1980 in basketball

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The following are the basketball events of the year 1980 throughout the world.

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International competitions

Men's national teams

Senior

Youth

Women's national teams

Senior

Youth

Club competitions

Continental championships

Men

RegionTournamentChampionRunner-upFinal/Series result
FIBA 1980 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg AA Francana
FIBA Americas 1980 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg AA Francana Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg E.C. Sírio
FIBA Europe 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup Flag of Spain (Civil).svg Real Madrid Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 89–85
1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Flag of Italy.svg Emerson Varese Flag of Italy.svg Gabetti Cantù 90–88
1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup Flag of Italy.svg Sebastiani Rieti Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Cibona Zagreb 76–71

Women

RegionTournamentChampionRunner-upFinal/Series result
FIBA Europe 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup Flag of Italy.svg Sisport Fiat Turin Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Minyor Pernik 75–66
1979–80 Ronchetti Cup Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Montmontaža Zagreb Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg DFS Maritza Plovdiv 82–76

Domestic championships

Country/RegionTournamentChampionRunner-upFinal/Series resultRegular season MVPFinals MVP
Flag of Albania.svg Albania 1980 Albanian Basketball League Partizani Tirana
1980 Albanian Basketball Cup Partizani Tirana
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Algerian Basketball Championship Darak El-Watani
Algerian Basketball Cup Darak El-Watani CS DNC Alger 88–78
Flag of Angola.svg Angola BAI Basket Desportivo da TAAG
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1980 National Basketball League St Kilda Saints West Adelaide Bearcats 113–88 Mike Jones
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 1980 Belgian Basketball League Racing Club Mechelen
1979–80 Belgian Basketball Cup SFX Verviers Sunair Oostende 73–72
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete Franca B.C.
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria 1979–80 National Basketball League CSKA Sofia
Bulgarian Cup CSKA Sofia
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 1979–80 Cyprus Division 1 AEL Limassol
1980 Cypriot Basketball Cup AEL Limassol
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 1979–80 Czechoslovak Basketball League Inter Slovnaft
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1979–80 Korisliiga Pantterit
1980 Finnish Basketball Cup Torpan Pojat
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 1979–80 A National Category Panathinaikos
1980 Greek Basketball Cup Olympiacos A.E.K. Athens 85–80
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1979–80 Premier League Valur
Flag of Israel.svg Israel 1979–80 Israeli Basketball Premier League Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv
1979–80 Israeli Basketball State Cup Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Ramat Gan 105–87
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1979–80 Lega Basket Serie A Sinudyne Bologna Gabetti Cantù 2–0
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 1979–80 Diekirch League BBC Amicale Steinsel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1979–80 Eredivisie Nashua Den Bosch Parker Leiden 2–0 Kees Akerboom, Sr.
1979–80 NBB-Beker PSV Almonte Eindhoven
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay 1980 Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League Olimpia
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1979–80 Polish Basketball League Śląsk Wrocław
1979–80 Polish Cup Śląsk Wrocław
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 1979–80 Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol F.C. Porto
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 1979–80 Baloncesto Superior Nacional Mets de Guaynabo Piratas de Quebradillas
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania 1979–80 Liga Națională Steaua București
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 1979–80 Soviet Union National League CSKA Moscow
Flag of Spain (Civil).svg Spain 1979–80 Liga Española de Baloncesto Real Madrid FC Barcelona
1979–80 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto FC Barcelona Real Madrid 106–90
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 1979–80 Ligue Nationale de Basket AS Viganello
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 1979–80 Tunisian Division I Espérance Sportive de Tunis
1979–80 Tunisian Basketball Cup Stade Nabeulien
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1979–80 Turkish Basketball League Eczacıbaşı Efes Pilsen
Flag of the United States.svg United States 1979–80 Continental Basketball Association Anchorage Northern Knights Rochester Zeniths 4–0
1979–80 National Basketball Association Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Magic Johnson
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines 1980 PBA Open Conference U/Tex Wranglers
Crispa Redmanizers
Nicholas Stoodley
Toyota Tamaraws
Toyota Tamaraws
Toyota Tamaraws
Philip Cezar
1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference Crispa Redmanizers Toyota Tamaraws
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Venezuela 1980 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto Guaiqueríes de Margarita Retadores de Caracas 4–3
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 1979–80 Basketball Bundesliga ASC 1846 Göttingen
1980 German Basketball Cup BSC Saturn 1977 Köln
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 1979–80 Yugoslav First Federal League Bosna
1979–80 Yugoslav Basketball Cup Cibona Zagreb Bosna 68–62

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductions

Births

Deaths

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