1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
Sports season
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The 1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the second edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from November 1967, to 4 April 1968. 22 teams took part in the competition, three more than in the inaugural edition.
| 1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | |
|---|---|
| |
| League | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  AEK |
| Runners-up |  Slavia VŠ Praha |
AEK defeated 1966 FIBA European Champions Cup runner-up Slavia VŠ Praha, in the final, which for the first time was held as a single match, to become the competition's first Greek League champion. They previously defeated defending champion, Ignis Varese, in the semifinals.[1]
In the final between AEK and Slavia VŠ Praha, which took place in Pangrati, Athens, at Panathenaic Stadium, the seated attendance was 100,000, and the standing attendance, in and around the arena, was 50,000 (for a total of 150,000).[2]
Participants
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Landlust  |
130–147 |  ASVEL |
69–70 | 61–77 |
Coimbra  |
126–183 |  Kas |
61–68 | 65–115 |
Etzella  |
133–201 |  Union Firestone Ehgartner |
69–101 | 64–100 |
Vorwärts Leipzig  |
138–136 |  Tapion Honka |
73–57 | 65–79 |
Fribourg Olympic  |
122–185 |  Wisła Kraków |
61–104 | 61–81 |
Solna  |
120–140 |  Osnabrück |
60–55 | 60–85 |
All'Onestà Milano  |
152–158 |  Dinamo București |
73–64 | 79–94 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fenerbahçe  |
116–125 | ASVEL |
68–61 | 48–64 |
| Kas |
147–157 | AEK |
82–72 | 65–85 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv  |
122–134 |  Royal IV |
56–51 | 66–83 |
| Union Firestone Ehgartner |
133–173 |  Levski-Spartak |
69–71 | 64–102 |
| Vorwärts Leipzig |
142–131 | Wisła Kraków |
70–63 | 72–68 |
| Osnabrück |
128–178 | Slavia VŠ Praha |
77–88 | 51–90 |
| Dinamo București |
160–171 |  AŠK Olimpija |
100–84 | 60–87 |
- Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals
Ignis Varese (title holder)
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASVEL |
139–143 | Ignis Varese |
88–73 | 51–70 |
| AEK |
130–128 | Royal IV |
76–54 | 54–74 |
| Levski-Spartak |
140–156 | Vorwärts Leipzig |
82–81 | 58–75 |
| Slavia VŠ Praha |
165–146 | AŠK Olimpija |
95–64 | 70–82 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignis Varese |
130–132 | AEK |
78–60 | 52–72 |
| Vorwärts Leipzig |
133–156 | Slavia VŠ Praha |
57–58 | 76–98 |
Finals
April 4, Panathenaic "Kalimarmaro" Stadium, Athens
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| AEK |
89–82 | Slavia VŠ Praha |
| 1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions |
|---|
 AEK 1st title |