R.C. Mechelen history and statistics in FIBA Europe and Euroleague Basketball (company) competitions.

1960s

1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1st–tier The 1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 9th installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), running from November 3, 1965 to April 1, 1966. The trophy was won by Simmenthal Milano, who defeated Slavia VŠ Praha by a result of 77–72 at Palazzo dello sport in Bologna, Italy. Overall, Racing Mechelen achieved in present competition a record of 7 wins against 3 defeats, in three successive rounds. More detailed:

First round Tie played on November 12, 1965 and on November 16, 1965.

Second round Tie played on December 9, 1965 and on December 16, 1965.

Quarterfinals Day 1 (January 12, 1966) / Day 2 (January 21, 1966)

Day 3 (February 10, 1966) / Day 4 (February 18, 1966)

Day 5 (March 9, 1966) / Day 6 (March 17, 1966)

Group A standings: Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Slavia VŠ Praha 3 5 2 1 490 486 +4 2. Simmenthal Milano 3 5 2 1 503 476 +27 3. Racing Mechelen 3 4 1 2 553 570 -17 4. Real Madrid 3 4 1 2 494 508 -14

1966–67 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1st–tier The 1966–67 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 10th installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), running from November 6, 1966 to April 1, 1967. The trophy was won by Real Madrid, who defeated the title holder Simmenthal Milano by a result of 91–83 at their home venue Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva, in Madrid, Spain. Euroleague final back in Madrid after 41 years Overall, Racing Mechelen achieved in present competition a record of 4 wins against 4 defeats, in two successive rounds. More detailed:

Second round Tie played on December 8, 1966 and on December 15, 1966.

Quarterfinals Day 1 (January 11, 1967) / Day 2 (January 18, 1967)

Day 3 (February 2, 1967) / Day 4 (February 8, 1967)

Day 5 (February 23, 1967) / Day 6 (March 2, 1967)

Group B standings: Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Simmenthal Milano 3 6 3 0 593 526 +67 2. AŠK Olimpija 3 4 1 2 487 480 +7 3. Racing Mechelen 3 4 1 2 527 527 0 4. ASVEL 3 4 1 2 427 498 -71

1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1st–tier The 1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 11th installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), running from November 9, 1967 to April 11, 1968. The trophy was won by the title holder Real Madrid, who defeated Spartak ZJŠ Brno by a result of 98–95 at Palais des Sports in Lyon, France. Overall, Racing Bell Mechelen achieved in present competition a record of 4 wins against 4 defeats, in two successive rounds. More detailed:

Second round Tie played on December 10, 1967 and on December 14, 1967.

Quarterfinals Day 1 (January 25, 1968) / Day 2 (February 1, 1968)

*Racing Bell Mechelen was punished with a forfeit (2–0) in this game after they scored an own basket to tie the game 74–74, trying to go into a five minutes extra-time that could allow the Belgian team to overcome the -16 points difference from the first leg. However Maccabi Tel Aviv scored one more point before the end and the final score was 74–75 for the Israeli team. In any case, FIBA decided to cancel this game and declared Maccabi winner by forfeit.

Day 3 (February 14, 1968) / Day 4 (February 22, 1968)

Day 3 (March 7, 1968) / Day 4 (March 14, 1968)

Group B standings: Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Spartak ZJŠ Brno 3 6 3 0 539 482 +57 2. Real Madrid 3 5 2 1 501 482 +19 3. Maccabi Tel Aviv 3 4 1 2 381 407 -26 4. Racing Bell Mechelen 3 3 0 3 350 400 -50

1970s 1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1st–tier The 1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 13th installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), running from November 6, 1969 to April 4, 1970. The trophy was won by Ignis Varese, who defeated the title holder CSKA Moscow, by a result of 79–74 at Sportska Dvorana Skenderija in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia. Overall, Racing Bell Mechelen achieved in present competition a record of 8 wins against 2 defeats, in three successive rounds. More detailed:

First round Tie played on November 6, 1969 and on November 13, 1969.

Second round Tie played on December 4, 1969 and on December 11, 1969.

Quarterfinals Day 1 (January 15, 1970) / Day 2 (January 22, 1970)

Day 3 (February 5, 1970) / Day 4 (February 12, 1970)

Day 5 (February 19, 1970) / Day 6 (February 25, 1970)

Group A standings: Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Real Madrid 3 5 2 1 516 501 +15 2. Slavia VŠ Praha 3 5 2 1 457 457 0 3. Racing Bell Mechelen 3 4 1 2 446 440 +6 4. Academic 3 4 1 2 452 473 -21

1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, 2nd–tier The 1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the 5th installment of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (lately called FIBA Saporta Cup), running from December 3, 1970 to April 7, 1971. The trophy was won by Simmenthal Milano, who defeated Spartak Leningrad in a two-legged final on a home and away basis. Overall, Racing Bell Mechelen achieved in present competition a record of 2 wins against 2 defeats, in two successive rounds. More detailed:

First round Tie played on December 3, 1970 and on December 10, 1970.

Second round Tie played on January 6, 1971 and on January 14, 1971.

1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, 2nd–tier The 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the 6th installment of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (lately called FIBA Saporta Cup), running from November 4, 1971 to March 21, 1972. The trophy was won by the title holder Simmenthal Milano, who defeated Crvena zvezda by a result of 74–70 at Alexandreio Melathron in Thessaloniki, Greece. Overall, Racing Bell Mechelen achieved in present competition a record of 5 wins against 3 defeats, in three successive rounds. More detailed:

First round Tie played on November 4, 1971 and on November 11, 1971.

Second round Tie played on December 2, 1971 and on December 9, 1971.

