# 1976–77 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

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 | 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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Etzella | 120–211 | Trend Wien | 60–99 | 60–112 |
| Hapoel Gvat/Yagur | 145–163 | Steaua București | 83–71 | 62–92 |
| Fribourg Olympic | 141–147 | Beşiktaş | 82–71 | 59–76 |
| Njarðvík | 143–165 | Boroughmir Barrs | 77–78 | 66–87 |
| Buitoni Flamingo's | 167–189 | Juventud Schweppes | 80–74 | 87–115 |
| Al-Zamalek | 166–189 | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 78–79 | 88–110 |
| Partizani Tirana | 0–4* | Radnički Belgrade | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Högsbo | 172–169 | Wolfenbüttel | 91–74 | 81–95 |
| Botev | 179–187 | Ijsboerke Kortrijk | 98–85 | 81–102 |
| AEK | 132–172 | Slavia VŠ Praha | 73–66 | 59–106 |
| Embassy All-Stars | 173–192 | ASVEL | 87–83 | 86–109 |
*Partizani Tirana withdrew before the first leg, and Radnički Belgrade received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Trend Wien | 166–179 | ASVEL | 92–83 | 74–96 |
| Steaua București | 143–141 | Beşiktaş | 77–57 | 66–84 |
| Boroughmir Barrs | 130–237 | Juventud Schweppes | 66–111 | 64–126 |
| Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 187–211 | Radnički Belgrade | 101–94 | 86–117 |
| Högsbo | 180–208 | Birra Forst Cantù | 95–101 | 85–107 |
| Ijsboerke Kortrijk | 165–178 | Slavia VŠ Praha | 96–83 | 69–95 |

### 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 RAD 87-73 85-80 115-70 MIL 99-85 94-69 105-63 SPA 99-84 103-86 84-58 SLA 54-84 97-83 84-79 TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Radnički Belgrade 61042540475+65 2. Cinzano Milano 6933540504+36 3. Spartak Leningrad 6933514491+23 4. Slavia VŠ Praha 6824426550-124 | Group B CAN JUV STE ASV CAN 105-76 99-77 125-76 JUV 93-86 100-77 100-83 STE 88-85 82-74 65-59 ASV 85-99 95-96 105-95 TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Birra Forst Cantù 61042599495+104 2. Juventud Schweppes 61042539528+11 3. Steaua București 6933484522-38 4. ASVEL 6715503580-77 |

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Birra Forst Cantù | 199–173 | Cinzano Milano | 101–78 | 98–95 |
| Juventud Schweppes | 154–171 | Radnički Belgrade | 74–77 | 80–94 |

## Final

March 29, Palau Municipal d'Esports Son Moix, Palma de Mallorca
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Birra Forst Cantù | 87–86 | Radnički Belgrade |
* 1976–77 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions
* Birra Forst Cantù 1st title