1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup
# 1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup

The 1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup was the ninth edition of FIBA's Korać Cup basketball competition. The Italian Arrigoni Rieti defeated the Yugoslav Cibona in the final on March 26, 1980 in Liège, Belgium. Arrigoni Rieti's victory ended four years of consecutive wins by Yugoslav teams.

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Miñón Valladolid | 203–149 | Sangalhos | 110–71 | 93–78 |
| Sporting | 137–142 | Bayreuth | 66–59 | 71–83 |
| Verviers-Pepinster | 119–140 | Antonini Siena | 63–78 | 56–62 |
| Ionikos Nikaias | 196–199 | Nyon | 113–104 | 83–95 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 161–163 | Jollycolombani Forlì | 95–84 | 66–79 |
| Maximarkt Wels | 160–167 | Vasas | 77–75 | 83–92 |
| FC Mulhouse | 172–176 | Team Fiat Stars | 96–97 | 76–79 |
| Karşıyaka | 131–151 | CEP Fleurus | 58–69 | 73–82 |
| Soleuvre | 158–220 | Wolfenbüttel | 88–96 | 70–124 |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Dalkeith Saints | 167–233 | Miñón Valladolid | 86–115 | 81–118 |
| Bayreuth | 140–187 | Antonini Siena | 64–103 | 76–84 |
| Nyon | 198–218 | ASPO Tours | 102–111 | 96–107 |
| Cotonificio | 218–156 | Sunderland Sunblest | 120–81 | 98–75 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 166–165 | Radnički Belgrade | 86–82 | 80–83 |
| Jollycolombani Forlì | 149–155 | Orthez | 76–68 | 73–87 |
| Vasas | 136–150 | Joventut Freixenet | 78–71 | 58–79 |
| Team Fiat Stars | 150–158 | Superga Mestre | 86–79 | 64–79 |
| CEP Fleurus | 174–195 | Borac Čačak | 89–84 | 85–111 |
| Ziraat Fakültesi | 129–255 | Cibona | 67–120 | 62–135 |
| AEK | 154–174 | Wolfenbüttel | 80–77 | 74–97 |
| Tofaş | 171–164 | Éveil Monceau | 99–75 | 72–89 |

### Automatically qualified to round of 16

* Arrigoni Rieti
* Jugoplastika
* Olympiacos
* Standard Liège

## Round of 16

Key to colors :

* Top place in each group advance to semifinals

| Group A TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Cibona 61151576531+45 2. Cotonificio 61042547524+23 3. Orthez 6933513507+6 4. Wolfenbüttel 6606466540−74 | Group B TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Arrigoni Rieti 61260568477+91 2. Olympiacos 6933501459+42 3. Joventut Freixenet 6933487462+25 4. Tofaş 6606425583−158 |
| - | - |
| Group C TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Hapoel Tel Aviv 6933549524+25 2. Antonini Siena 6933533518+15 3. Borac Čačak 6933542547−5 4. ASPO Tours 6933550585−35 | Group D TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Jugoplastika 61260590527+63 2. Superga Mestre 6933530540−10 3. Miñón Valladolid 6824586607−21 4. Standard Liège 6715551583−32 |

## Semi finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 161–172 | Cibona | 81–80 | 80–92 |
| Arrigoni Rieti | 183–179 | Jugoplastika | 86–75 | 97–104 |

## Final

March 26, Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liège

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Arrigoni Rieti | 76–71 | Cibona |

* 1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup Champions
* Arrigoni Rieti 1st title
