- Season teams
- Round of 12 Group A Group B Group C Group D
- Semi finals
- Finals
- References
{{Infobox sports season | title = 1973 FIBA Korać Cup | league = FIBA Korać Cup | sport = Basketball | logo = | logo_size = | caption = | duration = | attendance = | season = | season_champs = | MVP = | MVP_link = | top_scorer = | top_scorer_link = | playoffs = | playoffs_link = | playoffs_MVP = | finals = Finals | finals_link = 1973 FIBA Korać Cup Finals | finals_champ = {{flagicon|ITA}} Birra Forst Cantù | finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|BEL}} Maes Pils | final_four_MVP = | final_four_MVP_link = | seasonslist = | seasonslistnames = FIBA Korać Cup | prevseason_link = 1972 FIBA Korać Cup | prevseason_year = 1972 | nextseason_year = 1973–74 | nextseason_link = 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup }}The 1973 FIBA Korać Cup was the second edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 9 January to 27 March 1973. It was contested by 12 teams, four more than in the previous edition. Birra Forst Cantù defeated Maes Pils in the final to become the competition's first Italian champion. Season teams{{col-begin}}{{col-break}}Country | Teams | Clubs (ranking in 1971–72 national league) |
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BEL}} Belgium | 2 | Maes Pils | Standard Liège | FRA}} France | 2 | Berck | Denain Voltaire | ESP|1945}} Spain | 2 | FC Barcelona | Filomatic Picadero | YUG}} Yugoslavia | 2 | Lokomotiva | Rabotnički | GRE|old}} Greece | 1 | YMCA Thessaloniki | ITA}} Italy | 1 | Birra Forst Cantù | LUX}} Luxembourg | 1 | Amicale | FRG}} West Germany | 1 | Wolfenbüttel | {{col-end}}Round of 12The round of 12 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 place in each group advance to semifinals | Group A1st leg | 2nd leg | Agg. | GRE|old}} YMCA Thessaloniki - {{flagicon|BEL}} Maes Pils | 73-76 | 71-96 | 144-172 | YUG}} Lokomotiva - {{flagicon|GRE|old}} YMCA Thessaloniki | 81-61 | 73-68 | 154-129 | BEL}} Maes Pils - {{flagicon|YUG}} Lokomotiva | 115-92 | 82-87 | 197-179 |
| Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | PD | 1. | {{flagicon|BEL}} Maes Pils | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 369 | 323 | +46 | 2. | {{flagicon|YUG}} Lokomotiva | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 333 | 326 | +7 | 3. | {{flagicon|GRE|old}} YMCA Thessaloniki | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 273 | 326 | -53 |
| Group B1st leg | 2nd leg | Agg. | ESP|1945}} FC Barcelona - {{flagicon|LUX}} Amicale | 87-61 | cancelled | 87-61 | LUX}} Amicale - {{flagicon|FRA}} Denain Voltaire | 62-69 | 66-87 | 128-156 | FRA}} Denain Voltaire - {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} FC Barcelona | 73-61 | 67-81 | 140-142 |
| Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | PD | 1. | {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} FC Barcelona | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 229 | 198 | +31 | 2. | {{flagicon|FRA}} Denain Voltaire | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 270 | +23 | 3. | {{flagicon|LUX}} Amicale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 243 | -54 |
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Group C1st leg | 2nd leg | Agg. | FRA}} Berck - {{flagicon|ITA}} Birra Forst Cantù | 85-75 | 67-78 | 152-153 | BEL}} Standard Liège - {{flagicon|FRA}} Berck | 87-90 | 75-100 | 162-190 | ITA}} Birra Forst Cantù - {{flagicon|BEL}} Standard Liège | 90-56 | 106-93 | 196-149 |
| Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | PD | 1. | {{flagicon|ITA}} Birra Forst Cantù | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 349 | 301 | +48 | 2. | {{flagicon|FRA}} Berck | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 342 | 315 | +27 | 3. | {{flagicon|BEL}} Standard Liège | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 311 | 386 | -75 |
| Group D1st leg | 2nd leg | Agg. | FRG}} Wolfenbüttel - {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Filomatic Picadero | 60-58 | 52-71 | 112-129 |
| Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | PD | 1. | {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Filomatic Picadero | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 129 | 112 | +17 | 2. | {{flagicon|FRG}} Wolfenbüttel | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 129 | -17 | 3. | {{flagicon|YUG}} Rabotnički* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | *Rabotnički originally drawn this group, withdrew before the competition. |
Semi finals{{TwoLeg start}}{{TwoLegResult|Maes Pils|BEL|177–169|FC Barcelona|ESP|var2=1945|99–87|78–82|winner=1}}{{TwoLegResult|Filomatic Picadero|ESP|var1=1945|163–194|Birra Forst Cantù|ITA|81–82|82-112|winner=2}} |}Finals{{TwoLeg start}}{{TwoLegResult|Birra Forst Cantù|ITA|191–169|Maes Pils|BEL|106–75|85–94|winner=1}} |}1973 FIBA Korać Cup Champions | ITA|size=100px}} Birra Forst Cantù 1st title |
References{{Pallacanestro Cantù 1973 FIBA Korać Cup champions}}{{Korać Cup seasons}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1973 FIBA Korac Cup}} 2 : FIBA Korać Cup|1973 in basketball |