1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup

1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball Final 1976 FIBA European Champions Cup Final ITA Mobilgirgi Varese (5th title) ESP 1945 Real Madrid FIBA European Champions Cup 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup 1974–75 1976–77 1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup The 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 19th edition of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Patinoire des Vernets, in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 1, 1976. In a third consecutive final for these two teams, Mobilgirgi Varese defeated Real Madrid, by a result of 81–74. Competition system 23 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The Final was a single game, played on a neutral court. First round Beşiktaş TUR 151–173 Federale SWI 90–70 61–103 2 Al-Zamalek EGY 1972 133–167 Academic BUL 1971 69–74 64–93 2 Resovia Rzeszów POL 185–137 Jeunesse Sportivo Alep SYR 1972 109–67 76–70 1 Alvik SWE 134–135 Turun NMKY FIN 76–67 58–68 2 |} Second round ÍR ISL 0–4* Real Madrid ESP 1945 0–2 0–2 2 T71 Dudelange LUX 123–207 Birra Forst Cantù ITA 76–97 47–110 2 Federale SWI 162–158 Dukla Olomouc CSK 91–73 71–85 1 Gießen 46ers FRG 158–159 Academic BUL 1971 89–75 69–84 2 Resovia Rzeszów POL 156–164 Sefra Wien AUT 83–88 73–76 2 Embassy All-Stars ENG 153–207 Transol RZ NED 87–90 66–117 2 Panathinaikos GRE old 151–156 Turun NMKY FIN 96–78 55–78 2 |} *While they were eligible as the national champions to do so, ÍR never intended to participate in the tournament due to high costs involved and thus didn't register for it nor pay the participation fees. A letter by the Icelandic Basketball Association which informed FIBA on which Icelandic teams where eligible to participate in official FIBA tournaments was mistakenly taken as a confirmation of their participation.ÍR tilkynnti aldrei þáttöku https://timarit.is/page/1466780 10 July 2022 Morgunblaðið 18 September 1975 34 Icelandic Tímarit.is Þruma úr heiðskíru lofti https://timarit.is/page/3865284 10 July 2022 Tíminn 20 September 1979 11 Icelandic Tímarit.is Due to the mistake, Real Madrid went through with a walkover. Automatically qualified to the group stage ITA Mobilgirgi Varese (title holder) YUG Zadar FRA ASVEL BEL Maes Pils ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Quarterfinals group stage The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record. + Key to colors     Top two places in each group advance to Semifinals Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ITA Mobilgirgi Varese 5 10 5 0 886 729 +157 2. FRA ASVEL 5 9 4 1 783 764 +19 3. BEL Maes Pils 5 8 3 2 847 780 +67 4. BUL 1971 Academic 5 6 1 4 813 871 -58 5. FIN Turun NMKY 5 6 1 4 784 913 -129 6. YUG Zadar 5 6 1 4 817 873 -56Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ESP 1945 Real Madrid 5 10 5 0 1070 869 +201 2. ITA Birra Forst Cantù 5 9 4 1 960 849 +111 3. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 5 8 3 2 894 905 -11 4. AUT Sefra Wien 5 7 2 3 833 839 -6 5. NED Transol RZ 5 6 1 4 855 1025 -170 6. SWI Federale 5 5 0 5 859 984 -125 Semifinals Mobilgirgi Varese ITA 173–155 Birra Forst Cantù ITA 95–85 78–70 1 Real Madrid ESP 1945 212–178 ASVEL FRA 113–77 99–101 1 Final April 1, Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva Mobilgirgi Varese ITA 81–74 Real Madrid ESP 1945 1 |} 1975–76 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsITA 100px Mobilgirgi Varese 5th Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer USA Bob Morse (ITA Ignis Varese) References External links 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions Cup 1975–76 Line-ups and Stats Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA