1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup
| 1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FIBA European Champions Cup |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Final | |
| Champions |
 Ignis Varese
|
| Runners-up |  Jugoplastika |
The 1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 15th installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Yad Eliyahu Arena, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 23, 1972. It was won by Ignis Varese, who defeated Jugoplastika, by a result of 70–69.
* withdrew before the first leg and 17 Nëntori received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.
*Academic qualified for the next stage of the competition as the winner of this match-up, but the Bulgarian club later withdrew alleging that most of their international players has been summoned to play a series of Communist Block tournaments (the real reason was to prepare the Pre-Olympic Tournament though). Later, FIBA fined Akademik for this intentional withdrawal and invited Levi's Flamingo's to take their place in the Quarter finals group stage.
The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.
March 23, Sports Palace at Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv
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