1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 22nd season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Palais des Sports, in Grenoble, France, on April 5, 1979. Bosna defeated Emerson Varese, by a result of 96–93. This final was the last in an impressive run of ten consecutive finals appearances for Varese, and is also notable for 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.

1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
LeagueFIBA European Champions Cup
SportBasketball
Final
ChampionsSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bosna
  Runners-upItaly Emerson Varese

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

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Spain Real Madrid 61260683443+240
2.Hungary Honvéd 61042586576+10
3.Austria Klosterneuburg 6715476531-55
4.Egypt Zamalek SC 6715446641-195

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Italy Emerson Varese 4840455303+152
2.Luxembourg Amicale 4622325407-82
3.Portugal Sporting 4404340410-70

Group C

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 4731376299+77
2.Belgium Fresh Air 4731317331-14
3.Turkey Eczacıbaşı 4404319382-63

Group D

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Greece Olympiacos 61042522431+91
2.France Moderne 61042515438+77
3.Poland Wybrzeże Gdańsk 61042540545-5
4.Syria Jalaa 6606431584-153

Group E

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bosna 61151573419+154
2.Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno 61042594495+99
3.Albania Partizani Tirana 6933574473+101
4.Cyprus AEL 6606323677-354

Group F

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Spain Joventut Freixenet 61151598508+90
2.Netherlands Parker Leiden 61151596525+71
3.Sweden Södertälje 6824479544-65
4.England Sutton & Crystal Palace 6606499595-96

Semifinals group stage
Key to colors
     Top two places in the group advance to Final
TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Italy Emerson Varese 101773819763+56
2.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bosna 101773894895-1
3.Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 101664839779+60
4.Spain Real Madrid 101664976910+66
5.Spain Joventut Freixenet 101337860892-32
6.Greece Olympiacos 101119747896-149

Final

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Emerson Varese Italy 93–96 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bosna


1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosna
1st Title

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

References
  1. European club champions.
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