1984–85 FIBA European Champions Cup explained

1984–85 FIBA European Champions Cup
League:	FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	September 21, 1984 - April 3, 1985
Finals:	Final
Finals Link:	1985 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
Finals Champ:	Cibona
Finals Runner-Up:	Real Madrid
Seasonslistnames:	FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Link:	1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Year:	1983–84
Nextseason Year:	1985–86
Nextseason Link:	1985–86 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1984–85 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 28th season of the FIBA European Champions Cup club competition (now called EuroLeague). It was the first season of the competition that included the 3 point field goal. The Final was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus,^{[1] [2] [3]} Greece, on April 3, 1985. Cibona won its first title, defeating Spanish side, Real Madrid, by a result of 87–78.

Competition system

• 25 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: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) 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.

Preliminary round

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First round

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Second round

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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.	Cibona	10	17	7	3	881	826
2.	Real Madrid	10	17	7	3	933	874
3.	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	10	16	6	4	861	878
4.	CSKA Moscow	10	14	4	6	823	819
5.	Banco di Roma	10	14	4	6	840	882
6.	Granarolo Bologna	10	12	2	8	840	899

Final

See main article: 1985 FIBA European Champions Cup Final.

April 3, Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus|}

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

• Dražen Petrović (Cibona)

External links

• 1984–85 FIBA European Champions Cup
• 1984–85 FIBA European Champions Cup
• Men Basketball European Champions Cup 1985
• Champions Cup 1984–85 Line-ups and Stats

Notes and References

1. Web site: Champions - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. 3 October 2024 .
2. Web site: Men Basketball European Champions Cup 1985 - Cibona Zagreb (YUG).
3. Web site: European club champions: 1958-2014. 3 October 2024 .