1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup
# 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.

## Competition system

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

| Team 1 | Agg. | 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

| Team 1 | Agg. | 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

* CSKA Moscow (title holder)

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | 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

| Team 1 | Agg. | 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

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

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

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

Dynamo after the Final

Match Fact File

## Awards

### FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

* Wayne Hightower ( Real Madrid)
