Italian basketball clubs in European competitions
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Italian basketball clubs plays in European competitions since 1958 when Simmenthal Milano took part in FIBA European Champions Cup. Also Simmenthal Milano was the first Italian club that won a European trophy, the FIBA European Champions Cup in 1966 when it won Slavia Prague in the final taken place in Bologna. For the next four decades, Italian teams dominated in European Basketball, winning many cups in all competitions. Overall 38 Italian clubs have played in European competitions.