USSR National League (1961)
1960
1962
USSR National League 1961
Champion: CSKA Moscow
All Players 1961
League History
USSR Cup was not played in seasons 1953-68
Standings 1961
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
1
CSKA Moscow
19-2
1643
1276
2
Dinamo Tbilisi
15-6
1555
1398
3
Rigas ASK
15-6
1502
1372
4
Dynamo Moscow
12-9
1457
1452
5
SKIF Riga↑
13-8
1547
1470
6
Zalgiris Kaunas
7-14
1434
1468
7
BC Spartak Leningrad
8-13
1441
1571
8
Burevestnik Leningrad
8-13
1425
1565
Eliminated in First Round
9
VEF Riga
4-3
449
423
10
Tartu Kalev↑
2-5
486
520
11
Burevestnik Tbilisi↑
3-7
447
545
12
Trud Sverdlovsk↑
3-4
490
496
13
SKA Kyiv
3-4
433
509
14
Spartak Vilnius↑
2-5
472
532
15
SKIF Baku
1-6
461
541
16
Burevestnik Alma-Ata↑
0-7
403
507
Russian teams in Euro-Cups 1961
European Champions' Cup:
  • ASK Riga: beat Real Madrid (Spain) 75-78 and 66-45 in the Semifinals, lost to CSKA (Russia) 62-87 and 66-61 in the Final !!!
  • CSKA: beat Steaua B. (Romania) 2-0 in the Semifinals, beat ASK Riga (Latvia) 87-62 and 61-66 in the Final !!!
CSKA Moscow Champions USSR National League