1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
# 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 22nd season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Palais des Sports, in Grenoble, France, 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, and is also notable for Bosna's Žarko Varajić scoring 45 points, 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

Key to colors :

* Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage

| Group A TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Real Madrid 61260683443+240 2. Honvéd 61042586576+10 3. Klosterneuburg 6715476531-55 4. Zamalek SC 6715446641-195 | Group B TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Emerson Varese 4840455303+152 2. Amicale 4622325407-82 3. Sporting 4404340410-70 |
| - | - |
| Group C TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 4731376299+77 2. Fresh Air 4731317331-14 3. Eczacıbaşı 4404319382-63 | Group D TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Olympiacos 61042522431+91 2. Moderne 61042515438+77 3. Wybrzeże Gdańsk 61042540545-5 4. Jalaa 6606431584-153 |
| Group E TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Bosna 61151573419+154 2. Zbrojovka Brno 61042594495+99 3. Partizani Tirana 6933574473+101 4. AEL 6606323677-354 | Group F TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Joventut Freixenet 61151598508+90 2. Parker Leiden 61151596525+71 3. Södertälje 6824479544-65 4. Sutton & Crystal Palace 6606499595-96 |

## Semifinals group stage

Key to colors :

* Top two places in the group advance to Final

| | Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Emerson Varese | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 819 | 763 | +56 |
| 2. | Bosna | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 894 | 895 | -1 |
| 3. | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 839 | 779 | +60 |
| 4. | Real Madrid | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 976 | 910 | +66 |
| 5. | Joventut Freixenet | 10 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 860 | 892 | -32 |
| 6. | Olympiacos | 10 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 747 | 896 | -149 |

## Final

April 5, Palais des Sports, Grenoble, attendance: 10,603

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Emerson Varese | 93–96 | Bosna |

* 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions
* Bosna 1st Title

## Awards

### FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

* Žarko Varajić ( Bosna, 45 points scored)
