Cup Winners’
Cup 1975-76
(From 29-10-1975 to 17-03-1976)
COMPETITION SYSTEM
·
20 teams (domestic Cup champions) playing knock-out rounds
on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games
decides the winner.
·
The eight teams qualified after the 1/8 Final round enter
a 1/4 Final stage,
divided into two groups of four. Every team plays against the
other two 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 after the 1/4 Final stage qualify for a 1/2 Final knock-out round (X-pairings). The final is played at a predetermined venue. |
FIRST ROUND (29-10-1975 / 5-11-1975) |
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KS Partizani [Tiranë] (ALB) - UR Alexandria (EGY) |
2-0 |
0-2 (*) |
Sutton & Crystal Palace BC (ENG) - BUS Fruit Lier BBC (BEL) |
73-71 (31-36) |
59-67 (32-26) |
Ármann [Reykjavík] (ICE) - Honka Playboys [Espoo] (FIN) |
65-88 (32-43) |
107-81 (55-36) |
Al-Wahda BC [Damascus] (SYR) - TJ Slavia VŠ Praha (CZE) |
0-2 |
2-0 (*) |
Olympiakós SFP [Peiraiás] (GRE) - Hapoel Gvat-Yagur BC (ISR) |
89-63 (42-34) |
82-73 (43-35) |
Fribourg Olympic Basket (SWI) - ABC Soma Wien (AUT) |
79-67 (36-36) |
86-63 (38-22) |
* Union Récréation Alexandria and Al-Wahda BC both withdrew before the first leg, and their rivals received a forfeit (2-0) in both games. |
1/8 FINAL (19-11-1975 / 26-11-1975) |
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Solna IF [Stockholm] (SWE) - Cinzano Olimpia Milano (ITA) |
71-65 (34-26) |
102-81 (53-31) |
KS Partizani - ASPO Tours (FRA) |
83-80 (52-40) |
101-76 (59-40) |
Galatasaray SK [İstanbul] (TUR) - Sutton & Crystal Palace BC |
91-77 (49-48) |
83-60 (33-23) |
Honka Playboys - CB Estudiantes [Madrid] (SPA) |
80-90 (44-46) |
78-71 (39-27) |
SSV Hagen (FRG) - TJ Slavia VŠ Praha |
84-75 (35-40) |
76-78 (38-38) |
Olympiakós SFP - ABC Soma Wien |
77-49 (41-26) |
76-65 (44-37) |
BYES: KK Rabotnički [Skopje] (YUG), CSKA [Sofija] (BUL). |
1/4 FINAL GROUP STAGE |
GROUP A |
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Competition Day 1 (7-01-1976) / Competition Day 2 (14-01-1976) |
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ASPO Tours - KK Rabotnički |
99-83 (53-38) |
107-90 (62-48) |
Olympiakós SFP - CSKA [Sofija] |
91-78 (41-36) |
99-77 (51-39) |
Competition Day 3 (21-01-1976) / Competition Day 4 (28-01-1976) |
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KK Rabotnički - CSKA [Sofija] |
117-88 (63-51) |
90-84 (55-37) |
ASPO Tours - Olympiakós SFP |
102-77 (49-42) |
77-69 (42-32) |
Competition Day 5 (4-02-1976) / Competition Day 6 (11-02-1976) |
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KK Rabotnički - Olympiakós SFP |
90-79 (42-41) |
91-71 (45-36) |
CSKA [Sofija] - ASPO Tours |
95-91 (58-48) |
95-84 (53-38) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. KK Rabotnički |
3 |
2 |
1 |
552 |
537 |
5 |
2. ASPO Tours |
3 |
2 |
1 |
546 |
523 |
5 |
3. CSKA [Sofija] |
3 |
1 |
2 |
534 |
555 |
4 |
4. Olympiakós SFP |
3 |
1 |
2 |
492 |
509 |
4 |
GROUP B |
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Competition Day 1 (7-01-1976) / Competition Day 2 (14-01-1976) |
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SSV Hagen - Cinzano Olimpia Milano |
79-94 (49-40) |
107-84 (48-38) |
CB Estudiantes - Sutton & Crystal Palace BC |
107-79 (52-31) |
87-87 (41-40) |
Competition Day 3 (21-01-1976) / Competition Day 4 (28-01-1976) |
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Cinzano Olimpia Milano - Sutton & Crystal Palace BC |
82-89 (37-53) |
73-81 (39-45) |
SSV Hagen - CB Estudiantes |
86-85 (42-42) |
109-76 (53-40) |
Competition Day 5 (4-02-1976) / Competition Day 6 (11-02-1976) |
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Cinzano Olimpia Milano - CB Estudiantes |
107-82 (57-43) |
106-72 (47-33) |
Sutton & Crystal Palace BC - SSV Hagen |
96-86 (43-50) |
83-74 (47-36) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. CB Estudiantes |
3 |
3 |
0 |
576 |
507 |
6 |
2. Cinzano Olimpia Milano |
3 |
2 |
1 |
543 |
513 |
5 |
3. Sutton & Crystal Palace BC |
3 |
1 |
2 |
498 |
526 |
