FIBA European Champion Clubs' Cup 1966/67

FIBA European Champion Clubs' Cup 1966/67
Duration		November 6, 1966 - April 1, 1967
Order of execution		10th season
organizer		FIBA
Number of teams		15 (23 with qualifying rounds)
Play-offs
master		real Madrid
Runner-up		Simmenthal Ol. Milano
Finals - MVP		Steve Chubin (Simmenthal Olimpia)
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The 1966/67 season was the 10th season of the European Cup of National Champions held by FIBA Europe , which is now known as the Euroleague .

Real Madrid from Spain won the title for the third time .

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The 15 champions of the respective national league took part in the final round, including defending champion Simmenthal Olimpia Milano. First a qualification was played. The winners of the pairings were determined in the first and second leg. The decisive factor was the overall basket ratio in both games. The winners of the pairings in the round of 16 and in the top 8 group stage were also determined in the first and second leg. The winner of the competition was determined in a Final Four tournament.

1st round (qualification)

	total		First leg	Return leg
Friborg Olympic Basket	104: 171	Forward Leipzig	61: 84	43: 87
WAC Casablanca	117: 158	ASVEL Lyon	75: 80	42: 78
Steaua Bucharest	195 : 150	Union Kuenring	96 : 81	99 : 69
Honvéd Budapest	167 : 120	Galatasaray Istanbul	94 : 55	73 : 65
SISU Basketball Copenhagen	110: 134	USC Heidelberg	61: 62	49: 72
BBC Black Star Mersch	91: 225	real Madrid	44: 100	47: 125
Alvik BK	135: 154	Torpan Pojat	63: 69	72: 85
KR Reykjavík	127: 203	Simmenthal Olimpia Milano	63: 90	64: 113

BYE: Herley Amsterdam

Participants in the final round

Attendees
country	number	Teams
Belgium	1	Racing Basket Mechelen
Bulgaria	1	Sofia locomotive
BR Germany	1	USC Heidelberg
GDR	1	Forward Leipzig
Finland	1	Torpan Pojat
France	1	ASVEL Lyon
Greece	1	AEK Athens
Italy	1	Simmenthal Olimpia Milano
Yugoslavia	1	AŠK Olimpia Ljubljana
Netherlands	1	Herley Amsterdam
Poland	1	Legia Warsaw
Romania	1	Steaua Bucharest
Spain	1	real Madrid
Czechoslovakia	1	TJ Slavia VŠ Prague
Hungary	1	Honvéd Budapest

Round of 16

	total		First leg	Return leg	Playoff
Forward Leipzig	127 : 116	Legia Warsaw	57 : 51	70 : 65
AEK Athens	110: 122	ASVEL Lyon	64 : 53	46: 69
Herley Amsterdam	156: 159	AŠK Olimpia Ljubljana	74 : 72	82: 87
Steaua Bucharest	142: 142	TJ Slavia VŠ Prague	76 : 72	66: 70	61: 77 *
Honvéd Budapest	150: 167	Racing Basket Mechelen	80 : 76	70: 91
USC Heidelberg	177: 197	real Madrid	88: 93	89: 104
Torpan Pojat	159: 190	Simmenthal Olimpia Milano	79: 100	80: 90

^* Since there was a tie after the two games, another game decided in Prague.

BYE: Locomotive Sofia

Group stage (Top 8)

The winners of the pairings in the group stage were determined in the first and second leg. The overall result of both games was decisive. Whoever decided this was awarded the victory.

If two or three teams were tied, it was not the basket ratio that decided, but a direct comparison between them.

Group A

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Real Madrid	3	3	0	502	449
2. TJ Slavia VŠ Prague	3	2	1	497	458
3. Forward Leipzig	3	1	2	401	433
4. Sofia locomotive	3	0	3	454	514

	Madrid	Prague	Leipzig	Sofia
Madrid	*	99 : 75	66 : 60	83 : 71
Prague	87 : 74	*	80 : 63	92 : 71
Leipzig	69: 82	63: 68	*	73 : 54
Sofia	106 : 96	88: 95	83 : 73	*

Group B

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Simmenthal Olimpia Milano	3	3	0	593	526
2. AŠK Olimpia Ljubljana	3	1	2	487	480
3. Racing Basket Mechelen	3	1	2	527	527
4. ASVEL Lyon	3	1	2	427	498

	Milano	Ljubljana	Mechelen	Lyon
Milano	*	73 : 69	121 : 104	103 : 85
Ljubljana	92: 107	*	101 : 80	87 : 78
Mechelen	110 : 103	70: 76	*	92 : 63
Lyon	66: 86	72 : 59	63: 71	*

Final Four

The Final Four took place in Madrid .

Semifinals

	Result
real Madrid	88 : 86	AŠK Olimpia Ljubljana
Simmenthal Olimpia Milano	103 : 97	TJ Slavia VŠ Prague

3rd place match

	Result
AŠK Olimpia Ljubljana	83: 88	TJ Slavia VŠ Prague

final

	Result
real Madrid	91 : 83	Simmenthal Olimpia Milano

Web links

• History of the European championship on fibaeurope.com
• Statistics for the 1966/67 season on linguasport.com