FIBA European Champions Cup 1965-66

The 1965-66 and ninth season of the FIBA European Champions Cup was won by Simmenthal Milano for the First time in its history, the first of three total wins. Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional Basketball team based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Simmenthal defeated USK Prague 77-72 in the final of the first ever Final four held in the competition, the venue being the PalaDozza sports arena in Bologna, Italy. Land Rover Arena is an indoor sporting arena located at Piazza Azzarita Manfredi 8 in Bologna, Italy. Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Italian team, featuring future Hall of famer Bill Bradley, defeated favorites and former champs CSKA Moscow in the semi final, 57-68. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28 1943 is an American hall of fame Basketball player Rhodes scholar, and former See also CSKA Moscow PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional Basketball club often referred to as " Red Army " for its past

Qualifying round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fenerbahçe	143 - 146	Dinamo Bucureşti	85-71	58-75
Handelsministerium Vienna	139 - 161	Vorwärts Leipzig	75-82	64-79
EBC Copenhagen	96 - 171	USK Prague	57-84	39-87
MTV 1846 Giessen	150 - 191	Simmenthal Milano	77-88	73-103
Etzella Ettelbrück	98 - 162	CSKA Sofia	51-72	47-90
Belfast Collegians	84 - 152	Denain Basket	51-78	33-74
KR Reykjavik	109 - 149	Alvik Stockholm	48-60	61-89
AEK Athens	153 - 150	Wisła Kraków	72-71	81-79
WAC Casablanca	130 - 130*	Benfica Lisbon	53-54	77-76
Aldershot Warriors	144 - 213	Racing Basket Antwerp	83-113	61-100

*After a 130 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which WAC Casablanca won 63-61. Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional Basketball section of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Giessen 46ers is a Basketball club based in Gießen, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga and the only team that has never been Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional Basketball team based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Honours Bulgarian Championships: 1949 1951 1965 1967 1977 1980 1983 1984 1990 1991 1992 Bulgarian Cup winners: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, ( Icelandic for "Reykjavík Football Club" for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic See also Athletic Union of Constantinople AEK BC (in Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Athlitiki TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow is a Polish women Basketball team based in Cracow, playing in PLKK. Wydad Athletic Club (WAC (نادي الوداد الرياضي is a Moroccan Athletics club based in Casablanca, Morocco, best known for Benfica Basket is the professional Basketball team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, based in Lisbon, Portugal.

FIBA European Champions Cup 1965-66 Champions
Simmenthal Milano First title

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European Cup 1965-66

Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional Basketball team based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman The 1965-66 and ninth season of the FIBA European Champions Cup was won by Simmenthal Milano for the First time in its history the first of three total wins

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