1964–65 FIBA European Champions Cup

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.

1964–65 FIBA European Champions Cup
League	FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport	Basketball
Top scorer	Radivoj Korać 54.8
Finals
Champions	Real Madrid
Runners-up	CSKA Moscow

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	134–64	Celtic	71–17	63–47
Central YMCA	106–165	ASVEL	66–74	40–91
Alemannia Aachen	117–153	Honvéd	51–70	66–83
ASFAR	134–211	Ignis Varese	76–99	58–112
Etzella	104–179	Antwerpse	52–80	52–99
Maccabi Tel Aviv	127–131	AEK	74–67	53–64
Alvik	155–149	The Wolves Amsterdam	82–84	73–65
Wiener	135–135*	Chemie Halle	76–63	59–72
Galatasaray	126–161	Lokomotiv Sofia	53–70	73–91
Helsingin Kisa-Toverit	205–115	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	140–141	Ignis Varese	84–74	56–67
ÍR	61–158	ASVEL	42–74	19–84
Antwerpse	141–157	AEK	71–72	70–85
Alvik	147–291	OKK Beograd	90–136	57–155
Chemie Halle	142–155	Spartak ZJŠ Brno	76–82	66–73
Lokomotiv Sofia	133–143	Wisła Kraków	79–61	54–82
Helsingin Kisa-Toverit	151–206	Real Madrid	100–109	51–97

Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals

• CSKA Moscow

Helsingin Kisa-Toverit's Kari Liimo against Real Madrid

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
ASVEL	130–167	Real Madrid	65–83	65–84
AEK	169–179	OKK Beograd	85–78	84–101
Ignis Varese	157–156	Spartak ZJŠ Brno	90–84	67–72
Wisła Kraków	122–162	CSKA Moscow	62–68	60–94

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real Madrid	180–174	OKK Beograd	84–61	96–113
Ignis Varese	124–127	CSKA Moscow	57–58	67–69

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
CSKA Moscow	150–157	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
Real Madrid 2nd Title

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

• Clifford Luyk ( Real Madrid)