The 1962 FIBA European Champions Cup Final was a basketball match held in Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland on 29 June 1962, that saw Dynamo Tbilisi defeat Real Madrid 90-83 in front of 4,000 spectators to claim its first, and to this day, the only ever European Champions Cup title, and the first ever title decided by one game on neutral ground.
Only one game on neutral ground was played due to the unstable political situation.
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