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1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup

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Basketball

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Emerson Varese

Champions
  
Bosna

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FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 22nd season of the FIBA European Champions Cup club competition (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 a last in impressive line of ten consecutive finals for Varese, and is also notable for Bosna's Žarko Varajić scoring 45 points, a still active record for the number of most points scored in a single EuroLeague Finals game.

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Competition system

  • 22 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders) 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 was 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.

    • Final

    April 5, Palais des Sports, Grenoble

    References

    1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup Wikipedia
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