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1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup

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Basketball

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Ignis Varese

Champions
  
Real Madrid

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FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Palais des Sports de Beaulieu in Nantes, France on April 3, 1974. It was won by Real Madrid who defeated Ignis Varese in the finals, by a result of 84–82. This was the 5th consecutive final for Varese, and the first of three consecutive finals played between these two teams.

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Competition system

  • 26 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

    *FIBA cancelled this match and declared Union Wienerberger winner.

    **This match played as a single game in Belgrade.

    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

    April 3, Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes

    References

    1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup Wikipedia
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