The 1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 26th 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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was held at the
Palais des Sports, in
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
, commune status = Prefecture and commune
, image = Panorama grenoble.png
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, caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...
,
France
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, on March 24, 1983.
Ford Cantù won their second title in a row, defeating another Italian club,
Billy Milano
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, by a result of 69–68. In this season, FIBA reintroduced the preliminary knock-out rounds, which were abandoned after the
1975–76 season.
Competition system
* Twenty-four teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a
tournament system, played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner.
* The six remaining teams after the knock-out rounds entered a Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as 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:
# number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams;
# basket average between the teams;
# general basket average within the group.
* The winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.
First round
Second round
Semifinal group stage
Final
March 24,
Palais des Sports,
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
, commune status = Prefecture and commune
, image = Panorama grenoble.png
, image size =
, caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...
Awards
FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer
*
Antonello Riva
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(
Ford Cantù)
References
External links
1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup
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EuroLeague seasons
FIBA
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