The 1963–64 Women's Basketball European Cup[1] was the 6th edition of the competition. Daugava Riga defeated Spartak Sokolovo Prague in the final to win its fourth European Cup, having previously overcome defending champion Slavia Sofia in the semifinals. With a 103–101 aggregate it was the tightest final so far. This tournament marked the beginning of Daugava's hegemony in the European Cup, which was continuing the following eleven editions.[2]

14 teams took part in the competition, with Belgium and Netherlands making their first appearance. Portugal, represented by Benfica de Lubango from Portuguese Angola, retired from the competition.

Qualification round

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
CREFF Madrid SpainWalkoverPortugal Benfica de Lubango

Round of 16

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Daugava Riga Soviet UnionBye
Zeneca Geneve Switzerland76 – 164East Germany Berlin 189335–7241–92
Slavia Sofia BulgariaBye
MTK Budapest Hungary181 – 63Turkey SK Ankara87–2994–34
ASPTTR Rabat Morocco45 – 136Poland Olimpia Poznań19–7326–63
Standard Liège Belgium94 – 132Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda54–5840–74
CREFF Madrid Spain77 – 104West Germany THW 1846 Heidelberg42–5735–47
Blue Stars Amsterdam Netherlands102 – 143Czechoslovakia Spartak Sokolovo Prague58–6644–77

Quarter-finals

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Berlin 1893 East Germany86 – 138Soviet Union Daugava Riga48–7238–66
MTK Budapest Hungary122 – 157Bulgaria Slavia Sofia68–9354–64
Olimpia Poznań Poland120 – 134Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda64–6656–68
THW 1846 Heidelberg West Germany94 – 181Czechoslovakia Spartak Sokolovo Prague61–8333–98

Semi-finals

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria98 – 107Soviet Union Daugava Riga51–4647–61
Spartak Sokolovo Prague Czechoslovakia152 – 113Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda75–5977–54

Final

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Spartak Sokolovo Prague Czechoslovakia101 – 103Soviet Union Daugava Riga58–6343–40

References

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