4 |
4. SSV Hagen |
3 |
0 |
3 |
494 |
565 |
3 |
1/2 FINAL (25-02-1976 / 3-03-1976) |
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2A-1B: ASPO Tours - CB Estudiantes |
106-81 (49-44) |
93-72 (44-36) |
2B-1A: Cinzano Olimpia Milano - KK Rabotnički |
90-67 (44-33) |
104-89 (56-54) |
FINAL |
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VENUE: Palasport “Parco Ruffini” (Torino) DATE: 17-03-1976 (21:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 6.500 REFEREES: Kostas Dimou (GRE), Pieter Leegwater (NED) FOULED OUT: Bellot (30’), Sénégal (35’) TOP SCORER: Pino Brumatti (29) |
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Cinzano Olimpia Milano - ASPO Tours |
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88-83 (38-34) |
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Cinzano Olimpia Milano (coach: Pippo Faina) Maurizio Benatti (-) Pino Brumatti (29) Mike Sylvester (23) Vittorio Ferracini (6) Red Robbins (11) |
ASPO Tours (coach: Pierre Dao) Jean-Michel Sénégal (16) Marc Bellot (8) L.C. Bowen (21) Slem Menyard (12) Ray Reynolds (16) |
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Sergio Borlenghi (8) Paolo Bianchi (10) Antonio Francescatto (1) |
Éric Bonneau (6) Christian Albert (-) Michel Bergeron (2) Patrick Demars (2) |
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RESUMEN (SUMMARY) El Olimpia de Milán (ahora llamado Cinzano y antiguamente más conocido como Simmenthal) conquistó su tercera Recopa de Europa, tras las logradas en 1971 y 1972, después de derrotar al ASPO Tour por 88 a 83 en un partido de gran emoción. Salvo la canasta inicial francesa, el conjunto italiano fue siempre por delante en el marcador y logró alzarse con una merecida victoria, gracias a un espléndido Brumatti (máximo anotador del encuentro con 29 puntos), un Sylvester implacable en su defensa sobre Bowen y mortífero en el lanzamiento exterior y un Robbins que apareció en los momentos más complicados del partido.
El Cinzano Milán, de la mano de un infalible Brumatti (con cuatro canastas en sus cuatro primeros intentos), obtiene la primera ventaja importante del encuentro (8-4, min. 2). Las defensas de ambos conjuntos son muy estrechas, y en esta labor sobresale fundamentalmente Sylvester, que anula por completo a su par Bowen. El ASPO resiste el empuje inicial italiano gracias a sus veloces contragolpes, y a falta de un minuto para el descanso logra empatar el encuentro (34-34), aunque un estirón final del conjunto milanista deja el marcador en 38-34 al final del primer tiempo. La segunda mitad continúa con la misma tónica que la primera, con leves ventajas italianas de entre uno y tres puntos. Sin embago, tras la eliminación en el minuto 35 del base francés Sénégal (que estaba cuajando una buena segunda mitad), el ASPO pierde su referencia en la dirección del juego y queda a mercer del Cinzano Milán, que de la mano de Sylvester y Brumatti logra abrir una brecha en los minutos finales que resulta ya decisiva para la suerte del encuentro. |
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ROSTERS (FINALISTS) (Numbers in blue indicate the 10 players registered for the final) |
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Cinzano Olimpia Milano |
ASPO Tours |
5. Antonio Francescatto (F) 6. Giuseppe “Pino” Brumatti (G) 7. Maurizio Benatti (PG) 9. Vittorio Ferracini (C) 10. Austin “Red” Robbins (C) 11. Maurizio Borghese (C) 12. Sergio Borlenghi (C) 13. Paolo Bianchi (F) 14. Franco Boselli (F) 15. Mike Sylvester (F) Carlo Fabbricatore (PG) Dino Boselli (PG) Paolo Friz (F) Vittorio Gallinari (F) Marino Sabatini (C) COACH: Filippo “Pippo” Faina
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4. Robert “Ray” Reynolds (C) 5. Jean-Michel Sénégal (PG) 6. Christian Albert (XX) 8. Marc Bellot (F) 9. Henri Barré (XX) 10. Éric Bonneau (PG) 11. Michel Bergeron (XX) 12. Patrick Demars (F) 14. Randle “L.C.” Bowen (F) 15. DeWitt “Slem” Menyard (C) Jean-Louis Vacher (F) Daniel Boué (XX) COACH: Pierre Dao
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