1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup explained

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

Key to colors

Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage

Group A width=15 ! width=220 Team ! width=20 Pld ! width=20 Pts ! width=20 W ! width=20 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA ! width=20 PD 1. Real Madrid 6 12 6 0 683 443 +240 2. Honvéd 6 10 4 2 586 576 +10 3. Klosterneuburg 6 7 1 5 476 531 -55 4. Zamalek SC 6 7 1 5 446 641 -195

Group B width=15 ! width=220 Team ! width=20 Pld ! width=20 Pts ! width=20 W ! width=20 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA ! width=20 PD 1. Emerson Varese 4 8 4 0 455 303 +152 2. Amicale 4 6 2 2 325 407 -82 3. Sporting 4 4 0 4 340 410 -70

Group C width=15 ! width=220 Team ! width=20 Pld ! width=20 Pts ! width=20 W ! width=20 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA ! width=20 PD 1. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 4 7 3 1 376 299 +77 2. Fresh Air 4 7 3 1 317 331 -14 3. Eczacıbaşı 4 4 0 4 319 382 -63

Group D width=15 ! width=220 Team ! width=20 Pld ! width=20 Pts ! width=20 W ! width=20 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA ! width=20 PD 1. Olympiacos 6 10 4 2 522 431 +91 2. Moderne 6 10 4 2 515 438 +77 3. Wybrzeże Gdańsk 6 10 4 2 540 545 -5 4. Jalaa 6 6 0 6 431 584 -153

Group E width=15 ! width=220 Team ! width=20 Pld ! width=20 Pts ! width=20 W ! width=20 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA ! width=20 PD 1. Bosna 6 11 5 1 573 419 +154 2. Zbrojovka Brno 6 10 4 2 594 495 +99 3. Partizani Tirana 6 9 3 3 574 473 +101 4. AEL 6 6 0 6 323 677 -354

Group F width=15 ! width=220 Team ! width=20 Pld ! width=20 Pts ! width=20 W ! width=20 L ! width=20 PF ! width=20 PA ! width=20 PD 1. Joventut Freixenet 6 11 5 1 598 508 +90 2. Parker Leiden 6 11 5 1 596 525 +71 3. Södertälje 6 8 2 4 479 544 -65 4. 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

width=15	!	width=220	Team !	width=20	Pld !	width=20	Pts !	width=20	W !	width=20	L !	width=20	PF !	width=20	PA !	width=20	PD
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|}

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

• Žarko Varajić (Bosna, 45 points scored)

External links

• 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
• 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
• Champions Cup 1978–79 Line-ups and Stats

Notes and References

1. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/11836/european-club-champions-1958-2014 European club champions.