1960–61 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

The 1960–61 Women's Basketball European Cup[1] was the third edition of the competition. 1960 champion Daugava Riga beat Czechoslovakia's Slovan Orbis Prague in the final, becoming the first team to successfully defend their title.[2]

This edition marked the first appearance of Morocco, Portugal and Spain in the competition. Israel and Switzerland were scheduled to take part, but both teams retired before they could make their debut. Yugoslavia was a noted absence, while France's Paris UC also retired after beating the 1st Qualification Round.[3]

This edition saw the first match between two team from the same nation in the history of the competition, with a Daugava Riga – USK Tartu tie in the semifinals. Daugava and Tartu were respectively the champion and runner-up of the 1960 Soviet Championship.[4]

First Qualification round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Picadero JC 69 – 80 Casablanca SC 37–36 32–44
Academica Coimbra 39 – 144 Paris UC 22–74 17–70

Second Qualification round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rapid București 83 – 115 Akademika Warsaw 39–38 44–77
Akademik Sofia Walkover Maccabi Tel Aviv
Casablanca SC Walkover Paris UC
Slovan Orbis Prague Walkover Schen

Quarter-finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Daugava Riga Bye
USK Tartu 128 – 90 Chemie Halle 73–49 55–41
WBC Akademik Sofia 137 – 136 Akademika Warsaw 77–69 60–67
Slovan Orbis Prague 136 – 68 Casablanca SC 80–42 56–26

Semi-finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Daugava Riga 128 – 90 USK Tartu 73–49 55–41
Akademik Sofia 124 – 129 Slovan Orbis Prague 72–66 52–63

Final

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovan Orbis Prague 114 – 148 Daugava Riga 77–76 OT 37–72

References