1961 Women's European Cup (handball)

1961 Women's Handball European Cup

Tournament details
Dates	9 January – 18 March 1961
Teams	8 (knockout stage)
Final positions
Champions
Runners-up	Dynamo Prague
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
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The 1961 Women's Handball European Champions Cup was the inaugural edition of the premier competition for women's handball clubs. Eight teams from Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, West Germany, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia took part in the competition, which took place from 19 January to 18 March 1961.^[1]

defeated , Zalgiris Kaunas and finally in the final's both legs to become the first European champion. It was the first of three titles won by Romanian teams to date.^[2]

Quarter-finals[]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
	14 – 12		5 – 6	9 – 6
Zalgiris Kaunas	13 – 9	Cracovia	5 – 3	8 – 6
	25 – 10	Ivry	13 – 3	12 – 7
Dynamo Prague	12 – 8		8 – 6	4 – 2

Semifinals[]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
	20 – 7	Zalgiris Kaunas	12 – 4	8 – 3
	5 – 10	Dynamo Prague	3 – 6	2 – 4

Final[]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
	13 – 5	Dynamo Prague	8 – 1	5 – 4

Women's Handball European Cup 1961 Winner
First title

References[]