1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 26th season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (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.

1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup
LeagueFIBA European Champions Cup
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 6, 1982 - March 24, 1983
Final
ChampionsItaly Ford Cantù
  Runners-upItaly Billy Milano
FIBA European Champions Cup seasons

Competition system

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  • Twenty-four teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, 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 were 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.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Murray Edinburgh   145-155   Fribourg Olympic 74–78 71–77
T71 Dudelange   97-203   Ford Cantù 51–99 46–104
Partizani Tirana   154-171   Honvéd 90–81 64–90
Union Récréation Alexandria   110-154   Cibona 58–65 52–89
Ammerud   123-222   Nationale-Nederlanden Donar 56–106 67–116
UBSC Wien   140-179   Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 63–85 77–94
Sutton & Crystal Palace   173-171   Saturn Köln 75–74 98–97
Alvik   188-191   Real Madrid 93–99 95–92
Turun NMKY   167-149   VŠ Praha 90–63 77–86
BMS   140-238   CSKA Moscow 67–114 73–124
Panathinaikos   125-167   Moderne 58–55 67–112
Eczacıbaşı   154-190   Billy Milano 82–86 72–104

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fribourg Olympic   154-220   Ford Cantù 75–112 79–108
Honvéd   187-209   Cibona 89–87 98–122
Nationale-Nederlanden Donar   144-157   Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 76–69 68–88
Sutton & Crystal Palace   170-192   Real Madrid 89–81 81–111
Turun NMKY   163-220   CSKA Moscow 71-89 92–131
Moderne   143-171   Billy Milano 64–85 79–86

Semifinal group stage

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Key to colors
     Top two places in the group advance to Final
Team Pld Pts W L PF PA
1.   Ford Cantù 10 17 7 3 856 762
2.   Billy Milano 10 17 7 3 796 766
3.   Real Madrid 10 16 6 4 901 853
4.   CSKA Moscow 10 15 5 5 849 856
5.   Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 15 5 5 866 839
6.   Cibona 10 10 0 10 792 984

Final

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March 24, Palais des Sports, Grenoble

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ford Cantù   69–68   Billy Milano


1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
 
Ford Cantù
2nd Title

Awards

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References

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