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1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup

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Basketball

Runners-up
  
Gabetti Cantù

Champions
  
Emerson Varese

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FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup

The 1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup was the fourteenth edition of FIBA's competition for European basketball national cup champions, running from 30 October 1979 to 19 March 1980. It was contested by 22 teams, two more than in the previous edition.

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Emerson Varese defeated the former champions Gabetti Cantù in a final held in Milan winning the European Cup Winner's Cup for the second time.

First round

*Sporting withdrew before the first leg alleging that six of their players had been selected to join the Portuguese national team in a US Tour, and Emerson Varese received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

Second round

Automatically qualified to the Quarter finals group stage
  • Gabetti Cantù (title holder)
  • Parker Leiden
  • FC Barcelona
  • Final

    March 19, Palasport di San Siro, Milan

    References

    1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup Wikipedia