1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup

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1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
League
Bosna
  Runners-upItaly Emerson Varese
FIBA European Champions Cup seasons

The 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 22nd season of the

Bosna's Žarko Varajić scoring 45 points,[1]
a still active record for the number of most points scored in a single EuroLeague Finals game.

Competition system

  • 22 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, entered a Quarterfinals group stage, divided into six groups that played 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 to decide the final classification: 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 6 group winners of the Quarterfinals group stage advanced to the Semifinals group stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules.
  • The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinals group stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.

Quarterfinals group stage

Key to colors
     Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage

Group A

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Spain Real Madrid 6 12 6 0 683 443 +240
2. Hungary Honvéd 6 10 4 2 586 576 +10
3.
Klosterneuburg
6 7 1 5 476 531 -55
4. Egypt Zamalek SC 6 7 1 5 446 641 -195

Group B

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Italy Emerson Varese 4 8 4 0 455 303 +152
2.
Amicale
4 6 2 2 325 407 -82
3.
Sporting
4 4 0 4 340 410 -70

Group C

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 4 7 3 1 376 299 +77
2. Belgium Fresh Air 4 7 3 1 317 331 -14
3. Turkey Eczacıbaşı 4 4 0 4 319 382 -63

Group D

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Greece Olympiacos 6 10 4 2 522 431 +91
2. France Moderne 6 10 4 2 515 438 +77
3.
Wybrzeże Gdańsk
6 10 4 2 540 545 -5
4. Syria Jalaa 6 6 0 6 431 584 -153

Group E

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.
Bosna
6 11 5 1 573 419 +154
2.
Zbrojovka Brno
6 10 4 2 594 495 +99
3.
Partizani Tirana
6 9 3 3 574 473 +101
4.
AEL
6 6 0 6 323 677 -354

Group F

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Spain Joventut Freixenet 6 11 5 1 598 508 +90
2.
Parker Leiden
6 11 5 1 596 525 +71
3.
Södertälje
6 8 2 4 479 544 -65
4. England Sutton & Crystal Palace 6 6 0 6 499 595 -96

Semifinals group stage

Key to colors
     Top two places in the group advance to Final
Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Italy Emerson Varese 10 17 7 3 819 763 +56
2.
Bosna
10 17 7 3 894 895 -1
3. Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 16 6 4 839 779 +60
4. Spain Real Madrid 10 16 6 4 976 910 +66
5. Spain Joventut Freixenet 10 13 3 7 860 892 -32
6. Greece Olympiacos 10 11 1 9 747 896 -149

Final

April 5, Palais des Sports, Grenoble, attendance: 10,603

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Emerson Varese Italy 93–96
Bosna


1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
Bosna

1st Title

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

  • Bosna
    , 45 points scored)

References

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