Champions
Cup 1978-79
(From 2-11-1978 to 5-04-1979)
COMPETITION SYSTEM
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22 teams (domestic champions plus title holder) enter
a 1/4 Final stage, divided
into six groups
playing a round-robin. The final standing is based on individual
wins and defeats. In case of a tie between two or more teams
after this group stage, the following criteria is 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.
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The six group winners of the 1/4 Final stage access a
1/2 Final stage, played as a single group under the same round-robin
system. · The winner and runner-up of the 1/2 Final round qualify for the final, played at a predetermined venue. |
1/4 FINAL GROUP STAGE |
GROUP A |
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Competition Day 1 (2-11-1978) / Competition Day 4 (23-11-1978) |
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BK Klosterneuburg (AUT) - Budapesti Honvéd SE (HUN) |
78-84 (38-39) |
96-93 (45-45) |
Al-Zamalek SC [Cairo] (EGY) - Real Madrid CF (SPA) |
80-124 (37-63) |
122-47 (70-27) |
Competition Day 2 (9-11-1978) / Competition Day 5 (30-11-1978) |
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Budapesti Honvéd SE - Real Madrid CF |
99-119 (41-58) |
119-83 (60-40) |
Al-Zamalek SC - BK Klosterneuburg |
89-79 (44-42) |
92-63 (45-23) |
Competition Day 3 (16-11-1978) / Competition Day 6 (7-12-1978) |
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Al-Zamalek SC - Budapesti Honvéd SE |
77-97 (37-46) |
127-90 (74-43) |
Real Madrid CF - BK Klosterneuburg |
107-59 (55-29) |
75-92 (33-51) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Real Madrid CF |
6 |
6 |
0 |
683 |
443 |
12 |
2. Budapesti Honvéd SE |
6 |
4 |
2 |
586 |
576 |
10 |
3. BK Klosterneuburg |
6 |
1 |
5 |
476 |
531 |
7 |
4. Al-Zamalek SC |
6 |
1 |
5 |
446 |
641 |
7 |
GROUP B |
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Competition Day 1 (2-11-1978) / Competition Day 4 (23-11-1978) |
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Emerson Pallacanestro Varese (ITA) - Sporting CP [Lisboa] (POR) |
108-79 (52-35) |
85-116 (36-61) |
Competition Day 2 (9-11-1978) / Competition Day 5 (30-11-1978) |
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Sporting CP - BBC Amicale [Steinsel] (LUX) |
82-87 (40-39) |
99-94 (58-48) |
Competition Day 3 (16-11-1978) / Competition Day 6 (7-12-1978) |
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BBC Amicale - Emerson Pallacanestro Varese |
68-108 (27-57) |
123-71 (51-20) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Emerson Pallacanestro Varese |
4 |
4 |
0 |
455 |
303 |
8 |
2. BBC Amicale |
4 |
2 |
2 |
325 |
407 |
6 |
3. Sporting CP |
4 |
0 |
4 |
340 |
410 |
4 |
GROUP C |
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Competition Day 1 (2-11-1978) / Competition Day 4 (23-11-1978) |
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Maccabi Elite SC [Tel-Aviv] (ISR) - Eczacıbaşı SK [İstanbul] (TUR) |
87-76 (41-38) |
62-72 (30-37) |
Competition Day 2 (9-11-1978) / Competition Day 5 (30-11-1978) |
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Eczacıbaşı SK - Royal SC Anderlecht [Bruxelles] (BEL) |
54-48 (27-31) |
105-81 (51-44) |
Competition Day 3 (16-11-1978) / Competition Day 6 (7-12-1978) |
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Royal SC Anderlecht - Maccabi Elite SC |
83-80 (43-38) |
108-73 (47-26) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Maccabi Elite SC |
4 |
3 |
1 |
347 |
294 |
7 |
2. Royal SC Anderlecht |
4 |
2 |
2 |
309 |
323 |
6 |
3. Eczacıbaşı SK |
4 |
1 |
3 |
273 |
312 |
5 |
GROUP D |
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Competition Day 1 (2-11-1978) / Competition Day 4 (23-11-1978) |
