The 1967–68

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was the second edition of

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's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club

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competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from November 1967, to 4 April 1968. 22 teams took part in the competition, three more than in the inaugural edition. AEK defeated 1966 FIBA European Champions Cup runner-up Slavia VŠ Praha, in the final, which for the first time was held as a single match, to become the competition's first Greek League champion. They previously defeated defending champion, Ignis Varese, in the semifinals. In the final between AEK and Slavia VŠ Praha, which took place in Pangrati,

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, at

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, the seated attendance was 100,000, and the standing attendance, in and around the arena, was 50,000 (for a total of 150,000).

Participants

First round

Second round

;Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals: * Ignis Varese (title holder)

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

April 4, Panathenaic "Kalimarmaro" Stadium,

References

External links

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FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup 1967–68
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