1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup explained

1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup
League:	FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	October 6, 1982 - March 24, 1983
Finals:	Final
Finals Link:	1983 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
Finals Champ:	Ford Cantù
Finals Runner-Up:	Billy Milano
Seasonslistnames:	FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Link:	1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Year:	1981–82
Nextseason Year:	1983–84
Nextseason Link:	1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1982–83 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 26th season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Palais des Sports, in Grenoble, France, on March 24, 1983. Ford Cantù won their second title in a row, defeating another Italian club, Billy Milano, by a result of 69–68. In this season, FIBA reintroduced the preliminary knock-out rounds, which were abandoned after the 1975–76 season.

Competition system

Twenty-four teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner.
The six remaining teams after the knock-out rounds entered a Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as 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:

number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams;
basket average between the teams;
general basket average within the group.

The winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.

First round

Semifinal group stage

Key to colors
	Top two places in the group advance to Final

width=15	!	width=220	Team !	width=20	Pld !	width=20	Pts !	width=20	W !	width=20	L !	width=20	PF !	width=20	PA
1.	Ford Cantù	10	17	7	3	856	762
2.	Billy Milano	10	17	7	3	796	766
3.	Real Madrid	10	16	6	4	901	853
4.	CSKA Moscow	10	15	5	5	849	856
5.	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	10	15	5	5	866	839
6.	Cibona	10	10	0	10	792	984

Final

See main article: 1983 FIBA European Champions Cup Final.

March 24, Palais des Sports, Grenoble|}

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

Antonello Riva ( Ford Cantù)