The 1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup was the thirteenth installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Sportska Dvorana Skenderija, in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, on April 4, 1970. It was won by Ignis Varese, who defeated CSKA Moscow, by a result of 79–74.

Competition system 24 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner. The eight teams qualified for 1/4 Finals were divided into two groups of four. Every team played against the other three in its group in consecutive home-and-away matches, so that every two of these games counted as a single win or defeat (point difference being a decisive factor there). In case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final standing: 1) one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average; 3) individual wins and defeats. The group winners and runners-up of the 1/4 Final round qualified for 1/2 Finals. The final was played at a predetermined venue.

First round

*Union Radès Transport withdrew before the first leg and ASVEL received a forfeit (2–0) in both games.

Second round

Automatically qualified to the group stage CSKA Moscow (title holder)

Quarterfinals 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.

+ Key to colors     Top two places in each group advance to Semifinals

Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Real Madrid 3 5 2 1 516 501 +15 2. Slavia VŠ Praha 3 5 2 1 457 457 0 3. Racing Bell Mechelen 3 4 1 2 446 440 +6 4. Academic 3 4 1 2 452 473 -21Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. CSKA Moscow 3 6 3 0 540 472 +68 2. Ignis Varese 3 5 2 1 485 420 +65 3. ASVEL 3 4 1 2 448 529 -81 4. Crvena zvezda 3 3 0 3 462 514 -52

Semifinals

Final April 9, Sportska Dvorana Skenderija, Sarajevo

1969–70 FIBA European Champions CupChampions Ignis Varese 1st Title

Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer Sergei Belov ( CSKA Moscow)

External links 1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup Review & Statistics 1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup

Final Game Details Champions Cup 1969–70 Line-ups and Stats