1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup explained

1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup
League:FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport:Basketball
Finals:Finals
Finals Link:1961 FIBA European Champions Cup Finals
Finals Champ: CSKA Moscow
Finals Runner-Up: Rīgas ASK
Seasonslistnames:FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Link:1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Year:1959–60
Nextseason Year:1961–62
Nextseason Link:1961–62 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.

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

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Second round

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Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals:

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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1st leg:Daugava Stadion, Rīga, 14 July 1961; Attendance:8,000[1]

2nd leg:Lenin Stadion, Moscow, 22 July 1961; Attendance:15,000[1]

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_61.htm Champions Cup 1960–61