The Ronchetti Cup (called till 1996 European Cup Liliana Ronchetti and European Cup Winners' Cup till 1974) was an annual women's basketball European club competition held by FIBA between 1972 and 2002. It was the second competition in European basketball, after the European Cup For Women's Champions Clubs (later renamed EuroLeague Women).
It was replaced in 2002 by the EuroCup Women which is the absolute equivalent.
History
Liliana Ronchetti and European basketball Liliana Ronchetti started playing basketball in Como, Italy at the age of 20. Ronchetti, or Lily as she was called by her team mates, won 4 consecutive national titles with Como in the 1950s and played 83 games for the Italian national team.
One year after she quit basketball Lily died of cancer. Her name has persisted through the European Cup Liliana Ronchetti (renamed in 1996 more simply Ronchetti Cup). This competition was created by FIBA in 1974 as the second European competition for women's clubs.
Ronchetti Cup winners YearHostFinalThird and fourth placeWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeFourth place1971–72Details2 matches played in the finalSpartak Leningrad170–124 VoždovacLa GerbeLokomotiv Sofia1972–73DetailsSpartak Leningrad140–92Slavia PragueCrvena zvezdaLevski Sofia1973–74DetailsSpartak Leningrad128–115 GeasIEFS BucharestKralovopolská Brno1974–75DetailsSpartak Leningrad143–113 Levski SofiaCrvena zvezdaMinyor Pernik1975–76DetailsSlavia VŠ Praha141–129 Industromontaza ZagrebBC La GerbeCeramica Pagnossin Treviso1976–77Details (Rome)Spartak Moscow97–54Minyor PernikLokomotiv SofiaSlavia Praga1977–78Details Bulgaria (Haskovo)Levski Sofia50–49Slovan BratislavaLokomotiv SofiaBSE Esma1978–79Details Bulgaria (Yambol)Levski Sofia70–69DFS Maritza PlovdivFiat TorinoHC Slovan1979–80Details Bulgaria (Pernik)Montmontaža Zagreb82–76DFS Maritza PlovdivZKK VozdovacBK Slavia Sofia1980–81Details (Rome)Spartak Moscow95–63Montmontaža ZagrebSlavia PragaClermont Club Universite1981–82Details (Linz)Spartak Moscow89–68Kralovopolska BrnoTungsgram S.C. BudapestAkademik Sofia Bandiera della Bulgaria1982–83Details (Mestre)BSE Budapest83–81 (2 OT)Spartak MoscowStade françaisA.S. Villeurbanne1983–84Details (Budapest)SS Bata Rome69–59BSE BudapestRacing BasketZKK Vozdovac1984–85Details (Viterbe)CSKA Moscow76–64SISV Bata ViterboSpartak SokolovoDFS Kremikovcy1985–86Details (Barcelona)Dynamo Novosibirsk81–58BSE BudapestIskra Delta JežicaKremikovtsi Sofia1986–87Details (Wittenheim)Daugava Riga87–80B.F. Deborah MilanIskra Delta JežicaVŠ Prague1987–88Details (Athens)WBC Dynamo Kyiv100–83B.F. Deborah MilanSlavia PragueSpartak Leningrad1988–89Details (Florence)CSKA Moscow92–86B.F. Deborah MilanLibertas TrogylosJežica1989–90Details2 matches played in the finalParma Primizie150–131 Jedinstvo Aida TuzlaGemeaz MilanoJežica1990–91DetailsGemeaz-Cusin Milan152–145 Como JerseyCSKA MoscowGodella1991–92DetailsEstel Vicenza154–136 Trogylos PrioloAthena CesenaZaragoza1992–93DetailsLavezzini Basket Parma162–132 TS Olimpia PoznanWillwood VicenzaValenciennes Olympic1993–94DetailsAhena Cesena144–133 Lavezzini Basket ParmaBEX ArgentariaTarbes1994–95DetailsCJM Bourges Basket112–100 Lavezzini Basket ParmaIsab Energy PrioloChalles Savoie1995–96DetailsTarbes GB163–126 Basket AlcamoBSE ESMAASPTT Aix-en-Provence1996–97DetailsCSKA Moscow143–113 Lavezzini Basket ParmaASPTT Aix-en-ProvenceZkk Profi1997–98DetailsGysev Ringa Sopron142–135 ASPTT Aix-en-ProvenceŁKS Sommer-Komfort Łódź Elitzur Delek Ramla1998–99DetailsCaja Rural Las Palmas136–133 A.S. Ramat-HasharonIsab Energy PrioloW Bordeaux Basket1999–00DetailsLavezzini Basket Parma127–116 Caja Rural Las PalmasDJK WildcatsKozachka-ZALK2000–01DetailsFamila Schio162–143 Botaş SKKozachka-ZALKA.S. Ramat-Hasharon2001–02DetailsFamila Schio150–143 Tarbes GBPostas Taban TrafikDynamo Moscow
Medals (1971-2002)
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References
External links History of Ronchetti Cup Official statistics