The 1965–66 Women's European Champions Cup was the 6th edition of the Europe's competition for national champions women's handball clubs, taking place from 9 January to 16 April 1966.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 January – 16 April 1966 |
| Teams | 8 (Qualification stage) 8 (knockout stage) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  SC Leipzig |
| Runners-up |  HG Copenhague |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
HC Copenhague entered the competition as title holder, after beating in past season's final Budapesti Spartacus. Copenhague reached once again the final, but this year the Danish team was defeated by SC Leipzig. It was the first time that an East-German team won the title.[2]
Qualifying stage edit
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | L #1 | L #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trud Moscow  |
38 – 18 |  AC Colombus |
19 – 9 | 19 – 9 |
Sparta Prague  |
15 – 14 |  Gornik Sonowietz |
10 – 4 | 5 – 10 |
Valur  |
23 – 21 |  Skogn |
11 – 9 | 12 – 12 |
| SC Leipzig |
14 – 9 |  Swift Roermond |
6 – 3 | 8 – 6 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | L #1 | L #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Copenhague |
19 – 15 | Trud Moskva |
10 – 8 | 9 – 7 |
| Sparta Prague |
18 – 17 |  Bayer Leverkusen |
12 – 10 | 6 – 7 |
Budapesti Spartacus  |
18 – 10 |  VIF G.Dimitrov Sofia |
5 – 8 | 13 – 2 |
| SC Leipzig |
45 – 17 | Valur |
19 – 8 | 26 – 9 |
Semi-finals edit
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | L #1 | L #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Copenhague |
16 – 8 | Sparta Prague |
10 – 3 | 6 – 5 |
| SC Leipzig |
15 – 9 | Budapesti Spartacus |
10 – 4 | 5 – 5 |
Final edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Leipzig
|
17 – 11 | HC Copenhague
|
7 – 6 | 10 – 5 |
| Women's Handball European Cup 1965–66 Winner |
|---|
| SC Leipzig First title |
References edit
- ^ Results in todor66.com
- ^ List of champions in the-sports.org