FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague history

== Champions == == FIBA European Champions Cup for men's clubs – origins and early history (1958–1960) == L'Équipe is widely credited for birthing the idea of a European club competition, first and foremost, in European football. Basketball was soon to latch onto the quickly successful idea, and the concept was discussed by FIBA, during the 1957 FIBA EuroBasket, in Bulgaria.