Champions Cup 1972-73

(From 9-11-1972 to 22-03-1973)

 

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

·          27 teams (domestic champions plus title holder) playing knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decides the winner.

·          The eight teams qualified for 1/4 Finals are divided into two groups of four. Every team plays against the other three in its group in consecutive home-and-away matches, so that every two of these games count as a single win or defeat (point difference being a decisive factor here). In case of a tie between two or more teams after this group stage, the following criteria is used to decide the final standing: 1) one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average; 3) individual wins and defeats.

·          The group winners and runners-up of the 1/4 Final round qualify for 1/2 Finals. The final is played at a predetermined venue.

 

 

FIRST ROUND

(9-11-1972 / 16-11-1972)

TuS 04 Leverkusen (FRG) - Simmenthal Olimpia Milano (ITA)

73-75 (34-38)

90-87 (46-39) (b)

UBSC Radio Koch Wien (AUT) - İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi SK (TUR)

81-68 (36-36)

58-56 (36-29)

BBC Etzella [Ettelbruck] (LUX) - Epping Avenue BC [Leyton] (ENG)

81-91 (38-39)

69-71 (29-38)

ÍR [Reykjavík] (ICE) - Real Madrid CF (SPA)

65-117 (27-50)

93-37 (50-20)

Alvik BK [Stockholm] (SWE) - Maccabi Elite SC [Tel-Aviv] (ISR)

74-103 (36-54)

87-70 (38-42) (b)

Budapesti Honvéd SE (HUN) - BUS Fruit Lier BBC (BEL)

85-77 (37-30) (a)

92-59 (46-28)

Fath US [Rabat] (MOR) - ASVEL Basket [Villeurbanne] (FRA)

65-82 (29-46)

111-74 (56-30)

FC Porto (POR) - TJ Slavia VŠ Praha (CZE)

81-93 (36-49)

109-68 (57-27)

CJS Aleppo (SYR) - KS Partizani [Tiranë] (ALB)

0-2

2-0 (*)

Levi’s Flamingo’s [Haarlem] (NED) - KK Crvena Zvezda [Beograd] (YUG)

88-72 (44-32)

107-74 (51-40)

CS Dinamo Bucureşti (ROM) - Knorr Stars Honka [Espoo] (FIN)

95-58 (51-30)

74-77 (34-44) (b)

BK Akademik [Sofija] (BUL) - Panathinaïkós AO [Athína] (GRE)

76-57 (39-27) (a)

84-78 (42-36) (c)

* Cercle Jeunesse Sportive Aleppo withdrew before the first leg and KS Partizani received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.
(a) Games played on 8-11-1972.
(b) Games played on 15-11-1972.
(c) Game played on 17-11-1972.

 

 

1/8 FINAL

(7-12-1972 / 14-12-1972)

Stade Français [Genève] (SWI) - CSKA [Moskva] (USSR)

92-121 (43-67) (a)

121-80 (60-43) (b)

Simmenthal Olimpia Milano - UBSC Radio Koch Wien

93-76 (43-41) (a)

80-82 (34-44) (c)

Epping Avenue BC - Real Madrid CF

62-119 (28-65)

110-47 (54-16) (d)

Maccabi Elite SC - BUS Fruit Lier BBC

97-74 (47-35)

72-65 (35-36)

ASVEL Basket - TJ Slavia VŠ Praha

66-63 (22-34) (e)

90-82 (53-27) (f)

KS Partizani - KK Crvena Zvezda

83-94 (37-40)

99-74 (38-34)

CS Dinamo Bucureşti - BK Akademik

72-75 (26-34)

58-69 (31-25)

BYE: Ignis Pallacanestro Varese (ITA) [title holder].

(a) Games played on 30-11-1972.
(b) Game played on 3-12-1972.
(c) Game played on 6-12-1972.
(d) Game played on 15-12-1972.
(e) Game played on 2-12-1972.
(f) Game played on 7-12-1972.

