1961_EuroBasket

EuroBasket 1961
Tournament details
Host country	Yugoslavia
City	Belgrade
Dates	29 April - 8 May
Teams	19
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (6th title)
Runners-up	Yugoslavia
Third place	Bulgaria
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
MVP	Radivoj Korać
Top scorer	Radivoj Korać ; (24.0 points per game)
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EuroBasket 1961

1961 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

The 1961 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1961, was the twelfth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Nineteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The tournament was hosted by Yugoslavia, and was held at the Belgrade City Fair.

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First round

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Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
A1	Poland	England	47:15	31:19	–	78:34
A2	Yugoslavia	Greece	36:27	50:30	–	86:57
A3	England	Yugoslavia	18:49	40:73	–	58:122
A4	Poland	Greece	40:24	37:22	–	77:46
A5	Greece	England	39:25	39:18	–	78:43
A6	Poland	Yugoslavia	34:38	33:34	–	67:72

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Yugoslavia	3	3	0	280:182	6	+98
2	Poland	3	2	1	222:152	5	+70
3	Greece	3	1	2	181:206	4	−25
4	England	3	0	3	135:278	3	−143

Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
B1	East Germany	Hungary	24:40	40:23	–	64:63
B2	Hungary	Finland	34:16	31:42	–	65:58
B3	East Germany	Finland	38:27	39:37	–	77:64

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	East Germany	2	2	0	141:127	4	+14
2	Hungary	2	1	1	128:122	3	+6
3	Finland	2	0	2	122:142	2	−20

Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
C1	Belgium	Soviet Union	25:39	23:50	–	48:89
C2	Belgium	Spain	41:29	29:38	–	70:67
C3	Spain	Soviet Union	28:46	21:36	–	49:82

1961_EuroBasket

EuroBasket 1961

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Second round

Group 1

Group 2

Classification round

Group 1

Group 2

13th-16th place classification playoffs

17th-19th place classification playoffs

Final round

Medals round

5th-8th place playoffs

9th-12th place playoffs

Final standings

Team rosters

References

External links

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Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Soviet Union	2	2	0	171:97	4	+74
2	Belgium	2	1	1	118:156	3	−38
3	Spain	2	0	2	116:152	2	−36

Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
D1	Israel	West Germany	29:18	41:23	–	70:41
D2	West Germany	Bulgaria	23:32	24:38	–	47:70
D3	Bulgaria	Israel	21:27	27:15	–	48:42

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Bulgaria	2	2	0	118:89	4	+29
2	Israel	2	1	1	112:89	3	+23
3	West Germany	2	0	2	88:140	2	−52

Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
E1	Sweden	Czechoslovakia	14:29	19:29	–	33:58
E2	Czechoslovakia	Turkey	37:38	33:39	–	70:77
E3	Turkey	Sweden	30:11	25:29	–	55:40

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Turkey	2	2	0	132:110	4	+22
2	Czechoslovakia	2	1	1	128:110	3	+18
3	Sweden	2	0	2	73:113	2	−40

Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
F1	France	Romania	30:37	36:31	–	66:68
F2	Romania	Netherlands	46:32	38:34	–	84:66
F3	France	Netherlands	48:20	43:34	–	91:54

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Romania	2	2	0	152:132	4	+20
2	France	2	1	1	157:122	3	+35
3	Netherlands	2	0	2	120:175	2	−55

Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
1/1	Yugoslavia	East Germany	34:37	48:36	–	82:73
1/2	Poland	Hungary	23:32	20:21	–	43:53
1/3	Soviet Union	Poland	38:26	29:27	–	67:53
1/4	Yugoslavia	Belgium	37:33	48:26	–	85:59
1/5	East Germany	Soviet Union	18:39	22:32	–	40:71
1/6	Belgium	Poland	35:28	31:34	–	66:62
1/7	Yugoslavia	Hungary	37:26	35:40	–	72:66
1/8	Belgium	East Germany	36:34	33:29	–	69:63
1/9	Hungary	Soviet Union	15:44	16:49	–	31:93
1/10	Hungary	Belgium	31:30	28:31	–	59:61
1/11	Poland	East Germany	35:34	47:37	–	82:71
1/12	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union	33:42	25:33	–	58:75

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	395:230	10	+165
2	Yugoslavia	5	4	1	369:340	9	+29
3	Belgium	5	3	2	303:358	8	−55
4	Hungary	5	1	4	272:333	6	−61
5	Poland	5	1	4	307:329	6	−22
6	East Germany	5	1	4	311:367	6	−56

Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
2/1	Israel	Czechoslovakia	30:27	21:37	–	51:64
2/2	Bulgaria	Turkey	31:28	29:29	–	60:57
2/3	Romania	Israel	32:25	30:17	–	62:42
2/4	Bulgaria	France	22:42	36:29	–	58:71
2/5	Turkey	Romania	26:26	20:24	–	46:50
2/6	France	Israel	25:14	39:27	–	64:41
2/7	Bulgaria	Czechoslovakia	35:31	27:29	–	62:60
2/8	Czechoslovakia	Romania	30:31	22:24	–	52:55
2/9	France	Turkey	40:25	34:32	–	74:57
2/10	Czechoslovakia	France	27:28	35:38	–	62:66
2/11	Israel	Turkey	28:14	29:36	–	57:50
2/12	Bulgaria	Romania	34:28	29:23	–	63:51

17th-19th place semifinals		17th place game

54

England	41
		57
Sweden	70
		Sweden	47

		Greece	60
Greece

BYE
		19th place game



		England

Semi-finals		Final

64

Yugoslavia	75
		71
France	65
		Yugoslavia	53
65
		Soviet Union	60
Soviet Union	77

Bulgaria	54
		Third place

		70

		France	46

		Bulgaria	55

5th-8th place semifinals		5th place game

61

Hungary	71
		69
Romania	60
		Hungary	48
63
		Czechoslovakia	53
Belgium	65

Czechoslovakia	74
		7th place game

		68

		Romania	71

		Belgium	61

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	France	5	4	1	341:286	9	+55
2	Bulgaria	5	4	1	291:281	9	+10
3	Romania	5	4	1	286:269	9	+17
4	Czechoslovakia	5	1	4	308:311	6	−3
5	Turkey	5	1	4	287:311	6	−24
6	Israel	5	1	4	233:288	6	−55

Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
1/1	Sweden	Netherlands	26:21	21:27	–	47:48
1/2	West Germany	Sweden	28:16	20:27	–	48:43
1/3	Netherlands	West Germany	24:21	24:25	–	48:46

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Netherlands	2	2	0	96:93	4	+3
2	West Germany	2	1	1	94:91	3	+3
3	Sweden	2	0	2	90:96	2	−6

Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
2/1	Finland	England	25:16	46:22	–	71:38
2/2	Greece	Spain	17:37	29:36	–	46:73
2/3	Spain	England	44:24	55:26	–	99:50
2/4	Greece	Finland	40:37	31:40	–	71:77
2/5	Finland	Spain	30:57	23:42	–	53:99

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Spain	3	3	0	271:149	6	+122
2	Finland	3	2	1	201:208	5	−7
3	Greece	3	1	2	195:193	4	+2
4	England	3	0	3	131:248	3	−117

13th-16th place semifinals		13th place game

55

Finland	79
		59
Netherlands	72
		Spain	61
56
		Finland	60
Spain	62

West Germany	49
		15th place game

		58

		Netherlands	56

		West Germany	53

Match	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T
55	Finland	Netherlands	40:35	39:37	–	79:72
56	Spain	West Germany	29:23	33:26	–	62:49
58	Netherlands	West Germany	27:20	29:33	–	56:53
59	Spain	Finland	36:34	25:26	–	61:60

9th-12th place semifinals		9th place game

60

East Germany	50
		67
Turkey	63
		Turkey	59
62
		Poland	74
Poland	74

Israel	59
		11th place game

		66

		East Germany	80

		Israel	83