard Liège

| Maes Pils

{{flagicon|ITA}} Italyalign=center| 4

| Innocenti Milano

| Birra Forst Cantù

| Snaidero Udine

| Mobilquattro Milano

{{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslaviaalign=center| 4

| Partizan

| Borac Čačak

| AŠK Olimpija

| Jugoplastika

{{flagicon|FRA}} Francealign=center| 3

| Olympique Antibes

| ASVEL

| Denain Voltaire

{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Spainalign=center| 3

| Juventud Schweppes

| CF Barcelona

| Kas Vitoria

{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germanyalign=center| 3

| 1.FC Bamberg

| TuS 04 Leverkusen

| Wolfenbüttel

{{flagicon|AUT}} Austriaalign=center| 2

| Union Garant Ehgartner

| Soma Wien

{{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Greecealign=center| 2

| AEK

| YMCA Thessaloniki

{{flagicon|ISR}} Israelalign=center| 2

| Hapoel Tel Aviv

| Maccabi Ramat Gan

{{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourgalign=center| 2

| T71 Dudelange

| Etzella

{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlandsalign=center| 2

| Raak Punch

| EBBC

{{flagicon|POR}} Portugalalign=center| 2

| Coimbra

| Porto

{{flagicon|SWI}} Switzerlandalign=center| 2

| Federale

| Union Neuchâtel

{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Bulgariaalign=center| 1

| Balkan Botevgrad

{{flagicon|ENG}} Englandalign=center| 1

| Sutton & Crystal Palace

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First round

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Union Neuchâtel|SWI|212–257|AŠK Olimpija|YUG|114–127|98–130|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Etzella|LUX|145–228|Maes Pils|BEL|83–127|62–101|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Coimbra|POR|164–220|CF Barcelona|ESP|var2=1945|81–103|83–117|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Juventud Schweppes|ESP|var1=1945|213–167|Federale|SWI|105–69|108–98|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|TuS 04 Leverkusen|FRG|161–165|Snaidero Udine|ITA|89–85|72–80|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Raak Punch|NED|154–150|Bus Fruit Lier|BEL|80–76|74–74|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hapoel Tel Aviv|ISR|-*|AEK|GRE|var2=1970|||winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Borac Čačak|YUG|155–176|Innocenti Milano|ITA|79–80|76–96|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|1.FC Bamberg|FRG|-*|Maccabi Ramat Gan|ISR|||winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Denain Voltaire|FRA|164–175|Jugoplastika|YUG|83–81|81–94|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|YMCA Thessaloniki|GRE|var1=1970|4–0**|Soma Wien|AUT|2–0|2–0|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Wolfenbüttel|FRG|173–186|Kas Vitoria|ESP|var2=1945|90–80|83–106|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sutton & Crystal Palace|ENG|165–175|Carad|BEL|89–78|76–97|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|EBBC|NED|171–193|ASVEL|FRA|85–101|86–92|winner=2}}

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*Originally, AEK and 1.FC Bamberg were drawn to play against the Israeli teams Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Ramat Gan, respectively, but FIBA cancelled these match-ups and declared the former clubs winners.

**Soma Wien withdrew before the first leg and HAN Thessaloniki received a forfeit (2–0) in both games.

Second round

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|AŠK Olimpija|YUG|191–181|Maes Pils|BEL|90–85|101–96|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|CF Barcelona|ESP|var1=1945|196–119|T71 Dudelange|LUX|110–55|86–64|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Porto|POR|109–190|Juventud Schweppes|ESP|var2=1945|61–83|48–107|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Snaidero Udine|ITA|161–147|Raak Punch|NED|87–71|74–76|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Standard Liège|BEL|167–168|AEK|GRE|var2=1970|94–76|73–92|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Innocenti Milano|ITA|161–139|Union Garant Ehgartner|AUT|86–76|75–63|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|1.FC Bamberg|FRG|147–182|Mobilquattro Milano|ITA|58–79|89–103|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Balkan Botevgrad|BUL|var1=1971|164–166|Jugoplastika|YUG|91–62|73–104|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|YMCA Thessaloniki|GRE|var1=1970|140–167|Partizan|YUG|77–79|63–88|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kas Vitoria|ESP|var1=1945|190–195|Olympique Antibes|FRA|109–103|81–92|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Carad|BEL|146–170|ASVEL|FRA|72–86|74–84|winner=2}}

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;Automatically qualified to round of 12:

Round of 12

The round of 12 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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|+ Key to colors

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|Top place in each group advance to semifinals

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=Group A=

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!width=15| !!width=220|Team !!width=20|Pld !!width=20|Pts !!width=20|W !!width=20|L !!width=20|PF !!width=20|PA !!width=20|PD

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1.

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Birra Forst Cantù

| 2

420393363+30
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 2.

align=left|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} CF Barcelona

| 2

3113813810
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 3.

align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Olympique Antibes

| 2

202352382−30

| style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|

=Group B=

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!width=15| !!width=220|Team !!width=20|Pld !!width=20|Pts !!width=20|W !!width=20|L !!width=20|PF !!width=20|PA !!width=20|PD

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1.

align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Jugoplastika

| 2

420374354+20
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 2.

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Snaidero Udine

| 2

311326301+25
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| 3.

align=left|{{flagicon|GRE|1970}} AEK

| 2

202312357−45

|}

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|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|

=Group C=

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!width=15| !!width=220|Team !!width=20|Pld !!width=20|Pts !!width=20|W !!width=20|L !!width=20|PF !!width=20|PA !!width=20|PD

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1.

align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} ASVEL

| 2

311300291+9
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 2.

align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} AŠK Olimpija

| 2

311329332−3
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| 3.

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Innocenti Milano

| 2

311293299−6

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=Group D=

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!width=15| !!width=220|Team !!width=20|Pld !!width=20|Pts !!width=20|W !!width=20|L !!width=20|PF !!width=20|PA !!width=20|PD

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1.

align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Partizan

| 2

420331311+20
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 2.

align=left|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juventud Schweppes

| 2

311315303+12
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| 3.

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Mobilquattro Milano

| 2

202287319−32

|}

Semi finals

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Birra Forst Cantù|ITA|175–162|ASVEL|FRA|99–68|76–94|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Partizan|YUG|183–182|Jugoplastika|YUG|108–97|75–85|winner=1}}

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Finals

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Birra Forst Cantù|ITA|174–154|Partizan|YUG|99–86|75–68|winner=1}}

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!1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup Champions

{{flagicon|ITA|size=100px}}
Birra Forst Cantù
2nd title

References

  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319073150/http://www.linguasport.com:80/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c3/C3_74.htm Linguasport 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup]}}
  • [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_,XObOBMOG0-JbZPV954zm1.pageID_uwPF5YxlHY-Ni66Wx9O410.compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.season_1974.html 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup]

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