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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name   = African Cup of Champions Clubs
| year           = 1966
| other_titles   =
| image          =
| size           =
| caption        =
| country        =
| dates          = 
| num_teams      = 13
| confederations = 1
| venues         =
| cities         =
| champion_other = {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Stade d'Abidjan]]
| count          = 1
| second_other   = {{flagicon|MLI}} [[Real Bamako]]
| matches        = 22
| goals          = 92
| attendance     = 
| top_scorer     = {{flagicon|MLI}} [[Salif Keïta (Malian footballer)|Salif Kéïta]] (14 goals)
| player         = 
| updated        = 
| prevseason     = [[1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1964–65]]
| nextseason     = [[1967 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1967]]
}}

The '''African Cup of Champions Clubs 1966''' was the 2nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] region (Africa), the [[African Cup of Champions Clubs]]. It determined that year's club champion of [[football (soccer)|association football]] in [[Africa]].

The tournament was played by 13 teams, with the winner of the previous edition ([[Oryx Douala]]) 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]] from [[Côte d'Ivoire]] won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.

==Bracket==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1= [[1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs#First Round|First Round]]
| RD2= [[1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
| RD3=[[1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| RD4=[[1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs#Final|Final]]

| team-width=
| score-width=
| score-align=
| legs=2
| aggregate=y

| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03= 
| RD1-score03-1=
| RD1-score03-2=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=
| RD1-score04-1=
| RD1-score04-2=
| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Invincible Eleven]]
| RD1-score05-1=2
| RD1-score05-2=0
| RD1-score05-3='''2'''
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|MLI}} '''[[Real Bamako]]'''
| RD1-score06-1=3
| RD1-score06-2=6
| RD1-score06-3='''9'''

| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|GUI}} '''[[AS Kaloum Star|Conakry I]]'''<sup>1</sup>
| RD1-score07-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=3
| RD1-score07-3= '''[[walkover|w/o]]'''
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|SEN}} [[US Gorée]]
| RD1-score08-1=0
| RD1-score08-2=0
| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|COG}} '''[[Diables Noirs]]'''
| RD1-score11-1=1
| RD1-score11-2=2
| RD1-score11-3='''3'''
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|ZAI}} [[AS Dragons (Kinshasa)|AS Dragons]]
| RD1-score12-1=2
| RD1-score12-2=0
| RD1-score12-3='''2'''

| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|ETH|1897}} [[Muger Cement|Ethio-Cement]]
| RD1-score09-1=1
| RD1-score09-2=0
| RD1-score09-3='''1'''
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|SUD|1956}} '''[[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]'''
| RD1-score10-1=4
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score10-3='''10'''

| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|TOG}} [[Étoile Filante du Togo|Étoile Filante (Lomé)]]
| RD1-score13-1=0
| RD1-score13-2=0
| RD1-score13-3='''0'''
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|GHA}} '''[[Asante Kotoko F.C.|Asante Kotoko]]'''
| RD1-score14-1=3
| RD1-score14-2=3
| RD1-score14-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|UPV}} [[Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou|Étoile Filante]]
| RD1-score15-1= 2
| RD1-score15-2= 1
| RD1-score15-3= '''3'''
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|CIV}} '''[[Stade d'Abidjan]]'''
| RD1-score16-1=0
| RD1-score16-2=4
| RD1-score16-3='''4'''

| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|MLI}} '''[[Real Bamako]]'''
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score03-2=3
| RD2-score03-3='''5'''
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|GUI}} [[AS Kaloum Star|Conakry I]]
| RD2-score04-1=1
| RD2-score04-2=2
| RD2-score04-3='''3'''

| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=4
| RD2-score05-3='''10'''
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|COG}} [[Diables Noirs]]
| RD2-score06-1=1
| RD2-score06-2=1
| RD2-score06-3='''2'''

| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Asante Kotoko F.C.|Asante Kotoko]]
| RD2-score07-1=0
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-3='''2'''
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|CIV}} '''[[Stade d'Abidjan]]'''
| RD2-score08-1=1
| RD2-score08-2=2
| RD2-score08-3='''3'''

| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|CMR|1961}} [[Oryx Douala]]
| RD3-score01-1=2
| RD3-score01-2=2
| RD3-score01-3='''4'''
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|MLI}} '''[[Real Bamako]]'''
| RD3-score02-1=4
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-score02-3='''7'''

| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]
| RD3-score03-1=1
| RD3-score03-2=2
| RD3-score03-3='''3'''
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|CIV}} '''[[Stade d'Abidjan]]'''
| RD3-score04-1=0
| RD3-score04-2=4
| RD3-score04-3='''4'''

| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|MLI}} [[Real Bamako]]
| RD4-score01-1=3
| RD4-score01-2=1
| RD4-score01-3='''4'''
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|CIV}} '''[[Stade d'Abidjan]]''' {{aet}}
| RD4-score02-1=1
| RD4-score02-2=4
| RD4-score02-3='''5'''
}}
<sup>1</sup> [[US Gorée]] withdrew.

