1966 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four

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1966 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four
Tournament details
Arena	Palazzo dello Sport Bologna, File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Dates	30 March 1966 - 1 April 1966
Final positions
Champions	Italy Simmenthal Milano (1st title)
Runners-up	Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha
Third place	Soviet Union CSKA Moscow
Fourth place	Greece AEK
Awards and statistics
MVP	N/A
← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup, and the first FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four tournament of all time. Simmenthal Milano won its first FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) title.

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final



Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha	103

Greece AEK	73
		Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha	72

		Italy Simmenthal Milano	77
Soviet Union CSKA Moscow	57

Italy Simmenthal Milano	68
		Third place



		Greece AEK	62

		Soviet Union CSKA Moscow	85

	Team
File:Coppa del Campionato di Pallacanestro.png	Italy Simmenthal Milano
File:Silver medal europe.svg	Czechoslovakia Slavia VŠ Praha
File:Bronze medal europe.svg	Soviet Union CSKA Moscow
	Greece AEK

1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions
Italy Simmenthal Milano 1st title

v t e Simmenthal Milano 1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup champions
Bradley Thoren Masini Vianello Riminucci Iellini Pieri Longhi Ongaro Binda Gnocchi Fenelli Coach Rubini

FIBA European Champions Cup era, 1958–2001
Seasons	1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01
Finals	1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

EuroLeague Basketball era, 2000–present
Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Finals	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024

General information
History	Euroleague Basketball Tournament history Historical formats EuroLeague American Tour EuroLeague TV NBA vs. EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament Youngest players Winning head coaches
Awards	European Triple Crown EuroLeague Awards FIBA SuproLeague Awards FIBA Europe All-Star Game FIBA EuroStars All-Final Four Team EuroLeague MVP Final Four MVP EuroLeague Legends 50 Greatest Contributors 2000–2010 All-Decade Team 2010–2020 All-Decade Team
Statistics	Finals Final Four Arenas Team records and statistics EuroLeague records Final Four records Season stats leaders Individual highs Performance Index Rating Career stats leaders Rosters of finalists European club pyramid European club rankings