1959–60 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

The 1959–60 European Cup[1] was the premier European women's basketball championship's second edition. Ten teams entered the competition, with defending champion Slavia Sofia receiving a bye for the semifinals.[2]

Soviet champion Daugava Riga won the championship in its debut appearance, defeating Slavia Sofia in the final. It was the first of Daugava's record 18 titles.[3]

Qualification round

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Heidelberg Berlin East Germany80 – 146Poland Wawel Kraków33–6747–79
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria111 – 81Romania Ştiinţa București58–3753–44
AS Montferrandaise France119 – 99Austria HSG Wissenschaft69–4750–52

Quarter-finals

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Wawel Kraków Poland93 – 135Soviet Union Daugava Riga48–6545–70
Slovan Orbis Prague Czechoslovakia128 – 118Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia71–5457–64
AS Montferrandaise France90 – 100Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda52–3238–68
Slavia Sofia BulgariaBye

Semifinals

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Daugava Riga Soviet Union132 – 116Czechoslovakia Slovan Orbis Prague57–4675–70
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria128 – 86Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda63–4865–38

Final

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Daugava Riga Soviet Union111 – 71Bulgaria Slavia Sofia62–2849–43

References

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