The 1960–61 Women's Basketball European Cup[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
First Qualification round
editTeam #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Picadero JC | 69 – 80 | Casablanca SC | 37–36 | 32–44 |
Academica Coimbra | 39 – 144 | Paris UC | 22–74 | 17–70 |
Second Qualification round
editTeam #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rapid București | 83 – 115 | Akademika Warsaw | 39–38 | 44–77 |
Akademik Sofia | Walkover | Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | — |
Casablanca SC | Walkover | Paris UC | — | — |
Slovan Orbis Prague | Walkover | Schen | — | — |
Quarter-finals
editTeam #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daugava Riga | Bye | — | — | |
USK Tartu | 128 – 90 | Chemie Halle | 73–49 | 55–41 |
WBC Akademik Sofia | 137 – 136 | Akademika Warsaw | 77–69 | 60–67 |
Slovan Orbis Prague | 136 – 68 | Casablanca SC | 80–42 | 56–26 |
Semi-finals
editTeam #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
editTeam #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Slovan Orbis Prague | 110 – 148 | Daugava Riga | 77–76 OT | 37–72 |
References
edit- ^ 1960–61 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
- ^ List of champions in FIBA Europe's website
- ^ Results in Todor66.com
- ^ List of top-3 placed teams in Womenbasket.ru