1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup

Competition system

• Twenty-four teams, playing in a tournament system, entered a Quarterfinals 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 were 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 six group winners of the Quarterfinals group stage advanced to the Semifinals group stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules.
• The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinals group stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.

  Quarterfinals group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Semifinals group stage

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Sinudyne Bologna	10	17	7	3	864	837	+27
2.	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	10	16	6	4	903	880	+23
3.	Nashua EBBC	10	15	5	5	902	901	+1
4.	Bosna	10	14	4	6	926	946	-20
5.	Real Madrid	10	14	4	6	912	895	+17
6.	CSKA Moscow	10	14	4	6	813	861	-48

Final

Awards

FIBA [European [Champions Cup">EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer">FIBA [European [Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer]]

• Marco Bonamico