1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup
| 1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FIBA European Champions Cup |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Soviet Union CSKA Moscow |
| Runners-up | Soviet Union Rīgas ASK |
| FIBA European Champions Cup seasons | |
The 1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup was the fourth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by CSKA Moscow, after they defeated Rīgas ASK, the reigning three-time defending champions, and the first major dynasty of European professional club basketball . CSKA lost the first game 66–61, but won the second 87–62, and thus became the fourth straight European champions from the Soviet Union League.
Competition system
[edit ]24 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The Finals were a two-game home and away aggregate.
First round
[edit ]| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urania Genève Sport Switzerland | 107–164 | Italy Idrolitina Bologna | 62–68 | 45–96 |
| Wissenschaft East Germany | 110–171 | Bulgaria Levski-Spartak | 54–85 | 56–86 |
| USC Heidelberg West Germany | 125–180 | Poland Legia Warsaw | 67-91 | 58-89 |
| Galatasaray Turkey | 137–96 | Greece Olympiacos | 72-41 | 65-55 |
| Sparta Bertrange Luxembourg | 75–137 | Austria Engelmann Wien | 27-53 | 48-84 |
| Sporting Portugal | 92–149 | Belgium Antwerpse | 51-62 | 41-87 |
| KFUM Söder Sweden | 98–142 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OKK Beograd | 50-53 | 48-89 |
| The Wolves Amsterdam Netherlands | 106–153 | Czechoslovakia Spartak Praha Sokolovo | 52-57 | 54-96 |
| Étoile Charleville-Mézières France | 110–100 | Morocco Casablancais | 55-47 | 55-53 |
Second round
[edit ]| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray Turkey | 79–93 | Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv | 40–39 | 39–54 |
| Étoile Charleville-Mézières France | 63–163 | Soviet Union CSKA Moscow | 28-68 | 35-95 |
| Levski-Spartak Bulgaria | 114–138 | Poland Legia Warsaw | 67-62 | 47-76 |
| Engelmann Wien Austria | 100–159 | Spain Real Madrid | 53-85 | 47-74 |
| Antwerpse Belgium | 68–47 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OKK Beograd | 66-47 | 2-0* |
| Torpan Pojat Finland | 103–133 | Czechoslovakia Spartak Praha Sokolovo | 56-65 | 47-68 |
| Idrolitina Bologna Italy | 124–126 | Romania CCA București | 70–56 | 54–70 |
*The second leg was cancelled after the Yugoslavian police refused to guarantee the safety of the Belgian team, whose members received serious threats upon arrival to Belgrade, as a result of the mysterious death of Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of Congo, on February 11, 1961. The Soviet government, an ally to Lumumba, blamed the Belgian secret service as the instigator of his murder in the former Belgian colony, and this translated into several riots in the communist countries against the Belgian interests. Since the second leg could not be played, Antwerpse received a 2–0 w.o. in this game and qualified for the next round.[1]
- Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals
- Soviet Union Rīgas ASK (title holder)
Quarterfinals
[edit ]| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rīgas ASK Soviet Union | 162–134 | Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv | 84–60 | 78–74 |
| Spartak Praha Sokolovo Czechoslovakia | 107–115 | Romania CCA București | 60–50 | 47–65 |
| Legia Warsaw Poland | 145–183 | Soviet Union CSKA Moscow | 72-98 | 73-85 |
| Antwerpse Belgium | 128–177 | Spain Real Madrid | 62-89 | 66-88 |
Semifinals
[edit ]| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid Spain | 123–141 | Soviet Union Rīgas ASK | 78-75 | 45-66 |
| CSKA Moscow Soviet Union | 171–115 | Romania CCA București | 98–58 | 73–57 |
Finals
[edit ]| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow Soviet Union | 148–128 | Soviet Union Rīgas ASK | 87-62 | 61-66 |
1st leg:Daugava Stadion, Rīga, 14 July 1961; Attendance:8,000[1]
2nd leg:Lenin Stadion, Moscow, 22 July 1961; Attendance:15,000[1]
| 1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions |
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| Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1st Title |