The 1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup season was the fifth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by Dinamo Tbilisi, after they beat Real Madrid, in the first ever single game EuroLeague Final, by a result of 90–83, in Geneva, Switzerland. For the first time, only one finals game was played, on a neutral court, due to the unstable political situation at the time.
Competition system European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The Final was a single game, played on a neutral court.
First round
Round of 16
Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals CSKA Moscow (title holder)
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland. Attendance:5,000 29 June 1962
1961–62 FIBA European Champions CupChampions Dinamo Tbilisi 1st Title
Dynamo after the Final
Match Fact File
Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer Wayne Hightower ( Real Madrid)
References
External links 1961-62 FIBA European Champions Cup Review & Statistics 1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup 1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions Cup 1961–62 Line-ups and Stats