1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup

1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup
League FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport Basketball
Duration October 8, 1980 - March 26, 1981
Final
Champions Israel Maccabi Elite
  Runners-up Italy Sinudyne Bologna

The 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 24th season of the FIBA European Champions Cup club competition (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Hall Rhénus in Strasbourg, France on March 26, 1981. In a tightly contested game, Maccabi Elite defeated Sinudyne Bologna, by a result of 80–79.

Competition system

Quarterfinals group stage

Key to colors
     Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage

Group A

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Spain Real Madrid 6 12 6 0 682 452 +230
2. Switzerland Viganello 6 9 3 3 545 561 -16
3. Egypt Al-Zamalek 6 8 2 4 463 618 -155
4. Portugal Porto 6 7 1 5 483 542 -59

Group B

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Israel Maccabi Elite 6 10 4 2 531 471 +60
2. France Tours 6 9 3 3 528 522 +6
3. Greece Panathinaikos 6 9 3 3 519 543 -24
4. England Sutton & Crystal Palace 6 8 2 4 524 566 -42

Group C

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bosna 6 11 5 1 614 475 +139
2. Hungary Honvéd 6 10 4 2 587 517 +70
3. Austria UBSC Wien 6 9 3 3 558 501 +57
4. Denmark Stevnsgade 6 6 0 6 382 648 -266

Group D

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Italy Sinudyne Bologna 6 12 6 0 594 461 +133
2. Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 6 8 2 4 525 538 -13
3. Turkey Eczacıbaşı 6 8 2 4 493 533 -40
4. Albania Partizani Tirana 6 8 2 4 499 579 -80

Group E

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Netherlands Nashua EBBC 6 11 5 1 574 466 +108
2. Scotland Murray Edinburgh 6 10 4 2 467 478 -11
3. Czechoslovakia Inter Slovnaft 6 9 3 3 504 524 -20
4. Sweden Hageby 6 6 0 6 491 568 -77

Group F

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 6 12 6 0 554 442 +112
2. Belgium Racing Maes Pils Mechelen 6 9 3 3 472 509 -37
3. Poland Śląsk Wrocław 6 8 2 4 542 557 -15
4. Finland Pantterit 6 7 1 5 469 529 -60

Semifinals group stage

Key to colors
     Top two places in the group advance to Final
Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Italy Sinudyne Bologna 10 17 7 3 864 837 +27
2. Israel Maccabi Elite 10 16 6 4 903 880 +23
3. Netherlands Nashua EBBC 10 15 5 5 902 901 +1
4. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bosna 10 14 4 6 926 946 -20
5. Spain Real Madrid 10 14 4 6 912 895 +17
6. Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 10 14 4 6 813 861 -48

Final

March 26, Hall Rhénus, Strasbourg

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sinudyne Bologna Italy 79–80 Israel Maccabi Elite
1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
Israel
Maccabi Elite
2nd Title

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