1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup
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| title = 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup
| league = FIBA Korać Cup
| sport = Basketball
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| finals = Finals
| finals_link = 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup Finals
| finals_champ = {{flagicon|ITA}} Birra Forst Cantù
| finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} CF Barcelona
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| seasonslistnames = FIBA Korać Cup
| prevseason_link = 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup
| prevseason_year = 1973–74
| nextseason_year = 1975–76
| nextseason_link = 1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup
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The 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup was the fourth edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 5 November 1974 to 25 March 1975. It was contested by 42 teams, five more than in the previous edition.
Birra Forst Cantù defeated CF Barcelona in the final to become the competition's first and only three-peat champion.
Season teams
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|Country | | Teams | colspan=8| Clubs (ranking in 1973–74 national league) |
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{{flagicon|FRA}} France | align=center| 8
| ASVEL | Caen | Monaco | JA Vichy | |
{{flagicon|GRE|old}} Greece | align=center| 4
| Aris | PAOK | |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy | align=center| 4 | |
{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium | align=center| 3 | |
{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands | align=center| 3 | |
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Spain | align=center| 3
| Pineda | |
{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany | align=center| 3 | |
{{flagicon|ISR}} Israel | align=center| 2 | |
{{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg | align=center| 2
| Etzella | |
{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Soviet Union | align=center| 2
| Stroitel | |
{{flagicon|SWI}} Switzerland | align=center| 2
| Vevey | |
{{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia | align=center| 2
| Bosna | Partizan | |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Bulgaria | align=center| 1 | |
{{flagicon|POR}} Portugal | align=center| 1
| Porto | |
{{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland | align=center| 1
| Paisley | |
{{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey | align=center| 1 |
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First round
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{{TwoLegResult|1.FC Bamberg|FRG|160–122|Standard Diekirch|LUX|82–56|78–66|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|USC München|FRG|139–193|Brina Rieti|ITA|86–101|53–92|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Panellinios|GRE|var1=old|135–147|Sunair Oostende|BEL|70–68|65–79|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Union Neuchâtel|SWI|146–246|CF Barcelona|ESP|var2=1945|69–105|77–141|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|YMCA España|ESP|var1=1945|219–114|Paisley|SCO|123–53|96–61|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|YMCA Thessaloniki|GRE|var1=old|153–160|Wolfenbüttel|FRG|73–69|80–91|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Etzella|LUX|146–239|Nationale-Nederlanden Donar|NED|78–110|68–129|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Éveil Monceau|BEL|156–184|Levski-Spartak|BUL|var2=1971|99–108|57–76|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Hapoel Gvat/Yagur|ISR|148–132|Galatasaray|TUR|84–64|64–68|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Denain Voltaire|FRA|166–143|Pineda|ESP|var2=1945|83–58|83–85|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Levi's Flamingo's|NED|192–198|Monaco|FRA|105–107|87–91|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Vevey|SWI|165–193|Partizan|YUG|85–91|80–102|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Typsoos Lions|NED|164–201|Bosna|YUG|81–79|83–122|winner=2}}
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Second round
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{{TwoLegResult|1.FC Bamberg|FRG|141–198|ASPO Tours|FRA|72–77|69–121|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Standard Liège|BEL|134–148|Brina Rieti|ITA|69–67|65–81|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Sunair Oostende|BEL|159–158|Chorale Mulsant|FRA|81–79|78–79|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|CF Barcelona|ESP|var1=1945|171–101|FC Porto|POR|88–36|83–65|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Olympique Antibes|FRA|180–163|YMCA España|ESP|var2=1945|106–82|74–81|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Wolfenbüttel|FRG|164–181|JA Vichy|FRA|102–86|62–95|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Nationale-Nederlanden Donar|NED|154–169|ASVEL|FRA|90–82|64–87|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Levski-Spartak|BUL|var1=1971|124–120|Aris|GRE|var2=old|60–37|64–83|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Hapoel Gvat/Yagur|ISR|130–151|IBP Stella Azzurra|ITA|59–72|71–79|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Denain Voltaire|FRA|170–174|Innocenti Milano|ITA|96–76|74–98|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Monaco|FRA|194–186|Hapoel Ramat Gan|ISR|84–74|110–112|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Partizan|YUG|187–169|Caen|FRA|100–79|87–90|winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|PAOK|GRE|var1=old|150–157|Bosna|YUG|77–74|73–83|winner=2}}
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;Automatically qualified to the round of 16:
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Birra Forst Cantù (title holder)
- {{flagicon|URS|1955}} Dynamo Moscow
- {{flagicon|URS|1955}} Stroitel
Round of 16
The round of 16 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
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2. | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} JA Vichy*
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 3. | align=left|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Dynamo Moscow*
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 4. | align=left|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Stroitel*
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Birra Forst Cantù qualifies directly for Semifinals after the withdrawal of the rest of participants in this group (JA Vichy, Dynamo Moscow and Stroitel).
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=Group B=
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| 1. | align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Partizan
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 568 | 509 | +59 |
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| 2. | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Innocenti Milano
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 522 | 477 | +45 |
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| 3. | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} ASPO Tours
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 528 | 494 | +34 |
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| 4. | align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Sunair Oostende
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 440 | 578 | −138 |
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=Group C=
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| 1. | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Brina Rieti
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 480 | 443 | +37 |
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| 2. | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} ASVEL
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 535 | 483 | +52 |
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| 3. | align=left|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Levski-Spartak
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 480 | 506 | −26 |
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| 4. | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Monaco
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 476 | 539 | −63 |
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=Group D=
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| 1. | align=left|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} CF Barcelona
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 527 | 473 | +54 |
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| 2. | align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Bosna
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 491 | 494 | −3 |
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| 3. | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} IBP Stella Azzurra
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 482 | 490 | −8 |
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| 4. | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Olympique Antibes
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 510 | 553 | −43 |
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Semi finals
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{{TwoLegResult|Partizan|YUG|168–172|Birra Forst Cantù|ITA|101–88|67–84|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Brina Rieti|ITA|126–135|CF Barcelona|ESP|var2=1945|63–48|63–87|winner=2}}
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Finals
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{{TwoLegResult|CF Barcelona|ESP|var1=1945|154–181|Birra Forst Cantù|ITA|69–71|85–110|winner=2}}
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!1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup Champions |
{{flagicon|ITA|size=100px}} Birra Forst Cantù 3rd title |
References
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220319073231/http://www.linguasport.com:80/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c3/C3_75.htm Linguasport 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup]}}
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_,XObOBMOG0-JbZPV954zm1.pageID_uwPF5YxlHY-Ni66Wx9O410.compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.season_1975.html 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup]
{{Pallacanestro Cantù 1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup Champions}}
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