1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
Sports season
1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup | |
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League | FIBA European Champions Cup |
Sport | Basketball |
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Champions | Bosna |
Runners-up | Emerson Varese |
FIBA European Champions Cup seasons | |
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.
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
Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage |
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Semifinals group stage
Top two places in the group advance to Final |
Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | PD | |
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1. | Emerson Varese | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 819 | 763 | +56 |
2. | Bosna | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 894 | 895 | -1 |
3. | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 839 | 779 | +60 |
4. | Real Madrid | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 976 | 910 | +66 |
5. | Joventut Freixenet | 10 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 860 | 892 | -32 |
6. | Olympiacos | 10 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 747 | 896 | -149 |
Final
April 5, Palais des Sports , Grenoble , attendance: 10,603
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Emerson Varese | 93–96 | Bosna |
1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions |
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Bosna 1st Title |
Awards
FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer
- Žarko Varajić ( 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
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