FIBA EuroBasket 1989 qualification

Qualification for the 1989 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1989 took place between 3 September 1987 and 1 December 1988. A total of eight teams qualified for the tournament.

Format

A total of 25 teams participated. Competition consisted of two stages:

• A Qualifying Round that consisted of seventeen teams divided into four round robin tournaments that took place in Charleroi-Belgium, Pleven-Bulgaria, Lausanne-Switzerland and Istanbul-Turkey between 3 September and 12 September 1987.
• A Challenge Round where the first and second place teams from each of the four groups from the Qualifying Round joined another eight teams. All sixteen teams were then divided into four round robin groups of four teams each. This stage took place between 29 October 1987, and 1 December 1988, with the competition consisting of home and away legs taking place in each of the participating countries. The top two teams from each group qualified for EuroBasket 1989.

Qualifying Round

Qualified for the Challenge Round

Group A (Charleroi, Belgium)

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Hungary	4	4	0	348	260	+88	8
Netherlands	4	3	1	297	228	+69	7
Belgium	4	2	2	304	244	+60	6
Austria	4	1	3	273	275	−2	5
Wales	4	0	4	157	372	−215	4

8 Sep 1987

Austria	76–37	Wales
Scoring by half:33–11, 43–22

Charleroi, Belgium

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8 Sep 1987

Hungary	72–66	Netherlands
Scoring by half:42–38, 30–28

Charleroi

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9 Sep 1987

Austria	52–59	Netherlands
Scoring by half: 20–30, 32–29

Charleroi

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9 Sep 1987

Belgium	73–79	Hungary
Scoring by half: 34–42, 39–37

Charleroi

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10 Sep 1987

Wales	43–108	Netherlands
Scoring by half: 23–60, 20–48

Charleroi

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10 Sep 1987

Belgium	82–66	Austria
Scoring by half:45–23, 37–43

Charleroi

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11 Sep 1987

Belgium	88–35	Wales
Scoring by half:45–13, 43–22

Charleroi

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11 Sep 1987

Hungary	97–79	Austria
Scoring by half:50–45, 47–34

Charleroi

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12 Sep 1987

Hungary	100–42	Wales
Scoring by half:49–18, 51–24

Charleroi

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12 Sep 1987

Belgium	61–64	Netherlands
Scoring by half:32–25, 29–39

Charleroi

Group B (Pleven - Bulgaria)

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Bulgaria	3	2	1	293	274	+19	5	1-1, +1
Finland	3	2	1	293	280	+13	5	1-1, +1
Israel	3	2	1	289	270	+19	5	1-1, -2
Norway	3	0	3	235	286	−51	3

Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

6 Sep 1987

Finland	106–102	Israel
Scoring by half: 43–53, 63–49

Pleven, Bulgaria

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6 Sep 1987

Bulgaria	102–84	Norway
Scoring by half:44–38, 58–46

Pleven

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7 Sep 1987

Norway	77–89	Finland
Scoring by half: 38–46, 39–43

Pleven

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7 Sep 1987

Bulgaria	90–92	Israel
Scoring by half:49–44, 41–48

Pleven

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8 Sep 1987

Israel	95–74	Norway
Scoring by half:52–33, 43–41

Pleven

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8 Sep 1987

Bulgaria	101–98	Finland
Scoring by half:54–49, 47–49

Pleven

Group C (Lausanne - Switzerland)

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
France	3	3	0	333	218	+115	6
Switzerland	3	2	1	261	288	−27	5
Denmark	3	1	2	253	285	−32	4
Iceland	3	0	3	236	292	−56	3

10 Sep 1987

France	104–63	Iceland
Scoring by half:58–31, 41–32

Lausanne, Switzerland

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10 Sep 1987

Denmark	82–89	Switzerland
Scoring by half: 41–52, 41–37

Lausanne

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11 Sep 1987

France	106–60	Switzerland
Scoring by half:58–35, 48–25

Lausanne

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11 Sep 1987

Iceland	73–76	Denmark
Scoring by half: 38–41, 35–35

Lausanne

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12 Sep 1987

Iceland	100–112 (OT)	Switzerland
Scoring by half: 48–55, 49–42  Overtime: 3–15

Lausanne

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12 Sep 1987

France	123–95	Denmark
Scoring by half:57–52, 66–43

Lausanne

Group D (Istanbul - Turkey)

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	3	0	319	271	+48	6
Sweden	3	2	1	304	282	+22	5
Turkey	3	1	2	252	242	+10	4
Scotland	3	0	3	236	316	−80	3

3 Sep 1987

England	115–108 (OT)	Sweden
Scoring by half:49–46, 51–54  Overtime:15–8

Istanbul, Turkey

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3 Sep 1987

Turkey	87–71	Scotland
Scoring by half:46–31, 41–40

Istanbul

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4 Sep 1987

England	120–80	Scotland
Scoring by half:45–30, 75–50

Istanbul

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4 Sep 1987

Turkey	82–87	Sweden
Scoring by half: 35–45, 47–42

Istanbul

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5 Sep 1987

Sweden	109–85	Scotland
Scoring by half:61–46, 48–39

Istanbul

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5 Sep 1987

Turkey	83–84	England
Scoring by half: 36–45, 47–39

Istanbul

Challenge Round

Qualified for EuroBasket 1989

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Greece	6	6	0	582	431	+151	12
Netherlands	6	4	2	467	481	−14	10
Czechoslovakia	6	1	5	515	554	−39	7	1-1, +25
England	6	1	5	465	563	−98	7	1-1, -25

Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Greece	107–66	England
Scoring by half:60–31, 47–35

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Czechoslovakia	79–86	Netherlands
Scoring by half:48–44, 31–42

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Greece	102–62	Netherlands
Scoring by half:48–33, 54–29

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England	103–101	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 42–47, 61–54

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Czechoslovakia	76–89	Greece
Scoring by half: 35–44, 41–45

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Netherlands	93–75	England
Scoring by half:52–33, 41–42

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England	76–84	Greece
Scoring by half:42–38, 34–46

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Netherlands	89–67	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 38–44, 51–23

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Netherlands	66–93	Greece
Scoring by half: 35–48, 31–45

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Czechoslovakia	107–80	England
Scoring by half:54–39, 53–41

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Greece	107–85	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 36–43, 71–42

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England	65–71	Netherlands
Scoring by half: 27–37, 38–34

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Yugoslavia	6	5	1	667	521	+146	11	1-1, +26
Bulgaria	6	5	1	559	553	+6	11	1-1, -26
West Germany	6	1	5	547	605	−58	7	1-1, +7
Sweden	6	1	5	486	580	−94	7	1-1, -7

Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Yugoslavia	140–91	Bulgaria
Scoring by half:74–46, 66–45

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Sweden	85–95	West Germany
Scoring by half: 39–52, 46–43

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Yugoslavia	117–86	Sweden
Scoring by half:64–39, 53–47

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Bulgaria	93–88	West Germany
Scoring by half: 44–53, 49–35

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West Germany	101–114	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 53–61, 48–53

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Sweden	86–88	Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 38–45, 48–43

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Bulgaria	97–74	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half:44–40, 57–34

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West Germany	89–92	Sweden
Scoring by half: 46–50, 43–42

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Sweden	68–106	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 27–61, 41–45

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West Germany	96–105	Bulgaria
Scoring by half:45–44, 51–61

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Yugoslavia	116–78	West Germany
Scoring by half:57–39, 59–39

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Bulgaria	85–69	Sweden
Scoring by half:44–35, 41–34

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Italy	6	5	1	625	441	+184	11	1-1, +11
Spain	6	5	1	640	426	+214	11	1-1, -11
Hungary	6	1	5	447	588	−141	7	1-1, +10
Switzerland	6	1	5	429	686	−257	7	1-1, -10

Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

29 Oct 1987 18:30

Spain	122–63	Hungary
Scoring by half:48–32, 74–31
Pts: Martínez 21		Pts: Heinrich 16

Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 7.500 Referees: Peter George (FRG), Pierre Brys (BEL)

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Italy	141–75	Switzerland
Scoring by half:67–22, 74–53

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5 Nov 1987 18:30

Spain	132–59	Switzerland
Scoring by half:75–28, 57–31
Pts: Sibilio 20		Pts: Stockalper 19

Palacio de los Deportes, Palma de Mallorca Attendance: 5.000 Referees: J. Van Reenen (NED), José Araújo (POR)

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Hungary	73–101	Italy
Scoring by half: 36–50, 37–51

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28 Jan 1988 20:45

Italy	87–75	Spain
Scoring by half:43–36, 44–39
Pts: Brunamonti 17		Pts: San Epifanio, Jiménez 19

Palazzo dello Sport, Trieste Attendance: 5.500 Referees: Radoslav Petrović (YUG), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)

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Switzerland	93–84	Hungary
Scoring by half: 44–47, 49–37

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4 Feb 1988 17:00

Hungary	84–100	Spain
Scoring by half: 46–54, 38–46
Pts: Szalay 22		Pts: Jiménez 28

Városi Sportcsarnok, Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 2.500 Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Nenad Tošović (YUG)

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Switzerland	81–112	Italy
Scoring by half: 38–50, 43–62

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24 Nov 1988 20:15

Switzerland	53–130	Spain
Scoring by half: 24–73, 29–57
Pts: Girod 15		Pts: Martínez, Vecina 18

Centre Sportif du Bois-des-Frères, Genève Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Alain Styl (FRA)

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Italy	104–56	Hungary
Scoring by half:58–21, 46–35

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1 Dec 1988 19:00

Spain	81–80	Italy
Scoring by half:46–40, 35–40
Pts: Montero 23		Pts: Iacopini 18

Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 8.000 Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Zdravko Kurilić (YUG)

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Hungary	87–68	Switzerland
Scoring by half:47–41, 40–27

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Soviet Union	6	6	0	585	468	+117	12
France	6	4	2	558	513	+45	10
Poland	6	1	5	519	578	−59	7	1-1, +8
Finland	6	1	5	500	603	−103	7	1-1, -8

Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Soviet Union	91–79	France
Scoring by half:43–35, 48–44

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Poland	95–96	Finland
Scoring by half: 48–49, 47–47

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Soviet Union	124–78	Finland
Scoring by half:57–26, 67–52

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France	94–83	Poland
Scoring by half: 38–42, 56–41

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Poland	95–116	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 44–65, 51–51

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Finland	76–88	France
Scoring by half: 35–37, 41–51

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France	71–87	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 43–44, 28–43

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Finland	83–92	Poland
Scoring by half: 50–53, 33–39

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Finland	79–81	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 40–37, 39–44

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Poland	88–103	France
Scoring by half: 43–50, 45–53

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Soviet Union	86–66	Poland
Scoring by half:40–24, 46–42

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France	123–88	Finland
Scoring by half:57–44, 66–44

External links

• "XVI European Championship (Zagreb 1989) Qualifying Stage". linguasport.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.