1962–63 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1962–63 FIBA European Champions Cup was the sixth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by CSKA Moscow, after they beat Real Madrid in a three-legged EuroLeague Finals, after the two first games ended with an aggregate two-legged tie. CSKA won the third and decisive game, by a score of 99–80, and thus won its second European Champions Cup.

1962–63 FIBA European Champions Cup
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Finals
Champions CSKA Moscow
  Runners-up Real Madrid

Competition system

26 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The finals were a two-game home-and-away aggregate.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Landlust 124–166 Wisła Kraków 67–76 57–90
Darüşşafaka 147–149 Honvéd 67–76 80–73
Vorwärts Leipzig 91–152 CSKA Moscow 51–82 40–70
Celtic 75–126 Alsace de Bagnolet 44–101 31–115
Maccabi Tel Aviv 118–131 AŠK Olimpija 46–60 72–71
Stade Français Genève 104–133 Alemannia Aachen 45–60 59–73
Alliance Sports Casablanca 60–110* Simmenthal Milano 60–110
Benfica 108–207 Real Madrid 61–97 47–110
KFUM Söder 125–145 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit 59–73 66–72
Antwerpse 131–169 Spartak ZJŠ Brno 74–81 57–88
SISU 98–134 Etzella 55–72 43–62

*series decided over one game in Casablanca.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Levski-Spartak 104–177 CSKA Moscow 55–83 49–94
Honvéd 137–126 Steaua București 74–73 63–53
Alsace de Bagnolet 174–189 AŠK Olimpija 80–61 94–128
Alemannia Aachen 120–145 Simmenthal Milano 67–69 53–76
Panathinaikos 133–187 Real Madrid 73–97 60–90
Helsingin Kisa-Toverit 142–172 Spartak ZJŠ Brno 83–87 59–85
Etzella 105–198 Wisła Kraków 52–83 53–115
Automatically qualified to the quarter finals

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AŠK Olimpija 158–162 Spartak ZJŠ Brno 86–83 72–79
Honvéd 170–170* Real Madrid 101–96 69–74
Dinamo Tbilisi 139–138 Simmenthal Milano 65–70 74–68
Wisła Kraków 122–152 CSKA Moscow 75–72 47–80

*A tie-break was played in Madrid on 2 April 1963: Real Madrid – Honvéd 77–65.

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spartak ZJŠ Brno 146–150 Real Madrid 79–60 67–90
Dinamo Tbilisi 137–155 CSKA Moscow 59–76 78–79

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Real Madrid 240–259 CSKA Moscow 86–69 74–91 80–99*

First leg Fiesta Alegre fronton;Attendance 5,000, 23 July 1963[1]

Second leg Lenin Palace of Sports;Attendance 20,000, 31 July 1963[1]

*Third leg Lenin Palace of Sports;Attendance 20,000, 1 August 1963, Moscow, Soviet Union[1]

1962–63 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions

CSKA Moscow
2nd Title

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

References
  1. Champions Cup 1962–63
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