1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Basketball Finals 1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Finals ITA Ignis Varese ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1967–68 1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup The 1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the inaugural edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions. It was contested by 19 teams, and it ran from December 1966, to April 1967. Ignis Varese defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv, in the final, to become the competition's first champion.Results in todor66.com Participants Country Teams Clubs AUT Austria 1 Handelsministerium BEL Belgium 1 Royal IV BUL 1946 Bulgaria 1 Botev TCH Czechoslovakia 1 Spartak ZJŠ Brno FIN Finland 1 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit FRA France 1 Nantes GRE old Greece 1 Aris ISR Israel 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv ITA Italy 1 Ignis Varese LUX Luxembourg 1 Diekirch NED Netherlands 1 Flamingo's Haarlem POL Poland 1 Wisła Kraków POR Portugal 1 Benfica ROM 1965 Romania 1 Dinamo București ESP 1945 Spain 1 Juventud Kalso SWE Sweden 1 Duvbo TUR Turkey 1 İTÜ FRG West Germany 1 Gießen 46ers YUG Yugoslavia 1 Partizan First round Duvbo SWE 0–4* Dinamo București ROM 1965 0–2 0–2 2 Juventud Kalso ESP 1945 225–95 Benfica POR 107–38 118–57 1 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit FIN 149–206 Wisła Kraków POL 77–97 72–109 2 MAR 0–2** Ignis Varese ITA 0-2 2 |} *Duvbo withdrew before the first leg and Dinamo București received a forfeit (2–0) in both games. **Originally, the champion of the Moroccan Cup was drawn to play against the Italian Champion, but no team of the North African country was designated to play this competition. Therefore, Ignis Varese received a forfeit (2–0). Second round Dinamo București ROM 1965 144–152 Royal IV BEL 86–70 58–82 2 Diekirch LUX 170–210 Spartak ZJŠ Brno CSK 69–94 101–116 2 Ignis Varese ITA 160–111 Nantes FRA 81–43 69–68 1 İTÜ TUR 129–155 Partizan YUG 71–75 50–80 2 Juventud Kalso ESP 1945 182–121 Flamingo's Haarlem NED 84–49 98–72 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 172–162 Aris GRE old 101–71 71–91 1 Gießen 46ers FRG 141–206 Wisła Kraków POL 77–106 64–100 2 Botev BUL 1946 153–147 Handelsministerium AUT 83–74 70–73 1 |} Quarterfinals Royal IV BEL 154–179 Spartak ZJŠ Brno CSK 76–88 69–91 2 Ignis Varese ITA 159–128 Partizan YUG 83–55 76–73 1 Juventud Kalso ESP 1945 152–152* Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 101–69 51–83 2 Wisła Kraków POL 127–147 Botev BUL 1946 75–52 60–87 2 |} * After a 152 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which Maccabi Tel Aviv won 75–51. Semifinals Spartak ZJŠ Brno CSK 136–142 Ignis Varese ITA 83–84 53–58 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 158–128 Botev BUL 1946 91–60 67–68 1 |} Finals Ignis Varese ITA 144–135 Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 77–67 67–68 1 |} 1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup ChampionsITA 100px Ignis Varese 1st title References External links FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup 1966–67 linguasport.com FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup 1966–67 Category:FIBA Saporta Cup Cup