1960–61 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

The 1960–61 Women's Basketball European 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.^[1]

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 also retired after beating the 1st Qualification Round.^[2]

This edition saw the first match between two team from the same nation in the history of the competition, with a Daugava Riga – tie in the semifinals. Daugava and Tartu were respectively the champion and runner-up of the 1960 Soviet Championship.^[3]

First Qualification round[]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Picadero JC	69 – 80		37–36	32–44
	39 – 144		22–74	17–70

Second Qualification round[]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rapid București	83 – 115		39–38	44–77
Akademik Sofia	Walkover		—	—
	Walkover		—	—
Slovan Orbis Prague	Walkover		—	—

Quarter-finals[]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Daugava Riga	Bye		—	—
	128 – 90		73–49	55–41
WBC Akademik Sofia	137 – 136		77–69	60–67
Slovan Orbis Prague	136 – 68		80–42	56–26

Semi-finals[]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Daugava Riga	128 – 90		73–49	55–41
Akademik Sofia	124 – 129	Slovan Orbis Prague	72–66	52–63

Final[]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Slovan Orbis Prague	110 – 148	Daugava Riga	77–76 OT	37–72

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