1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 23rd season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Deutschlandhalle, in West Berlin, on March 27, 1980. Real Madrid defeated Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, by a result of 89–85.

1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup
League	FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport	Basketball
Final
Champions	Real Madrid
Runners-up	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

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

Key to colors

Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage

Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Bosna 4 7 3 1 387 335 +52 2. Levski-Spartak 4 7 3 1 374 340 +34 3. Zamalek SC 4 4 0 4 309 395 -86

Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Sinudyne Bologna 4 8 4 0 364 263 +101 2. Inter Slovnaft 4 6 2 2 374 344 +30 3. Sparta Bertrange 4 4 0 4 255 386 -131

Group C Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Real Madrid 6 12 6 0 695 484 +211 2. Sutton & Crystal Palace 6 10 4 2 566 532 +34 3. TuS 04 Leverkusen 6 8 2 4 543 561 -18 4. Stevnsgade 6 6 0 6 366 593 -227

Group D Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 6 11 5 1 588 429 +159 2. Dinamo București 6 9 3 3 482 461 +21 3. Aris 6 9 3 3 504 518 -14 4. Efes Pilsen 6 7 1 5 398 564 -166

Group E Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Partizan 6 11 5 1 632 514 +118 2. Partizani Tirana 6 10 4 2 563 578 -15 3. Honvéd 6 8 2 4 576 581 -5 4. Al-Ittihad Aleppo 6 7 1 5 494 592 -98

Group F Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Nashua EBBC 6 9 3 3 523 450 +73 2. UBSC Wien 6 9 3 3 524 545 -21 3. Moderne 6 9 3 3 514 538 -24 4. Fresh Air 6 9 3 3 540 568 -28

Semifinals group stage

Key to colors

Top two places in the group advance to Final

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	10	17	7	3	878	814	+64
2.	Real Madrid	10	17	7	3	950	888	+62
3.	Bosna	10	16	6	4	868	867	+1
4.	Sinudyne Bologna	10	15	5	5	831	841	-10
5.	Nashua EBBC	10	14	4	6	786	775	+11
6.	Partizan	10	11	1	9	810	938	-128

Final

March 27, Deutschlandhalle, West Berlin

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	85–89	Real Madrid

1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions
Real Madrid 7th Title

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

• Earl Williams ( Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv)