BC Partizani Tirana

Partizani Tirana in the Champion Club's Cup (in that time the highest European competition organized by FIBA).

BC Partizani Tirana first competed for the Albanian Basketball Superleague in the 1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup,[1] but lost both their first-round games against CS Dinamo București.

In the 1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup, forfeited against İTÜ from Turkey in the first round due to an cholera outbreak at the time in Turkey[2] In the 1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup BC Partizani Tirana faced Jeunesse Sportivo Alep from Syria, who withdrew yet again, allowing BC Partizani Tirana to progress to the round of 16 for the first time in their history.

[3] The 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup campaign saw even bigger success for BC Partizani Tirana, who faced Csepel SC in Hungary.

Despite an unlucky 57–58 loss away, at home the Albanian side won a FIBA European Champions Cup match for the first time, 78–71, to progress yet again in the round of 16 for the third year running.

At home in Tirana they beat the opposition deservedly with 90-70, resulting in an impressive aggregate score of 193–159 in the process.

In the first match they had to face at home BC Brno, Partizani beating them comfortably with 100–79 showing a strong display against a tough opponent.

Partizani Tirana faced in the Quarterfinal Groupstage in group E KK Partizan Belgrade, Budapesti Honvéd SE and Al Ittihad Aleppo respectively.