FIBA European Champions Cup 1958
Encyclopedia
The inaugural season 1958 of the FIBA European Champions Cup
was won by ASK Riga
by winning both games against Akademik Sofia
. Previously, they hadn't played the semifinals as Real Madrid
wasn't allowed to travel to Soviet Riga
by the Francoist authorities.
The first game was held on February 22, 1958 in Brussels
, Belgium
with Belgian champion Royal IV SC Anderlechtois defeated Luxembourg champion BBC Etzella 82-43.
Most notable contributors to Riga's first title include Center
Jānis Krūmiņš
and coach Alexander Gomelsky
.
*Union Basket Beirut Withdrew
*Series decided over one game played in Switzerland.
The winners of the three pairs in Group B played against each other, in a tournament held in Milan, in order to determine the two clubs that would progress to the Quarterfinals
*
The result of the game between the two clubs in the tournament of the 1st Round's Group B was used as a result for the 1st leg.
*
Real Madrid withdrew, Team wasn't allowed to travel to Soviet Union
.
, Rīga
, 6 July 1958
2nd leg:Vasil Levski
, Sofija, 17 July 1958
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was won by ASK Riga
ASK Riga
ASK Rīga is the name of a former professional basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" .-History:...
by winning both games against Akademik Sofia
PBC Lukoil Academic
PBC Lukoil Academic are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. They play their home games at the Universiade Hall or at the Pravets sports complex....
. Previously, they hadn't played the semifinals as Real Madrid
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
wasn't allowed to travel to Soviet Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
by the Francoist authorities.
The first game was held on February 22, 1958 in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
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with Belgian champion Royal IV SC Anderlechtois defeated Luxembourg champion BBC Etzella 82-43.
Most notable contributors to Riga's first title include Center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
Jānis Krūmiņš
Janis Kruminš
Jānis Krūmiņš was a Soviet Latvian center basketball player. Helped by his height , he was the first giant center dominating under the European baskets, for years...
and coach Alexander Gomelsky
Alexander Gomelsky
Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky was a great Soviet and Russian basketball coach.Gomelsky was Jewish. He began his coaching career in 1948 in Leningrad with LGS Spartak...
.
First Qualifying Round
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeunesse Sportivo Alep  Syria |
* |  Union Basket Beirut |
*Union Basket Beirut Withdrew
Second Qualifying Round
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Panellinios Athens  Greece |
132 - 138 |  ASA Bucureşti |
60-63 | 72-75 |
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112 - 160 |  AŠK OlimpijaKK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
67-74 | 45-86 |
| Akademik Sofia PBC Lukoil Academic PBC Lukoil Academic are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. They play their home games at the Universiade Hall or at the Pravets sports complex....  |
157 - 101 | Syria Jeunesse Sportivo Alep |
84-58 | 73-43 |
Royal Brussels  |
145 - 79 |  Etzella Ettelbruck |
82-43 | 63-36 |
Group A
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASK Riga ASK Riga ASK Rīga is the name of a former professional basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" .-History:...  Soviet Union |
176 - 112 |  Wissenschaft Berlin |
85 - 56 | 91 - 56 |
Pantterit Helsinki  Finland |
131 - 133 |  Poland Legia WarszawaLegia Warszawa Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions... |
64 - 62 | 67-71 |
Group B
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonction Geneva  Switzerland |
54 - 84* |  Slovan Orbis Prague |
54 - 84 | |
Union Babenberg Vienna  |
98 - 191 |  Budapest Honvéd |
55 - 83 | 43 - 108 |
| Simmenthal Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...  |
205 - 89 |  Wolves Amsterdam |
115 - 47 | 90 - 42 |
*Series decided over one game played in Switzerland.
The winners of the three pairs in Group B played against each other, in a tournament held in Milan, in order to determine the two clubs that would progress to the Quarterfinals
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmenthal Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... Italy |
65 - 47* | Slovan Orbis Prague |
65 - 47 | |
| Slovan Orbis Prague |
52 - 61 | Budapest Honvéd |
52 - 61 | |
| Simmenthal Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
80 - 72 | Budapest Honvéd |
80 - 72 |
| Team | M | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmenthal Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 119 | 4 | |
| Budapest Honvéd |
2 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 132 | 3 | |
| Slovan Orbis Prague |
2 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 126 | ||
| 2 |
Group C
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademik Sofia PBC Lukoil Academic PBC Lukoil Academic are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. They play their home games at the Universiade Hall or at the Pravets sports complex.... |
161 -144 | AŠK Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
81 - 80 | 80 - 64 |
| ASA Bucureşti |
147 - 126 |  Israel Maccabi Tel AvivMaccabi Tel Aviv (basketball) Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv B.C. is a professional Israeli basketball club based in Tel Aviv. The team plays in three leagues: the Euroleague, the Israeli Basketball Super League, and the Adriatic League.... |
84 - 65 | 63-61 |
Group D
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Brussels Belgium |
174 - 127 |  Early Modern France ASVEL Villeurbanne |
81 - 51 | 93 - 76 |
Barreirense Barreiro  Portugal |
90 - 154 |  Real MadridReal Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... |
51 - 68 | 40 - 86 |
Quarter finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASA Bucuresti |
142 - 150 | Akademik Sofia PBC Lukoil Academic PBC Lukoil Academic are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. They play their home games at the Universiade Hall or at the Pravets sports complex.... |
64 - 73 | 78 - 77 |
| Simmenthal Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red... |
165 - 167 | Budapest Honvéd |
80 - 72* | 85 - 95 |
| Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... |
121 - 116 | Royal Brussels |
78 - 59 | 43 - 57 |
| ASK Riga ASK Riga ASK Rīga is the name of a former professional basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" .-History:... |
154 - 122 | Legia Warsaw |
93 - 59 | 61 - 63 |
*
The result of the game between the two clubs in the tournament of the 1st Round's Group B was used as a result for the 1st leg.
Semifinals
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Honvéd Hungary |
151 -165 | Akademik Sofia PBC Lukoil Academic PBC Lukoil Academic are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. They play their home games at the Universiade Hall or at the Pravets sports complex.... |
87 - 89 | 64 - 76 |
| ASK Riga ASK Riga ASK Rīga is the name of a former professional basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" .-History:... Soviet Union |
* | Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto .... |
*
Real Madrid withdrew, Team wasn't allowed to travel to Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
Finals
1st leg:Daugava StadionDaugava Stadium
Daugava Stadium a multifunctional stadium in Riga, Latvia, which was opened in 1958. It helds footballl and athletics competitions. Since 1992 Daugava stadium has a Latvian national sports-based status. Before July 1990 the total capacity of the stadium was more than 10 000 people, but after the...
, Rīga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, 6 July 1958
2nd leg:Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski National Stadium
Vasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...
, Sofija, 17 July 1958
| Team #1 | Agg. | |Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASK Riga ASK Riga ASK Rīga is the name of a former professional basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" .-History:... Soviet Union |
170 -152 | Akademik Sofia PBC Lukoil Academic PBC Lukoil Academic are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. They play their home games at the Universiade Hall or at the Pravets sports complex.... |
86 - 81 | 84 - 71 |
| FIBA European Champions Cup 1957-58 Champions |
|---|
| Soviet Union ASK Riga ASK Riga ASK Rīga is the name of a former professional basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" .-History:... First title |