1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 21st season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Olympiahalle, in Munich, West Germany, on April 6, 1978. Real Madrid defeated Mobilgirgi Varese, by a result of 75–67; both teams qualified for 1978 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup
LeagueFIBA European Champions Cup
SportBasketball
Final
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid
  Runners-upItaly Mobilgirgi Varese

Competition system

  • 19 teams total (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system. 18 teams (domestic champions) entered a Quarterfinals group stage, divided into five groups and 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 5 group winners of the quarterfinals group stage, together with the title holders, 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 semifinal 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.Italy Mobilgirgi Varese 4840388322+66
2.Romania Dinamo București 4622364345+19
3.Switzerland Federale 4404349434-85

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Spain Real Madrid 61260703436+267
2.West Germany TuS 04 Leverkusen 61042561537+24
3.Luxembourg T71 Dudelange 6715433552-119
4.Portugal Ginásio Figueirense 6715454626-172

Group C

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.France ASVEL 4731376299+77
2.Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 4731317331-14
3.England Sutton & Crystal Palace 4404319382-63

Group D

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Sweden Alvik 61042541539+2
2.Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno 61042585557+28
3.Turkey Eczacıbaşı 6933504511-7
4.Austria Shopping Centre Wien 6715573596-23

Group E

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika 61151579520+59
2.Greece Panathinaikos 61151528511+17
3.Hungary Honvéd 6715543576-33
4.Poland Śląsk Wrocław 6715508551-43
Automatically qualified to the semifinals group stage

Semifinals group stage

Key to colors
     Top two places in the group advance to Final. Qualified for 1978 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Spain Real Madrid 1017731017874+133
2.Italy Mobilgirgi Varese 101664896852+44
3.Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 101564919897+22
4.France ASVEL 101555914902+12
5.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika 101555899962-63
6.Sweden Alvik 1012198801034-154

Final

April 6, Olympiahalle, Munich

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Madrid Spain 75–67 Italy Mobilgirgi Varese
1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
Spain
Real Madrid
6th Title

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

References

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