The 1974–75

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was the ninth edition of

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's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club

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competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 6 November 1974, to 26 March 1975. It was contested by 22 teams, three less than in the previous edition.

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defeated

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...

, the former FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup champion, in the final, held in Nantes, and became the first and only Soviet League team to win the competition for the second time.

Participants

First round

Second round

;Automatically qualified to the Quarter finals group stage: *

(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.

Semifinals

Final

March 26,

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, Nantes

References

External links

FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup 1974–75 linguasport.com
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FIBA Saporta Cup