' s ▁first ▁title ▁included ▁center ▁J ā nis ▁Kr ū mi ņ š ▁and ▁head ▁coach ▁Alexander ▁G om el sky . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁system ▁ 2 3 ▁teams . ▁European ▁national ▁domestic ▁league ▁champions ▁only , ▁playing ▁in ▁a ▁tournament ▁system . ▁The ▁Final s ▁were ▁a ▁two - game ▁home ▁and ▁away ▁aggregate . ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁round ▁ ▁Group ▁A ▁( N ortheast ▁Europe ) ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Group ▁B ▁( Cent ral ▁Europe ) ▁ ▁First ▁round ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁* Series ▁decided ▁over ▁one ▁game ▁played ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Second ▁round ▁The ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁pairs ▁in ▁Group ▁B ▁played ▁against ▁each ▁other , ▁in ▁a ▁tournament ▁held ▁in ▁Milan , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁two ▁clubs ▁that ▁would ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁Qu arter final s ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Group ▁C ▁( S out heast ▁Europe ) ▁ ▁First ▁round ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁* Union ▁Be ir ut ▁with d rew ▁ ▁Second ▁round ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Third ▁round ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Group ▁D ▁( S outh west ▁Europe ) ▁ ▁First ▁round ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Second ▁round ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Qu arter final s ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁* The ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁tournament ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Round ' s ▁Group ▁B ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁leg . ▁ ▁Sem if inals ▁ ▁|