1967–68 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

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The 1967-68 FIBA European Championship Women [1] was the tenth edition of the competition. Daugava Riga defeated Sparta Prague in a rematch of the previous season's final to win its fifth trophy in a row. Italy's AS Vicenza, which would win five trophies in the 1980s, became the first team from Western Europe to reach the competition's semifinals. [2]

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This edition marked a reform in the competition's system, with the quarter-finals being replaced by a 6-teams Group stage. This was preceded by a Qualifying Round and a Round of 12. Twenty teams took part in this edition, with defending champions Daugava entering the competition in the group stage and AS Vicenza receiving a bye to the round of 12. Sweden took part in the competition for the first time, while Turkey withdrew. [3]

Qualifying round

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Daugava Riga Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Bye
Maccabi Tel Aviv Flag of Israel.svg 100 - 102 Flag of Austria.svg Firestone Wien 43-4057-62
Recoaro Vicenza Flag of Italy.svg Bye
Trešnjevka Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 106 - 101 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lokomotiv Sofia 48-4158-59
Universitario Porto Flag of Portugal.svg 38 - 100 Flag of France.svg La Gerbe Montceau 17-5121-49
Ruter Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg 76 - 150 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague 48-7928-71
ATV 1877 Düsseldorf Flag of Germany.svg 113 - 108 Flag of France.svg Standard Liège 70-5643-62
Berlin 1893 Flag of East Germany.svg 109 - 121 Flag of Poland.svg ŁKS Łódź 56-5153-70
Riri Mendrisio Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 97 - 95 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg CREFF Madrid 58-4639-49
Politehnica Bucharest Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Walkover Flag of Turkey.svg Gazi Egitin
AMVJ Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg 120 - 125 Flag of Hungary.svg MTK Budapest 62-5758-68

Round of 12

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Daugava Riga Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Bye
Firestone Wien Flag of Austria.svg 85 - 109 Flag of Italy.svg Recoaro Vicenza 52-5833-51
La Gerbe Montceau Flag of France.svg 105 - 110 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Trešnjevka 50-4855-62
WBC Standard Liège Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 90 - 141 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague 52-7238-69
Riri Mendrisio Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 111 - 146 Flag of Poland.svg ŁKS Łódź 48-5563-91
Politehnica Bucharest Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg 105 - 127 Flag of Hungary.svg MTK Budapest 55-6050-67

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPA
1. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Daugava Riga 440328182
2. Flag of Italy.svg Recoaro Vicenza 413198261
3. Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Trešnjevka 413210293
Recoaro Vicenza55-43 62-66Trešnjevka
Daugava Riga87-43 65-38Recoaro Vicenza
Trešnjevka50-88 51-88Daugava Riga

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPA
1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague 431253210
2. Flag of Poland.svg ŁKS Łódź 422238240
3. Flag of Hungary.svg MTK Budapest 413218249
ŁKS Łódź70-62 45-65Sparta Prague
MTK Budapest62-50 51-73ŁKS Łódź
Sparta Prague69-47 57-48MTK Budapest

Semifinals

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
ŁKS Łódź Flag of Poland.svg 90 - 184 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Daugava Riga 46-9544-75
Sparta Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 125 - 100 Flag of Italy.svg Recoaro Vicenza 75-4150-59

Final

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Daugava Riga Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 134 - 92 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sparta Prague 76-4558-47

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