1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup

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.

1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup
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Finals
Champions CSKA Moscow
  Runners-up Rīgas ASK

Competition system

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
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Urania Genève Sport 107–164 Idrolitina Bologna 62–68 45–96
Wissenschaft 110–171 Levski-Spartak 54–85 56–86
USC Heidelberg 125–180 Legia Warsaw 67-91 58-89
Galatasaray 137–96 Olympiacos 72-41 65-55
Sparta Bertrange 75–137 Engelmann Wien 27-53 48-84
Sporting 92–149 Antwerpse 51-62 41-87
KFUM Söder 98–142 OKK Beograd 50-53 48-89
The Wolves Amsterdam 106–153 Spartak Praha Sokolovo 52-57 54-96
Étoile Charleville-Mézières 110–100 Casablancais 55-47 55-53

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Galatasaray 79–93 Hapoel Tel Aviv 40–39 39–54
Étoile Charleville-Mézières 63–163 CSKA Moscow 28-68 35-95
Levski-Spartak 114–138 Legia Warsaw 67-62 47-76
Engelmann Wien 100–159 Real Madrid 53-85 47-74
Antwerpse 68–47 OKK Beograd 66-47 2-0*
Torpan Pojat 103–133 Spartak Praha Sokolovo 56-65 47-68
Idrolitina Bologna 124–126 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

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rīgas ASK 162–134 Hapoel Tel Aviv 84–60 78–74
Spartak Praha Sokolovo 107–115 CCA București 60–50 47–65
Legia Warsaw 145–183 CSKA Moscow 72-98 73-85
Antwerpse 128–177 Real Madrid 62-89 66-88

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid 123–141 Rīgas ASK 78-75 45-66
CSKA Moscow 171–115 CCA București 98–58 73–57

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSKA Moscow 148–128 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

CSKA Moscow
1st Title

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

References
  1. Champions Cup 1960–61
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