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The Intercontinental Cup, also known as European/South American Cup, and also Toyota Cup from 1980 to 2004 for commercial reasons by agreement with the automaker, was an international football competition endorsed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), contested between representative clubs from these confederations, usually the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores. It ran from 1960 to 2004, when it was succeeded by the FIFA Club World Cup, although they both ran concurrently in 1999–2000.
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos, also known simply as Panathinaikós[panˈaθinai̯ˈkos], is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. It has the trifolium as its official emblem, symbol of harmony, unity, nature, and good luck. Green and white are their colours. Panathinaikos is one of the most successful multi-sport club and one of the oldest clubs in Greece. The name "Panathinaikos" was inspired by the ancient work of Isocrates Panathenaicus, where the orator praise the Athenians for their democratic education and their military superiority, which use it for benefit of all Greeks.
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team that was founded in 1931, as a division of the Real Madrid CF multi sports club. They play domestically in the Liga ACB, and internationally in the EuroLeague.
Palasport Lino Oldrini, known as Enerxenia Arena for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Varese, Italy. The seating capacity of the arena is 5,300 people for basketball games.
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup, previously known as the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Champions Cup until 2002, is the Asian club championship for professional basketball. It is organised by FIBA Asia, and takes place once a year.
The FIBA Africa Basketball League was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the leagues of the African countries. The league was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL) from 2020.
Club Cantera Base 1939 Canarias S.A.D., also known as Lenovo Tenerife for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. Domestically, the team plays in the top level league in Spain, the Liga ACB and in European-wide competitions, the team plays in FIBA's Basketball Champions League (BCL). Their home arena is the Santiago Martín.
The FIBA Americas League, officially abbreviated as the LDA, was the premier intercontinental basketball club competition played annually by clubs of the entire Americas. Organized by FIBA Americas, the competition was replaced by the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) in September 2019. The inaugural season started on 4 December 2007. The FIBA Americas League was a recreation of the now defunct Pan American Club Championship, that existed from 1993 to 2000.
Wlamir Marques, also commonly known simply as Wlamir is a retired Brazilian basketball player and basketball coach. Marques is considered to be one of the best Brazilian basketball players of all time, and to have been one of the best players in the world during the nineteen-sixties. Alongside fellow countrymen Amaury Pasos, Algodão, and Rosa Branca, he led the best basketball generation Brazil ever had. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the small forward position. He was nicknamed "The Flying Saucer", and "The Blonde Devil".
Aldo Ossola is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m, he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, inducted in 2008. His older brother, Luigi Ossola, played football professionally, in the Serie A, and another older half-brother Franco Ossola, was one of the highest all-time scorers of the Torino F.C..
The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, also commonly referred to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs, or the FIBA Club World Cup, is a professional basketball clubs competition that is endorsed by FIBA World and the NBA. Historically, its purpose has been to gather the premier basketball clubs from each of the world's geographical zones, and to officially decide the best basketball club of the world, which is officially crowned as the world club champion. The World Cup for Clubs has been contended mainly by the champions of the continents and/or world geographical regions that are of the highest basketball levels.
USK Praha,, formerly known as Slavia VŠ Praha, is a Czech professional basketball club that was founded in 1953 in the city of Prague. USK Praha plays in the NBL, the highest competition in the Czech Republic.
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The 1970 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 5th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It took place at Palazzo dello Sport, Varese. From the FIBA European Champions Cup participated Ignis Varese, Real Madrid, and Slavia VŠ Praha, from the South American Club Championship participated SC Corinthians, and from the NABL participated the Columbia Sertoma.
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, abbreviated as either S.C. Corinthians Paulista or S.C.C.P., is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in São Paulo, Brazil. It is a part of the multi-sports club S.C. Corinthians Paulista.
Esporte Clube Sírio, abbreviated as E.C. Sírio, is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
The following are the basketball events of the year 1970 throughout the world.
AEK Basketball Club, also known as AEK B.C. or AEK, and more commonly known in European competitions as AEK Athens, is a Greek professional basketball club based in Athens, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club AEK. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).
The FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP, or FIBA Club World Cup MVP, is the award bestowed to the player that is deemed to be the "Most Valuable Player" of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup official world basketball club championship.
The 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 27th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The cup winner was decided through one game, which was held on September 24, 2017. It was contested by the 2017 FIBA Americas League champions, Guaros de Lara, and the 2017 FIBA Champions League champions, Iberostar Tenerife. The title game was held at the Santiago Martín, in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Champions of the EuroLeague were not allowed to participate by FIBA, due to the EuroLeague's dispute with FIBA.
