The 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 22nd 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
Palais des Sports, in
Grenoble
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,
France
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, 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
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, and is also notable for
Bosna's
Žarko Varajić scoring 45 points,
European club champions.
/ref> 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
Semifinals group stage
Final
April 5, Palais des Sports, Grenoble
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, attendance: 10,603
Awards
FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer
* Žarko Varajić ( Bosna, 45 points scored)
References
External links
1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
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EuroLeague seasons
FIBA
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