Fiba Euroleague (1978-79)

Olympiacos — FIBA EuroLeague 1978–79

Complete European game log · FIBA European Champions Cup · Semifinals Group / Final Six

5–11Overall Record
4–2Quarterfinal Group
1–9Final Six
−68Point Differential
6thFinal Result

Quarterfinals Group Stage · Group D

Date Round Game Result Score
02/11/1978 Day 1 Olympiacos – Jalaa Sportif Club W 106–57
09/11/1978 Day 2 Olympiacos – SC Moderne W 79–62
16/11/1978 Day 3 Wybrzeże Gdańsk – Olympiacos L 91–85
23/11/1978 Day 4 Jalaa Sportif Club – Olympiacos W 76–94
30/11/1978 Day 5 SC Moderne – Olympiacos L 76–56
07/12/1978 Day 6 Olympiacos – Wybrzeże Gdańsk W 102–79

Group record: 4–2 · 1st in Group D · Points: 522–441 (+81) · Qualified for the Semifinals Group / Final Six on the three-team tie-break.

Semifinals Group Stage · Final Six

Date Round Game Result Score
10/01/1979 Day 1 Olympiacos – Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv W 79–77
17/01/1979 Day 2 Emerson Varese – Olympiacos L 92–67
25/01/1979 Day 3 Real Madrid – Olympiacos L 113–72
01/02/1979 Day 4 Olympiacos – Joventut Freixenet L 84–95
07/02/1979 Day 5 Bosna – Olympiacos L 72–69
15/02/1979 Day 6 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv – Olympiacos L 95–51
28/02/1979 Day 7 Olympiacos – Emerson Varese L 68–72
07/03/1979 Day 8 Olympiacos – Real Madrid L 97–101
15/03/1979 Day 9 Joventut Freixenet – Olympiacos L 91–77
21/03/1979 Day 10 Olympiacos – Bosna L 83–88

Final Six record: 1–9 · 6th place · Points: 747–896 (−149). The only victory came against Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, 79–77 in Piraeus.

Season Summary

Olympiacos finished the 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup with a 5–11 overall record.
The Reds won Group D of the Quarterfinals Group Stage with a 4–2 record, finishing first in a three-way tie
with SC Moderne and Wybrzeże Gdańsk thanks to the tie-break, and advanced to the six-team Semifinals Group.
That Final Six brought Olympiacos together with Emerson Varese, Bosna, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, Real Madrid
and Joventut Freixenet. Olympiacos finished sixth at 1–9, with its lone victory a 79–77 home win over Maccabi.
Across the full 16-game European campaign, Olympiacos scored 1269 points, allowed 1337 and finished with a −68
point differential. Reaching the Final Six represented one of the club’s most significant European campaigns
of the pre-EuroLeague era.

Sources:
Red Point Guard — original 1978–79 page
 · 
Wikipedia — 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup

Data note: Wikipedia’s Group D standings currently list Olympiacos at 522–431 (+91), but the six listed game scores — independently confirmed by the FIBA 1979 archive — total 522–441 (+81). The game-by-game totals are used above.