The 1978–79

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was the thirteenth edition of

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's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club

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competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 1 November 1978, to 22 March 1979. It was contested by 20 teams, two less than in the previous edition.

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defeated the Dutch League club,

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, in a final held in

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, winning the FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup for the third consecutive time.

Participants

First round

Second round

;Automatically qualified to the quarter finals: *

(title holder) * Sinudyne Bologna *

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Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

March 22, SRC Veli Jože,

References

External links

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