1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
Sports season
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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 the first of seven titles for any Yugoslav basketball federation club in the competition, which is also notable for Bosna's Žarko Varajić scoring 45 points,[1] a still active record for the number of most points scored in a single EuroLeague Finals game.
| 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FIBA European Champions Cup |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Final | |
| Champions |  Bosna |
| Runners-up |  Emerson Varese |
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
| Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage |
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Semifinals group stage
| 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)