1971–72 FIBA Women's European Cup Winners' Cup

The 1971–72 FIBA Women's European Cup Winners' Cup,[1] running from November 1971 to March 1972, was the inaugural edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier competition for women's basketball clubs, subsequently renamed Ronchetti Cup. The competition system was similar to that of the FIBA Women's European Champions Cup back then.[2]

Spartak Leningrad won the first of four titles in a row beating ŽKK Voždovac in the final.[3]

Qualifying round

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Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Academica Coimbra Portugal 76–115 Spain Mataró 39–45 37–70

Round of 8

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Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Videoton Hungary 108–109 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 65–57 43–52
Düsseldorf Germany 109–193 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 60–104 49–89
Mataró Spain 100–126 France La Gerbe 53–52 47–74
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel walkover Italy Vicenza

Group stage

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Group A

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# Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union Spartak Leningrad 4 4 0 289 214
2 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 4 2 2 238 259
3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 4 0 4 224 278

Group B

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# Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Voždovac 4 4 0 351 230
2 France La Gerbe 4 2 2 301 294
3 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 4 0 4 196 324

Semifinals

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Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Spartak Leningrad Soviet Union 174–101 France La Gerbe 96–48 78–53
Voždovac Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 156–144 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 84–63 72–81

Final

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Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Spartak Leningrad Soviet Union 170–124 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Voždovac 84–63 86–61

References

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