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
Champions Ford Cantù
  Runners-up Billy Milano

Competition system
  • 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
Team 1 Agg. 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
Team 1 Agg. 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
Key to colors
     Top two places in the group advance to Final
TeamPldPtsWLPFPA
1. Ford Cantù 101773856762
2. Billy Milano 101773796766
3. Real Madrid 101664901853
4. CSKA Moscow 101555849856
5. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 101555866839
6. Cibona 1010010792984

Final
Main article: 1983 FIBA European Champions Cup Final

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

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

References
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