Sport Basketball Runners-up Dinamo Tbilisi | Champions ASK Riga | |
League FIBA European Champions Cup | ||
The 1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup was third season of the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by ASK Riga for the third straight time, an accomplishment only achieved again by Jugoplastika Split in the late 80's, in 1989–1991. In the EuroLeague Finals, Riga defeated the Soviet Union League club, Dinamo Tbilisi, in both final games (51–61 & 62–69). Riga defeated Slovan Orbis Prague in the semifinals, and AŠK Olimpija in the quarterfinals.
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Competition system
21 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only. The Finals were a two game home and away aggregate.
First round
*Originally, the Champion of the Italian League was drawn to play against the Austrian champion, but the former was Simmenthal Milano, who was banned in European competition. Since the Italian Federation refused to name another entrant in Champions Cup, Union Babenberg received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.
**Maccabi Tel Aviv withdrew before the competition due to internal problems and Fenerbahçe received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.
Second round
Finals
1st leg:Dinamo Stadion, Tbilisi, 10 May 1960
2nd leg:Daugava Stadion, Rīga, 15 May 1960;Attendance:17,000