1978–79 FIBA Korać Cup
# 1978–79 FIBA Korać Cup

The 1978–79 FIBA Korać Cup was the eighth edition of FIBA's Korać Cup basketball competition. The Yugoslav Partizan defeated the Italian Arrigoni Rieti in the final on March 20, 1979 in Belgrade, Serbia. This was Partizan's second consecutive win and the fourth consecutive win for a Yugoslav team.

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Lignon | 160–138 | Progress Graz | 77–73 | 83–65 |
| Murray Edinburgh | 154–156 | Stockport Belgrade | 70–73 | 84–83 |
| T71 Dudelange | 127–181 | ESM Challans | 53–85 | 74–96 |
| Panionios | 185–191 | Pully | 93–75 | 92–116 |
| Sunderland Sunblest | 188–205 | Areslux Granollers | 86–92 | 102–113 |
| Milde Sorte Wien | 186–150 | Maroussi | 114–77 | 72–73 |
| Ginásio Figueirense | 149–189 | Orthez | 71–90 | 78–99 |
| Panellinios | 112–134 | Verviers-Pepinster | 58–53 | 54–81 |
| Wolfenbüttel | 157–147 | Karşıyaka | 77–68 | 80–79 |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Lignon | 147–167 | Éveil Monceau | 79–83 | 68–84 |
| Vevey | 160–228 | Jugoplastika | 79–106 | 81–122 |
| Stockport Belgrade | 149–219 | Cibona | 76–104 | 73–115 |
| ESM Challans | 178–225 | Cotonificio | 92–100 | 86–125 |
| Iskra Olimpija | 242–180 | Pully | 117–74 | 125–106 |
| Caen | 203–180 | Areslux Granollers | 116–82 | 87–78 |
| Milde Sorte Wien | 164–173 | Hapoel Gvat/Yagur | 82–86 | 82–87 |
| Orthez | 169–161 | Panathinaikos | 102–73 | 67–88 |
| Verviers-Pepinster | 192–201 | Pagnossin Gorizia | 92–85 | 100–116 |
| Slavia VŠ Praha | 166–142 | Wolfenbüttel | 86–82 | 80–60 |
| Askatuak | 158–192 | Olympique Antibes | 79–74 | 79–118 |
| Standard Liège | 182–143 | Pineda | 103–70 | 79–73 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 156–154 | Maes Pils | 93–70 | 63–84 |
| ŁKS Łódź | 160–196 | Inter Slovnaft | 83–98 | 77–98 |

### Automatically qualified to round of 16

* Partizan (title holder)
* Arrigoni Rieti

## Round of 16

Key to colors :

* Top place in each group advance to semifinals

| Group A TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Arrigoni Rieti 61151514451+63 2. Inter Slovnaft 6933475474+1 3. Cibona 6933466453+13 4. Orthez 6715453530−77 | Group B TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Partizan 61260598537+61 2. Pagnossin Gorizia 6933574590−16 3. Hapoel Haifa 6824537560−23 4. Olympique Antibes 6715501523−22 |
| - | - |
| Group C TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Jugoplastika 61151546473+53 2. Caen 61042501463+38 3. Slavia VŠ Praha 6824462514−52 4. Éveil Monceau 6715488547−59 | Group D TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Cotonificio 61042544538+6 2. Standard Liège 61042534498+36 3. Iskra Olimpija 6933556534+22 4. Hapoel Gvat/Yagur 6715454518−64 |

## Semi finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Cotonificio | 171–182 | Arrigoni Rieti | 108–95 | 63–87 |
| Jugoplastika | 192–195 | Partizan | 96–97 | 96–98 |

## Final

March 20, Hala Pionir, Belgrade

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Partizan | 108–98 | Arrigoni Rieti |

* 1978–79 FIBA Korać Cup Champions
* Partizan 2nd title