Quarterfinals Day 1 (January 6, 1972) / Day 2 (January 13, 1972)

Day 3 (February 10, 1972) / Day 4 (February 15, 1972)

Group A standings: Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Fides Napoli 2 4 2 0 335 321 +14 2. Juventud Schweppes 2 3 1 1 303 314 -11 3. Racing Bell Mechelen 2 2 0 2 325 328 -3

1973 FIBA Korać Cup, 3rd–tier The 1973 FIBA Korać Cup was the 2nd installment of the European 3rd-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA Korać Cup, running from January 9, 1973 to March 27, 1973. The trophy was won by Birra Forst Cantù, who defeated Maes Pils in a two-legged final on a home and away basis. Overall, Maes Pils achieved in present competition a record of 5 wins against 3 defeats, in three successive rounds. More detailed:

Top 12 Day 1 (January 10, 1973) / Day 2 (January 17, 1973)

Day 5 (February 7, 1973) / Day 6 (February 14, 1973)

Group A standings: Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Maes Pils 2 4 2 0 369 323 +46 2. Lokomotiva 2 3 1 1 333 326 +7 3. YMCA Thessaloniki 2 2 0 2 273 326 -53

Semifinals Tie played on February 27, 1973 and on March 6, 1973.

Finals Tie played on March 20, 1973 at Palazzetto dello Sport Parini in Cantù, Italy and on March 27, 1973 at Sporthal Winketkaai in Mechelen, Belgium.

1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup, 3rd–tier The 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup was the 3rd installment of the European 3rd-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA Korać Cup, running from November 6, 1973 to April 11, 1974. The trophy was won by the title holder Birra Forst Cantù, who defeated Partizan in a two-legged final on a home and away basis. Overall, Maes Pils achieved in present competition a record of 2 wins against 2 defeats, in two successive rounds. More detailed:

First round Tie played on November 6, 1973 and on November 13, 1973.

Second round Tie played on November 27, 1973 and on December 4, 1973.

1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1st–tier The 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 18th installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), running from November 7, 1974 to April 10, 1975. The trophy was won by Ignis Varese, who defeated the title holder Real Madrid by a result of 79–65 at Arena Deurne in Antwerp, Belgium. Overall, Maes Pils achieved in present competition a record of 4 wins against 7 defeats, plus 1 draw, in two successive rounds. More detailed:

Second round Tie played on November 28, 1974 and on December 5, 1974.

Top 12 Day 1 (January 3, 1975) / Day 2 (January 8, 1975)

Day 3 (January 16, 1975) / Day 4 (January 23, 1975)

Day 5 (January 30, 1975) / Day 6 (February 6, 1975)

Day 7 (February 13, 1975) / Day 8 (February 20, 1975)

Day 9 (February 27, 1975) / Day 10 (March 5, 1975)

Group A standings: Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Ignis Varese 5 10 5 0 990 789 +121 2. Zadar 5 9 4 1 909 819 +90 3. Maes Pils 5 8 3 2 895 879 +16 4. Sefra Wien 5 7 2 3 803 863 -60 5. Balkan Botevgrad 5 6 1 4 746 889 -143 6. Slavia VŠ Praha 5 5 0 5 771 875 -104

1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1st–tier The 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 19th installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), running from October 30, 1975 to April 1, 1976. The trophy was won by the title holder Mobilgirgi Varese, who defeated Real Madrid by a result of 81–74 at Patinoire des Vernets in Geneva, Switzerland. Overall, Maes Pils achieved in present competition a record of 5 wins against 4 defeats, plus 1 draw, in two successive rounds. More detailed:

Second round Bye: Maes Pils qualified without games.

Top 12 Day 1 (December 11, 1975) / Day 2 (December 18, 1975)

Day 3 (January 8, 1976) / Day 4 (January 15, 1976)

Day 5 (January 22, 1976) / Day 6 (January 29, 1976)

Day 7 (February 5, 1976) / Day 8 (February 12, 1976)

Day 9 (February 19, 1976) / Day 10 (February 26, 1976)

Group A standings: Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Mobilgirgi Varese 5 10 5 0 886 729 +157 2. ASVEL 5 9 4 1 783 764 +19 3. Maes Pils 5 8 3 2 847 780 +67 4. Academic 5 6 1 4 813 871 -58 5. Turun NMKY 5 6 1 4 784 913 -129 6. Zadar 5 6 1 4 817 873 -56

1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1st–tier The 1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 20th installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), running from October 14, 1976 to April 7, 1977. The trophy was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv, who defeated the title holder Mobilgirgi Varese by result of 78–77 at Hala Pionir in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia. Overall, Maes Pils achieved in present competition a record of 10 wins against 6 defeats, in two successive rounds. More detailed:

First round Day 1 (October 14, 1976)

Day 2 (October 21, 1976)

Day 3 (October 28, 1976)

Day 4 (November 4, 1976)

Day 5 (November 18, 1976)

Day 6 (November 25, 1976)

Group D standings: Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Maes Pils 6 11 5 1 445 393 +52 2. ASPO Tours 6 9 3 3 553 540 +13 3. Shopping Centre Wien 6 8 2 4 523 534 -11 4. Kinzo Amstelveen 6 8 2 4 488 542 -54

Semifinals Day 1 (December 8, 1976)

Day 2 (December 16, 1976)

Day 3 (January 13, 1977)

Day 4 (January 20, 1977)

Day 5 (January 27, 1977)

Day 6 (February 10, 1977)

Day 7 (February 17, 1977)

Day 8 (March 3, 1977)

Day 9 (March 10, 1977)

Day 10 (March 24, 1977)

Semifinals group stage standings: