1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup season was the fifth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by Dinamo Tbilisi, after they beat Real Madrid, in the first ever single game EuroLeague Final, by a result of 90–83, in Geneva, Switzerland. For the first time, only one finals game was played, on a neutral court, due to the unstable political situation at the time.

1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup
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ChampionsSoviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi
  Runners-upSpain Real Madrid
FIBA European Champions Cup seasons

Competition system

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European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The Final was a single game, played on a neutral court.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Casablancais   84–166   Real Madrid 46–84 38–82
Celtic   122–226   Antwerpse 62-82 60-144
The Wolves Amsterdam   87–113   Alsace de Bagnolet 40-52 47-61
Etzella   110–149   USC Heidelberg 51-66 59-83
Engelmann Wien   141–185   AŠK Olimpija 77-99 64-86
SISU   90–156   Helsingin Kisa-Toverit 57-70 33-86
Hapoel Tel Aviv   166–130   Panathinaikos 82-58 84-72
Wissenschaft Berlin   119–197   Honvéd 58-84 61-113
Benfica   97–174   Ignis Varese 49-73 48-101

Round of 16

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Helsingin Kisa-Toverit   145–179   Legia Warsaw 65-86 80-93
Ignis Varese   144–163   Real Madrid 82–80 62–83
USC Heidelberg   139–192   AŠK Olimpija 81-95 58-97
Hapoel Tel Aviv   139–140   Darüşşafaka 69-65 70-75
Honvéd   148–149   Iskra Svit 90-74 58-75
Steaua București   153–159   Dinamo Tbilisi 76-77 77-82
Antwerpse   137–127   Alsace de Bagnolet 87-61 50-66
Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSKA Moscow   140–110   Iskra Svit 85-53 55-57
Darüşşafaka   116–164   Dinamo Tbilisi 67-80 49-84
Antwerpse   143–173   AŠK Olimpija 87-83 56-90
Legia Warsaw   144–162   Real Madrid 73–62 71–100

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSKA Moscow   137–152   Dinamo Tbilisi 71-75 66-77
AŠK Olimpija   158–160   Real Madrid 105–91 53–69

Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dinamo Tbilisi   90–83   Real Madrid

Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland. Attendance:5,000[1]
29 June 1962

1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
 
Dinamo Tbilisi
1st Title

Dynamo after the Final

Match Fact File

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Champions Cup 1961–62". Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
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