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.
| 1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | FIBA European Champions Cup |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  CSKA Moscow |
| Runners-up | Rīgas ASK |
Competition system edit
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 edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Urania Genève Sport 
|
107–164 |  Idrolitina Bologna
|
62–68 | 45–96 |
Wissenschaft 
|
110–171 |  Levski-Spartak
|
54–85 | 56–86 |
USC Heidelberg 
|
125–180 |  Legia Warsaw
|
67-91 | 58-89 |
Galatasaray 
|
137–96 |  Olympiacos
|
72-41 | 65-55 |
Sparta Bertrange 
|
75–137 |  Engelmann Wien
|
27-53 | 48-84 |
Sporting 
|
92–149 |  Antwerpse
|
51-62 | 41-87 |
KFUM Söder 
|
98–142 |  OKK Beograd
|
50-53 | 48-89 |
The Wolves Amsterdam 
|
106–153 |  Spartak Praha Sokolovo
|
52-57 | 54-96 |
Étoile Charleville-Mézières 
|
110–100 |  Casablancais
|
55-47 | 55-53 |
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray
|
79–93 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
|
40–39 | 39–54 |
| Étoile Charleville-Mézières
|
63–163 | CSKA Moscow
|
28-68 | 35-95 |
| Levski-Spartak
|
114–138 | Legia Warsaw
|
67-62 | 47-76 |
| Engelmann Wien
|
100–159 |  Real Madrid
|
53-85 | 47-74 |
| Antwerpse
|
68–47 | OKK Beograd
|
66-47 | 2-0* |
Torpan Pojat 
|
103–133 | Spartak Praha Sokolovo
|
56-65 | 47-68 |
| Idrolitina Bologna
|
124–126 |  CCA București
|
70–56 | 54–70 |
*The second leg was cancelled after the Yugoslavian police refused to guarantee the safety of the Belgian team, whose members received serious threats upon arrival to Belgrade, as a result of the mysterious death of Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of Congo, on February 11, 1961. The Soviet government, an ally to Lumumba, blamed the Belgian secret service as the instigator of his murder in the former Belgian colony, and this translated into several riots in the communist countries against the Belgian interests. Since the second leg could not be played, Antwerpse received a 2–0 w.o. in this game and qualified for the next round.[1]
- Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals
Rīgas ASK (title holder)
Quarterfinals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rīgas ASK
|
162–134 | Hapoel Tel Aviv
|
84–60 | 78–74 |
| Spartak Praha Sokolovo
|
107–115 | CCA București
|
60–50 | 47–65 |
| Legia Warsaw
|
145–183 | CSKA Moscow
|
72-98 | 73-85 |
| Antwerpse
|
128–177 | Real Madrid
|
62-89 | 66-88 |
Semifinals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid
|
123–141 | Rīgas ASK
|
78-75 | 45-66 |
| CSKA Moscow
|
171–115 | CCA București
|
98–58 | 73–57 |
Finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow
|
148–128 | Rīgas ASK
|
87-62 | 61-66 |
1st leg:Daugava Stadion, Rīga, 14 July 1961; Attendance:8,000[1]
2nd leg:Lenin Stadion, Moscow, 22 July 1961; Attendance:15,000[1]
| 1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup Champions |
|---|
 CSKA Moscow 1st Title |