1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup

1966-67 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
League FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup
Sport Basketball
Finals
Champions Italy Ignis Varèse
  Runners-up Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv

The 1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup was the inaugural edition of FIBA's competition for European basketball national cup champions. It was contested by 18 teams, and it ran from December 1966 to April 1967. Ignis Varèse defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final to became the competition's first champion.[1]

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Duvbo IK Sweden 0–4* Romania Dinamo Bucureşti 0–2 0–2
Joventut Badalona Spain 225–95 Portugal Benfica 107–38 118–57
Helsingin Kisa-Toverit Finland 149–206 Poland Wisła Kraków 77–97 72–109
Morocco 0–2** Italy Ignis Varèse 0-2

*Duvbo IK withdrew before the first leg and Dinamo Bucureşti 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 Varèse received a forfeit (2-0).

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo București Romania 144–152 Belgium Royal IV 86–70 58–82
Diekirch Luxembourg 170–210 Czechoslovakia Spartak ZJŠ Brno 69–94 101–116
Ignis Varèse Italy 160–111 France Nantes 81–43 69–68
İTÜ Turkey 129–155 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 71–75 50–80
Joventut Badalona Spain 182–121 Netherlands Flamingo's Haarlem 84–49 98–72
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 172–162 Greece Aris 101–71 71–91
Gießen 46ers West Germany 141–206 Poland Wisła Kraków 77–106 64–100
Botev Bulgaria 153–147 Austria Handelministerium 83–74 70–73

Quarter finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Royal IV Belgium 154–179 Czechoslovakia Spartak ZJŠ Brno 76–88 69–91
Ignis Varèse Italy 159–128 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 83–55 76–73
Joventut Badalona Spain 152–152* Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 101–69 51–83
Wisła Kraków Poland 127–147 Bulgaria Botev 75–52 60–87

* After a 152 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which Maccabi Tel Aviv won 75–51.

Semi finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spartak ZJŠ Brno Czechoslovakia 136–142 Italy Ignis Varèse 83–84 53–58
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 158–128 Bulgaria Botev 91–60 67–68

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ignis Varèse Italy 144–135 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 77–67 67–68
1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup Champions
Italy
Ignis Varèse
1st title

References

  1. Results in todor66.com