The 1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup was the ninth edition of FIBA's Korać Cup basketball competition. The Italian Arrigoni Rieti defeated the Yugoslav Cibona in the final on March 26, 1980 in Liège, Belgium. Arrigoni Rieti's victory ended four years of consecutive wins by Yugoslav teams.
First round
Second round
Automatically qualified to round of 16 Arrigoni Rieti Jugoplastika Olympiacos Standard Liège
Round of 16 + Key to colors Top place in each group advance to semifinals
Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Cibona 6 11 5 1 576 531 +45 2. Cotonificio 6 10 4 2 547 524 +23 3. Orthez 6 9 3 3 513 507 +6 4. Wolfenbüttel 6 6 0 6 466 540 −74Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Arrigoni Rieti 6 12 6 0 568 477 +91 2. Olympiacos 6 9 3 3 501 459 +42 3. Joventut Freixenet 6 9 3 3 487 462 +25 4. Tofaş 6 6 0 6 425 583 −158
Group C Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 9 3 3 549 524 +25 2. Antonini Siena 6 9 3 3 533 518 +15 3. Borac Čačak 6 9 3 3 542 547 −5 4. ASPO Tours 6 9 3 3 550 585 −35Group D Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Jugoplastika 6 12 6 0 590 527 +63 2. Superga Mestre 6 9 3 3 530 540 −10 3. Miñón Valladolid 6 8 2 4 586 607 −21 4. Standard Liège 6 7 1 5 551 583 −32
Semi finals
Final March 26, Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liège
1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup Champions Arrigoni Rieti 1st title
External links
1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup