1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup
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| title = 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup
| league = FIBA Korać Cup
| sport = Basketball
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| finals = Finals
| 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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| seasonslistnames = FIBA Korać Cup
| prevseason_link = 1973 FIBA Korać Cup
| prevseason_year = 1973
| nextseason_year = 1974–75
| nextseason_link = 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup
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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 | | Teams | colspan=5| Clubs (ranking in 1972–73 national league) |
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{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium | align=center| 4
| Carad | |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy | align=center| 4 | |
{{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia | align=center| 4
| Partizan | |
{{flagicon|FRA}} France | align=center| 3
| ASVEL | |
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Spain | align=center| 3 | |
{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany | align=center| 3 | |
{{flagicon|AUT}} Austria | align=center| 2 | |
{{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Greece | align=center| 2
| AEK | |
{{flagicon|ISR}} Israel | align=center| 2 | |
{{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg | align=center| 2
| Etzella | |
{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands | align=center| 2
| EBBC | |
{{flagicon|POR}} Portugal | align=center| 2
| Coimbra | Porto | |
{{flagicon|SWI}} Switzerland | align=center| 2
| Federale | |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Bulgaria | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|ENG}} England | align=center| 1 |
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First round
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{{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
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{{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:
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Birra Forst Cantù (title holder)
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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|Top place in each group advance to semifinals |
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=Group A=
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| 1. | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Birra Forst Cantù
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 393 | 363 | +30 |
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| 2. | align=left|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} CF Barcelona
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 381 | 381 | 0 |
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| 3. | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Olympique Antibes
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 352 | 382 | −30 |
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=Group B=
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| 1. | align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Jugoplastika
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 374 | 354 | +20 |
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| 2. | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Snaidero Udine
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 326 | 301 | +25 |
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| 3. | align=left|{{flagicon|GRE|1970}} AEK
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 312 | 357 | −45 |
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=Group C=
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| 1. | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} ASVEL
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 300 | 291 | +9 |
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| 2. | align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} AŠK Olimpija
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 329 | 332 | −3 |
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| 3. | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Innocenti Milano
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 299 | −6 |
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=Group D=
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| 1. | align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Partizan
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 331 | 311 | +20 |
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| 2. | align=left|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juventud Schweppes
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 315 | 303 | +12 |
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| 3. | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Mobilquattro Milano
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 287 | 319 | −32 |
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Semi finals
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{{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
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{{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]
{{Pallacanestro Cantù 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup Champions}}
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