==First round==
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[AS Kaloum Star|Conakry I]]'''|GUI|[[Walkover|w/o]]<sup>1</sup>|[[US Gorée]]|SEN|—|—}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Diables Noirs]]'''|COG|3–2|[[AS Dragons (Kinshasa)|AS Dragons]]|ZAI|1–2|2–0|var2=1966}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Muger Cement|Ethio-Cement]]|ETH|1–10|'''[[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]'''|SUD|1–4|0–6|var2=1956|var1=1897}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Étoile Filante du Togo|Étoile Filante (Lomé)]]|TOG|0–6|'''[[Asante Kotoko F.C.|Asante Kotoko]]'''|GHA|0–3|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou|Étoile Filante]]|Upper Volta|3–4|'''[[Stade d'Abidjan]]'''|CIV|2–0|1–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Invincible Eleven]]|LBR|2–9|'''[[Real Bamako]]'''|MLI|2–3|0–6}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Oryx Douala]]|CMR|[[Bye (sports)|bye]]|| | | |var1=1961}}
|}
<sup>1</sup> [[US Gorée]] withdrew.

==Quarter-finals==
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]'''|SUD|10–2|[[Diables Noirs]]|COG|6–1|4–1|var1=1956}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Asante Kotoko F.C.|Asante Kotoko]]|GHA|2–3|'''[[Stade d'Abidjan]]'''|CIV|0–1|2–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Real Bamako]]'''|MLI|5–3|[[AS Kaloum Star|Conakry I]]|GUI|2–1|3–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Oryx Douala]]|CMR|bye|| | | |var1=1961}}
|}

==Semi-finals==
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]|SUD|3–4|'''[[Stade d'Abidjan]]'''|CIV|1–0|2–4|var1=1956}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Oryx Douala]]|CMR|4–7|'''[[Real Bamako]]'''|Mali|2–4|2–3|var1=1961}}
|}

==Final==
{{main|1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final}}
{{football box
|date       = 11 December 1966
|time       = {{UTZ|--:--|0}}
|team1      = [[AS Real Bamako|Real Bamako]] {{flagicon|MLI}}
|score      = 3–1
|report     =
|team2      = {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Stade d'Abidjan]]
|goals1     =
*[[Salif Keïta (Malian footballer)|Kéïta]] {{goal|57|pen.|?}}
*[[Idrissa Touré (Nani)|Nani]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2     =
*[[Théodore Peters|Peters]] {{goal|1}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Modibo Kéïta|Stade Omnisports]], [[Bamako]]
|attendance = 30 000
|referee    = 
}}
{{football box
|date       = 25 December 1966
|time       = {{UTZ|--:--|0}}
|team1      = [[Stade d'Abidjan]] {{flagicon|CIV}}
|score      = 4–1
|aet        = yes
|report     =
|team2      = {{flagicon|MLI}} [[AS Real Bamako|Real Bamako]]
|goals1     =
*[[Maurice Déhi|Déhi]] {{goal|15||26}}
*[[Théodore Peters|Peters]] {{goal|75}}
*[[Joseph Bléziri|Bléziri]] {{goal|117}}
|goals2     =
*[[Moussa Diallo (Ballani)|Ballani]] {{goal|?}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny]], [[Abidjan]]
|attendance = 40 000
|referee    = 
}}
''[[Stade d'Abidjan]] won 5–4 on aggregate.''

==Champion==
{| width=95%
|- align=center
|'''1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs'''<br> {{flagicon|CIV|size=100px}} <br />'''[[Stade d'Abidjan]]'''<br/>'''First Title'''
|}

==Top scorers==
The top scorers from the 1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!Goals
|-
|rowspan=1|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Salif Keïta (Malian footballer)|Salif Kéïta]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Real Bamako]]
|14
|-
|rowspan=1|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Nasr El-Din Abbas|Jaxa]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]
|7
|-
|rowspan=1|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Mostafa Shawish]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]
|5
|-
|rowspan=1|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Adama Haidara]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Real Bamako]]
|4
|-
|rowspan=2|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR|1961}} [[Samuel Mbappé Léppé]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR|1961}} [[Oryx Douala]]
|3
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Sidig Mohamed Ahmed]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]
|3
|-
|rowspan=5|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CGO}} [[Jean Bikoudi|Bistouri]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CGO}} [[Diables Noirs]]
|2
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Henri Ahibo]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Stade d'Abidjan]]
|2
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Maurice Déhi]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Stade d'Abidjan]]
|2
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Idrissa Kante]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Real Bamako]]
|2
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Abdel Mahmoud Ibrahim]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]
|2
|}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup66.html African Cup of Champions results] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]

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