The 1980–81
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
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was the fifteenth edition of
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's
2nd-tier level European-wide professional club
basketball
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competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 7 October 1980, to 18 March 1981. It was contested by 20 teams, two less than in the previous edition.
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defeated
FC Barcelona
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, in the final held in
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, winning the FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup for a (European record) fourth time.
Participants
First round
* Union Récréation Alexandria withdrew before the second leg and Moderne received a forfeit (2-0).
Second round
;Automatically qualified to the Quarter finals group stage:
*
Turisanda Varese (title holder)
*
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* E. R. Squibb (1819–1900), American physician, inventor, and pharmaceutical company founder
* Geoff Squibb (born 1946), Australian po ...
*
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
March 18,
Palaeur,
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References
External links
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FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup 1980–81
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FIBA
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FIBA Saporta Cup