Korać Cup 1981-82

(From 7-10-1981 to 18-03-1982)

 

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

·          37 teams (best qualified clubs in domestic leagues) playing knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decides the winner.

·          The sixteen teams qualified after the knock-out rounds enter a 1/4 Final stage, divided into four groups of four playing a round-robin. The final standing is based on individual wins and defeats. 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 after the 1/4 Final stage qualify for a 1/2 Final knock-out round (X-pairings, home and away games).

·          The final is played at a predetermined venue.

 

 

FIRST ROUND

(7-10-1981 / 14-10-1981)

Latte Sole Fortitudo Bologna (ITA) - GS Iraklís [Thessaloníkê] (GRE)

86-56 (40-19)

102-87 (39-36)

PAOK [Thessaloníkê] (GRE) - ABC Stock 84 Wels (AUT)

103-72 (52-40)

92-98 (33-38)

Hapoel Haifa BC (ISR) - RBC Spa Verviers-Pepinster (BEL)

66-69 (41-30)

91-84 (39-42)

GM Vasas SC [Budapest] (HUN) - Karşıyaka SK [İzmir] (TUR)

65-51 (28-31)

64-58 (34-28)

Acqua Fabia AMG Sebastiani B. [Rieti] (ITA) - ES Avignon BC (FRA)

88-70 (37-34)

76-61 (40-32)

SB NN Donar [Groningen] (NED) - Solent Stars BC [Southampton] (ENG)

107-77 (47-45)

105-92 (54-37)

CB OAR [Ferrol] (SPA) - Sangalhos DC (POR)

108-72 (49-33) (a)

68-79 (33-38) (b)

BBC Sparta Bertrange (LUX) - Royal SC Anderlecht [Bruxelles] (BEL)

56-104 (26-48)

101-66 (52-27)

Olympiakós SFP [Peiraiás] (GRE) - Racing Maes Pils Mechelen (BEL)

79-60 (33-22)

96-60 (46-22)

BBC T71 [Dudelange] (LUX) - Limoges CSP (FRA)

83-92 (43-50)

108-56 (54-38)

(a) Game played on 8-10-1981.

(b) Game played on 13-10-1981.

 

 

SECOND ROUND

(4-11-1981 / 11-11-1981)

Latte Sole Fortitudo Bologna - TJ Zbrojovka Brno (CZE)

104-86 (53-51)

60-59 (32-25)

PAOK - KK Zadar (YUG)

88-94 (33-40)

103-93 (47-45)

RBC Spa Verviers-Pepinster - Efes Pilsen SK [İstanbul] (TUR)

91-90 (43-40)

92-87 (48-43)

GM Vasas SC - CEP Fleurus (BEL)

95-69 (45-31)

87-71 (30-44)

Acqua Fabia AMG Sebastiani B. - KK Iskra Olimpija [Ljubljana] (YUG)

86-82 (41-38)

75-77 (37-42)

SB NN Donar - CB Cotonificio [Badalona] (SPA)

104-82 (45-25)

107-83 (61-39)

ASPO Tours (FRA) - CB OAR

98-70 (52-28) (a)

100-96 (47-54)

Royal SC Anderlecht - EB Orthez (FRA)

93-86 (51-43)

83-72 (43-42)

CB Miñón Valladolid (SPA) - Racing Maes Pils Mechelen

100-79 (48-40)

78-71 (37-39)

Limoges CSP - AS Áris [Thessaloníkê] (GRE)

106-77 (51-32)

88-77 (40-43)

Hapoel Tel-Aviv BC (ISR) - KK Šibenka [Šibenik] (YUG)

101-97 (48-46)

98-88 (50-46)

BYES: Club Joventut de Badalona (SPA) [title holder], SS Carrera Reyer Venezia (ITA), KK Crvena Zvezda [Beograd] (YUG), BK Spartak [Leningrad] (USSR), Cagiva Pallacanestro Varese (ITA).

(a) Game played on 5-11-1981.

