1972–73 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

The 1972–73 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup[1] was the thirteenth edition of FIBA Europe's competition for women's basketball national champion clubs, running from November 1972 to March 1973.[2] Daugava Riga defeated Clermont UC in the final to win its tenth title in a row.[3]

Preliminary round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Le Logis Belgium 117–160 Austria Firestone Wien 62–91 55–69
Academica Coimbra Portugal 82–119 Spain Mataró 48–48 34–71
Tirnforf Ware England 142–128 Luxembourg Black Star 66–53 76–75
KFUM Stockholm Sweden 93–122 Germany Göttingen 44–60 49–62
Rapid Bucharest Romania 121–89 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 70–48 51–41

First round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Iraklis Greece 81–240 Italy Geas 46–116 35–124
Firestone Wien Austria 134–164 Poland Łódź 70–83 64–81
Mataró Spain 113–115 Hungary TFSE Budapest 54–58 59–57
Tirnforf Ware England 101–295 France Clermont 41–125 66–170
Göttingen Germany 89–178 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 47–92 42–86
Uxeledge College Turkey 70–165 Bulgaria Minyor Pernik 38–81 32–84
Rapid Bucharest Romania 134–141 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Voždovac 68–58 66–83

Group stage

Group A

# Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union Daugava Riga 6 6 0 519 320
2 Italy Geas 6 2 4 397 425
3 Poland Łódź 6 2 4 372 451
4 Hungary TFSE Budapest 6 2 4 360 450

Group B

# Team Pld W L PF PA
1 France Clermont 6 4 2 431 370
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 4 2 405 321
3 Bulgaria Minyor Pernik 6 3 3 371 387
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Voždovac 6 1 5 375 504

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Geas Italy 116–117 France Clermont 56–63 60–54
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 101–150 Soviet Union Daugava Riga 40–62 61–88

Final

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Clermont France 104–147 Soviet Union Daugava Riga 44–64 60–83

References