1986 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
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| Date | 3 April 1986 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||
| Referees | Kostas Rigas, Vittorio Fiorito | ||||||||||
| Attendance | 12,500 | ||||||||||
The 1986 FIBA European Champions Cup Final was the championship game concluding the 1985–86 edition of the FIBA European Champions Cup, Europe’s premier men's club basketball competition (now known as the EuroLeague). Held on 3 April 1986 at the Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary, the match featured reigning champions KK Cibona of Zagreb facing off against BC Žalgiris of Kaunas. With an attendance of approximately 12,500 spectators, Cibona secured its second consecutive title by defeating Žalgiris 94–82. The game featured standout performances, including tournament top scorer Arvydas Sabonis for Žalgiris, highlighting the rising prominence of Eastern European clubs in mid‑1980s basketball.
Match details
3 April 1986
19:00 |
| Cibona | 94–82 | Žalgiris |
| Scoring by quarter: 47–39, 47–43 | ||
| Pts: Cvjetićanin 24 Rebs: Nakić 6 Asts: Petrović 5 |
Pts: Sabonis 27 Rebs: Sabonis 14 Asts: Chomičius 3 | |
| 1985–86 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions |
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| Cibona 2nd Title |