European basketball championship 1965

Eurobasket 1965
14th European men's basketball championship
Number of nations	16
European champion	USSR (8th title)
venue	Moscow and Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Opening game	May 30, 1965
Endgame	June 10, 1965
Games	72
Basket points	9790   (∅: 135.97 per game)
Most basket points	Radivoje Korac Yugoslavia
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The 14th European Basketball Championships the men ( officially: Euro Basket 1965 ) was from 30 May to 10 June 1965 in the Soviet Union instead. Host USSR secured their eighth title with their fifth European Championship triumph in a row. Silver went to Yugoslavia , Poland won the bronze medal.

Venues

The games were played in the Moscow Sports Palace Luschniki and in the Sports Palace in Tbilisi .

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	Hungary	Israel	49:60	19:26	30:34	-
A 2	Finland	Romania	61:85	28:49	33:36	-
A 3	GDR	Czechoslovakia	55:73	22:34	33:39	-
A 4	USSR	Italy	87:48	39:27	48:21	-
A 5	GDR	Finland	59:63 a.d.	14:28	37:23	04: 4 04: 8
A 6	Hungary	Romania	52:76	19:41	33:35	-
A 7	USSR	Israel	88:50	50:18	38:32	-
A 8	Italy	Czechoslovakia	78:69	39:32	39:37	-
A 9	Israel	Romania	59:57	36:28	23:29	-
A10	Italy	Finland	59:60	34:32	25:28	-
A11	Hungary	GDR	55:56	24:25	31:31	-
A12	USSR	Czechoslovakia	79:74	41:34	38:40	-
A13	Israel	GDR	56:55	27:23	29:32	-
A14	Czechoslovakia	Finland	68:40	27:15	41:25	-
A15	Italy	Hungary	66:64	29:31	37:33	-
A16	USSR	Romania	62:60	35:29	27:31	-
A17	Czechoslovakia	Hungary	77:53	48:26	29:27	-
A18	Israel	Italy	47:68	22:34	25:34	-
A19	USSR	Finland	89:52	38:20	51:32	-
A20	Romania	GDR	55:59	25:29	30:30	-
A21	Czechoslovakia	Israel	71:69 a.d.	30:35	31:26	10: 8
A22	Romania	Italy	75:81 a.d.	42:28	31:45	02: 8
A23	USSR	GDR	65:41	29:17	36:24	-
A24	Finland	Hungary	67:46	38:23	29:23	-
A25	Finland	Israel	51:52	29:28	22:24	-
A26	Romania	Czechoslovakia	69:90	27:42	42:48	-
A27	GDR	Italy	64:87	28:42	36:45	-
A28	USSR	Hungary	76:45	33:19	43:26	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	USSR	7th	7th	0	14th	546: 370	+176	Semifinals
2	Italy	7th	5	2	12	487: 466	+ 021
3	Czechoslovakia	7th	5	2	12	522: 443	+ 079	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Israel	7th	4th	3	11	393: 439	- 046
5	Finland	7th	3	4th	10	394: 458	- 064	Final round places 9 - 12
6th	GDR	7th	2	5	09	389: 454	- 065
7th	Romania	7th	2	5	09	477: 464	+ 013	Final round places 13 - 16
8th	Hungary	7th	0	7th	07th	364: 478	−114

