1968–69 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

Last updated July 11, 2022

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	Bye	—	—	—
Kollejliler Ankara	65 - 146	Akademik Sofia	31-70	34-76
Göttingen 05	100 - 133	Budapest VTSK	46-62	54-71
Academica de Coimbra	56 - 110	CREFF Madrid	31-39	25-71
Politehnica Bucharest	129 - 127	Radnički Beograd	71-68	58-59
Sparta Prague	Bye	—	—	—
Riri Mendrisio	93 - 159	Clermont	51-72	42-87
Ruter/Mörby	64 - 157	Chemie Hall	47-84	17-73
Maccabi Tel Aviv	94 - 105	Vicenza	55-50	39-55
AMJV Amsterdam	99 - 141	Wisła Kraków	47-69	52-72
Firestone Wien	127 - 95	Standard Liège	72-51	55-44

Round of 12

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

Group stage

Group A

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
1.	Akademik Sofia	4	3	1	144	140
2.	Politehnica Bucharest	4	1	3	259	279
3.	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.	Daugava Riga	4	4	0	287	220
2.	Chemie Halle	4	1	3	222	258
3.	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	116 - 157	Daugava Riga	49-72	67-85
Chemie Halle	123 - 99	Akademik Sofia	74-46	49-53

Final

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

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References

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

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[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.

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