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1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup

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Sport
  
Basketball

Runners-up
  
Billy Milano

Champions
  
Ford Cantù

League
  
FIBA European Champions Cup

Duration
  
October 6, 1982 - March 24, 1983

The 1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 26th season of the FIBA European Champions Cup club competition (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Palais des Sports in Grenoble, France on March 24, 1983. Ford Cantù won their second title in a row, defeating another Italian club, Billy Milano, by a result of 69–68. In this season, FIBA reintroduced the preliminary knock-out rounds, which were abandoned after the 1975–76 season.

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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 six remaining teams after the knock-out rounds entered a Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as 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 was used: 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 winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.

    • Final

    March 24, Palais des Sports, Grenoble

    References

    1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup Wikipedia
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