Tournament details | |
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Host country | Italy |
Dates | 9–19 June |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union (12th title) |
Runners-up | Israel |
Third place | Yugoslavia |
Fourth place | Czechoslovakia |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Miki Berkovich |
Top scorer | Mieczysław Młynarski (26.6 points per game) |
The 1979 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1979, was the 21st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Twelve national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Italy. Mestre, Siena, Gorizia and Turin were the venues of the event.
Mestre | Siena | Gorizia | Turin |
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PalaTaliercio Capacity 4 000 | PalaSclavo Capacity 5 000 | PalaGrappate Capacity 5 500 | PalaRuffini Capacity 10 000 |
In the preliminary round, the 12 teams were split up into three groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round (with the score between them counting in the final round as well) while the bottom two were sent to the classification round to play for 7th to 12th Places (with the score between them counting in the classification round as well)
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 204 | +34 | 6 |
Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 202 | +33 | 5 |
Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 223 | −12 | 4 |
Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 268 | −55 | 3 |
Czechoslovakia | 90 – 69 | Belgium |
Czechoslovakia | 74 – 67 | Greece |
Belgium | 68 – 92 | Greece |
Belgium | 76 – 86 | Italy |
Czechoslovakia | 74 – 68 | Italy |
Greece | 52 – 81 | Italy |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 291 | 254 | +37 | 6 |
Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 286 | 256 | +30 | 5 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 254 | 279 | −25 | 4 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 234 | 276 | −42 | 3 |
Netherlands | 87 – 82 | Bulgaria |
Spain | 85 – 81 | Bulgaria |
Soviet Union | 104 – 71 | Bulgaria |
Netherlands | 83 – 105 | Spain |
Netherlands | 84 – 92 | Soviet Union |
Spain | 101 – 90 | Soviet Union |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 246 | 0 | 5 |
Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 237 | +21 | 5 |
Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 258 | 264 | −6 | 4 |
France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 248 | −15 | 4 |
Poland | 85 – 76 | France |
France | 92 – 83 | Israel |
Israel | 86 – 78 | Poland |
Yugoslavia | 76 – 77 | Israel |
Poland | 95 – 102 | Yugoslavia |
Yugoslavia | 80 – 65 | France |
In the classification round played the teams that finish 3rd and 4th in their preliminary-round groups. Those teams played for the 7th to 12th Places.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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7 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 405 | +30 | 9 |
8 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 423 | 401 | +22 | 9 |
9 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 418 | 381 | +37 | 8 |
10 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 438 | 404 | +34 | 8 |
11 | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 436 | 450 | −14 | 6 |
12 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 5 | 433 | 542 | −109 | 5 |
Bulgaria | 114 – 98 | Belgium |
France | 111 – 98 | Belgium |
Netherlands | 115 – 85 | Belgium |
Belgium | 84 – 110 | Poland |
Bulgaria | 77 – 80 | France |
Poland | 85 – 78 | Bulgaria |
Bulgaria | 85 – 100 | Greece |
Greece | 74 – 76 | France |
Netherlands | 75 – 79 | Greece |
Poland | 77 – 73 | Greece |
Netherlands | 67 – 80 | France |
Poland | 78 – 94 | Netherlands |
Belgium | 81 – 105 | Greece |
Netherlands | 78 – 72 | Bulgaria |
Poland | 89 – 82 | France |
The Teams that finish their preliminary-round groups in the 1st and 2nd places advanced to the final round. The first and second in this group will go to the final while the third and fourth places will go to a 3rd-place match.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 439 | 399 | +40 | 9 |
2 | Israel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 408 | 435 | −27 | 8 |
3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 453 | 432 | +21 | 8 |
4 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 419 | 430 | −11 | 7 |
5 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 403 | 417 | −14 | 7 |
6 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 465 | 474 | −9 | 6 |
Israel | 94 – 93 | Czechoslovakia |
Czechoslovakia | 107–100 | Spain |
Yugoslavia | 97 – 79 | Czechoslovakia |
Czechoslovakia | 66 – 71 | Soviet Union |
Israel | 78 – 90 | Italy |
Italy | 81 – 80 | Spain |
Italy | 80 – 95 | Yugoslavia |
Italy | 84 – 90 | Soviet Union |
Spain | 84 – 88 | Israel |
Yugoslavia | 108–100 | Spain |
Israel | 71 – 92 | Soviet Union |
Yugoslavia | 77 – 96 | Soviet Union |
Israel | 77 – 76 | Yugoslavia |
Czechoslovakia | 96 – 90 | Italy |
Spain | 92 – 81 | Soviet Union |
Yugoslavia 99
Czechoslovakia 92
19 June 1979
Soviet Union 98
Israel 76
1979 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
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Soviet Union Twelfth title |
Place | Team |
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Soviet Union | |
Israel | |
Yugoslavia | |
4. | Czechoslovakia |
5. | Italy |
6. | Spain |
7. | Poland |
8. | France |
9. | Greece |
10. | Netherlands |
11. | Bulgaria |
12. | Belgium |
1979 FIBA EuroBasket MVP : Miki Berkovich ( Israel) |
All-Tournament Team [1] |
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Sergei Belov |
Dragan Kićanović |
Miki Berkovich (MVP) |
Krešimir Ćosić |
Vladimir Tkachenko |
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2. Israel: Mickey Berkowitz, Lou Silver, Motti Aroesti, Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz, Eric Menkin, Steve Kaplan, Boaz Yanai, Avigdor Moskowitz, Barry Leibowitz (c), Pinhas Hozez, Uri Ben-Ari (basketball) , Shai Sharf (Coach: Ralph Klein)
3. Yugoslavia: Krešimir Ćosić, Mirza Delibašić, Dražen Dalipagić, Dragan Kićanović, Zoran Slavnić, Žarko Varajić, Željko Jerkov, Rajko Žižić, Peter Vilfan, Mihovil Nakić, Ratko Radovanović, Duje Krstulović (Coach: Petar Skansi)
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