1960–61 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

International basketball competition 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 ESP 1945 69 – 80 MAR Casablanca SC 37–36 32–44Academica Coimbra POR 39 – 144 FRA Paris UC 22–74 17–70 Second Qualification round Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd legRapid București ROU 1952 83 – 115 Poland Akademika Warsaw 39–38 44–77Akademik Sofia BUL 1946 Walkover ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv — —Casablanca SC MAR Walkover FRA Paris UC — —Slovan Orbis Prague CSK Walkover SUI Schen — — Quarter-finals Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Daugava Riga URS 1955 Bye — —USK Tartu URS 1955 128 – 90 East Germany Chemie Halle 73–49 55–41WBC Akademik Sofia BUL 1946 137 – 136 POL Akademika Warsaw 77–69 60–67Slovan Orbis Prague CSK 136 – 68 MAR Casablanca SC 80–42 56–26 Semi-finals Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Daugava Riga URS 1955 128 – 90 URS 1955 USK Tartu 73–49 55–41 Akademik Sofia BUL 1946 124 – 129 CSK Slovan Orbis Prague 72–66 52–63 Final Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Slovan Orbis Prague CSK 114 – 148 URS 1955 Daugava Riga 77–76 OT 37–72 References Champions Cup European European Category:EuroLeague Women seasons