| 1978–79 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | |
| League: | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: | 1978–79 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Finals |
| Finals Champ: |  Gabetti Cantù |
| Finals Runner-Up: | EBBC |
| Seasonslistnames: | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Prevseason Link: | 1977–78 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1977–78 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1979–80 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
The 1978–79 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the thirteenth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 1 November 1978, to 22 March 1979. It was contested by 20 teams, two less than in the previous edition.[1]
Gabetti Cantù defeated the Dutch League club, Den Bosch, in a final held in Poreč, winning the FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup for the third consecutive time.
| Country | Teams! | Clubs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sinudyne Bologna | Gabetti Cantù | |||||
| 1 | UBSC Wien | ||||||
| 1 | Avanti Brugge | ||||||
| 1 | Dukla Olomouc | ||||||
| 1 | BMS | ||||||
| 1 | Team Fiat Stars | ||||||
| 1 | Playhonka | ||||||
| 1 | ASVEL | ||||||
| 1 | Vasas | ||||||
| 1 | ÍS | ||||||
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||
| 1 | Etzella | ||||||
| 1 | EBBC | ||||||
| 1 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||||||
| 1 | Sangalhos | ||||||
| 1 | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| 1 | Helsingborg | ||||||
| 1 | Tofaş | ||||||
| 1 | Radnički Belgrade | ||||||
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Gabetti Cantù (title holder) Sinudyne Bologna
ASVEL| Top two places in each group advance to semifinals |
Group A
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March 22, SRC Veli Jože, Poreč|}
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