The 1985–86 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 29th edition of the FIBA European Champions Cup club competition (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary, on April 3, 1986. It was won by Cibona for the second time in a row. They defeated Žalgiris in the finals, by a result of 94–82.
| 1985–86 FIBA European Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FIBA European Champions Cup |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Final | |
| Champions |  Cibona |
| Runners-up |  Žalgiris |
Competition system
edit- 25 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 six remaining teams after the knock-out rounds entered a Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as 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: 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 winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.
Preliminary round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partizani Tirana 
|
162-175 |  Aris
|
81–80 | 81–95 |
First round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neptune 
|
178-182 |  Klosterneuburg
|
84–99 | 94–83 |
Galatasaray 
|
203-231 | Cibona
|
97–110 | 106–121 |
Honvéd 
|
151-162 |  Fribourg Olympic
|
84–80 | 67–82 |
Real Madrid 
|
151-137 |  Murray Edinburgh
|
75–65 | 76–72 |
Solna 
|
182-201 |  Nashua EBBC
|
95–93 | 87–108 |
Kingston 
|
185-232 |  Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
|
93–112 | 92–120 |
AEL 
|
113-202 |  Akademik Varna
|
49–121 | 64–81 |
Inter Slovnaft 
|
167-229 | Žalgiris
|
97–123 | 70–106 |
NMKY Helsinki 
|
183-166 |  Zagłębie
|
91–81 | 92–85 |
Simac Milano 
|
233-122 |  T71 Dudelange
|
116–48 | 117–74 |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 
|
148-182 | Aris
|
76–93 | 72–89 |
Limoges CSP 
|
177-171 |  Sunair Oostende
|
87–78 | 90–93 |
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klosterneuburg
|
153-183 | Cibona
|
83–98 | 70–85 |
| Fribourg Olympic
|
149-173 | Real Madrid
|
68–84 | 81–89 |
| Nashua EBBC
|
181-216 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
|
95–113 | 86–103 |
| Akademik Varna
|
152-222 | Žalgiris
|
87–125 | 65–97 |
| NMKY Helsinki
|
182-207 | Simac Milano
|
92-106 | 90–101 |
| Aris
|
176-186 | Limoges CSP
|
89–81 | 87–105 |
Semifinal group stage
edit| Top two places in the group advance to Final |
| Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cibona
|
10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 977 | 933 |
| 2. | Žalgiris
|
10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 931 | 915 |
| 3. | Simac Milano
|
10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 881 | 837 |
| 4. | Real Madrid
|
10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 944 | 906 |
| 5. | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
|
10 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 907 | 946 |
| 6. | Limoges CSP
|
10 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 910 | 1013 |
Final
editApril 3, Sportcsarnok, Budapest
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cibona
|
94–82 | Žalgiris
|
| 1985–86 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions |
|---|
 Cibona 2nd Title |