1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup explained

1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup
League:FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport:Basketball
Finals:Final
Finals Link:1976 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
Finals Champ: Mobilgirgi Varese
Finals Runner-Up: Real Madrid
Seasonslistnames:FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Link:1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Year:1974–75
Nextseason Year:1976–77
Nextseason Link:1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 19th edition of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Patinoire des Vernets, in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 1, 1976. In a third consecutive final for these two teams, Mobilgirgi Varese defeated Real Madrid, by a result of 81–74.

Competition system

23 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The Final was a single game, played on a neutral court.

First round

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Second round

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Automatically qualified to the group stage:

Quarterfinals group stage

The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.

Key to colors
    Top two places in each group advance to Semifinals

Group A

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1. Mobilgirgi Varese5 10 5 0 886 729 +157
2. ASVEL5 9 4 1 783 764 +19
3. Maes Pils5 8 3 2 847 780 +67
4. Academic5 6 1 4 813 871 -58
5. Turun NMKY5 6 1 4 784 913 -129
6. Zadar5 6 1 4 817 873 -56

Group B

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1. Real Madrid5 10 5 0 1070 869 +201
2. Birra Forst Cantù5 9 4 1 960 849 +111
3. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv5 8 3 2 894 905 -11
4. Sefra Wien5 7 2 3 833 839 -6
5. Transol RZ5 6 1 4 855 1025 -170
6. Federale5 5 0 5 859 984 -125

Final

April 1, Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva|}

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ÍR tilkynnti aldrei þáttöku . 10 July 2022 . . 18 September 1975 . 34 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  2. News: Þruma úr heiðskíru lofti . 10 July 2022 . . 20 September 1979 . 11 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.