1968 FIBA Intercontinental Cup explained

1968 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
League:FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Sport:Basketball
Finals Champ: Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Finals Runner-Up: Real Madrid
Seasonslistnames:FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Prevseason Link:1967 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Prevseason Year:1967 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Nextseason Year:1969 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Nextseason Link:1969 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

The 1968 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 3rd edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It took place at the Palestra and Spectrum in Philadelphia in January 1968. From the FIBA European Champions Cup participated Real Madrid and Simmenthal Milano, from the South American Club Championship participated Botafogo, and from the NABL participated the Akron Wingfoots.

Participants

Continent Teams!Clubs
2 Real Madrid Simmenthal Milano
1 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1 Botafogo

Semifinals

Fewer than 1,000 fans turned out to the Palestra for the semi-final double header on January 4, 1968 which was seen as a loss to the sponsoring Amateur Athletic Union.

January 4, Palestra, Philadelphia[1] |}

3rd place game

January 6, Spectrum, Philadelphia[2] |}

Final standings

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Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Real Madrid
Simmenthal Milano
4. Botafogo

Notes and References

  1. News: Forbes . Gordon . January 5, 1968 . Akron, Madrid Move Into Final For World Cup . 24 . Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. . September 29, 2025.
  2. News: Forbes . Gordon . January 7, 1968 . Akron Wins 2d Straight World Cup . sec. 3, pp. 1, 6 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Newspapers.com . September 29, 2025.