Champions Cup 1970-71

Champions Cup 1970-71

(From 5-11-1970 to 8-04-1971)

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 (5-11-1970 / 12-11-1970)
BBC Etzella [Ettelbruck] (LUX) - TuS 04 Leverkusen (FRG)	72-99 (34-54)	78-59 (36-24)
CJS Aleppo (SYR) - *BK Akademik [Sofija] (BUL)*	69-89 (39-41)	112-68 (62-36)
CS Dinamo Bucureşti (ROM) - Union Firestone Ehgartner [Wien] (AUT)	115-56 (63-24)	80-101 (41-55)
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi SK (TUR) - KS Partizani [Tiranë] (ALB)	(*)
Virum BK [København] (DEN) - TJ Slavia VŠ Praha (CZE)	63-113 (30-58) (a)	146-42 (72-15)
Alvik BK [Stockholm] (SWE) - Real Madrid CF (SPA)	80-99 (41-47)	118-52 (52-22)
Tapion Honka [Espoo] (FIN) - WKS Śląsk Wrocław (POL)	66-66 (26-28)	78-61 (37-34) (b)
Fiat Stars [Amsterdam] (NED) - AŠK Olimpija *[Ljubljana] (YUG)*	0-2	2-0 (**)
ÍR [Reykjavík] (ICE) - Olympique d’Antibes Basket (FRA)	0-2	2-0 (**)
Fath US [Rabat] (MOR) - *AEK [Athína] (GRE)*	80-84 (42-39)	95-44 (55-27)
SL Benfica [Lisboa] (POR) - Budapesti Honvéd SE (HUN)	67-112 (35-50)	118-66 (60-31)
* FIBA cancelled this match and declared İTÜ winner as KS Partizani refused to play in Turkey due to an outbreak of cholera in this country. ** Fiat Stars and Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur withdrew before the first leg, so AŠK Olimpija and Olimpique d’Antibes Basket received a forfeit (2-0) in both their games. (a) Game played on 4-11-1970. (b) Game played on 14-11-1970.

1/8 FINAL (3-12-1970 / 10-12-1970)
Ignis Pallacanestro Varese (ITA) - TuS 04 Leverkusen	90-50 (41-22) (a)	69-72 (32-27) (b)
Standard BC Liège (BEL) - Maccabi Elite SC [Tel-Aviv] (ISR)	107-86 (49-39) (c)	74-62 (33-31) (d)
BK Akademik - CS Dinamo Bucureşti	82-56 (43-23)	90-94 (42-42)
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi SK - TJ Slavia VŠ Praha	77-66 (45-27)	103-77 (47-35)
Al-Zamalek SC [Cairo] (UAR) - Real Madrid CF*	73-87 (30-56)	87-54 (46-28)
WKS Śląsk Wrocław - AŠK Olimpija	60-74 (26-35)	89-94 (55-51) (e)
Olympique d’Antibes Basket - AEK	70-58 (34-31)	94-88 (35-46)
*CSKA [Moskva] (USSR)* - Budapesti Honvéd SE	102-72 (47-39)	67-93 (27-54)
*Note: UAR stands for “United Arab Republic,” former name of Egypt when this country joined Syria to create a federation of Islamic states (1958-1961, although Egypt continued to be known as the UAR until 1970). (a) Game played on 25-11-1970. (b) Game played on 3-12-1970. (c) Game played on 4-12-1970. (d) Game played on 12-12-1970. (e) Game played on 9-12-1970.

1/4 FINAL GROUP STAGE

GROUP A
Competition Day 1 (14-01-1971) / Competition Day 2 (21-01-1971)
AŠK Olimpija - Olympique d’Antibes Basket	89-81 (48-34) (*)	74-67 (34-23)
TJ Slavia VŠ Praha - Ignis Pallacanestro Varese	72-89 (34-50) (*)	94-78 (49-36) (*)
Competition Day 3 (28-01-1971) / Competition Day 4 (4-02-1971)
Olympique d’Antibes Basket - Ignis Pallacanestro Varese	70-81 (39-46) (*)	95-65 (42-20) (*)
AŠK Olimpija - TJ Slavia VŠ Praha	76-58 (35-37)	101-78 (42-33) (a)
Competition Day 5 (11-02-1971) / Competition Day 6 (18-02-1971)
Olympique d’Antibes Basket - TJ Slavia VŠ Praha	91-97 (47-55)	100-80 (43-48)
Ignis Pallacanestro Varese - AŠK Olimpija	85-68 (28-31) (*)	73-71 (41-43) (*)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) The score in the second leg at the end of regulation was 85-67, so it was necessary to play an extra-time to decide the winner of this match.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. Ignis Pallacanestro Varese	3	3	0	515	426	6
2. TJ Slavia VŠ Praha	3	2	1	506	508	5
3. AŠK Olimpija	3	1	2	451	470	4
4. Olympique d’Antibes Basket	3	0	3	461	529	3

