EuroBasket 1961

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EuroBasket 1961
EuroBasket 1961 logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host countryYugoslavia
City Belgrade
Dates29 April - 8 May
Teams19
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Third placeFlag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Fourth placeFlag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Radivoj Korać
Top scorer Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Radivoj Korać
(24.0 points per game)
1959
1963

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.

Contents

First round

Group A

MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
A1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Flag of England.svg  England 47:1531:1978:34
A2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 36:2750:3086:57
A3Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 18:4940:7358:122
A4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 40:2437:2277:46
A5Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Flag of England.svg  England 39:2539:1878:43
A6Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 34:3833:3467:72
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 330280:1826+98
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 321222:1525+70
3Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 312181:2064−25
4Flag of England.svg  England 303135:2783−143

Group B

MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
B1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 24:4040:2364:63
B2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 34:1631:4265:58
B3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 38:2739:3777:64
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 220141:1274+14
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 211128:1223+6
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 202122:1422−20

Group C

MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
C1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 25:3923:5048:89
C2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 41:2929:3870:67
C3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 28:4621:3649:82
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 220171:974+74
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 211118:1563−38
3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 202116:1522−36

Group D

MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
D1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 29:1841:2370:41
D2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 23:3224:3847:70
D3Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 21:2727:1548:42
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 220118:894+29
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 211112:893+23
3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 20288:1402−52

Group E

MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
E1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 14:2919:2933:58
E2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 37:3833:3970:77
E3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30:1125:2955:40
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 220132:1104+22
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 211128:1103+18
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20273:1132−40

Group F

MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
F1Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 30:3736:3166:68
F2Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 46:3238:3484:66
F3Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 48:2043:3491:54
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 220152:1324+20
2Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 211157:1223+35
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 202120:1752−55

Second round

Group 1

MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
1/1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 34:3748:3682:73
1/2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 23:3220:2143:53
1/3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 38:2629:2767:53
1/4Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 37:3348:2685:59
1/5Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 18:3922:3240:71
1/6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 35:2831:3466:62
1/7Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 37:2635:4072:66
1/8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 36:3433:2969:63
1/9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15:4416:4931:93
1/10Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 31:3028:3159:61
1/11Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 35:3447:3782:71
1/12Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 33:4225:3358:75
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 550395:23010+165
2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 541369:3409+29
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 532303:3588−55
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 514272:3336−61
5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 514307:3296−22
6Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 514311:3676−56

Group 2

MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
2/1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 30:2721:3751:64
2/2Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 31:2829:2960:57
2/3Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 32:2530:1762:42
2/4Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 22:4236:2958:71
2/5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 26:2620:2446:50
2/6Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 25:1439:2764:41
2/7Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 35:3127:2962:60
2/8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 30:3122:2452:55
2/9Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 40:2534:3274:57
2/10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 27:2835:3862:66
2/11Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 28:1429:3657:50
2/12Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 34:2829:2363:51
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 541341:2869+55
2Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 541291:2819+10
3Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 541286:2699+17
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 514308:3116−3
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 514287:3116−24
6Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 514233:2886−55

Classification round

Group 1

MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
1/1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26:2121:2747:48
1/2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 28:1620:2748:43
1/3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 24:2124:2548:46
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22096:934+3
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 21194:913+3
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20290:962−6

Group 2

MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
2/1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of England.svg  England 25:1646:2271:38
2/2Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 17:3729:3646:73
2/3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Flag of England.svg  England 44:2455:2699:50
2/4Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 40:3731:4071:77
2/5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 30:5723:4253:99
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 330271:1496+122
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 321201:2085−7
3Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 312195:1934+2
4Flag of England.svg  England 303131:2483−117

13th-16th place classification playoffs

 
13th-16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
55
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 79
 
59
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 72
 
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 61
 
56
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 60
 
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 62
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 49
 
15th place game
 
 
58
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 56
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 53
MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
55Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 40:3539:3779:72
56Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 29:2333:2662:49
58Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 27:2029:3356:53
59Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 36:3425:2661:60

17th-19th place classification playoffs

 
17th-19th place semifinals17th place game
 
      
 
54
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 41
 
57
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 70
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 47
 
 
 
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 60
 
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece
 
 
BYE
 
19th place game
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England
 
 
 
MatchTeam 1Team 21.H.2.H.O.T
54Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20:2721:4341:70
57Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 24:4223:1847:60

Final round

Medals round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
64
 
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 75
 
71
 
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 65
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 53
 
65
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 60
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 77
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 54
 
Third place
 
 
70
 
 
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 46
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 55

5th-8th place playoffs

 
5th-8th place semifinals5th place game
 
      
 
61
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 71
 
69
 
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 60
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 48
 
63
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 53
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 65
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 74
 
7th place game
 
 
68
 
 
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 71
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 61

9th-12th place playoffs

 
9th-12th place semifinals9th place game
 
      
 
60
 
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 50
 
67
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 63
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 59
 
62
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 74
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 74
 
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 59
 
11th place game
 
 
66
 
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 80
 
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 83
 1961 FIBA EuroBasket champions 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
6th title

Final standings

Host team Yugoslavia--shown here lining up before a game at the tournament--lost the final versus the Soviet Union, finishing EuroBasket 1961 in second place, its first ever medal at a major international competition. Stevan Kragujevic, Evr.prvestvo u kosarci, Beograd, 1961, Repr. Jugoslavije, srebrna medalja.jpg
Host team Yugoslavia—shown here lining up before a game at the tournament—lost the final versus the Soviet Union, finishing EuroBasket 1961 in second place, its first ever medal at a major international competition.
  1. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  2. Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
  3. Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
  4. Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
  6. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  7. Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
  8. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
  9. Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
  10. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
  11. Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
  12. Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
  13. Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
  14. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  15. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  16. Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
  17. Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece
  18. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  19. Flag of England.svg  England

Team rosters

1. Soviet Union: Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Viktor Zubkov, Armenak Alachachian, Yuri Korneev, Vladimir Ugrekhelidze, Aleksander Petrov, Aleksandr Kandel, Viacheslav Novikov, Albert Valtin (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan)

2. Yugoslavia: Radivoj Korać, Ivo Daneu, Slobodan Gordić, Radovan Radović, Nemanja Đurić, Vital Eiselt, Sreten Dragojlović, Marjan Kandus, Miha Lokar, Miodrag Nikolić, Zvonko Petričević, Željko Troskot (Coach: Aleksandar Nikolić)

3. Bulgaria: Viktor Radev, Mincho Dimov, Ljubomir Panov, Georgi Panov, Atanas Atanasov, Ilija Mirchev, Petko Lazarov, Tsvetko Savov, Khristo Tsvetkov, Khristo Donev, Radko Zlatev, Stefan Stojkov (Coach: Veselin Temkov)

4. France: Jean-Paul Beugnot, Henri Grange, Christian Baltzer, Bernard Mayeur, Michel Rat, Lucien Sedat, Jerome Christ, Michel House, Michel le Ray, Andre Goisbault, Jean-Claude Vergne, Andre Souvre (Coach: André Buffière)

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