1968–69 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

The 1968-69 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup[1] was the tenth edition of the competition. Daugava Riga defeated Chemie Halle to win its sixth trophy in a row. This was the only appearance of an East German team in the competition's final.[2] 1968 runner-up Sparta Prague withdrew from the 6-team Group stage, refusing to play against Akademik Sofia.[3]

Qualifying round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Daugava Riga Soviet Union Bye — — —
Kollejliler Ankara Turkey 65 - 146 Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 31-70 34-76
Göttingen 05 Germany 100 - 133 Hungary Budapest VTSK 46-62 54-71
Academica de Coimbra Portugal 56 - 110 Spain CREFF Madrid 31-39 25-71
Politehnica Bucharest Romania 129 - 127 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Beograd 71-68 58-59
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia Bye — — —
Riri Mendrisio Switzerland 93 - 159 France Clermont 51-72 42-87
Ruter/Mörby Sweden 64 - 157 East Germany Chemie Hall 47-84 17-73
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 94 - 105 Italy Vicenza 55-50 39-55
AMJV Amsterdam Netherlands 99 - 141 Poland Wisła Kraków 47-69 52-72
Firestone Wien Austria 127 - 95 Belgium Standard Liège 72-51 55-44

Round of 12

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Daugava Riga Soviet Union Bye — — —
Akademik Sofia Bulgaria 109 - 100 Hungary Budapest VTSK 58-43 51-57
CREFF Madrid Spain 109 - 100 Romania Politehnica Bucharest 45-70 43-72
Clermont France 118 - 131 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 54-53 64-78
WBC Chemie Halle East Germany 93 - 92 Italy Vicenza 47-38 46-54
Firestone Wien Austria 109 - 148 Poland Wisła Kraków 54-66 55-82

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA
1. Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 4 3 1 144 140
2. Romania Politehnica Bucharest 4 1 3 259 279
3. Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 4 2 2 135 119
Politehnica Bucharest 74-63 66-81 Akademik Sofia
Sparta Prague 72-58 63-61 Politehnica Bucharest
Akademik Sofia walkover Sparta Prague

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA
1. Soviet Union Daugava Riga 4 4 0 287 220
2. East Germany Chemie Halle 4 1 3 222 258
3. Poland Wisła Kraków 4 1 3 215 244
Chemie Halle 57-74 55-79 Daugava Riga
Wisła Kraków 62-53 43-57 Chemie Halle
Wisła Kraków 54-72 56-62 Sparta Prague

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Politehnica Bucharest Romania 116 - 157 Soviet Union Daugava Riga 49-72 67-85
Chemie Halle East Germany 123 - 99 Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 74-46 49-53

Final

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Daugava Riga Soviet Union 144 - 105 East Germany Chemie Halle 62-48 82-57

References

  1. ^ 1968–69 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
  2. ^ List of finals in FIBA Europe's website. Accessed 2012-02-27. Archived 2012-03-03.
  3. ^ Results in Todor66.com. Accessed 2012-02-27. Archived 2012-03-03.