1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup

1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup
League FIBA European Champions Cup
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Finals
Champions Soviet Union ASK Riga
  Runners-up Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi

The 1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup was third season of the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by ASK Riga for the third straight time, an accomplishment only achieved again by Jugoplastika Split in the late 80's, in 19891991. In the EuroLeague Finals, Riga defeated the Soviet Union League club, Dinamo Tbilisi, in both final games (51–61 & 62–69). Riga defeated Slovan Orbis Prague in the semifinals, and AŠK Olimpija in the quarterfinals.

Competition system

21 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only. The Finals were a two game home and away aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marocaine Morocco 95–92 Portugal Coimbra 54–48 41–44
PAOK Greece 121–159 Romania Steaua Bucureşti 61–80 60–79
Wissenschaft East Germany 125–188 Finland Pantterit 88–84 66–78
Italy 0–4* Austria Union Babenberg 0-2 0-2
Heidelberg West Germany 90–113 Switzerland Urania Genève Sport 46-55 44-58
Rou'de Le'w Kayl Luxembourg 92–137 France Chorale Mulsant 47-60 45-77
Fenerbahçe Turkey 4–0** Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 2-0

*Originally, the Champion of the Italian League was drawn to play against the Austrian champion, but the former was Simmenthal Milano, who was banned in European competition. Since the Italian Federation refused to name another entrant in Champions Cup, Union Babenberg received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

**Maccabi Tel Aviv withdrew before the competition due to internal problems and Fenerbahçe received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Union Babenberg Austria 134–184 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia AŠK Olimpija 83–84 51–100
Fenerbahçe Turkey 116–139 Bulgaria Akademik 61-69 55-70
Marocaine Morocco 126–180 Spain FC Barcelona 65–82 61–98
Pantterit Finland 162–184 Poland Polonia Warsaw 84–88 78–96
Urania Genève Sport Switzerland 128–148 Czechoslovakia Slovan Orbis 54–62 74–80
Chorale Mulsant France 115–109 Belgium Antwerpse 54-53 61-56
Steaua Bucureşti Romania 155–173 Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 87–83 68–90
Automatically qualified to the quarter finals

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union 141–136 Bulgaria Akademik 76–64 69–72
FC Barcelona Spain 105–114 Poland Polonia Warsaw 64–65 41–49
AŠK Olimpija Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 142–174 Soviet Union ASK Riga 79–95 63–79
Chorale Mulsant France 120–124 Czechoslovakia Slovan Orbis 68-59 52-65

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union 152–126 Poland Polonia Warsaw 88–65 64–61
ASK Riga Soviet Union 151–114 Czechoslovakia Slovan Orbis 82-55 69-59

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union 113–130 Soviet Union ASK Riga 51–61 62–69

1st leg:Dinamo Stadion, Tbilisi, 10 May 1960[1]

2nd leg:Daugava Stadion, Rīga, 15 May 1960;Attendance:17,000[1]

1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
Soviet Union
ASK Riga
3rd Title

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