1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup

1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball Final 1979 FIBA European Champions Cup Final YUG Bosna (1st title) ITA Emerson Varese FIBA European Champions Cup 1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup 1977–78 1979–80 1979–80 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 the first of seven titles for any Yugoslav basketball federation club in the competition, which is also notable for Bosna's Žarko Varajić scoring 45 points,European club champions. 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. ESP 1977 Real Madrid 6 12 6 0 683 443 +240 2. HUN Honvéd 6 10 4 2 586 576 +10 3. AUT Klosterneuburg 6 7 1 5 476 531 -55 4. EGY 1972 Zamalek SC 6 7 1 5 446 641 -195Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ITA Emerson Varese 4 8 4 0 455 303 +152 2. LUX Amicale 4 6 2 2 325 407 -82 3. POR Sporting 4 4 0 4 340 410 -70 Group C Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 4 7 3 1 376 299 +77 2. BEL Fresh Air 4 7 3 1 317 331 -14 3. TUR Eczacıbaşı 4 4 0 4 319 382 -63Group D Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. GRE old Olympiacos 6 10 4 2 522 431 +91 2. FRA Moderne 6 10 4 2 515 438 +77 3. POL Wybrzeże Gdańsk 6 10 4 2 540 545 -5 4. SYR 1980 Jalaa 6 6 0 6 431 584 -153 Group E Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. YUG Bosna 6 11 5 1 573 419 +154 2. TCH Zbrojovka Brno 6 10 4 2 594 495 +99 3. ALB 1946 Partizani Tirana 6 9 3 3 574 473 +101 4. CYP AEL 6 6 0 6 323 677 -354Group F Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ESP 1977 Joventut Freixenet 6 11 5 1 598 508 +90 2. NED Parker Leiden 6 11 5 1 596 525 +71 3. SWE Södertälje 6 8 2 4 479 544 -65 4. ENG 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. ITA Emerson Varese 10 17 7 3 819 763 +56 2. YUG Bosna 10 17 7 3 894 895 -1 3. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 16 6 4 839 779 +60 4. ESP 1977 Real Madrid 10 16 6 4 976 910 +66 5. ESP 1977 Joventut Freixenet 10 13 3 7 860 892 -32 6. GRE Olympiacos 10 11 1 9 747 896 -149 Final April 5, Palais des Sports, Grenoble, attendance: 10,603 Emerson Varese ITA 93–96 Bosna YUG 2 |} 1978–79 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsYUG 100px Bosna 1st Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer YUG Žarko Varajić (YUG Bosna, 45 points scored) References External links 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions Cup 1978–79 Line-ups and Stats Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA