1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup
# 1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup

1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup was the eleventh installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Palais des Sports, Lyon, France, on April 11, 1968, and it was won by Real Madrid, who defeated Spartak ZJŠ Brno, by a result of 98–95.

## Competition system

* 24 teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, played knock-out rounds, on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner.
* The eight teams qualified for 1/4 Finals were divided into two groups of four. Every team played against the other three in its group, in consecutive home-and-away matches, so that every two of those games counted as a single win or defeat (point difference being a decisive factor there). In case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final standings: 1) one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average; 3) individual wins and defeats.
* The group winners and runners-up of the 1/4 Finals round qualified for 1/2 Finals. The final was played at a predetermined venue.

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 165–144 | Alsace de Bagnolet | 85–62 | 80–82 |
| Alvik | 128–139 | KTP | 67–67 | 61–72 |
| Boroughmuir | 112–234 | Real Madrid | 69–108 | 43–126 |
| ASFAR | 121–205 | Juventud Kalso | 70–96 | 51–109 |
| Racing Luxembourg | 113–148 | Gießen 46ers | 63–76 | 50–72 |
| Honvéd | 129–136 | Zadar | 86–72 | 43–64 |
| Steaua București | 124–126 | Panathinaikos | 82–65 | 42–61 |
| Vauxhall Motors | 97–236 | Legia Warsaw | 56–93 | 41–143 |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Panathinaikos | 141–159 | Zadar | 79–70 | 62–89 |
| KTP | 147–178 | CSKA Cherveno zname | 86–89 | 61–89 |
| SVE Utrecht | 133–202 | Real Madrid | 66–90 | 67–112 |
| Juventud Kalso | 157–113 | Legia Warsaw | 87–56 | 70–57 |
| Gießen 46ers | 134–189 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 72–84 | 62–105 |
| Benfica Luanda | 133–261 | Racing Bell Mechelen | 59–90 | 74–171 |
| Engelmann Wien | 135–171 | Simmenthal Milano | 79–95 | 56–76 |
| Altınordu | 130–167 | Spartak ZJŠ Brno | 61–65 | 69–102 |

## 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 TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Zadar 3630433409+24 2. Simmenthal Milano 3521490451+39 3. Juventud Kalso 3412427467-40 4. CSKA Cherveno zname 3303500523-23 | Group B TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Spartak ZJŠ Brno 3630539482+57 2. Real Madrid 3521501482+19 3. Maccabi Tel Aviv 3412381407-26 4. Racing Bell Mechelen 3303350400-50 |
| - | - |

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Real Madrid | 144–127 | Zadar | 76–62 | 68–65 |
| Simmenthal Milano | 150–166 | Spartak ZJŠ Brno | 64–63 | 86–103 |

## Final

April 11, Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Real Madrid | 98–95 | Spartak ZJŠ Brno |

* 1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions
* Real Madrid 4th Title

## Awards

### FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

* Miles Aiken ( Real Madrid)
