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The
Ronchetti Cup
(called till 1996
European Cup Liliana Ronchetti
) was an annual women’s
basketball
European
club competition held by
FIBA
between the years 1972 and 2002. It was the second competition in European basketball, after the European Cup For Women’s Champions Clubs (later renamed
EuroLeague Women
).
It was replaced in 2002 by the
EuroCup Women
which is the absolute equivalent.
History
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Liliana Ronchetti and European basketball
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Liliana Ronchetti
started playing basketball in
Como
,
Italy
at the age of 20. Ronchetti, or Lily as she was called by her team mates, won 4 consecutive national titles with Como in the 1950s and played 83 games for the
Italian
national team.
One year after she quit basketball Lily died of cancer. Her name has persisted through the
European Cup Liliana Ronchetti
(renamed in 1996 more simply
Ronchetti Cup
). This competition was created by
FIBA
in 1974 as the second European competition for women’s clubs.
Ronchetti Cup winners
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Medals (1971-2002)
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Russia
+
Soviet Union
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Serbia
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Yugoslavia
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Czech Republic
+
Czechoslovakia
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Women's basketball cup competitions in Europe
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Continental cups
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National cups
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League cups
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Supercups
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Competitions for
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