1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup

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Sport Basketball Runners-up CSKA Moscow		Champions Ignis Varese
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The 1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 16th installment of the FIBA European Champions Cup club competition (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Country Hall du Sart Tilman in Liège, Belgium on March 22, 1973. It was won by Ignis Varese for the second time in a row. They defeated CSKA Moscow in the finals, by a result of 71–66.

Competition system

27 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders) played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner.

The 8 teams qualified for the Quarterfinals were divided into two groups of four. Every team played against the other three in its group in consecutive home-and-away matches, so that every two of these games counted as a single win or defeat (point difference being a decisive factor there). In case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria was used: 1) one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average; 3) individual wins and defeats.

The group winners and the runners-up of the Quarterfinal Group Stage qualified for the Semifinals. The final was played at a predetermined venue.

First round

*Jeunesse Sportivo Alep withdrew before the first leg and Partizani Tirana received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

Second round

Automatically qualified to the group stage

Ignis Varese (title holder)

Quarterfinals group stage

The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.

Final

March 22, Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liège

References

1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup Wikipedia

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