1966–67 FIBA European Champions Cup explained

1966–67 FIBA European Champions Cup
League:	FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport:	Basketball
Finals:	Final Four
Finals Link:	1967 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four
Finals Champ:	Real Madrid
Finals Runner-Up:	Simmenthal Milano
Seasonslistnames:	FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Link:	1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Year:	1965–66
Nextseason Year:	1967–68
Nextseason Link:	1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1966–67 FIBA FIBA European Champions Cup was the tenth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The trophy was won by Real Madrid, for the third time, at their home venue Pavilion at the Sports City of Real Madrid, after they defeated Simmenthal Milano 91–83.^[1]

Competition system

25 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

Collegians from Belfast withdrew before the first leg and Herly Amsterdam received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

Second round

Hapoel Tel Aviv withdrew before the first leg and Lokomotiv Sofia received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

- After a 142 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which Slavia VŠ Praha won 77–61.

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

width=15	!	width=220	Team !	width=20	Pld !	width=20	Pts !	width=20	W !	width=20	L !	width=20	PF !	width=20	PA !	width=20	PD
1.	Real Madrid	3	6	3	0	502	449	+53
2.	Slavia VŠ Praha	3	5	2	1	497	458	+39
3.	Vorwärts Leipzig	3	4	1	2	401	433	-32
4.	Lokomotiv Sofia	3	3	0	3	454	514	-60

Group B

width=15	!	width=220	Team !	width=20	Pld !	width=20	Pts !	width=20	W !	width=20	L !	width=20	PF !	width=20	PA !	width=20	PD
1.	Simmenthal Milano	3	6	3	0	593	526	+67
2.	AŠK Olimpija	3	4	1	2	487	480	+7
3.	Racing Mechelen	3	4	1	2	527	527	0
4.	ASVEL	3	4	1	2	427	498	-71