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
Champions Simmenthal Milano
  Runners-up Spartak Leningrad

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

First round
Team 1 Agg. 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
Team 1 Agg. 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
Team 1 Agg. 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
Team 1 Agg. 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
Team 1 Agg. 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
  1. Results in todor66.com. Accessed 2013-07-10. Archived 2013-07-13.
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