 

 

1/4 FINAL GROUP STAGE

 

GROUP A

Competition Day 1 (9-12-1981) / Competition Day 4 (20-01-1982)

CB Cotonificio - SS Carrera Reyer Venezia

113-86 (53-37)

111-88 (47-48)

Limoges CSP - BK Spartak

76-69 (32-40)

89-106 (42-50)

Competition Day 2 (16-12-1981) / Competition Day 5 (27-01-1982)

SS Carrera Reyer Venezia - BK Spartak

79-81 (44-41)

92-103 (45-44)

CB Cotonificio - Limoges CSP

93-89 (45-49)

101-90 (48-40)

Competition Day 3 (13-01-1982) / Competition Day 6 (3-02-1982)

Limoges CSP - SS Carrera Reyer Venezia

105-101 (54-42)

107-84 (60-44)

BK Spartak - CB Cotonificio

76-84 (40-46)

111-91 (51-47)

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

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. Limoges CSP

6

4

2

561

549

10

2. CB Cotonificio

6

4

2

579

554

10

3. SS Carrera Reyer Venezia

6

3

3

587

563

9

4. BK Spartak

6

1

5

498

559

7

 

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (9-12-1981) / Competition Day 4 (20-01-1982)

Cagiva Pallacanestro Varese - EB Orthez

97-82 (45-36)

102-77 (50-43)

KK Zadar - Club Joventut de Badalona

81-74 (32-41) (*)

84-88 (40-49)

Competition Day 2 (16-12-1981) / Competition Day 5 (27-01-1982)

EB Orthez - Club Joventut de Badalona

93-76 (42-35)

95-83 (47-26)

Cagiva Pallacanestro Varese - KK Zadar

83-75 (41-35)

119-104 (61-51)

Competition Day 3 (13-01-1982) / Competition Day 6 (3-02-1982)

KK Zadar - EB Orthez

112-91 (65-32)

108-105 (54-48)

Club Joventut de Badalona - Cagiva Pallacanestro Varese

83-65 (42-28)

73-74 (35-37) (a)

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

(a) Game played on 4-02-1982.

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. KK Zadar

6

4

2

580

544

10

2. EB Orthez

6

3

3

559

562

9

3. Club Joventut de Badalona

6

3

3

486

483

9

4. Cagiva Pallacanestro Varese

6

2

4

499

535

8

 

GROUP C

Competition Day 1 (9-12-1981) / Competition Day 4 (20-01-1982)

GM Vasas SC - Acqua Fabia AMG Sebastiani Basket

66-98 (35-53)

90-75 (46-26)

KK Šibenka - CB Miñón Valladolid

93-77 (46-42)

108-90 (49-41)

Competition Day 2 (16-12-1981) / Competition Day 5 (27-01-1982)

Acqua Fabia AMG Sebastiani Basket - CB Miñón Valladolid

106-93 (53-46)

83-92 (28-58)

GM Vasas SC - KK Šibenka

79-96 (51-47)

107-81 (59-38)

Competition Day 3 (13-01-1982) / Competition Day 6 (3-02-1982)

KK Šibenka - Acqua Fabia AMG Sebastiani Basket

95-94 (50-46)

99-104 (48-39) (a)

CB Miñón Valladolid - GM Vasas SC

84-77 (32-39)

88-92 (56-46)

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

(a) Overtime at the end of regulation (87-87).

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. KK Šibenka

6

5

1

585

538

11

2. Acqua Fabia AMG Sebastiani B.

6

4

2

579

516

10

3. CB Miñón Valladolid

6

3

3

537

546

9

4. GM Vasas SC

6

0

6

466

567

6

 

GROUP D

Competition Day 1 (9-12-1981) / Competition Day 4 (20-01-1982)

Efes Pilsen SK - KK Crvena Zvezda

81-90 (47-42)

103-82 (51-46)

Latte Sole Fortitudo Bologna - ASPO Tours

103-86 (51-43)

93-91 (45-36)

Competition Day 2 (16-12-1981) / Competition Day 5 (27-01-1982)

KK Crvena Zvezda - ASPO Tours

106-93 (61-41)

106-98 (53-47)

Latte Sole Fortitudo Bologna - Efes Pilsen SK

89-84 (45-41)

99-92 (40-44)

Competition Day 3 (13-01-1982) / Competition Day 6 (3-02-1982)

Latte Sole Fortitudo Bologna - KK Crvena Zvezda

84-82 (45-44)

91-79 (41-38)

ASPO Tours - Efes Pilsen SK

94-75 (44-26)

90-87 (42-50)

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

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. KK Crvena Zvezda

6

4

2

570

525

10

2. Latte Sole Fortitudo Bologna

6

3

3

538

535

9

3. ASPO Tours

6

3

3

559

563

9

4. Efes Pilsen SK

6

2

4

511

555

8

 

 

1/2 FINAL

(17-02-1982 / 24-02-1982)

1B-1A: KK Zadar - Limoges CSP

92-84 (52-39)

99-78 (38-37)

1D-1C: KK Crvena Zvezda - KK Šibenka

115-99 (59-44)

101-83 (57-48)

 

 

FINAL

VENUE: Palasport “San Lazzaro” (Padova)

