1960–61 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

The 1960–61 Women's Basketball European Cup1960–61 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup 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.List of champions in FIBA Europe's website

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.Results in Todor66.com

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.List of top-3 placed teams in Womenbasket.ru

First Qualification round Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd legPicadero JC 69 – 80 Casablanca SC 37–36 32–44Academica Coimbra 39 – 144 Paris UC 22–74 17–70

Second Qualification round Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd legRapid București 83 – 115 Akademika Warsaw 39–38 44–77Akademik Sofia Walkover Maccabi Tel Aviv — —Casablanca SC Walkover Paris UC — —Slovan Orbis Prague Walkover Schen — —

Quarter-finals Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Daugava Riga Bye — —USK Tartu 128 – 90 Chemie Halle 73–49 55–41WBC Akademik Sofia 137 – 136 Akademika Warsaw 77–69 60–67Slovan Orbis Prague 136 – 68 Casablanca SC 80–42 56–26

Semi-finals 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 Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Slovan Orbis Prague 114 – 148 Daugava Riga 77–76 OT 37–72

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