Group B

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
B 1	Bulgaria	BR Germany	074: 057	37:23	37:34	-
B 2	Sweden	Greece	069: 071	30:33	39:38	-
B 3	Yugoslavia	France	080: 054	42:23	38:31	-
B 4	Poland	Spain	082: 057	45:21	37:36	-
B 5	Spain	BR Germany	086: 058	44:30	42:28	-
B 6	Bulgaria	Sweden	113: 056	61:28	52:28	-
B 7	Yugoslavia	Greece	076: 068	38:32	38:36	-
B 8	Poland	France	072: 053	28:24	44:29	-
B 9	France	Greece	063: 064	29:32	34:32	-
B10	Poland	BR Germany	092: 064	43:28	49:36	-
B11	Spain	Sweden	078: 074	36:39	42:35	-
B12	Yugoslavia	Bulgaria	089: 069	38:36	51:33	-
B13	BR Germany	Sweden	072: 049	30:19	42:30	-
B14	France	Bulgaria	067: 070	31:46	36:24	-
B15	Poland	Greece	074: 062	42:26	32:36	-
B16	Spain	Yugoslavia	065: 113	27:61	38:52	-
B17	Poland	Sweden	093: 041	51:22	42:19	-
B18	BR Germany	Yugoslavia	056: 115	25:45	31:70	-
B19	Greece	Bulgaria	065: 059	30:37	35:22	-
B20	France	Spain	077: 090	29:43	48:47	-
B21	BR Germany	France	047: 074	20:33	27:41	-
B22	Sweden	Yugoslavia	046: 091	22:40	24:51	-
B23	Greece	Spain	089: 082	45:49	44:33	-
B24	Poland	Bulgaria	075: 063	37:28	38:35	-
B25	Greece	BR Germany	081: 072	32:41	49:31	-
B26	Sweden	France	061: 090	25:40	36:50	-
B27	Bulgaria	Spain	079: 056	37:19	42:37	-
B28	Poland	Yugoslavia	069: 078	29:43	40:35	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Yugoslavia	7th	7th	0	14th	642: 427	+215	Semifinals
2	Poland	7th	6th	1	13	557: 418	+139
3	Greece	7th	5	2	12	500: 495	+ 500	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Bulgaria	7th	4th	3	11	527: 465	+ 062
5	Spain	7th	3	4th	10	514: 572	- 058	Final round places 9 - 12
6th	France	7th	2	5	09	478: 484	- 6 00
7th	BR Germany	7th	1	6th	08th	426: 571	−145	Final round places 13 - 16
8th	Sweden	7th	0	7th	07th	396: 608	−212

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
	Sweden	60
	Romania	86
					66
					Romania	74
					BR Germany	63
					Play for 15th place
	58				65
	BR Germany	53			Sweden	66
	Hungary	52			Hungary	79

Placement games

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
57	Sweden	Romania	60:86	23:43	37:43	-
58	BR Germany	Hungary	53:52	30:21	23:31	-

Play for 15th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
65	Sweden	Hungary	66:79	34:37	32:42	-

Game for 13th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
66	Romania	BR Germany	74:63	40:27	34:36	-

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
	France	55
	Finland	42
					68
					France	66
					GDR	57
					Game for 11th place
	60				67
	Spain	76			Finland	58
	GDR	78			Spain	65

Placement games

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
59	France	Finland	55:42	24:25	31:17	-
60	Spain	GDR	76:78 a.d.	38:35	31:34	7: 9

Game for 11th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
67	Finland	Spain	58:65	29:28	29:37	-

Play for 9th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
68	France	GDR	66:57	29:28	37:29	-

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	77
	Czechoslovakia	70
					70
					Bulgaria	63
					Israel	51
					Game for 7th place
	62				69
	Greece	67			Czechoslovakia	116
	Israel	69			Greece	71

Small semifinals

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
61	Bulgaria	Czechoslovakia	77:70	37:35	40:35	-
62	Greece	Israel	67:69 a.d.	30:40	31:21	6: 8

Game for 7th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
69	Czechoslovakia	Greece	116: 71	55:29	61:42	-

Play for 5th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
70	Bulgaria	Israel	63:51	29:21	34:30	-

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
	Poland	61
	USSR	75
					72
					USSR	58
					Yugoslavia	49
					Game for third place
	64				71
	Yugoslavia	83			Poland	86
	Italy	82			Italy	70

Semifinals

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
63	Poland	USSR	61:75	22:37	39:38	-
64	Yugoslavia	Italy	83:82	50:41	33:41	-

3rd place match

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
71	Poland	Italy	86:70	36:29	50:41	-

final

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
72	USSR	Yugoslavia	58:49	29:25	29:24	-

Final score

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.	Basket ratio
1	USSR	9-0	1.4146
2	Yugoslavia	8: 1	1.3651
3	Poland	7: 2	1.2504
4th	Italy	5: 4	1.0063
5	Bulgaria	6: 3	1.1382
6th	Israel	5: 4	0.9016
7th	Czechoslovakia	6: 3	1.1980
8th	Greece	5: 4	0.9382
9	France	4: 5	1.0274
10	GDR	3: 6	0.8792
11	Spain	4: 5	0.9251
12	Finland	3: 6	0.8547
13	Romania	4: 5	1.0852
14th	BR Germany	2: 7	0.7776
15th	Hungary	1: 8	0.8291
16	Sweden	0: 9	0.6753

See also

• basketball
• European basketball championship

Web links

• FIBA Europe Infos (Engl.)