The 1976–77 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the eleventh edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 20 October 1976, to 29 March 1977. It was contested by 25 teams, five more than in the previous edition.
The Italian League became the first league to win the competition twice in a row, for a second time, when Birra Forst Cantù defeated Radnički Belgrade, in the final, held in Palma de Mallorca. Cantù had previously defeated defending champions Cinzano Milano, in the semifinals, in the competition's third tie between two clubs from the same country. Cantù was the fourth Italian club to win the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup, after Ignis Varese, Fides Napoli, and Olimpia Milano.
Participants
Country Teams Clubs Italy 2 Birra Forst Cantù Cinzano Milano Albania 1 Partizani Tirana Austria 1 Trend Wien Belgium 1 Ijsboerke Kortrijk Bulgaria 1 Botev Czechoslovakia 1 Slavia VŠ Praha Egypt 1 Al-Zamalek England 1 Embassy All-Stars France 1 ASVEL Greece 1 AEK Iceland 1 Njarðvík Israel 1 Hapoel Gvat/Yagur Luxembourg 1 Etzella Netherlands 1 Buitoni Flamingo's Poland 1 Wybrzeże Gdańsk Romania 1 Steaua București Scotland 1 Boroughmir Barrs Soviet Union 1 Spartak Leningrad Spain 1 Juventud Schweppes Sweden 1 Högsbo Switzerland 1 Fribourg Olympic Turkey 1 Beşiktaş West Germany 1 Wolfenbüttel Yugoslavia 1 Radnički Belgrade
First round
*Partizani Tirana withdrew before the first leg, and Radnički Belgrade received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.
Second round
Automatically qualified to the Quarter finals group stage Cinzano Milano (title holder) Spartak Leningrad
Quarterfinals + Key to colors Top two places in each group advance to semifinals
Group A RAD MIL SPA SLA RAD87-7385-80115-70 MIL99-8594-69105-63 SPA99-84103-8684-58 SLA54-8497-8384-79 Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Radnički Belgrade 6 10 4 2 540 475 +65 2. Cinzano Milano 6 9 3 3 540 504 +36 3. Spartak Leningrad 6 9 3 3 514 491 +23 4. Slavia VŠ Praha 6 8 2 4 426 550 -124Group B CAN JUV STE ASV CAN105-7699-77125-76 JUV93-86100-77100-83 STE88-8582-7465-59 ASV85-9995-96105-95 Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Birra Forst Cantù 6 10 4 2 599 495 +104 2. Juventud Schweppes 6 10 4 2 539 528 +11 3. Steaua București 6 9 3 3 484 522 -38 4. ASVEL 6 7 1 5 503 580 -77
Semifinals
Final March 29, Palau Municipal d'Esports Son Moix, Palma de Mallorca
1976–77 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions Birra Forst Cantù 1st title
References
External links
FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup 1976–77