1962 FIBA European Champions Cup Final

1962 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union Spain Real Madrid
90 83
Date29 June 1962
VenuePatinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland
RefereesErwin Kassai, Roger Weber
Attendance5,000
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Match details edit

The 1962 FIBA European Champions Cup Final was a championship 1961–62 season EuroLeague Finals basketball game that was held in Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland, on the 29 June 1962, that saw Dinamo Tbilisi[1] defeat Real Madrid, by a score 90-83,[2] in front of 5,000 spectators,[3] to claim its first, and to this day, only ever EuroLeague title. It was also the first title game that was ever decided by a single game that was played on a neutral court. Only one game on a neutral court was played, due to the unstable political situation that existed at the time.[4]

Box score edit

29 June 1962
21:30
Dinamo Tbilisi   90–83   Real Madrid
Scoring by half: 38–36, 52–47
Pts: Altabaev 17 Pts: Hightower 30
Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Erwin Kassai (HUN), Roger Weber (SWI)
 
 
 
 
Dinamo Tbilisi
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid
Starters: P
PG
6
  Guram Minashvili 6
SG
9
  Valeri Altabaev 17
F
12
  Vladimir Ugrekhelidze 14
C
7
  Ilarion Khazaradze 3
C
10
  Anzor Lezhava 6
Reserves: P
C
5
  Levan Moseshvili 3
F
8
  Revaz Gogelia 0
F
13
  Alexandre Kiladze 14
C
14
  Aleksandr Petrov 12
16
  Amiran Skhiereli 0
Head coach:
  Otar Korkiya
1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
 
Dinamo Tbilisi
First title
Starters: P
PG
8
  José Lluís 5
SG
11
  Carlos Sevillano 11
SF
10
  Emiliano Rodríguez 21
C
12
  Wayne Hightower 30
C
13
  Stan Morrison 5
Reserves: P
PG
6
  Julio Descartín 0
F
7
  Lolo Sainz 4
C
14
  Lorenzo Alocén 0
Head coach:
  Pedro Ferrándiz

Awards edit

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer edit

See also edit

Preceded by FIBA Champions Cup
Final 1962
Dinamo Tbilisi
Succeeded by

References edit

  1. ^ Georgians showing Trophy
  2. ^ Dynamo 90-83 Real
  3. ^ Champions Cup 1961-62 Archived 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Dynamo Tbilisi-History". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-22.