
FIBA European Champions Cup 1965-66
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The 1965-66 and ninth season of the FIBA European Champions Cup was won by Simmenthal Milano
for the First time in its history, the first of three total wins.
Simmenthal defeated Slavia PRague 77-72 in the final of the first ever Final four
held in the competition, with two venues used:a venue in Milan
and the Palazzo dello sport arena in Bologna
, Italy
. The Italian team, featuring future Hall of famer
Bill Bradley
, defeated favorites and former champs CSKA Moscow
in the semi final, 57-68.
*After a 130 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which WAC Casablanca won 63-61.
** After a 148 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which KK Zadar won 65-59.
*** After a 137 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which CSKA Sofia won 80-73.
Olimpia Milano
Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...
for the First time in its history, the first of three total wins.
Simmenthal defeated Slavia PRague 77-72 in the final of the first ever Final four
Final four
Final Four isa sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably NCAA Division I college basketball tournaments. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final round...
held in the competition, with two venues used:a venue in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and the Palazzo dello sport arena in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Italy
Italy
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. The Italian team, featuring future Hall of famer
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley
William Warren "Bill" Bradley is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.Bradley was born and raised in a suburb of St....
, defeated favorites and former champs CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
in the semi final, 57-68.
Qualifying round
Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K... ![]() |
143 - 146 | ![]() |
85-71 | 58-75 |
Handelsministerium Vienna ![]() |
139 - 161 | ![]() Vorwärts Leipzig ASG Vorwärts Leipzig was an German association football club from the city of Leipzig, Saxony. The history of the club is marked by several wholesale transfers of the player squad to other cities. The team was founded in 1951 as Sportsverein Volkspolizei Vorwärts Leipzig as the sports club of the... |
75-82 | 64-79 |
EBC Copenhagen ![]() |
96 - 171 | ![]() |
57-84 | 39-87 |
MTV 1846 Giessen Giessen 46ers LTi Gießen 46ers is a basketball club based in Gießen, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga and the only team that never left the league since it was established in 1966. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost.... ![]() |
150 - 191 | ![]() Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
77-88 | 73-103 |
Etzella Ettelbrück FC Etzella Ettelbruck Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck, abbreviated to either FC Etzella or Etzella Ettelbruck, is a football club, based in Ettelbruck, in north-eastern Luxembourg.-History:... ![]() |
98 - 162 | ![]() PBC CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the CSKA Sofia sports club.CSKA Sofia have been 12 times champions of Bulgaria and 18 times Bulgarian cup winners. They play their home games at Universiada Hall in Sofia... |
51-72 | 47-90 |
Belfast Collegians ![]() |
84 - 152 | ![]() |
51-78 | 33-74 |
KR Reykjavik K.R. Basket Reykjavik K.R. Basket Reykjavik is the professional basketball team of Icelandic Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, based in Reykjavik. They are currently both the Cup champions and the champions of Iceland.-Titles:... ![]() |
109 - 149 | ![]() |
48-60 | 61-89 |
AEK Athens AEK Athens BC AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War .... ![]() |
153 - 150 | ![]() |
72-71 | 81-79 |
WAC Casablanca ![]() |
130 - 130* | ![]() |
53-54 | 77-76 |
Aldershot Warriors ![]() |
144 - 213 | ![]() |
83-113 | 61-100 |
*After a 130 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which WAC Casablanca won 63-61.
First round
Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Racing Basket Antwerp ![]() |
210 - 150 | ![]() |
116-76 | 99-74 |
Honved Budapest ![]() |
181 - 144 | ![]() |
62-100 | 81-82 |
Vorwärts Leipzig Vorwärts Leipzig ASG Vorwärts Leipzig was an German association football club from the city of Leipzig, Saxony. The history of the club is marked by several wholesale transfers of the player squad to other cities. The team was founded in 1951 as Sportsverein Volkspolizei Vorwärts Leipzig as the sports club of the... ![]() |
123 - 175 | ![]() PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... |
66-87 | 57-88 |
WAC Casablanca ![]() |
172 - 238 | ![]() |
96-113 | 76-125 |
Alvik Stockholm ![]() |
149 - 204 | ![]() Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... |
88-113 | 61-91 |
Denain Basket ![]() |
126 - 139 | CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the CSKA Sofia sports club.CSKA Sofia have been 12 times champions of Bulgaria and 18 times Bulgarian cup winners. They play their home games at Universiada Hall in Sofia... |
61-53 | 65-86 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. is an Israeli basketball club. The second most successful side in Israeli basketball, The club Owned by Hapoel Tel Aviv Supporters Trust and is currently in Liga Leumit, the Second tier.-History:... ![]() |
118 - 187 | ![]() Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
65-80 | 53-87 |
Dinamo Bucureşti ![]() |
148 - 148** | ![]() KK Zadar KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment... |
92-78 | 56-70 |
** After a 148 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which KK Zadar won 65-59.
Quarterfinals
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.Qualified for The Final Four | |
Eliminated |
Group A
Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Slavia Prague ![]() |
146 - 151 | ![]() Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... |
83-71 | 63-80 |
Racing Basket Antwerp ![]() |
170 - 189 | ![]() Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
104-94 | 66-95 |
Racing Basket Antwerp ![]() |
203 - 196 | ![]() Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... |
104-95 | 99-101 |
Simmenthal Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... ![]() |
155 - 159 | ![]() |
96-77 | 59-82 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
147 - 159 | ![]() Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
71-69 | 76-93 |
Racing Basket Antwerp ![]() |
180 - 185 | ![]() |
104-91 | 76-94 |
Team | TGS Pld | TGS W | TGS L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 490 | 480 | 5 | |
![]() Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 503 | 476 | 5 | |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 553 | 570 | ||
4 | |||||||
![]() Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 494 | 508 | ||
4 |
Group B
Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... ![]() |
140 - 142 | CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the CSKA Sofia sports club.CSKA Sofia have been 12 times champions of Bulgaria and 18 times Bulgarian cup winners. They play their home games at Universiada Hall in Sofia... |
77-64 | 63-78 |
KK Zadar KK Zadar KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment... ![]() |
140 - 147 | AEK Athens | 69-71 | 71-76 |
KK Zadar KK Zadar KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment... ![]() |
137 - 137*** | CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the CSKA Sofia sports club.CSKA Sofia have been 12 times champions of Bulgaria and 18 times Bulgarian cup winners. They play their home games at Universiada Hall in Sofia... |
79-53 | 58-84 |
AEK Athens | 122 - 147 | ![]() PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... |
74-66 | 48-81 |
CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the CSKA Sofia sports club.CSKA Sofia have been 12 times champions of Bulgaria and 18 times Bulgarian cup winners. They play their home games at Universiada Hall in Sofia... |
139 - 144 | AEK Athens | 94-69 | 45-75 |
CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... ![]() |
166 - 133 | ![]() KK Zadar KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment... |
79-49 | 87-84 |
*** After a 137 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which CSKA Sofia won 80-73.
Team | TGS Pld | TGS W | TGS L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() PBC CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 453 | 397 | 5 | |
AEK Athens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 413 | 426 | ||
5 | |||||||
CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia PBC CSKA Sofia are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the CSKA Sofia sports club.CSKA Sofia have been 12 times champions of Bulgaria and 18 times Bulgarian cup winners. They play their home games at Universiada Hall in Sofia... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 498 | 494 | 5 | |
![]() KK Zadar KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment... |
3 | 0 | 3 | 483 | 530 | ||
3 |
Final four
FIBA European Champions Cup 1965–66 Champions |
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![]() Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... First title |