1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup

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| league = FIBA European Champions Cup

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| finals = Final

| finals_link = 1977 FIBA European Champions Cup Final

| finals_champ = {{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

| finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|ITA}} Mobilgirgi Varese

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The 1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 20th edition of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Pionir Hall, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on April 7, 1977. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv defeated Mobilgirgi Varese, by a score of 78–77. This year saw a competition system change, as FIBA opted to replace classic knock-out round qualifications with a group stage.

Competition system

24 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 Quarterfinal Group Stage advanced to the Semifinal Group Stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules.
The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinal Group Stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.

Quarterfinals group stage

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=Group A=

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style="background: #ccffcc;" \| 1.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Mobilgirgi Varese \| 6	11	5	1	539	458	+81
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 2.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|FRG}} TuS 04 Leverkusen \| 6	10	4	2	558	489	+69
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 3.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|TUR}} Eczacıbaşı \| 6	9	3	3	484	528	-44
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 4.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|LUX}} T71 Sanichaufer \| 6	6	0	6	402	508	-106

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=Group B=

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style="background: #ccffcc;" \| 1.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} Real Madrid \| 6	12	6	0	763	499	+264
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 2.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Sutton & Crystal Palace \| 6	9	3	3	568	596	-28
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 3.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|SWI}} Federale \| 6	9	3	3	639	652	-13
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 4.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|POR}} Sporting \| 6	6	0	6	517	740	-223

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=Group C=

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style="background: #ccffcc;" \| 1.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|URS\|1955}} CSKA Moscow \| 6	12	6	0	700	487	+213
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 2.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Alvik \| 6	9	3	3	539	569	-30
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 3.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} Playhonka \| 6	8	2	4	472	556	-85
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 4.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|POL}} Wisła Kraków \| 6	7	1	5	495	594	-99

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=Group D=

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style="background: #ccffcc;" \| 1.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|BEL}} Maes Pils \| 6	11	5	1	445	393	+52
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 2.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} ASPO Tours \| 6	9	3	3	553	540	+13
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 3.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUT}} Shopping Centre Wien \| 6	8	2	4	523	534	-11
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 4.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|NED}} Kinzo Amstelveen \| 6	8	2	4	488	542	-54

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=Group E=

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style="background: #ccffcc;" \| 1.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv \| 6	11	5	1	542	470	+72
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 2.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Sinudyne Bologna \| 6	9	3	3	496	482	+14
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 3.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ROM\|1965}} Dinamo București \| 6	8	2	4	505	509	-4
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 4.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|GRE\|old}} Olympiacos \| 6	8	2	4	449	531	-82

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=Group F=

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style="background: #ccffcc;" \| 1.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|TCH}} Spartak-Zbrojovka Brno \| 4	7	3	1	372	334	+138
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 2.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|YUG}} Partizan \| 4	6	2	2	400	376	+24
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 3.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|BUL\|1971}} Academic \| 4	5	1	3	336	398	-62
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 4.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|EGY\|1972}} Al-Gezira* \| 0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Egyptian team Al-Gezira from Cairo was drawn into this group, but withdrew from the competition.

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Semifinals group stage

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|Top two advance to Final

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style="background: #ccffcc;" \| 1.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Mobilgirgi Varese \| 10	17	7	3	871	788	+83
style="background: #ccffcc;" \| 2.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv \| 10	16	6	4	698	699	-1
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 3.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|URS\|1955}} CSKA Moscow \| 10	16	6	4	869	788	+81
style="background: #ffcccc;" \| 4.	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} Real Madrid \| 10	16	6	4	998	936	+62
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| 10 || 15 || 5 || 5 || 743 || 839 || -96

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| 6. ||align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Spartak-Zbrojovka Brno

| 10 || 10 || 0 || 10 || 740 || 869 || -129

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Final

April 7, Pionir Hall, Belgrade

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{{OneLegResult|Mobilgirgi Varese|ITA|77–78|Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv|ISR|winner=2}}

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!1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions

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Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
1st Title

Awards

=[[EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer|FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer]]=

{{flagicon|ISR}} Jim Boatwright ({{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv)

References

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External links

[http://www.fibaeurope.com/pageID_DzSpICIYIPoSLB9FW6ZQt0.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1977.html 1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup]
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220120155944/http://www.linguasport.com:80/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_77.htm 1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup]}}
[http://pearlbasket.altervista.org/CC77.htm Champions Cup 1976–77 Line-ups and Stats]

{{Maccabi Tel Aviv BC 1976–77 Euroleague champions}}

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