The 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 24th season of the
European top-tier level professional
basketball
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club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called
EuroLeague). The
Final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
was held at the
Hall Rhénus, in
Strasbourg
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,
France
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, on March 26, 1981. In a tightly contested game,
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv defeated
Sinudyne Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
, by a result of 80–79.
Competition system
* Twenty-four teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a
tournament system, entered a Quarterfinals group stage, divided into six groups that played in 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 to decide the final classification:
# number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams;
# basket average between the teams;
# general basket average within the group.
* The six group winners of the Quarterfinals group stage advanced to the Semifinals group stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules.
* The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinals group stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.
Quarterfinals group stage
Semifinals group stage
Final
March 26,
Hall Rhénus,
Strasbourg
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Awards
FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer
*
Marco Bonamico
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(
Sinudyne Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
)
References
External links
1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup
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EuroLeague seasons
FIBA
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