1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup

1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup
LeagueFIBA Korać Cup
SportBasketball
Final
ChampionsSpain Joventut Freixenet
  Runners-upItaly Carrera Venezia
FIBA Korać Cup seasons

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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vasas Hungary 181–158 Turkey Karşıyaka 106–81 75–77
Hapoel Haifa Israel 198–140 Greece Panellinios 102–63 96–77
Ovaltine Hemel Hempstead England 200–203 Spain Inmobanco 89–98 111–105
Mess Luxembourg 164–205 Belgium Anderlecht 86–108 78–97
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 174–159 Belgium CEP Fleurus 84–72 90–87
Stade Français France 219–170 Luxembourg Sparta Bertrange 112–70 107–100

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vasas Hungary 174–187 Greece Aris 90–97 84–90
Hapoel Haifa Israel 184–203 Italy Carrera Venezia 95–103 89–100
Orthez France 185–154 Spain Inmobanco 99–71 86–83
Anderlecht Belgium 161–148 Spain Cotonificio 94–71 67–77
İstanbul Bankası Yenişehir Turkey 132–236 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 68–109 64–127
Beşiktaş Turkey 145–184 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zadar 81–96 64–88
Slavia VŠ Praha Czechoslovakia 154–163 Belgium Sunair Oostende 90–84 64–79
Zbrojovka Brno Czechoslovakia 169–151 France Stade Français 95–75 74–76
Caen France 161–182 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 83–84 78–98
AEK Greece 159–162 Belgium Standard Liège 78–80 81–82
Crvena zvezda Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 157–132 Greece Sporting 85–63 72–69
Automatically qualified to round of 16

Round of 16

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Key to colors
     Top place in each group advance to semifinals

Group A

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Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 6 10 4 2 581 536 +45
2. Italy Ferrarelle Rieti 6 10 4 2 528 510 +18
3. Belgium Anderlecht 6 8 2 4 495 523 −28
4. Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 8 2 4 542 577 −35

Group B

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Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Spain Joventut Freixenet 6 10 4 2 459 458 +1
2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 6 9 3 3 550 509 +41
3. Belgium Sunair Oostende 6 9 3 3 492 526 −34
4. France ASVEL 6 8 2 4 506 514 −8

Group C

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Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Italy Carrera Venezia 6 12 6 0 609 534 +75
2. Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno 6 8 2 4 587 582 +5
3. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika 6 8 2 4 576 588 −12
4. Greece Aris 6 8 2 4 527 595 −68

Group D

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Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow 6 11 5 1 640 614 +26
2. France Orthez 6 10 4 2 604 586 +18
3. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zadar 6 8 2 4 615 611 +4
4. Belgium Standard Liège 6 7 1 5 547 595 −48

Semi finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Joventut Freixenet Spain 191–158 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 109–85 82–73
Carrera Venezia Italy 220–208 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow 119–104 101–104

Final

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March 19, Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Carrera Venezia Italy 104–105 OT (92-92) Spain Joventut Freixenet
1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup Champions
Spain
Joventut Freixenet
1st title
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