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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Slovan Orbis Prague	110 – 148	Daugava Riga	77–76 OT	37–72

References[edit]

^ 1960–61 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
^ List of champions in FIBA Europe's website
^ Results in Todor66.com
^ List of top-3 placed teams in Womenbasket.ru

[1] 1960–61 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

[2] List of champions in FIBA Europe's website

[3] Results in Todor66.com

[4] List of top-3 placed teams in Womenbasket.ru

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