The 1981–82

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was the sixteenth 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 October 1981, to 16 March 1982. It was contested by 23 teams, three more than in the previous edition.

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defeated

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, in the final held in

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, and won the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup for the first time in its history.

Participants

First round

* AEL withdrew before the first leg and

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received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

Second round

;Automatically qualified to the Quarter finals group stage: *

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Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

March 16, Salle Henri Simonet,

References

External links

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FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup 1981–82
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FIBA Saporta Cup