The 1981–82 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 25th season of the FIBA European Champions Cup club competition (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Sporthalle in Cologne, West Germany on March 25, 1982. Squibb Cantù defeated the title holder Maccabi Elite, by a result of 86–80.
Competition system
24 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders) entered a Quarterfinal Group Stage, divided into six groups that played in 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 was used to decide the final classification: 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 6 group winners of the Quarterfinal Group Stage advanced to Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules.
The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.
Quarterfinal group stage
Key to colors
Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage
Pallacanestro Cantù
Maccabi Elite
Partizan
FC Barcelona
Nashua EBBC
Panathinaikos