DATE: 18-03-1982 (20:30 h)

ATTENDANCE: 5.000

REFEREES: Luciano Baldini (ITA), Géza Horváth (HUN)

FOULED OUT: Dacoury (33’) / Macura (36’)

TOP SCORER: Ed Murphy (35)

2P: LIM (35/60) / ŠIB (37/66); 1P: LIM (20/26) / ŠIB (10/15); PF: LIM (20) / ŠIB (29)

Limoges CSP - KK Šibenka

90-84 (46-49)

Limoges CSP (coach: André Buffière)

Jean-Michel Sénégal (10)

Ed Murphy (35)

Richard Dacoury (12)

Irv Kiffin (21)

Apollo Faye (2)

KK Šibenka (coach: Faruk Kulenović)

Srećko Jarić (16)

Dražen Petrović (19)

Željko Marelja (6)

Nenad Slavica (2)

Branko Macura (23)

Yves-Marie Vérove (-)

Jean-Luc Deganis (10)

Živko Ljubojević (18)

Sreten Đurić (-)

RESUMEN (SUMMARY)

Pese a que el Limoges partía como favorito en la final de la Copa Korać, durante gran parte del encuentro no demostró esta condición y estuvo a merced de su rival, el joven y aguerrido equipo yugoslavo KK Šibenka, que dominó ampliamente al cuadro galo durante muchas fases del encuentro. La mayor ventaja del conjunto balcánico se produjo en el minuto 14 (28-38), gracias a la excelente labor del joven y prometedor escolta Dražen Petrović ―especialmente en la distribución de juego― y del pívot Branko Macura ―que se mostró demoledor bajo los tableros y anuló casi por completo a Kiffin en esta primera mitad. Únicamente el escolta norteamericano Ed Murphy mantenía a flote las esperanzas del Limoges, sobre todo en una portentosa primera parte en la que consiguió 24 puntos (con 9 canastas de 14 intentos y 6 tiros libres convertidos de 6 lanzados). No obstante, y pese al dominio yugoslavo en casi todos los aspectos del juego, al descanso se llegó con un marcador igualado (46-49).

 

En la segunda mitad continuó mandando el equipo de Šibenik, de la mano de un inspiradísimo Dražen Petrović, y los hombres de Faruk Kulenović lograron alcanzar una nueva máxima ventaja (56-67, min. 26). Sin embargo, los franceses no perdieron comba y, gracias al resurgir de Kiffin (autor en este periodo de 19 de sus 21 puntos), se situaron a tan sólo un punto de sus rivales (70-71, min. 30). Pese a que Petrović logró mantener al Šibenka por delante gracias a sus acciones individuales, el resurgir del Limoges era ya un hecho, y el mejor juego colectivo de los franceses acabó reflejándose en su primera ventaja desde el 0-2 inicial (76-75, min. 33) tras una canasta bajo tablero de Kiffin. A partir de ese momento se impuso la mayor experiencia del Limoges, y su base internacional Jean-Michel Sénégal no tuvo problemas para controlar con tranquilidad el desesperado pressing a toda pista de sus rivales. Al final, victoria del Limoges por 90 a 84 (máxima ventaja obtenida por los franceses a lo largo de todo el encuentro).

 

 

ROSTERS (FINALISTS)

(Numbers in blue indicate the 10 players registered for the final)

Limoges CSP

KK Šibenka

4. Yves-Marie Vérove (F) FRA

5. Jean-Michel Sénégal (PG) FRA

6. Richard Billet (F) FRA

7. Richard Dacoury (F) FRA

8. Ed Murphy (G) USA

9. Irv Kiffin (PF) USA

10. Serigne Cheikhou “Apollo” Faye (C) FRA

11. Didier Rose (F) FRA

12. Benoît Trémouille (F) FRA

13. Éric Narbonne (PG) FRA

14. Philippe Koundrioukoff (F) FRA

15. Jean-Luc Deganis (PF) FRA

COACH: André Buffière FRA

4. Dražen Petrović (G) YUG

5. Predrag Šarić (F) YUG

6. Fabijan Žurić (PG) YUG

7. Živko Ljubojević (F) YUG

8. Bruno Petani (F) YUG

9. Sreten Đurić (C) YUG

10. Damir Damjanić (PG) YUG

11. Branko Macura (PF) YUG

12. Željko Marelja (F) YUG

13. Robert Jablan (C) YUG

14. Srećko Jarić (PG) YUG

15. Nenad Slavica (PF) YUG

COACH: Faruk Kulenović YUG

 

 

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