1966–67 Women's European Cup (handball)

1966–67 Women's Handball European Cup

Tournament details
Dates	1 December 1966 – 2 April 1967
Teams	10 (Qualifying stage) 8 (knockout stage)
Final positions
Champions	Žalgiris Kaunas
Runners-up	SC Leipzig
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24

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]

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

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	L #1	L #2
HV Swift Roermond	6 – 8	Podravka Koprivnica	lt	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

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

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

Team #1	Result	Team #2
Žalgiris Kaunas	8 – 7	SC Leipzig

Women's Handball European Cup 1966–67 Winner
Žalgiris Kaunas First title

References