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1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup

FieldValue
title1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup
leagueFIBA European Champions Cup
sportBasketball
finalsFinals
finals_link1959 FIBA European Champions Cup Finals
finals_champURS Rīgas ASK
finals_runner-upBUL Academic
seasonslistnamesFIBA European Champions Cup
prevseason_link1958 FIBA European Champions Cup
prevseason_year1958
nextseason_year1959–60
nextseason_link1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup

| finals_runner-up = BUL Academic The '''1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup'''' was the second season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by Rīgas ASK for the second straight time, after they again beat Academic, in both EuroLeague Finals games (79–58 & 69–67). Riga defeated Lech Poznań in the semifinals, and Honvéd in the quarterfinals.

Competition system

21 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

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*****Etzella and Sundbyberg withdrew before the competition due to financial problems, so Lech Poznań and Honvéd received a forfeit (2–0) in both games

Second round

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*****Simmenthal Milano withdrew after the 1st leg, team rejected playing on an outdoor court.

;Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals:

  • URS Rīgas ASK (title holder)

Quarterfinals

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*****The second leg was not played as Al-Gezira didn't travel to Bulgaria due to financial reasons, and therefore Academic received a forfeit (2-0).

Semifinals

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Finals

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1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
URS
**Rīgas ASK**
**2nd Title**

Awards

[[EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer|FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer]]

  • URS Jānis Krūmiņš (URS Rīgas ASK)

References

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