1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

The 1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the fifth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 3 December 1970, to 7 April 1971. It was contested by 26 teams, six more than in the previous edition.[1]

1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
LeagueFIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
SportBasketball
Finals
ChampionsItaly Simmenthal Milano
  Runners-upSoviet Union Spartak Leningrad
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup seasons

Italy became the first country to win the competition twice in a row, as the 1966 FIBA European Cup champion, Simmenthal Milano, defeated Spartak Leningrad, in the last of the competition's three two-legged finals. It previously defeated defending champion, Fides Napoli, in the semifinals, in the competition's first tie between two clubs from the same country. Olimpia Milano was the third Italian League club to win the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup, after Ignis Varese, and Fides Napoli.

Participants

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flamingo's Haarlem   158–171   Dukla Olomouc 92–58 66–113
Zadar   145–122   17 Nëntori Tirana 73–60 72–62
Galatasaray   130–133   Steaua București 66–61 64–72
NMKY Helsinki   152–165   Balkan Botevgrad 83–80 69–85
Porto   112–149   JA Vichy 56–60 56–89
Juventud Nerva   198–141   Boroughmuir 106–64 92–77
WSG Radenthein   154–159   Soproni MAFC 80–80 74–79
KR   125–210   Legia Warsaw 67–99 58–111
MEC   100–230   Simmenthal Milano 61–105 39–125
Arantia Larochette   133–214   Racing Bell Mechelen 85–106 48–108
Panathinaikos   178–125   VfL Osnabrück 89–52 89–73

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dukla Olomouc   146–151   Zadar 85–85 61–66
Spartak Leningrad   180–131   Steaua București 93–54 87–77
Balkan Botevgrad   142–118   JA Vichy 82–50 60–68
Juventud Nerva   176–128   Soproni MAFC 95–57 81–71
Legia Warsaw   163–158   Helsingborg 98–70 65–88
Simmenthal Milano   171–145   Racing Bell Mechelen 96–74 75–71
Hapoel Tel Aviv   146–140   Panathinaikos 93–83 53–57
Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zadar   137–161   Spartak Leningrad 59–63 78–98
Balkan Botevgrad   147–154   Juventud Nerva 88–62 59–92
Legia Warsaw   148–180   Fides Napoli 75–84 73–96
Simmenthal Milano   212–154   Hapoel Tel Aviv 107–74 105–80

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spartak Leningrad   131–114   Juventud Nerva 82–52 49–62
Fides Napoli   155–167   Simmenthal Milano 78–86 77–81

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spartak Leningrad   118–127   Simmenthal Milano 66–56 52–71


1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions
 
Simmenthal Milano
1st title

References

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  1. ^ Resultsin todor66.com. Accessed 2013-07-10. 2013-07-13.
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