The 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup was the sixth edition of FIBA's competition for European basketball national cup champions, running from 4 December 1971 to 21 March 1972. It was contested by 21 teams, five less than in the previous edition, and it marked a reform in the competition's format; a 6-team group stage was introduced replacing the quarterfinals.[1]
Defending champion Simmenthal Milano defeated Crvena Zvezda in the final, which returned to a single game format, to win its second trophy, becoming the first team to successfully defend its title.[2] It was the third title in a row for an Italian team. This season European Cup's final also confronted Italian and Yugoslav teams, with the same outcome.
Participants
First round
*Partizani Tirana (for political reasons), Ghouta and Blue Stars Amsterdam all withdrew before the first leg, and their rivals received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.
Second round
- Automatically qualified to the quarter finals group stage
Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.
Key to colors
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Top two places in each group advance to semifinals |
Semi finals
Final
March 21, Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki
References
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External links
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| FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
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| FIBA European Cup |
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| FIBA EuroCup |
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| FIBA Saporta Cup |
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- ↑ Results in todor66.com
- ↑ Basketball Cup Winner's Cup – Simmenthal is the champion again. El Mundo Deportivo, 22 March 1972
Simmenthal Milano
Crvena Zvezda
Arantia Larochette
Mainz
Partizani Tirana
Gladsaxe
Denain-Voltaire
Académica Coimbra
Levski-Spartak
Beşiktaş
Fiat Stars
Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
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