The 1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 25th season of the
European top-tier level professional
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club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called
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). The
Final
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was held at the
Sporthalle, in
Cologne
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,
West Germany
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, on March 25, 1982.
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defeated the defending title holders,
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, by a result of 86–80.
Competition system
* 24 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a
tournament system, entered a Quarterfinal Group Stage, divided into six groups that played in a round-robin. The final standing was based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group.
* The 6 group winners of the Quarterfinal Group Stage advanced to Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules.
* The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.
Quarterfinal group stage
Semifinal group stage
Final
March 25,
Sporthalle,
Cologne
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Awards
FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer
*
Bruce Flowers (
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* E. R. Squibb (1819–1900), American physician, inventor, and pharmaceutical company founder
* Geoff Squibb (born 1946), Australian po ...
)
References
External links
1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup*
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EuroLeague seasons
FIBA
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