FIBA Champions League 2020/2021 was a season of the European club basketball tournament held under the auspices of FIBA, which concluded on May 9, 2021. The Nizhny Novgorod basketball club "Nizhny Novgorod" took part in the competition at the group stage, and Nizhny Novgorod became the host city of the semifinal stage of the Final Eight.[1][2]
The tournament final
The winner of the FIBA Champions League 2020/2021 was the Spanish club San Pablo Burgos, which defeated the Turkish club Karşıyaka in the final by a score of 64–59. For San Pablo Burgos, this title was their second in a row.[1]
BC Nizhny Novgorod in the tournament
BC Nizhny Novgorod competed in the group stage of the season. In its group, the club finished second with four wins and two losses in six games, ceding first place to Spain's Zaragoza (5 wins, 1 loss) and finishing ahead of Hungary's Szombathely and Poland's Start.[3] In particular, in December 2020, the Nizhny Novgorod side met the Polish club Lublin twice: on December 16 they won away (85–66), and on December 23 they won at home (78–65).[3]
The Final Eight in Nizhny Novgorod
The semifinal games of the Final Eight took place on May 7, 2021, in Nizhny Novgorod at the Nizhny Novgorod Trade Unions Sports Palace.[2] The final of the tournament was held on May 9, 2021.[1]
At the end of the season, three Russian clubs — Nizhny Novgorod, Parma, and Avtodor — submitted applications to take part in the next edition of the FIBA Champions League. In the just-completed 2020/2021 VTB United League season, Nizhny Novgorod finished fifth, Parma eighth, and Avtodor ninth.[1]
Sources
- bckhimki.com — Nizhny Novgorod, Parma, and Avtodor Submit Applications to Participate in the New Champions League Season
- tritickets.ru — Buy Tickets for the FIBA Champions League 2020/2021 Final Eight Semifinals, May 7, 2021, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Trade Unions Sports Palace, Ticket Broker TriTickets
- 24score.pro — Nizhny Novgorod vs. Lublin, December 23, 2020
- championat.com — Championat