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1964–65 FIBA European Champions Cup

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1964–65 FIBA European Champions Cup
LeagueFIBA European Champions Cup
SportBasketball
Top scorerSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać 54.8
Finals
ChampionsSpanien Real Madrid
  Runners-upSoviet Union CSKA Moscow
FIBA European Champions Cup seasons

The 1964–65 FIBA European Champions Cup was the eighth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by Real Madrid, for the second straight time. Real defeated CSKA Moscow in the two-legged EuroLeague Finals, after losing the first game in Moscow, 88–81, and winning the second game at Madrid, 62–76.

During the season, Radivoj Korać, a member of the Yugoslav League club OKK Beograd, set the EuroLeague's all-time single-game scoring record, including all games played since 1958, when he scored 99 points in a game versus the Swedish League club Alviks.[1][2]

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 Finals were a two-game home and away aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ÍR Island 134–64 Northern Ireland Celtic 71–17 63–47
Central YMCA England 106–165 Frankreich ASVEL 66–74 40–91
Alemannia Aachen West Germany 117–153 Ungarn Honvéd 51–70 66–83
ASFAR Marokko 134–211 Italien Ignis Varese 76–99 58–112
Etzella Luxemburg 104–179 Belgien Antwerpse 52–80 52–99
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 127–131 Griechenland AEK 74–67 53–64
Alvik Schweden 155–149 Niederlande The Wolves Amsterdam 82–84 73–65
Wiener Österreich 135–135* East Germany Chemie Halle 76–63 59–72
Galatasaray Türkei 126–161 Bulgarien Lokomotiv Sofia 53–70 73–91
Helsingin Kisa-Toverit Finnland 205–115 Dänemark Gladsaxe Efterslægten 127–53 78–62

*After a 135 aggregate drew, a third decisive game was held in which Chemie Halle won 59–63.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Honvéd Ungarn 140–141 Italien Ignis Varese 84–74 56–67
ÍR Island 61–158 Frankreich ASVEL 42–74 19–84
Antwerpse Belgien 141–157 Griechenland AEK 71–72 70–85
Alvik Schweden 147–291 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OKK Beograd 90–136 57–155
Chemie Halle East Germany 142–155 Czechoslovakia Spartak ZJŠ Brno 76–82 66–73
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgarien 133–143 Polen Wisła Kraków 79–61 54–82
Helsingin Kisa-Toverit Finnland 151–206 Spanien Real Madrid 100–109 51–97
Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals
Helsingin Kisa-Toverit's Kari Liimo against Real Madrid

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASVEL Frankreich 130–167 Spanien Real Madrid 65–83 65–84
AEK Griechenland 169–179 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OKK Beograd 85–78 84–101
Ignis Varese Italien 157–156 Czechoslovakia Spartak ZJŠ Brno 90–84 67–72
Wisła Kraków Polen 122–162 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 62–68 60–94

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spanien 180–174 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OKK Beograd 84–61 96–113
Ignis Varese Italien 124–127 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 57–58 67–69

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 150–157 Spanien Real Madrid 88–81 62–76

First leg Palace of Sports, Moscow;Attendance 15,000[3] (8 April 1965)[3][4]

Second leg Frontón Vista Alegre, Madrid;Attendance 3,000[3] (13 April 1965)[3][4]

1964–65 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
Spanien
Real Madrid
2nd Title

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

References

  1. ^ Radivoj Korac's 99 points.
  2. ^ 101 Greats: Radivoj Korac.
  3. ^ a b c d Champions Cup 1964–65
  4. ^ a b "8 EUROLIGAS BALONCESTO (6 SUBCAMPEÓN) (EUROPEAN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS CUP)". Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
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