1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup explained

1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup
League:FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport:Basketball
Finals:Finals
Finals Link:1959 FIBA European Champions Cup Finals
Finals Champ: Rīgas ASK
Finals Runner-Up: Academic
Seasonslistnames:FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Link:1958 FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Year:1958
Nextseason Year:1959–60
Nextseason Link:1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup' was the second season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by Rīgas ASK for the second straight time, after they again beat Academic, in both EuroLeague Finals games (79–58 & 69–67). Riga defeated Lech Poznań in the semifinals, and Honvéd in the quarterfinals.

Competition system

21 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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Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

External links