The 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 4 November 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.Results in todor66.com
Defending champion, Simmenthal Milano, defeated Crvena zvezda in the final, which returned to a single game format, to win their second trophy, becoming the first team to successfully defend its title.Basketball Cup Winner's Cup – Simmenthal is the champion again. El Mundo Deportivo, 22 March 1972 It was the third title in a row for an Italian League team. This season's FIBA European Champions Cup final, also featured Italian and Yugoslav League teams, with the same outcome.
Participants
Country Teams Clubs Italy 2 Fides Napoli Simmenthal Milano Albania 1 Partizani Tirana Austria 1 Handelsministerium Belgium 1 Racing Bell Mechelen Bulgaria 1 Levski-Spartak Czechoslovakia 1 Spartak ZJŠ Brno Denmark 1 Gladsaxe England 1 Sutton & Crystal Palace Finland 1 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit 1 Denain Voltaire Greece 1 AEK Israel 1 Maccabi Haifa Luxembourg 1 Arantia Larochette Netherlands 1 Fiat Stars Portugal 1 Coimbra Spain 1 Juventud Schweppes Syria 1 Ghouta Turkey 1 Beşiktaş West Germany 1 Mainz Yugoslavia 1 Crvena zvezda
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 Simmenthal Milano (title holder)
Quarterfinals 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 Top two places in each group advance to semifinals
Group A 1st leg2nd legAgg Fides Napoli – Racing Bell Mechelen97-8277-90177-172 Juventud Schweppes – Fides Napoli83-6966-92149-161 Racing Bell Mechelen – Juventud Schweppes96-7757-77153-154 Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Fides Napoli 2 4 2 0 335 321 +14 2. Juventud Schweppes 2 3 1 1 303 314 -11 3. Racing Bell Mechelen 2 2 0 2 325 328 -3Group B 1st leg2nd leg Agg AEK – Simmenthal Milano57-8476-117133-201 Crvena zvezda – AEK100-6376-100176-163 Simmenthal Milano – Crvena zvezda86-6258-84144-146 Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Crvena zvezda 2 4 2 0 322 307 +15 2. Simmenthal Milano 2 3 1 1 345 279 +66 3. AEK 2 2 0 2 296 377 -81
Semifinals
Final March 21, Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki
1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions Simmenthal Milano 2nd title
References
External links
FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup 1971–72