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]
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
edit| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daugava Riga  |
Bye | — | — | — |
Maccabi Tel Aviv  |
100 - 102 |  Firestone Wien |
43-40 | 57-62 |
Recoaro Vicenza  |
Bye | — | — | — |
Trešnjevka  |
106 - 101 |  Lokomotiv Sofia |
48-41 | 58-59 |
Universitario Porto  |
38 - 100 |  La Gerbe Montceau |
17-51 | 21-49 |
Ruter Stockholm  |
76 - 150 |  Sparta Prague |
48-79 | 28-71 |
ATV 1877 Düsseldorf  |
113 - 108 | Standard Liège |
70-56 | 43-62 |
Berlin 1893  |
109 - 121 |  ŁKS Łódź |
56-51 | 53-70 |
Riri Mendrisio  |
97 - 95 |  CREFF Madrid |
58-46 | 39-49 |
Politehnica Bucharest  |
Walkover |  Gazi Egitin |
— | — |
AMVJ Amsterdam  |
120 - 125 |  MTK Budapest |
62-57 | 58-68 |
Round of 12
edit| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daugava Riga |
Bye | — | — | — |
| Firestone Wien |
85 - 109 | Recoaro Vicenza |
52-58 | 33-51 |
| La Gerbe Montceau |
105 - 110 | Trešnjevka |
50-48 | 55-62 |
WBC Standard Liège  |
90 - 141 | Sparta Prague |
52-72 | 38-69 |
| Riri Mendrisio |
111 - 146 | ŁKS Łódź |
48-55 | 63-91 |
| Politehnica Bucharest |
105 - 127 | MTK Budapest |
55-60 | 50-67 |
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daugava Riga
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 328 | 182 |
| 2. | Recoaro Vicenza
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 198 | 261 |
| 3. | Trešnjevka
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 210 | 293 |
| Recoaro Vicenza | 55-43 62-66 | Trešnjevka |
| Daugava Riga | 87-43 65-38 | Recoaro Vicenza |
| Trešnjevka | 50-88 51-88 | Daugava Riga |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sparta Prague
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 253 | 210 |
| 2. | ŁKS Łódź
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 238 | 240 |
| 3. | MTK Budapest
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 218 | 249 |
| ŁKS Łódź | 70-62 45-65 | Sparta Prague |
| MTK Budapest | 62-50 51-73 | ŁKS Łódź |
| Sparta Prague | 69-47 57-48 | MTK Budapest |
Semifinals
edit| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ŁKS Łódź |
90 - 184 | Daugava Riga |
46-95 | 44-75 |
| Sparta Prague |
125 - 100 | Recoaro Vicenza |
75-41 | 50-59 |
Final
edit| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daugava Riga |
134 - 92 | Sparta Prague |
76-45 | 58-47 |
References
edit- ^ 1967–68 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
- ^ List of finals in FIBA Europe's website
- ^ Results in Todor66.com