1962 FIBA European Champions Cup Final

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Date29 June 1962
RefereesErwin Kassai, Roger Weber
Attendance5,000
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
 1961
1963 

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

29 June 1962
21:30
Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union 9083 Spain 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 jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Dinamo Tbilisi
Real Madrid jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Real Madrid
Starters:P
PG
6
Soviet Union Guram Minashvili6
SG
9
Soviet Union Valeri Altabaev17
F
12
Soviet Union Vladimir Ugrekhelidze14
C
7
Soviet Union Ilarion Khazaradze3
C
10
Soviet Union Anzor Lezhava6
Reserves:P
C
5
Soviet Union Levan Moseshvili3
F
8
Soviet Union Revaz Gogelia0
F
13
Soviet Union Alexandre Kiladze14
C
14
Soviet Union Aleksandr Petrov12
16
Soviet Union Amiran Skhiereli0
Head coach:
Soviet Union Otar Korkiya
1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
Soviet Union
Dinamo Tbilisi
First title
Starters:P
PG
8
Spain José Lluís5
SG
11
Spain Carlos Sevillano11
SF
10
Spain Emiliano Rodríguez21
C
12
United States Wayne Hightower30
C
13
United States Stan Morrison5
Reserves:P
PG
6
Spain Julio Descartín0
F
7
Spain Lolo Sainz4
C
14
Spain Lorenzo Alocén0
Head coach:
Spain Pedro Ferrándiz

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