1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup

1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup FIBA European Champions Cup Basketball Final 1968 FIBA European Champions Cup Final ESP 1945 Real Madrid (4th title) TCH Spartak ZJŠ Brno FIBA European Champions Cup 1966–67 FIBA European Champions Cup 1966–67 1968–69 1968–69 FIBA European Champions Cup 1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup was the eleventh installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Palais des Sports, Lyon, France, on April 11, 1968, and it was won by Real Madrid, who defeated Spartak ZJŠ Brno, by a result of 98–95. Competition system 24 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, played knock-out rounds, on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner. The eight teams qualified for 1/4 Finals were divided into two groups of four. Every team played against the other three in its group, in consecutive home-and-away matches, so that every two of those games counted as a single win or defeat (point difference being a decisive factor there). In case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final standings: 1) one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average; 3) individual wins and defeats. The group winners and runners-up of the 1/4 Finals round qualified for 1/2 Finals. The final was played at a predetermined venue. First round Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 165–144 Alsace de Bagnolet FRA 85–62 80–82 1 Alvik SWE 128–139 KTP FIN 67–67 61–72 2 Boroughmuir SCO 112–234 Real Madrid ESP 1945 69–108 43–126 2 ASFAR MAR 121–205 Juventud Kalso ESP 1945 70–96 51–109 2 Racing Luxembourg LUX 113–148 Gießen 46ers FRG 63–76 50–72 2 Honvéd HUN 129–136 Zadar YUG 86–72 43–64 2 Steaua București ROM 1965 124–126 Panathinaikos GRE old 82–65 42–61 2 Vauxhall Motors ENG 97–236 Legia Warsaw POL 56–93 41–143 2 |} Second round Panathinaikos GRE old 141–159 Zadar YUG 79–70 62–89 2 KTP FIN 147–178 CSKA Cherveno zname BUL 1967 86–89 61–89 2 SVE Utrecht NED 133–202 Real Madrid ESP 1945 66–90 67–112 2 Juventud Kalso ESP 1945 157–113 Legia Warsaw POL 87–56 70–57 1 Gießen 46ers FRG 134–189 Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 72–84 62–105 2 Benfica Luanda POR 133–261 Racing Bell Mechelen BEL 59–90 74–171 2 Engelmann Wien AUT 135–171 Simmenthal Milano ITA 79–95 56–76 2 Altınordu TUR 130–167 Spartak ZJŠ Brno TCH 61–65 69–102 2 |} Quarterfinals group stage 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. YUG Zadar 3 6 3 0 433 409 +24 2. ITA Simmenthal Milano 3 5 2 1 490 451 +39 3. ESP 1945 Juventud Kalso 3 4 1 2 427 467 -40 4. BUL 1967 CSKA Cherveno zname 3 3 0 3 500 523 -23Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. TCH Spartak ZJŠ Brno 3 6 3 0 539 482 +57 2. ESP 1945 Real Madrid 3 5 2 1 501 482 +19 3. ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv 3 4 1 2 381 407 -26 4. BEL Racing Bell Mechelen 3 3 0 3 350 400 -50 Semifinals Real Madrid ESP 1945 144–127 Zadar YUG 76–62 68–65 1 Simmenthal Milano ITA 150–166 Spartak ZJŠ Brno TCH 64–63 86–103 2 |} Final April 11, Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon Real Madrid ESP 1945 98–95 Spartak ZJŠ Brno TCH 1 |} 1967–68 FIBA European Champions CupChampionsESP 1945 100px Real Madrid 4th Title Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer USA Miles Aiken (ESP 1945 Real Madrid) External links 1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup Review & Statistics 1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup 1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions Cup 1967–68 Line-ups and Stats Category:EuroLeague seasons FIBA