1985–86 FIBA European Champions Cup explained

1985–86 FIBA European Champions Cup
League:	FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport:	Basketball
Finals:	Final
Finals Link:	1986 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
Finals Champ:	Cibona
Finals Runner-Up:	Žalgiris
Seasonslistnames:	FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Link:	1984–85 FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Year:	1984–85
Nextseason Year:	1986–87
Nextseason Link:	1986–87 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1985–86 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 29th edition of the FIBA European Champions Cup club competition (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary, on April 3, 1986. It was won by Cibona for the second time in a row. They defeated Žalgiris in the finals, by a result of 94–82.

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

First round

Second 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.	Cibona	10	17	7	3	977	933
2.	Žalgiris	10	17	7	3	931	915
3.	Simac Milano	10	16	6	4	881	837
4.	Real Madrid	10	15	5	5	944	906
5.	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	10	14	4	6	907	946
6.	Limoges CSP	10	11	1	9	910	1013