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1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup

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Ignis Varèse

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FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 18th edition of the FIBA European Champions Cup club competition (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Arena Deurne in Antwerpen, Belgium on April 10, 1975. In a reprise of a previous year's final, Ignis Varèse defeated Real Madrid, by a result of 79–65.

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Competition system

  • 24 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 twelve teams qualified for the Quarterfinals were divided into two groups of six. Every team played against the other five 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 this 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.

    • Second round

    *Partizani Tirana withdrew before the first leg, so Balkan Botevgrad went through with a walkover.

    Automatically qualified to the group stage
  • Real Madrid (title holder)
  • Ignis Varese
  • Berck
  • Zadar
  • CSKA Moscow

    • 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.

    *CSKA Moscow withdrew before the group stage for political reasons. Therefore, all the scheduled games of the Soviet team were considered forfeits (2–0) for their rivals, although they were not counted in the final standing of the group.

    Final

    April 10, Arena Deurne, Antwerpen

    References

    1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup Wikipedia
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