African Cup of Champions Clubs 1966
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The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1966 was the 2nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

 region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football
Football (soccer)
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 in Africa
Africa
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The tournament was played by 13 teams, with the winner of the previous edition (Oryx Douala
Oryx Douala
Oryx Douala is a football club from Douala, Cameroon, that achieved most of its success in the 1960s.It won the inaugural African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 beating Stade Malien on a score of 2-1 in the final, and so becoming the first club outfit from Cameroon to win the title. The have also...

) given a bye into the semi-finals. The structure of the tournament was a knock-out tournament with ties played home and away.

Stade d'Abidjan
Stade d'Abidjan
Stade d'Abidjan is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan.-History:It was founded in 1936 as ASFI Abidjan after fusion with PIC and OC Abidjan and called U.S.F. Abidjan, before was renamed in Olympique Club Abidjan, since 1959 played as Stade d'Abidjan...

 from Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
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 won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.

First round

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1 US Gorée withdrew.

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Champion



African Cup of Champions Clubs
1966 Winners
 
Stade d'Abidjan
Stade d'Abidjan
Stade d'Abidjan is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan.-History:It was founded in 1936 as ASFI Abidjan after fusion with PIC and OC Abidjan and called U.S.F. Abidjan, before was renamed in Olympique Club Abidjan, since 1959 played as Stade d'Abidjan...


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