1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup explained
| 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup |
| League: | FIBA European Champions Cup |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | October 8, 1980 - March 26, 1981 |
| Finals: | Final |
| Finals Link: | 1981 FIBA European Champions Cup Final |
| Finals Champ: |  Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
| Finals Runner-Up: |  Sinudyne Bologna |
| Seasonslistnames: | FIBA European Champions Cup |
| Prevseason Link: | 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1979–80 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1981–82 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup |
The 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 24th season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (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 Tel Aviv defeated Sinudyne Bologna, by a result of 80–79.
Competition system
- Twenty-four teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, entered a Quarterfinals group stage, divided into six groups that played in 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 to decide the final classification:
- number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams;
- basket average between the teams;
- general basket average within the group.
- The six group winners of the Quarterfinals group stage advanced to the Semifinals group stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules.
- The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinals group stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.
Quarterfinals group stage
Key to colors| | Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage | |
Group A
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| 1. |  Real Madrid | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 682 | 452 | +230 | | 2. | Viganello | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 545 | 561 | -16 | | 3. |  Zamalek SC | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 463 | 618 | -155 | | 4. | FC Porto | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 483 | 542 | -59 | |
| Group B
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Group C
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| 1. | Bosna | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 614 | 475 | +139 | | 2. |  Honvéd | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 587 | 517 | +70 | | 3. |  UBSC Wien | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 558 | 501 | +57 | | 4. | Stevnsgade | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 382 | 648 | -266 | |
| Group D
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Group E
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| 1. | Nashua EBBC | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 574 | 466 | +108 | | 2. | Murray Edinburgh | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 467 | 478 | -11 | | 3. | Inter Slovnaft | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 504 | 524 | -20 | | 4. |  Hageby | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 491 | 568 | -77 | |
| Group F
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| 1. | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 554 | 442 | +112 | | 2. |  Maes Pils | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 472 | 509 | -37 | | 3. |  Śląsk Wrocław | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 542 | 557 | -15 | | 4. |  Pantterit | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 469 | 529 | -60 | |
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Semifinals group stage
Key to colors| | Top two places in the group advance to Final | |
Final
March 26, Hall Rhénus, Strasbourg|}
Awards
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