1961 Women's European Cup (handball)

The 1961 Women's Handball European Champions Cup was the inaugural edition of the premier competition for women's handball clubs. Eight teams from Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, West Germany, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia took part in the competition, which took place from 19 January to 18 March 1961.[1]

1961 Women's Handball European Cup
Tournament details
Dates9 January – 18 March 1961
Teams8 (knockout stage)
Final positions
ChampionsRomania Știința Bucharest
Runners-upCzechoslovakia Dynamo Prague
Tournament statistics
Matches played7

Știința Bucharest defeated Spartak Subotica, Zalgiris Kaunas and finally Dynamo Prague in the final's both legs to become the first European champion. It was the first of three titles won by Romanian teams to date.[2]

Quarter-finals

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Știința Bucharest Romania14 – 12Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Spartak Subotica5 – 69 – 6
Zalgiris Kaunas Soviet Union13 – 9Poland Cracovia5 – 38 – 6
Mulheim Germany25 – 10France Ivry13 – 312 – 7
Dynamo Prague Czechoslovakia12 – 8Austria Danubia Wien8 – 64 – 2


Semifinals

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Știința Bucharest Romania20 – 7Soviet Union Zalgiris Kaunas12 – 48 – 3
Mulheim Germany5 – 10Czechoslovakia Dynamo Prague3 – 62 – 4


Final

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Știința Bucharest Romania13 – 5Czechoslovakia Dynamo Prague8 – 15 – 4


Women's Handball European Cup
1961 Winner
Romania Știința Bucharest
First title

References

  1. Results in todor66.com
  2. List of champions in the-sports.org
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