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
Second round
*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. Due to the mistake, Real Madrid went through with a walkover.
Automatically qualified to the group stage Mobilgirgi Varese (title holder) Zadar ASVEL Maes Pils Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
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 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 -56Group B 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
Final April 1, Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva
1975–76 FIBA European Champions CupChampions Mobilgirgi Varese 5th Title
Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer Bob Morse ( Ignis Varese)
References
External links 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions Cup 1975–76 Line-ups and Stats