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1975–76 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.

1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup
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ChampionsItaly Mobilgirgi Varese
  Runners-upSpain Real Madrid
FIBA European Champions Cup seasons

Competition system

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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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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Beşiktaş   151–173   Federale 90–70 61–103
Al-Zamalek   133–167   Academic 69–74 64–93
Resovia Rzeszów   185–137   Jalaa 109–67 76–70
Alvik   134–135   Turun NMKY 76–67 58–68

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ÍR   0–4*   Real Madrid 0–2 0–2
T71 Dudelange   123–207   Birra Forst Cantù 76–97 47–110
Federale   162–158   Dukla Olomouc 91–73 71–85
Gießen 46ers   158–159   Academic 89–75 69–84
Resovia Rzeszów   156–164   Sefra Wien 83–88 73–76
Embassy All-Stars   153–207   Transol RZ 87–90 66–117
Panathinaikos   151–156   Turun NMKY 96–78 55–78

*While they were eligible as the national champions to do so, ÍR never intended to participate in the tournament due to high costs involved and thus didn't register for it nor pay the participation fees. A letter by the Icelandic Basketball Association which informed FIBA on which Icelandic teams where eligible to participate in official FIBA tournaments was mistakenly taken as a confirmation of their participation.[1][2] Due to the mistake, Real Madrid went through with a walkover.

Automatically qualified to the group stage

Quarterfinals group stage

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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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Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Mobilgirgi Varese 5 10 5 0 886 729 157
2.   ASVEL 5 9 4 1 783 764 19
3.   Maes Pils 5 8 3 2 847 780 67
4.   Academic 5 6 1 4 813 871 -58
5.   Turun NMKY 5 6 1 4 784 913 -129
6.   Zadar 5 6 1 4 817 873 -56

Group B

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Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Real Madrid 5 10 5 0 1070 869 201
2.   Birra Forst Cantù 5 9 4 1 960 849 111
3.   Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 5 8 3 2 894 905 -11
4.   Sefra Wien 5 7 2 3 833 839 -6
5.   Transol RZ 5 6 1 4 855 1025 -170
6.   Federale 5 5 0 5 859 984 -125

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mobilgirgi Varese   173–155   Birra Forst Cantù 95–85 78–70
Real Madrid   212–178   ASVEL 113–77 99–101

Final

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April 1, Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Mobilgirgi Varese   81–74   Real Madrid


1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
 
Mobilgirgi Varese
5th Title

Awards

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FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

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References

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  1. ^ "ÍR tilkynnti aldrei þáttöku". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 September 1975. p. 34. Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.  
  2. ^ "Þruma úr heiðskíru lofti". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 20 September 1979. p. 11. Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.  
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