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Olympiakós SFP [Peiraiás] (GRE) - Jalaa CS [Aleppo] (SYR) |
106-57 (47-32) |
76-94 (36-42) |
SC Moderne [Le Mans] (FRA) - GKS Wybrzeże [Gdańsk] (POL) |
101-93 (50-50) |
86-83 (38-45) |
Competition Day 2 (9-11-1978) / Competition Day 5 (30-11-1978) |
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Jalaa CS - GKS Wybrzeże |
85-92 (48-49) |
99-89 (47-42) |
Olympiakós SFP - SC Moderne |
79-62 (36-30) |
76-56 (31-30) |
Competition Day 3 (16-11-1978) / Competition Day 6 (7-12-1978) |
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SC Moderne - Jalaa CS |
107-54 (52-28) |
70-86 (35-49) |
GKS Wybrzeże - Olympiakós SFP |
91-85 (49-45) |
102-79 (54-44) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Olympiakós SFP |
6 |
4 |
2 |
522 |
441 |
10 |
2. SC Moderne |
6 |
4 |
2 |
515 |
438 |
10 |
3. GKS Wybrzeże |
6 |
4 |
2 |
540 |
545 |
10 |
4. Jalaa CS |
6 |
0 |
6 |
431 |
584 |
7 |
GROUP E |
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Competition Day 1 (2-11-1978) / Competition Day 4 (23-11-1978) |
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KK Bosna [Sarajevo] (YUG) - AEL [Lemesós] (CYP) |
104-45 (51-20) |
47-98 (22-51) |
KS Partizani [Tiranë] (ALB) - TJ Zbrojovka Brno (CZE) |
100-79 (52-36) |
104-83 (46-41) |
Competition Day 2 (9-11-1978) / Competition Day 5 (30-11-1978) |
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AEL - TJ Zbrojovka Brno |
50-99 (21-48) |
125-68 (53-26) |
KK Bosna - KS Partizani |
99-64 (48-32) |
76-78 (36-39) |
Competition Day 3 (16-11-1978) / Competition Day 6 (7-12-1978) |
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KS Partizani - AEL |
151-58 (72-22) |
55-100 (28-55) |
TJ Zbrojovka Brno - KK Bosna |
90-89 (40-49) |
105-97 (55-47) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. KK Bosna |
6 |
5 |
1 |
573 |
419 |
11 |
2. TJ Zbrojovka Brno |
6 |
4 |
2 |
594 |
495 |
10 |
3. KS Partizani |
6 |
3 |
3 |
574 |
473 |
9 |
4. AEL |
6 |
0 |
6 |
323 |
677 |
6 |
GROUP F |
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Competition Day 1 (2-11-1978) / Competition Day 4 (23-11-1978) |
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Club Joventut de Badalona (SPA) - Södertälje BBK (SWE) |
105-87 (49-45) |
67-96 (40-47) |
Sutton & Crystal Palace BC (ENG) - BS Parker Leiden (NED) |
88-96 (36-56) |
125-89 (67-43) |
Competition Day 2 (9-11-1978) / Competition Day 5 (30-11-1978) |
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Södertälje BBK - BS Parker Leiden |
76-77 (43-37) |
115-86 (54-37) (*) |
Club Joventut de Badalona - Sutton & Crystal Palace BC |
91-73 (51-31) |
98-120 (55-53) |
Competition Day 3 (16-11-1978) / Competition Day 6 (7-12-1978) |
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Sutton & Crystal Palace BC - Södertälje BBK |
70-80 (36-43) |
83-81 (45-40) |
BS Parker Leiden - Club Joventut de Badalona |
101-89 (48-46) (*) |
97-82 (51-40) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Club Joventut de Badalona |
6 |
5 |
1 |
598 |
508 |
11 |
2. BS Parker Leiden |
6 |
5 |
1 |
596 |
525 |
11 |
3. Södertälje BBK |
6 |
2 |
4 |
479 |
544 |
8 |
4. Sutton & Crystal Palace BC |
6 |
0 |
6 |
499 |
595 |
6 |
1/2 FINAL GROUP STAGE |
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Competition Day 1 (11-01-1979) / Competition Day 6 (15-02-1979) |
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KK Bosna - Real Madrid CF |
114-109 (55-54) (a) (*) |
95-89 (53-52) |
Olympiakós SFP - Maccabi Elite SC |
79-77 (44-44) (*) |
93-51 (45-26) |
Club Joventut de Badalona - Emerson Pallacanestro Varese |
70-68 (27-28) |
85-78 (42-34) (*) |
Competition Day 2 (18-01-1979) / Competition Day 7 (1-03-1979) |
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Maccabi Elite SC - KK Bosna |
97-70 (46-31) |
101-87 (39-42) |
Real Madrid CF - Club Joventut de Badalona |
107-85 (54-36) |
94-106 (39-60) |
Emerson Pallacanestro Varese - Olympiakós SFP |
92-67 (45-39) (*) |
68-72 (28-37) (*) |
Competition Day 3 (25-01-1979) / Competition Day 8 (8-03-1979) |
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KK Bosna - Club Joventut de Badalona |
85-84 (42-42) |
94-98 (51-50) |
Maccabi Elite SC - Emerson Pallacanestro Varese |
72-71 (35-36) |
71-53 (34-18) (*) |
Real Madrid CF - Olympiakós SFP |
113-72 (54-33) |
97-101 (52-52) (*) |
Competition Day 4 (1-02-1979) / Competition Day 9 (15-03-1979) |
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Emerson Pallacanestro Varese - KK Bosna |
92-73 (46-36) (*) |
104-85 (53-39) |
Olympiakós SFP - Club Joventut de Badalona |
84-95 (40-61) |
91-77 (41-39) |
Real Madrid CF - Maccabi Elite SC |
90-76 (46-38) |
100-77 (49-39) |
Competition Day 5 (8-02-1979) / Competition Day 10 (22-03-1979) |
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KK Bosna - Olympiakós SFP |
72-69 (39-36) (*) |
83-88 (40-38) (*) |
Emerson Pallacanestro Varese - Real Madrid CF |
100-96 (47-51) (*) |
82-83 (45-36) (b) |
Club Joventut de Badalona - Maccabi Elite SC |
77-83 (43-47) |
99-92 (53-37) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (100-100). (b) Overtime at the end of regulation (75-75). |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Emerson Pallacanestro Varese |
10 |
7 |
3 |
819 |
763 |
17 |
2. KK Bosna |
10 |
7 |
3 |
894 |
895 |
17 |
3. Maccabi Elite SC |
10 |
6 |
4 |
837 |
779 |
16 |
4. Real Madrid CF |
10 |
6 |
4 |
976 |
910 |
16 |
5. Club Joventut de Badalona |
10 |
3 |
7 |
860 |
892 |
13 |
6. Olympiakós SFP |
10 |
1 |
9 |
747 |
894 |
11 |
FINAL |
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VENUE: Palais des Sports (Grenoble) DATE: 5-04-1979 (20:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 12.000 REFEREES: David Turner (ENG), Peter van der Willige (NED) FOULED OUT: Benaček (29’) / Carraria (24’), Gualco (35’), Gergati (40’), Ossola (40’) TOP SCORER: Žarko Varajić (45) 2P: BOS (35/65) / EME (37/70); 1P: BOS (26/31) / EME (19/22); PF: BOS (22) / EME (31 + 1 technical foul) |
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KK Bosna - Emerson Pallacanestro Varese |
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96-93 (45-43) |
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KK Bosna (coach: Bogdan Tanjević) Sabit Hadžić (-) Mirza Delibašić (30) Boško Bosiočić (2) Žarko Varajić (45) Ratko Radovanović (10) |
Emerson Varese (coach-player: Dodo Rusconi) Aldo Ossola (-) Charlie Yelverton (27) Maurizio Gualco (16) Bob Morse (30) Enzo Carraria (1) |
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Ante Ðogić (3) Predrag Benaček (6) Svetislav Pešić (-) |
Giuseppe Gergati (7) Fabio Colombo (2) Marco Dellacà (-) Dino Meneghin (10) Riccardo Caneva (-) |
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RESUMEN (SUMMARY) El Bosna de Sarajevo confirmó su excelente campaña a base de coraje, ambición, empuje y un baloncesto muy serio que se impuso contra todo pronóstico a la mayor experiencia italiana. Varajić (45 puntos, con 14 de 22 en tiros de dos y 17 de 21 en tiros libres) y Delibašić (30 puntos, con 14 de 23 en tiros de dos) fueron las dos grandes estrellas yugoslavas, que junto con los más oscuros ―pero igualmente prácticos― Radovanović, Bosiočić, Benaček y compañía destrozaron la defensa del Emerson, cuyas grandes figuras (Ossola, Yelverton, Morse) acusaron el peso de los años (sin mencionar la contrariedad de Meneghin, que llegó lesionado a la gran final). Pese a que las diferencias nunca fueron excesivas, el conjunto italiano fue siempre a remolque del Bosna, que con su triunfo inyectó savia nueva en el baloncesto continental.
Pese a que Yugoslavia se había convertido en dominadora absoluta del baloncesto europeo a nivel de selecciones durante los años 70, sus clubes, paradójicamente, aún no habían logrado inscribirse en el palmarés de la Copa de Europa, y tuvo que ser el campeón bosnio de Sarajevo el primero en lograrlo. El triunfo del Bosna, indiscutible a todas luces, fue consecuencia de un juego más cerebral que el de sus rivales. Tras los primeros diez minutos de partido, en ‘los que los yugoslavos llegaron a alcanzar una máxima ventaja de ocho puntos (16-8, min. 4), se entró en una fase muy equilibrada, en la que el Emerson, gracias en buena parte al cambio de Ossola por Colombo, niveló esta desventaja hasta lograr, incluso, ponerse por delante en el marcador (31-36, min. 16). No obstante, un arreón final del Bosna le permitió llegar al descanso con dos puntos de ventaja (45-43).
El segundo tiempo continuó bajo la misma tónica que el primero, es decir, ligeras ventajas del Bosna y continuos empates del Emerson. Cuando, a los cuatro minutos de la reanudación, Carraria fue eliminado por personales, Rusconi se decidió a dar entrada a Meneghin (aún convaleciente de una lesión), que acertó en sus primeros lanzamientos y permitió a los de Varese seguir enganchados al partido. Sin embargo, mediada esta segunda mitad se produjo la eclosión definitiva de Varajić, que comenzó a tirar del carro yugoslavo hasta lograr una máxima ventaja de trece puntos (90-77) a falta de tres minutos para el final. Pese a que Rusconi había ordenado un cambio de defensa zonal 2-3 a individual para iniciar una presión desesperada a toda pista, el esfuerzo del conjunto italiano resultó finalmente inútil ante un Bosna que supo manejar perfectamente los últimos compases del partido. |
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ROSTERS (FINALISTS) (Numbers in blue indicate the 10 players registered for the final) |
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KK Bosna |
Emerson Pallacanestro Varese |
4. Boro Vučević
(F) 5. Ante Ðogić
(C) 6. Predrag Benaček
(C) 7. Boško Bosiočić
(F) 8. Nihad Izić (F) 9. Ratko Radovanović
(C) 10. Dragan
Zrno
(C) 11. Žarko Varajić
(PF) 12. Mirza Delibašić
(F) 13. Sabahudin
“Dino” Bilalović
(C) 14. Sabit Hadžić
(PG) 15. Svetislav Pešić
(PG) Almir Dervišbegović (XX) Sulejman Duraković (XX) COACH: Bogdan Tanjević |
4. Giuseppe Gergati
(G) 5. Fabio Colombo (PG) 6. Maurizio Gualco (F) 8. Marco Dellacà (F) 9. Bob Morse (F) 10. Aldo Ossola (PG) 11. Dino Meneghin (C) 12. Riccardo Caneva (F) 13.
Diego Tosarini
(XX) 14. Enzo Carraria (C) 15. Charlie Yelverton
(F) Edoardo
“Dodo” Rusconi
(PG) Reschini
Buzzi
(XX) COACH-PLAYER:
Edoardo
“Dodo” Rusconi
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