1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup explained

1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup
League:	FIBA Korać Cup
Sport:	Basketball
Finals:	Final
Finals Link:	1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup Final
Finals Champ:	Joventut Freixenet
Finals Runner-Up:	Carrera Venezia
Seasonslistnames:	FIBA Korać Cup
Prevseason Link:	1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup
Prevseason Year:	1979–80
Nextseason Year:	1981–82
Nextseason Link:	1981–82 FIBA Korać Cup

The 1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup was the tenth edition of FIBA's Korać Cup basketball competition. The Spanish Joventut Freixenet defeated the Italian Carrera Venezia in the final on March 19, 1981 in Barcelona, Spain. This was the first edition of the competition to feature a champion team outside of Italy or Yugoslavia.

First round

Second round

Automatically qualified to round of 16:

Round of 16

Key to colors
	Top place in each group advance to semifinals

Group A

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1.	Crvena zvezda	6	10	4	2	581	536	+45
2.	Ferrarelle Rieti	6	10	4	2	528	510	+18
3.	Anderlecht	6	8	2	4	495	523	−28
4.	Hapoel Tel Aviv	6	8	2	4	542	577	−35

Group B

width=15	!	width=220	Team !	width=20	Pld !	width=20	Pts !	width=20	W !	width=20	L !	width=20	PF !	width=20	PA !	width=20	PD
1.	Joventut Freixenet	6	10	4	2	459	458	+1
2.	Partizan	6	9	3	3	550	509	+41
3.	Sunair Oostende	6	9	3	3	492	526	−34
4.	ASVEL	6	8	2	4	506	514	−8

Group C

width=15	!	width=220	Team !	width=20	Pld !	width=20	Pts !	width=20	W !	width=20	L !	width=20	PF !	width=20	PA !	width=20	PD
1.	Carrera Venezia	6	12	6	0	609	534	+75
2.	Zbrojovka Brno	6	8	2	4	587	582	+5
3.	Jugoplastika	6	8	2	4	576	588	−12
4.	Aris	6	8	2	4	527	595	−68

Group D

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1.	Dynamo Moscow	6	11	5	1	640	614	+26
2.	Orthez	6	10	4	2	604	586	+18
3.	Zadar	6	8	2	4	615	611	+4
4.	Standard Liège	6	7	1	5	547	595	−48

Semi finals

Final

March 19, Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona|}