The 1963–64 FIBA European Champions Cup was the seventh season of the European top-tier level professional

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(now called

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). It was won by

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, marking the first of the club's 10 EuroLeague championships in its history. Real defeated

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in the two-legged

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, after losing the first game in

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, 110–99, and winning the second game at

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, 84–64.

Competition system

23 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

Second round

*Since the aggregate score after the two legs was tied, a tie-break was played in București on 19 January 1964: Steaua București –

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57–56. ** Benfica withdrew before the first leg and

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received a forfeit (2–0) in both games. *** PUC could not travel to Belgrade to play the first leg after all fights to the Yugoslavian capital were cancelled due to adverse weather. Later, FIBA decided that this tie should be played as a single game in Paris (16 January 1964). ;Automatically qualified to the quarterfinals: *

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(title holder) withdrew before the competition. The "official" explanation given by the Soviet Basketball Federation was to prepare the Olympic Games.

Quarterfinals

;Automatically qualified to the semifinals: *

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Semifinals

Finals

First leg Brno Ice rink,

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Second leg Frontón Vista Alegre,

;Attendance 2,500 (10 May 1964)

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

* Emiliano Rodríguez (

)

References

External links

1963–64 FIBA European Champions Cup
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1963-64