1966–67 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1966–67 FIBA FIBA European Champions Cup was the tenth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The trophy was won by Real Madrid, for the third time, at their home venue Pavilion at the Sports City of Real Madrid, after they defeated Simmenthal Milano 91–83.[1]

1966–67 FIBA European Champions Cup
LeagueFIBA European Champions Cup
SportBasketball
Final Four
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid
  Runners-upItaly Simmenthal Milano
FIBA European Champions Cup seasons

Competition system

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25 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The competition culminated in a Final Four.

First round

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
KR 127–203 Simmenthal Milano63–9064–113
Fribourg Olympic 104–171 Vorwärts Leipzig61–8443–87
Collegians 0–4* Herly Amsterdam0–20–2
Steaua București 195–150 Union Firestone Ehgartner96–8199–69
Honvéd 167–120 Galatasaray94–5573–65
USC Heidelberg 134–110 SISU72–4962–61
Alvik 135–154 Torpan Pojat63–6972–85
Black Star Mersch 91–225 Real Madrid44–10047–125
Wydad AC 117–158 ASVEL75–8042–78

*Collegians from Belfast withdrew before the first leg and Herly Amsterdam received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

Second round

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Torpan Pojat 159–190 Simmenthal Milano79–10080–90
Vorwärts Leipzig 127–116 Legia Warsaw57–5170–65
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–4* Lokomotiv Sofia0–20–2
AEK 110–122 ASVEL64–5346–69
Herly Amsterdam 156–159 AŠK Olimpija74–7282–87
Steaua București 142–142** Slavia VŠ Praha76–7266–70
USC Heidelberg 177–197 Real Madrid88–9389–104
Honvéd 150–167 Racing Mechelen80–7670–91

*Hapoel Tel Aviv withdrew before the first leg and Lokomotiv Sofia received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

**After a 142 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which Slavia VŠ Praha won 77–61.

Quarterfinals group stage

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The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.

Key to colors
    Top two places in each group advance to Semifinals

Group A

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TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Real Madrid3630502449+53
2. Slavia VŠ Praha3521497458+39
3. Vorwärts Leipzig3412401433-32
4. Lokomotiv Sofia3303454514-60

Group B

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TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Simmenthal Milano3630593526+67
2. AŠK Olimpija3412487480+7
3. Racing Mechelen34125275270
4. ASVEL3412427498-71

Final four

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Semifinals

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March 29, Sports City of Real Madrid Pavilion, Madrid

Team 1 Score Team 2
Slavia VŠ Praha 97–103 Simmenthal Milano
AŠK Olimpija 86–88 Real Madrid

3rd place game

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April 1, Sports City of Real Madrid Pavilion, Madrid

Team 1 Score Team 2
Slavia VŠ Praha 88-83 AŠK Olimpija

Final

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April 1, Sports City of Real Madrid Pavilion, Madrid

Team 1 Score Team 2
Real Madrid 91–83 Simmenthal Milano
1966–67 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions

Real Madrid
3rd Title

Final standings

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Team
Real Madrid
Simmenthal Milano
Slavia VŠ Praha
AŠK Olimpija

Awards

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References

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