1966–67 Women's European Cup (handball)

The 1966–67 Women's Handball European Cup was the seventh edition of the international competition for European women's handball national champion clubs, taking place from December 1966 to 2 April 1967.[1]

1966–67 Women's Handball European Cup
Tournament details
Dates1 December 1966 – 2 April 1967
Teams10 (Qualifying stage)
8 (knockout stage)
Final positions
ChampionsSoviet Union Žalgiris Kaunas
Runners-upEast Germany SC Leipzig
Tournament statistics
Matches played24

The title holder, SC Leipzig reached once again the final of the competition, but was defeated in the final by Žalgiris Kaunas. This victory meant the beginning of the soviet domination, until the collapse of the USSR.[2]

Qualifying stage edit

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 L #1 L #2
HV Swift Roermond   11 – 20   Podravka Koprivnica 5 - 12 6 – 8
Bohemians Prague   21 – 10   ES Colombes 9 – 4 12 – 6
Górnik Sośnica   13 – 21   Universitatea Timişoara 8 – 9 5 – 12
Budapesti Spartacus   20 – 8   Akademik Sofia 5 – 3 15 – 5
Žalgiris Kaunas   15 – 4   SC Empor Rostock 9 – 8 6 – 6

Quarter-finals edit

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 L #1 L #2
SC Leipzig   25 – 15   Podravka Koprivnica 15 – 8 10 – 7
Bohemians Prague   12 – 12   Bayer Leverkusen 7 – 6 5 – 6
Universitatea Timişoara   18 – 12   Frederiksberg 8 – 2 10 – 10
Žalgiris Kaunas   18 – 16   Budapesti Spartacus 11 – 8 7 – 8

Semi-finals edit

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 L #1 L #2
SC Leipzig   23 – 9   Bohemians Prague 13 – 3 10 – 6
Žalgiris Kaunas   14 – 12   Universitatea Timişoara 10 – 7 4 – 5

Final edit

Team #1 Result Team #2
Žalgiris Kaunas   8 – 7   SC Leipzig
Women's Handball European Cup
1966–67 Winner
  Žalgiris Kaunas
First title

References edit

  1. ^ Results in todor66.com
  2. ^ List of champions in the-sports.org