1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup
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ChampionsItaly Simmenthal Milano
  Runners-upCzechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha

The 1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup was the ninth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by Simmenthal Milano, for the first time in its history, the first of the club's three EuroLeague championships.

Simmenthal defeated Slavia VŠ Praha, by a score of 77–72, in the final of the first ever Champions Cup Final Four held in the EuroLeague competition, with two venues used: a venue in Milan, and the Palazzo dello sport arena in Bologna, Italy.[1] The Italian team, featuring future the Basketball Hall of Fame member Bill Bradley, defeated the favorites and former champs, CSKA Moscow, in the semifinal, by a score of 57–68.

Competition system

26 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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Fenerbahçe Turkey 143–146 Romania Dinamo București 85–71 58–75
Wiener Austria 139–161 East Germany Vorwärts Leipzig 75–82 64–79
Gladsaxe Efterslægten Denmark 96–171 Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha 57–84 39–87
Gießen 46ers West Germany 150–191 Italy Simmenthal Milano 77–88 73–103
Etzella Luxembourg 98–162 Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno zname 51–72 47–90
Collegians Northern Ireland 84–152 France Denain Voltaire 51–78 33–74
KR Iceland 109–149 Sweden Alvik 48–60 61–89
AEK Greece 153–150 Poland Wisła Kraków 72–71 81–79
Wydad AC Morocco 193–191* Portugal Benfica 53–54 77–76 63-61
Aldershot Warriors England 144–213 Belgium Racing Mechelen 83–113 61–100

*Series decided over a third game after having tied aggregate score after the two home-away games.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Racing Mechelen Belgium 210–150 Finland Helsingin Kisa-Toverit 116–79 99–74
Honvéd Hungary 143–182 Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha 62–100 81–82
Vorwärts Leipzig East Germany 123–175 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 66–87 57–88
Wydad AC Morocco 172–238 Greece AEK 96–113 76–125
Alvik Sweden 149–201 Spain Real Madrid 88–113 61–91
Denain Voltaire France 126–139 Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno zname 61–53 65–86
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 118–187 Italy Simmenthal Milano 65–80 53–87
Dinamo București Romania 207–213* Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zadar 92–78 56–70 59-65

*Series decided over a third game after having tied aggregate score after the two home-away games.

Quarterfinals group stage

For the first time in the competition history, the quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record. A third decisive game was played if the aggregate score of the first two games was tied.

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

Group A

Games

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slavia VŠ Praha Czechoslovakia 146-151 Spain Real Madrid 83-71 63-80
Racing Mechelen Belgium 170-189 Italy Simmenthal Milano 104-94 66-95
Racing Mechelen Belgium 203-196 Spain Real Madrid 104-95 99-101
Simmenthal Milano Italy 155-159 Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha 96-77 59-82
Real Madrid Spain 147-159 Italy Simmenthal Milano 71-66 76-93
Racing Mechelen Belgium 180-185 Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha 104-91 76-94

Standings

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha 3521490486+4
2.Italy Simmenthal Milano 3521503476+27
3.Belgium Racing Mechelen 3412553570-17
4.Spain Real Madrid 3412494508-14

Group B

Games

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 140-142 Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno zname 77-64 63-78
Zadar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 140-147 Greece AEK 69-71 71-76
Zadar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 210-217 Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno zname 79-53 58-84 73-80
AEK Greece 122-147 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 74-66 48-81
CSKA Cherveno zname Bulgaria 139-144 Greece AEK 94-69 45-75
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 166-133 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zadar 79-49 87-84

Standings

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 3521453397+56
2.Greece AEK 3521413426-13
3.Bulgaria CSKA Cherveno zname 3521498494+4
4.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zadar 3303483530-47

Final four

Semifinals

March 31, Milan

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Slavia VŠ Praha Czechoslovakia 103–73 Greece AEK

March 30, Palazzo dello sport, Bologna

Team 1  Score  Team 2
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 57–68 Italy Simmenthal Milano

3rd place game

April 1, Milan

Team 1  Score  Team 2
AEK Greece 62–85 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow

Final

April 1, Palazzo dello sport, Bologna

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Simmenthal Milano Italy 77–72 Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha
1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
Italy
Simmenthal Milano
1st Title

Final standings

Team
Italy Simmenthal Milano
SilverCzechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha
BronzeSoviet Union CSKA Moscow
Greece AEK

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

References

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