1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup

1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup
League	FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport	Basketball
Final Four
Champions	Simmenthal Milano
Runners-up	Slavia Prague

The 1965–66 1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup was the ninth season of the FIBA European Champions Cup. 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 Prague, by a score of 77–72, in the final of the first ever Final Four held in the Euroleague 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 the favorites and former champs, CSKA Moscow, in the semifinal, by a score of 57–68.

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fenerbahçe	143–146	Dinamo Bucureşti	85–71	58–75
Wiener	139–161	Vorwärts Leipzig	75–82	64–79
Gladsaxe Efterslægten	96–171	Slavia Prague	57–84	39–87
Gießen 46ers	150–191	Simmenthal Milano	77–88	73–103
Etzella Ettelbruck	98–162	CSKA Sofia	51–72	47–90
Collegians	84–152	Denain-Voltaire	51–78	33–74
KR	109–149	Alvik	48–60	61–89
AEK	153–150	Wisła Kraków	72–71	81–79
Wydad Casablanca	130–130*	Benfica	53–54	77–76
Aldershot Warriors	144–213	Racing Mechelen	83–113	61–100

*After a 130 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which Wydad won 63–61.

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Racing Mechelen	210–150	Helsingin Kisa-Toverit	116–79	99–74
Honvéd	143–182	Slavia Prague	62–100	81–82
Vorwärts Leipzig	123–175	CSKA Moscow	66–87	57–88
Wydad Casablanca	172–238	AEK	96–113	76–125
Alvik	149–201	Real Madrid	88–113	61–91
Denain-Voltaire	126–139	CSKA Sofia	61–53	65–86
Hapoel Tel Aviv	118–187	Simmenthal Milano	65–80	53–87
Dinamo Bucureşti	148–148*	Zadar	92–78	56–70

* After a 148 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which Zadar won 65–59.

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.

Key to colors

Top two places in each group advance to Semifinals

Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Slavia Prague 3 5 2 1 490 486 +4 2. Simmenthal Milano 3 5 2 1 503 476 +27 3. Racing Mechelen 3 4 1 2 553 570 -17 4. Real Madrid 3 4 1 2 494 508 -14

Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. CSKA Moscow 3 5 2 1 453 397 +56 2. AEK 3 5 2 1 413 426 -13 3. CSKA Sofia 3 5 2 1 418 421 -3 4. Zadar 3 3 0 3 410 450 -40

Final Four

Main article: 1966 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four

Semifinals

March 29, Milan

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Slavia Prague	103–73	AEK

March 29, Palazzo dello sport, Bologna

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CSKA Moscow	57–68	Simmenthal Milano

3rd place game

April 1, Milan

Team 1	Score	Team 2
AEK	62–85	CSKA Moscow

Final

April 1, Palazzo dello sport, Bologna

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Simmenthal Milano	77–72	Slavia Prague

1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions
Simmenthal Milano 1st Title

Final standings

	Team
	Simmenthal Milano
	Slavia Prague
	CSKA Moscow
	AEK

External links

• European Cup 1965–66
• Real Madrid game details