1961 Women's European Cup (handball)

1961 Women's Handball European Cup
Tournament details
Dates 9 January – 18 March 1961
Teams 8 (knockout stage)
Final positions
Champions Romania Sțiința Bucharest
Runners-up Czechoslovakia Dynamo Prague
Tournament statistics
Matches played 7

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]

Ştiinţa 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 two titles won by Romanian teams to date.[2]

Quarter-finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ştiinţa Bucharest Romania 14 – 12 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Spartak Subotica 5 – 6 9 – 6
Zalgiris Kaunas Soviet Union 13 – 9 Poland Cracovia 5 – 3 8 – 6
Mulheim Germany 25 – 10 France Ivry 13 – 3 12 – 7
Dynamo Prague Czechoslovakia 12 – 8 Austria Danubia Wien 8 – 6 4 – 2

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ştiinţa Bucharest Romania 20 – 7 Soviet Union Zalgiris Kaunas 12 – 4 8 – 3
Mulheim Germany 5 – 10 Czechoslovakia Dynamo Prague 3 – 6 2 – 4

Final

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ştiinţa Bucharest Romania 13 – 5 Czechoslovakia Dynamo Prague 8 – 1 5 – 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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