The 1959–60 European Cup^[1] was the premier European women's basketball championship's second edition. Ten teams entered the competition, with defending champion Slavia Sofia receiving a bye for the semifinals.^[2]

Soviet champion Daugava Riga won the championship in its debut appearance, defeating Slavia Sofia in the final. It was the first of Daugava's record 18 titles.^[3]

Qualification round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Heidelberg Berlin	80 – 146	Wawel Kraków	33–67	47–79
Lokomotiv Sofia	111 – 81	Ştiinţa București	58–37	53–44
AS Montferrandaise	119 – 99	HSG Wissenschaft	69–47	50–52

Quarter-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Wawel Kraków	93 – 135	Daugava Riga	48–65	45–70
Slovan Orbis Prague	128 – 118	Lokomotiv Sofia	71–54	57–64
AS Montferrandaise	90 – 100	Crvena zvezda	52–32	38–68
Slavia Sofia	Bye		—	—

Semifinals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Daugava Riga	132 – 116	Slovan Orbis Prague	57–46	75–70
Slavia Sofia	128 – 86	Crvena zvezda	63–48	65–38

Final

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Daugava Riga	111 – 71	Slavia Sofia	62–28	49–43

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