1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup


The 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 4 November 1971, to 21 March 1972. It was contested by 21 teams, five less than in the previous edition, and it marked a reform in the competition's format; a 6-team group stage was introduced, replacing the quarterfinals.
Defending champion, Simmenthal Milano, defeated Crvena zvezda in the final, which returned to a single game format, to win its second trophy, becoming the first team to successfully defend its title. It was the third title in a row for an Italian League team. This season's FIBA European Champions Cup final, also featured Italian and Yugoslav League teams, with the same outcome.

Participants

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

The quarter finals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series constituted as one game for the record.
Top two places in each group advance to semifinals

Group A

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Fides Napoli2420335321+14
2. Juventud Schweppes2311303314-11
3. Racing Bell Mechelen2202325328-3

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Crvena zvezda2420322307+15
2. Simmenthal Milano2311345279+66
3. AEK2202296377-81

Semifinals

Final

March 21, Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki