1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup was the ninth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition 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.

Competition system

26 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The competition culminated in a Final Four. ==First round==

First round

*Series decided over a third game after having tied aggregate score after the two home-away games. ==Second round==

Second round

*Series decided over a third game after having tied aggregate score after the two home-away games. ==Quarterfinals group stage==

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. A third decisive game was played if the aggregate score of the first two games was tied. Standings Group B Games Standings ==Final four==

Final four

Semifinals March 31, Milan March 30, Palazzo dello sport, Bologna 3rd place game April 1, Milan Final April 1, Palazzo dello sport, Bologna Final standings ==Awards==

Awards

===FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer=== • Jiří Zídek Sr. ( Slavia VŠ Praha) ==References==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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