The 1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 21st season of the
European top-tier level professional
basketball
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club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called
EuroLeague). The
Final
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was held at the
Olympiahalle, in
Munich
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,
West Germany
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, on April 6, 1978.
Real Madrid
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defeated
Mobilgirgi Varese, by a result of 75–67; both teams qualified for
1978 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Competition system
* 19 teams total (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a
tournament system. 18 teams (domestic champions) entered a Quarterfinals group stage, divided into five groups and 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 5 group winners of the quarterfinals group stage, together with the title holders, 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 semifinal group stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.
Quarterfinals group stage
Group E
;Automatically qualified to the semifinals group stage:
*
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (title holder)
Semifinals group stage
Final
April 6,
Olympiahalle,
Munich
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Awards
FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer
*
Walter Szczerbiak Sr. (
Real Madrid
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)
References
External links
1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup*
{{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 Fiba European Champions Cup
EuroLeague seasons
FIBA
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