The 1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup was the ninth edition of

FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French language, French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the Basketball equipment ...

Korać Cup Korać is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Dušan Korać (disambiguation), multiple people * Milorad Korać (born 1969), Serbian football player and manager * Radivoj Korać (1938–1969), Serbian basketball player * Vitomir ...

basketball competition. The Italian Arrigoni Rieti defeated the Yugoslav Cibona in the final on March 26, 1980 in

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, Belgium. Arrigoni Rieti's victory ended four years of consecutive wins by Yugoslav teams.

First round

Second round

;Automatically qualified to round of 16: * Arrigoni Rieti * Jugoplastika *

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Round of 16

Semi finals

Final

March 26, Country Hall du Sart Tilman,

External links

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1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup
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