GROUP B
Competition Day 1 (14-01-1971) / Competition Day 2 (21-01-1971)
CSKA - Real Madrid CF	73-66 (39-32)	58-60 (23-25)
BK Akademik - Standard BC Liège	95-57 (46-25) (*)	99-107 (49-48)
Competition Day 3 (28-01-1971) / Competition Day 4 (4-02-1971)
Real Madrid CF - Standard BC Liège	103-71 (60-33)	79-79 (40-43)
CSKA - BK Akademik	95-74 (47-38) (*)	81-78 (36-36)
Competition Day 5 (11-02-1971) / Competition Day 6 (18-02-1971)
Real Madrid CF - BK Akademik	100-79 (45-38)	73-66 (32-25)
Standard BC Liège - CSKA	66-97 (33-52)	111-70 (52-33)
* 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	512	417	6
2. Real Madrid CF	3	2	1	474	433	5
3. BK Akademik	3	1	2	509	495	4
4. Standard BC Liège	3	0	3	442	592	3

1/2 FINAL (11-03-1971 / 18-03-1971)
A1-B2: Ignis Pallacanestro Varese - Real Madrid CF	82-59 (47-22)	74-66 (37-34) (a)
A2-B1: TJ Slavia VŠ Praha - CSKA	83-68 (40-28)	94-67 (45-30) (b)
(a) Tie played on 10-03-1971 and 25-03-1971. (b) Tie played on 4-03-1971 and 11-03-1971.

FINAL
VENUE: Arena Deurne (Antwerpen) DATE: 8-04-1971 (20:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 4.700 REFEREES: Erwin Kassai (HUN), Rudolf Anheuser (FRG) FOULED OUT: Kovalenko (33’), Edeshko (38’) / Ossola (35’), Meneghin (36’) TOP SCORER: Sergej Belov (24) 2P: CSKA (27/52) / IGN (22/58); 1P: CSKA (13/16) / IGN (9/14); Reb: CSKA (25) / IGN (29); PF: CSKA (26) / IGN (25) [Incidents: CSKA’s head coach (Aleksandr Gomel’skij) and assistant coach (Armenak Alachachian), together with center Vladimir Andreev, missed the final due to a sanction by the Soviet Basketball Federation for trying to smuggle Western goods into the country (although their absence was officially justified as “illness” or “injury”), and guard Sergej Belov had to act as coach-player in this game.]
	CSKA - Ignis Pallacanestro Varese
	67-53 (28-26)
CSKA (coach-player: Sergej Belov) Aleksandr Kul’kov (4) Vladimir Iljuk (6) Vadim Kapranov (4) Nikolaj Kovyrkin (4) Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (14)		Ignis Pallacanestro Varese (coach: Aza Nikolić) Aldo Ossola (4) Manuel Raga (3) John Fultz (22) Ottorino Flaborea (6) Dino Meneghin (8)
Sergej Belov (24) Ivan Edeshko (5) Evgenij Kovalenko (6) Nikolaj Gil’gner (-)		Ivan Bisson (4) Dodo Rusconi (4) Paolo Vittori (2)
RESUMEN (SUMMARY) Final de notable signo defensivo la celebrada en Amberes entre el Ignis y el CSKA, aunque siempre fueron los soviéticos los que marcaron el tempo del partido. El base-escolta Sergej Belov —un jugador “americano” por técnica y por personalidad— fue sin duda el gran catalizador de la victoria del equipo moscovita. Pese que que no saltó a la pista en el cinco inicial para cumplir con su improvisada función de entrenador, cuando Belov por fin se incorporó al juego en el minuto 8 de la primera parte comenzó su particular exhibición, con jugadas de fantasía y canastas de todos los colores, hasta convertirse en el máximo encestador del partido (24 puntos, 18 de ellos logrados en la segunda parte). Tras unos primeros compases de leve dominio italiano en el marcador (4-10, min. 2), con fuertes defensas individuales por parte de ambos conjuntos, en el minuto 6 se produjo la primera ventaja del CSKA (12-10) y el panorama cambió por completo. A base de veloces contraataques, los rusos comenzaron a abrir diferencias, aunque la salida de pista del larguilucho Zharmukhamedov —una auténtica muralla bajo el aro— volvió a acercar en el marcador al Ignis hasta dejarlo en un 28-26 al descanso. En la reanudación, sin embargo, el partido empezó a decantarse claramente del lado soviético. Kul’kov, Edeshko, Belov, Kovyrkin y Zharmukhamedov (cinco inicial del CSKA en esta segunda parte) comenzaron a dar un recital de juego, con el base-escolta Belov en plan de máxima estrella, usando para ello las armas que menos podían esperarse del tradicionalmente rígido y mecanizado baloncesto soviético: imaginación, rapidez y fantasía. En el Ignis, mientras tanto, nada parecía funcionar. Nikolić sentó a un desconocido Raga (apenas 3 puntos) y a Meneghin (sobre el que pesaba la espada de Damocles de las personales). Cuando el pívot italiano volvió a pista, Belov le buscó con habilidad y le sacó la quinta falta personal. A partir de ese momento, la escuadra italiana quedó completamente a merced del CSKA, que se dedicó a dejar pasar los minutos hasta el final.