1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup

July 2026 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball Final 1980 FIBA European Champions Cup Final ESP 1977 Real Madrid (7th title) ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv FIBA European Champions Cup 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup 1978–79 1980–81 1980–81 FIBA European Champions Cup The 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 23rd season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Deutschlandhalle, in West Berlin, on March 27, 1980. Real Madrid defeated Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, by a result of 89–85. 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. YUG Bosna 4 7 3 1 387 335 +52 2. BUL 1971 Levski-Spartak 4 7 3 1 374 340 +34 3. EGY 1972 Zamalek SC 4 4 0 4 309 395 -86Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ITA Sinudyne Bologna 4 8 4 0 364 263 +101 2. TCH Inter Slovnaft 4 6 2 2 374 344 +30 3. LUX Sparta Bertrange 4 4 0 4 255 386 -131 Group C Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ESP 1977 Real Madrid 6 12 6 0 695 484 +211 2. ENG Sutton & Crystal Palace 6 10 4 2 566 532 +34 3. FRG TuS 04 Leverkusen 6 8 2 4 543 561 -18 4. DEN Stevnsgade 6 6 0 6 366 593 -227Group D Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 6 11 5 1 588 429 +159 2. ROM 1965 Dinamo București 6 9 3 3 482 461 +21 3. GRE Aris 6 9 3 3 504 518 -14 4. TUR Efes Pilsen 6 7 1 5 398 564 -166 Group E Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. YUG Partizan 6 11 5 1 632 514 +118 2. ALB 1946 Partizani Tirana 6 10 4 2 563 578 -15 3. HUN Honvéd 6 8 2 4 576 581 -5 4. SYR 1980 Al-Ittihad Aleppo 6 7 1 5 494 592 -98Group F Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. NED Nashua EBBC 6 9 3 3 523 450 +73 2. AUT UBSC Wien 6 9 3 3 524 545 -21 3. FRA Moderne 6 9 3 3 514 538 -24 4. BEL Fresh Air 6 9 3 3 540 568 -28 Semifinals group stage + Key to colors     Top two places in the group advance to Final Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 17 7 3 878 814 +64 2. ESP 1977 Real Madrid 10 17 7 3 950 888 +62 3. YUG Bosna 10 16 6 4 868 867 +1 4. ITA Sinudyne Bologna 10 15 5 5 831 841 -10 5. NED Nashua EBBC 10 14 4 6 786 775 +11 6. YUG Partizan 10 11 1 9 810 938 -128 Final March 27, Deutschlandhalle, West Berlin Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv ISR 85–89 Real Madrid ESP 1977 2 |} 1979–80 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsESP 1977 100px Real Madrid 7th Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer ISR Earl Williams (ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv) References External links 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions Cup 1979–80 Line-ups and Stats Copa De Europa Baloncesto 1980 Final Real Madrid-Maccabi es Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA