European basketball championship 1963

Eurobasket 1963
13th European Basketball Championship of Men
Number of nations	16
European champion	USSR (7th title)
venue	Wroclaw, Poland
Opening game	4th October 1963
Endgame	October 13, 1963
Games	72
Basket points	9974   (∅: 138.53 per game)
Most basket points	Radivoje Korac Yugoslavia
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The 13th European Basketball Championships the men ( officially: Euro Basket 1963 ) was held from 4 to 13 October 1963 in the Polish city Wroclaw instead. The European champion was the subscription winner from the Soviet Union , who relegated the host Polish selection to silver in the final . The bronze medal went to Yugoslavia . The GDR took sixth place.

Qualification matches for this tournament are documented for the first time. From this tournament onwards, it will be a final tournament for the first time. The number of 16 participants was also retained in the following finals.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in two groups of eight teams each. The winner of a game received two points, the loser one point. If a game was tied at the end of regular time, there was extra time. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided against each other.

The two first and second place winners in each group were set for the semifinals and were already fourth in the European Championship, the two third and fourth placed qualified for the small semifinals and played for EM place 5. The fifth and sixth place qualified for the participation in the European Championship rank 9, while the two seventh and eighth placed places in each group had to play the European Championship places 13 to 16 among themselves.

Group A

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
A 1	Yugoslavia	Netherlands	107: 62	48:33	59:29	-
A 2	Bulgaria	Israel	079:58	37:30	42:28	-
A 3	Hungary	Italy	71:74 a.d.	29:25	26:30	7: 07 9:12
A 4	Belgium	Turkey	071:52	31:31	40:21	-
A 5	Netherlands	Italy	060:73	23:47	37:26	-
A 6	Bulgaria	Turkey	071:52	34:25	37:27	-
A 7	Hungary	Belgium	071:69	33:34	38:35	-
A 8	Yugoslavia	Israel	080:73	44:31	36:42	-
A 9	Netherlands	Belgium	071:77	35:33	36:44	-
A10	Israel	Turkey	064:55	30:32	34:23	-
A11	Bulgaria	Hungary	055:64	26:33	29:31	-
A12	Yugoslavia	Italy	071:69	37:32	34:37	-
A13	Yugoslavia	Turkey	097:67	50:33	47:34	-
A14	Italy	Belgium	075:76	39:46	36:30	-
A15	Netherlands	Bulgaria	071:99	32:46	39:53	-
A16	Israel	Hungary	073:80	38:35	35:45	-
A17	Turkey	Hungary	042:50	26:21	16:29	-
A18	Israel	Netherlands	070:55	26:26	44:29	-
A19	Italy	Bulgaria	051:59	22:33	29:26	-
A20	Yugoslavia	Belgium	095:62	48:37	47:25	-
A21	Belgium	Bulgaria	072:80	37:37	35:43	-
A22	Turkey	Netherlands	072:74	38:31	34:43	-
A23	Italy	Israel	063:57	28:28	35:29	-
A24	Yugoslavia	Hungary	082:73	44:35	38:38	-
A25	Hungary	Netherlands	090:60	48:33	42:27	-
A26	Turkey	Italy	065:72	37:34	28:38	-
A27	Belgium	Israel	093:68	50:35	43:33	-
A28	Yugoslavia	Bulgaria	076:66	36:23	40:43	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Yugoslavia	7th	7th	0	14th	608: 472	+136	Semifinals
2	Hungary	7th	5	2	12	499: 455	+ 044
3	Bulgaria	7th	5	2	12	509: 444	+ 065	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Belgium	7th	4th	3	11	520: 512	+ 8 00
5	Italy	7th	4th	3	11	477: 459	+ 018	Final round places 9 - 12
6th	Israel	7th	2	5	09	463: 505	- 042
7th	Netherlands	7th	1	6th	08th	453: 588	−135	Final round places 13 - 16
8th	Turkey	7th	0	7th	07th	405: 499	- 094

Group B

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
B 1	France	GDR	049:63	24:35	25:28	-
B 2	USSR	Finland	075:53	38:23	37:30	-
B 3	Spain	Poland	076:79	25:44	51:35	-
B 4	Czechoslovakia	Romania	055:56	26:24	29:32	-
B 5	France	Czechoslovakia	072:79	33:41	39:38	-
B 6	Spain	Romania	075:70	34:44	41:26	-
B 7	Finland	GDR	050:73	26:33	24:40	-
B 8	USSR	Poland	064:54	30:20	34:34	-
B 9	Finland	Czechoslovakia	045:78	20:33	25:45	-
B10	USSR	GDR	076:52	30:23	46:29	-
B11	Poland	Romania	064:60	30:34	34:26	-
B12	Spain	France	086:70	47:39	39:31	-
B13	Finland	Spain	083:79	43:44	40:35	-
B14	GDR	Czechoslovakia	061:62	38:34	23:28	-
B15	Poland	France	098:65	46:35	52:30	-
B16	USSR	Romania	064:54	36:28	28:26	-
B17	GDR	Spain	091:85	37:43	54:42	-
B18	Romania	France	059:51	35:34	24:17	-
B19	Spain	Finland	068:54	32:30	36:24	-
B20	USSR	Czechoslovakia	096:56	49:25	47:31	-
B21	GDR	Spain	062:93	23:47	39:46	-
B22	Romania	Finland	069:55	28:23	41:32	-
B23	Czechoslovakia	Spain	076:98	43:59	33:39	-
B24	USSR	France	077:59	42:34	35:25	-
B25	Romania	GDR	054:66	27:36	27:30	-
B26	France	Finland	061:59	26:25	35:34	-
B27	Czechoslovakia	Poland	073:86	33:40	40:46	-
B28	USSR	Spain	106: 64	49:29	57:35	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	USSR	7th	7th	0	14th	558: 392	+166	Semifinals
2	Poland	7th	6th	1	13	542: 454	+ 088
3	GDR	7th	4th	3	11	468: 469	- 100	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Spain	7th	3	4th	10	563: 575	- 012
5	Romania	7th	3	4th	10	422: 430	- 08	Final round places 9 - 12
6th	Czechoslovakia	7th	3	4th	10	479: 514	- 035
7th	France	7th	1	6th	08th	427: 521	- 094	Final round places 13 - 16
8th	Finland	7th	1	6th	08th	399: 503	−104

Final round

13th to 16th place

The seventh and eighth places in the two preliminary round groups played for 13th place in the European Championship. The game was played in a knockout system against an opponent from the other group.

	Placement games				Game for 13th place
	57
	Netherlands	58
	Finland	71
					66
					France	60
					Finland	50
					Play for 15th place
	58				65
	France	80			Turkey	64
	Turkey	63			Netherlands	62

Placement games

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
57	Netherlands	Finland	58:71	32:35	26:36	-
58	France	Turkey	80:63	37:26	43:37	-

Play for 15th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
65	Turkey	Netherlands	64:62	34:32	30:30	-

Game for 13th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
66	France	Finland	60:50	26:30	34:20	-

9th to 12th place

The fifth and sixth placed of the two preliminary round groups played for EM place 9. The game was played in the knockout system against an opponent from the other group.

	Placement games				Play for 9th place
	59
	Italy	66
	Czechoslovakia	70
					68
					Czechoslovakia	58
					Israel	60
					Game for 11th place
	60				67
	Romania	47			Italy	66
	Israel	57			Romania	85

Placement games

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
59	Italy	Czechoslovakia	66:70	29:43	37:27	-
60	Romania	Israel	47:57	23:34	24:23	-

Game for 11th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
67	Italy	Romania	66:85	30:34	36:51	-

Play for 9th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
68	Czechoslovakia	Israel	58:60	29:29	29:31	-

5th to 8th place

The third and fourth placed of the two preliminary round groups played for EM place 5. The game was played in the knockout system against an opponent from the other group.

	Small semifinals				Play for 5th place
	61
	Bulgaria	102
	Spain	70
					70
					GDR	62
					Bulgaria	77
					Game for 7th place
	62				69
	GDR	81			Belgium	83
	Belgium	53			Spain	86

Small semifinals

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
61	Bulgaria	Spain	102: 70	51:31	51:39	-
62	GDR	Belgium	081:53	41:22	40:31	-

Game for 7th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
69	Belgium	Spain	83:86	35:47	48:39	-

Play for 5th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
70	GDR	Bulgaria	62:77	29:40	33:37	-

1st to 4th place

The first and second placed in the two preliminary round groups played for the European championship title. The game was played in a KO system against an opponent from the other group.

	Semifinals				final
	63
	Yugoslavia	72
	Poland	83
					72
					Poland	45
					USSR	61
					Game for third place
	64				71
	USSR	89			Yugoslavia	89
	Hungary	51			Hungary	61

Semifinals

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
63	Yugoslavia	Poland	72:83	40:47	32:36	-
64	USSR	Hungary	89:51	38:27	51:24	-

3rd place match

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
71	Yugoslavia	Hungary	89:61	38:39	51:22	-

final

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
72	Poland	USSR	45:61	18:37	27:24	-

Final score

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.	Basket ratio
1	USSR	9-0	1.4508
2	Poland	7: 2	1.1414
3	Yugoslavia	8: 1	1.2484
4th	Hungary	5: 4	0.9652
5	Bulgaria	7: 2	1.1944
6th	GDR	5: 4	1.0200
7th	Spain	4: 5	0.9461
8th	Belgium	4: 5	0.9661
9	Israel	4: 5	0.9508
10	Czechoslovakia	4: 5	0.9484
11	Romania	4: 5	1.0018
12	Italy	4: 5	0.9919
13	France	3: 6	0.8943
14th	Finland	2: 7	0.8374
15th	Turkey	1: 8	0.8300
16	Netherlands	1: 8	0.7925

See also

• basketball
• European basketball championship

Web links

Commons : EuroBasket 1963  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• FIBA Europe Infos (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Todor Krastev: Men Basketball European Championship Qualifications 1963. April 27, 2015, accessed November 15, 2015 .