 

 

1/4 FINAL GROUP STAGE

 

GROUP A

Competition Day 1 (11-01-1973) / Competition Day 2 (18-01-1973)

Real Madrid CF - Simmenthal Olimpia Milano

94-76 (48-29) (a)

92-72 (42-28)

Maccabi Elite SC - KK Crvena Zvezda

113-102 (56-54)

103-88 (51-40) (*)

Competition Day 3 (25-01-1973) / Competition Day 4 (1-02-1973)

Simmenthal Olimpia Milano - Maccabi Elite SC

108-74 (48-34) (*)

113-88 (61-41) (*)

Real Madrid CF - KK Crvena Zvezda

74-77 (36-33) (*)

80-70 (34-33)

Competition Day 5 (8-02-1973) / Competition Day 6 (15-02-1973)

Simmenthal Olimpia Milano - KK Crvena Zvezda

108-85 (55-34) (*)

74-80 (30-32) (*)

Maccabi Elite SC - Real Madrid CF

87-88 (41-43)

87-75 (42-33)

* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day.

(a) Game played on 9-01-1973.

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. Simmenthal Olimpia Milano

3

3

0

552

512

6

2. KK Crvena Zvezda

3

2

1

521

533

5

3. Real Madrid CF

3

1

2

485

487

4

4. Maccabi Elite SC

3

0

3

550

576

3

 

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (11-01-1973) / Competition Day 2 (18-01-1973)

Ignis Pallacanestro Varese - TJ Slavia VŠ Praha

102-80 (51-38) (*)

91-82 (37-44) (*)

CS Dinamo Bucureşti - CSKA

80-94 (37-44)

83-64 (45-37)

Competition Day 3 (25-01-1973) / Competition Day 4 (1-02-1973)

TJ Slavia VŠ Praha - CSKA

79-94 (37-46) (*)

77-76 (38-41)

Ignis Pallacanestro Varese - CS Dinamo Bucureşti

84-60 (43-32) (*)

82-81 (43-39) (*)

Competition Day 5 (8-02-1973) / Competition Day 6 (15-02-1973)

TJ Slavia VŠ Praha - CS Dinamo Bucureşti

99-83 (50-33)

100-64 (48-32)

CSKA - Ignis Pallacanestro Varese

97-76 (43-33) (*)

78-65 (47-40) (*)

* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day.

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. CSKA

3

3

0

510

453

6

2. Ignis Pallacanestro Varese

3

2

1

503

475

5

3. CS Dinamo Bucureşti

3

1

2

469

505

4

4. TJ Slavia VŠ Praha

3

0

3

489

538

3

 

 

1/2 FINAL

(1-03-1973 / 8-03-1973)

A1-B2: Simmenthal Olimpia Milano - Ignis Pallacanestro Varese

72-97 (37-46)

115-100 (59-42)

A2-B1: KK Crvena Zvezda - CSKA

90-98 (59-42)

100-83 (49-40)

 

 

FINAL

VENUE: Country Hall du Sart Tilman (Liège)

DATE: 22-03-1973 (20:15 h)

ATTENDANCE: 3.700

REFEREES: Artenik Arabadjan (BUL), Kostas Dimou (GRE)

FOULED OUT: Raga (40’) / Edeshko (26’), Miloserdov (30’), Kovyrkin [d.t.f.] (33’)

TOP SCORER: Sergej Belov (34)

2P: IGN (31/64) / CSKA (26/59); 1P: IGN (9/12) / CSKA (14/16); PF: IGN (26) / CSKA (32 + 1 technical foul)

Ignis Pallacanestro Varese - CSKA

71-66 (41-29)

Ignis Pallacanestro Varese (coach: Aza Nikolić)

Aldo Ossola (6)

Manuel Raga (25)

Bob Morse (16)

Ivan Bisson (13)

Dino Meneghin (9)

CSKA (coach: Aleksandr Gomel’skij)

Sergej Belov (34)

Valerij Miloserdov (-)

Nikolaj Kovyrkin (-)

Evgenij Kovalenko (14)

Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (4)

Ottorino Flaborea (2)

Dodo Rusconi (-)

Marino Zanatta (-)

Ivan Edeshko (6)

Viktor Petrakov (6)

Nikolaj D’jachenko (2)

Aleksandr Kul’kov (-)

RESUMEN (SUMMARY)

Antes de la final, muy pocos hubieran apostado por la victoria del Ignis, a tenor de la irregular campaña que venía realizando en la Liga italiana. Pero de la misma manera que dos años atrás, en Amberes, el CSKA partía como víctima propiciatoria en la finalísima, en esta ocasión fueron los italianos los que sorprendieron a sus rivales con una sensacional defensa, especialmente bajo los tableros, que hizo estéril la fenomenal labor de Sergej Belov, autor de más de la mitad de los puntos de su equipo.

 

Tras un comienzo arrollador del Ignis (13-2, minuto 5), los soviéticos empezaron a sentirse impotentes para superar la férrea defensa individual italiana. Meneghin era un coloso bajo su aro y se llevaba todos los rebotes, mientras que Raga sembraba el desconcierto con sus canastas y en defensa se relevaba con Ossola en el marcaje del temible Belov (aun a costa de cargarse con cuatro personales en los diez primeros minutos). La escuadra italiana llegó al descanso con una ventaja considerable (41-29), fiel reflejo de su superioridad en el juego durante los primeros veinte minutos.

 

En la segunda parte, el CSKA intentó la remontada y llegó a ponerse a cuatro puntos (63-59, min. 34), pero fue más fruto de la relajación del Ignis que del buen juego soviético. Con el gigante Zharmukhamedov completamente anulado por Meneghin, el cuadro moscovita pasó a depender sobremanera de la inspiración de su mejor hombre, Sergej Belov, escaso argumento para frenar a un equipo italiano más compensado cuyo juego giraba en torno al triángulo mágico Raga-Morse-Meneghin. Sabedores de su superioridad, los varesinos no perdieron los nervios en ningún momento y supieron controlar el marcador hasta la victoria final.

 

 

ROSTERS (FINALISTS)

(Numbers in blue indicate the players registered for the final)

Ignis Pallacanestro Varese

CSKA (ЦСКА)

4. Edoardo “Dodo” Rusconi (PG) ITA

5. Ottorino Flaborea (C) ITA

6. Franco Bartolucci (F) ITA

7. Giorgio Chiarini (F) ITA

8. Marino Zanatta (F) ITA

9. Bob Morse (F) USA

10. Aldo Ossola (PG) ITA

11. Dino Meneghin (C) ITA

12. Paolo Polzot (F) ITA

13. Massimo Lucarelli (C) ITA

14. Ivan Bisson (PF) ITA

15. Manuel Raga Navarro (F) MEX

Paolo Vittori (F) ITA

COACH: Aleksandar “Aza” Nikolić YUG

4. Aleksandr Kulkov (Александр Кульков) (PG) USSR

5. Ivan Edeshko (Иван Едешко) (F) USSR

6. Valerij Miloserdov (Валерий Милосердов) (F) USSR

7. Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (Алжан Жармухамедов) (C) USSR

8. Nikolaj D'jachenko (Николай Дьяченко) (C) USSR

9. Vladimir Iljuk (Владимир Илюк) (PG) USSR

10. Sergej Belov (Сергей Белов) (PG) USSR

11. Nikolaj Kovyrkin (Николай Ковыркин) (F) USSR

12. Viktor Petrakov (Виктор Петраков) (C) USSR

13. Evgenij Kovalenko (Евгений Коваленко) (F) USSR

14. Sergej Yastrebov (Сергей Ястребов) (PG) USSR

15. Vladimir Viktorov (Владимир Викторов) (C) USSR

Vladimir Andreev (Владимир Андреев) (C) USSR

Vadim Kapranov (Вадим Капранов) (F) USSR

COACH: Aleksandr Gomelskij (Александр Гомельский) USSR

 

 

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