European basketball championship 1967

Eurobasket 1967
15th European men's basketball championship
Number of nations	16
European champion	USSR (9th title)
venue	Helsinki and Tampere, Finland
Opening game	September 28, 1967
Endgame	October 8, 1967
Games	72
Basket points	10336   (∅: 143.56 per game)
Most basket points	Georgios Kolokithas Greece
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The 15th European Basketball Championships the men ( officially: Euro Basket 1967 ) was held from 28 September to 8 October 1967 in Finland instead. The Soviet team won the European championship title for the sixth time in a row, the Czechoslovakia national team won silver and the Polish representation won bronze .

Venues

The game was played in Helsinki and Tampere .

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

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
A 1	Spain	Romania	85:88 a.d.	28:37	49:40	8:11
A 2	Belgium	Yugoslavia	66:73	37:29	29:44	-
A 3	Finland	Netherlands	83:70	37:29	46:41	-
A 4	Poland	Czechoslovakia	75:90	28:42	47:48	-
A 5	Belgium	Netherlands	82:70	36:39	46:31	-
A 6	Spain	Poland	71:88	28:45	43:43	-
A 7	Yugoslavia	Czechoslovakia	66:74	38:43	28:31	-
A 8	Finland	Romania	57:51	35:28	22:23	-
A 9	Netherlands	Yugoslavia	46:96	17:46	29:50	-
A10	Belgium	Romania	74:77	39:45	35:32	-
A11	Spain	Czechoslovakia	65:98	29:51	36:47	-
A12	Finland	Poland	68:80	32:38	36:42	-
A13	Netherlands	Romania	64:83	20:36	44:47	-
A14	Belgium	Poland	68:98	30:45	38:53	-
A15	Spain	Yugoslavia	68:82	29:39	39:43	-
A16	Finland	Czechoslovakia	54:49	29:23	25:26	-
A17	Netherlands	Poland	65:69	32:32	33:37	-
A18	Belgium	Czechoslovakia	72:92	39:47	33:45	-
A19	Finland	Spain	76:69	41:36	35:33	-
A20	Yugoslavia	Romania	73:75	37:33	36:42	-
A21	Netherlands	Czechoslovakia	68:78	24:37	44:41	-
A22	Belgium	Spain	76:89	31:44	45:45	-
A23	Poland	Romania	75:58	35:30	40:28	-
A24	Finland	Yugoslavia	59:68	22:29	37:39	-
A25	Romania	Czechoslovakia	51:69	23:33	28:36	-
A26	Spain	Netherlands	79:71	39:29	40:42	-
A27	Finland	Belgium	82:62	36:29	46:33	-
A28	Yugoslavia	Poland	65:69	32:35	33:34	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Czechoslovakia	7th	6th	1	13	550: 451	+ 099	Semifinals
2	Poland	7th	6th	1	13	554: 485	+ 069
3	Finland	7th	5	2	12	479: 449	+ 030	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Romania	7th	4th	3	11	483: 497	- 014
5	Yugoslavia	7th	4th	3	11	523: 457	+ 066	Final round places 9 - 12
6th	Spain	7th	2	5	09	526: 579	- 053
7th	Belgium	7th	1	6th	08th	500: 581	- 081	Final round places 13 - 16
8th	Netherlands	7th	0	7th	07th	454: 570	−116

Group B

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
B 1	Bulgaria	Hungary	066: 058	32:31	34:27	-
B 2	Israel	USSR	065: 093	28:37	37:56	-
B 3	Italy	GDR	064: 055	28:21	36:34	-
B 4	Greece	France	078: 069	32:33	46:36	-
B 5	Bulgaria	Greece	064: 066	31:30	33:36	-
B 6	Israel	Hungary	060: 056	30:30	30:26	-
B 7	GDR	USSR	067: 083	29:45	38:38	-
B 8	Italy	France	047: 042	25:17	22:25	-
B 9	GDR	France	056: 068	29:40	27:28	-
B10	USSR	Hungary	085: 054	44:23	41:31	-
B11	Israel	Greece	91: 081 a.d.	41:40	34:35	16: 6
B12	Bulgaria	Italy	073: 071	39:41	34:30	-
B13	Greece	Hungary	069: 060	33:27	36:33	-
B14	USSR	France	108: 052	55:23	53:29	-
B15	Israel	Italy	067: 070	33:41	34:29	-
B16	Bulgaria	GDR	068: 066	37:37	31:29	-
B17	Bulgaria	France	065: 067	36:27	29:40	-
B18	Italy	Hungary	073: 080	27:33	46:47	-
B19	Israel	GDR	074: 067	34:36	40:31	-
B20	Greece	USSR	041: 082	15:32	26:50	-
B21	Israel	France	075: 068	28:32	47:36	-
B22	GDR	Hungary	055: 059	26:32	29:27	-
B23	Bulgaria	USSR	061: 084	26:42	35:42	-
B24	Italy	Greece	074: 058	30:20	44:38	-
B25	France	Hungary	056: 051	26:23	30:28	-
B26	Bulgaria	Israel	078: 061	30:24	48:37	-
B27	GDR	Greece	069: 056	29:29	40:27	-
B28	Italy	USSR	091: 105	44:57	47:48	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	USSR	7th	7th	0	14th	640: 431	+209	Semifinals
2	Bulgaria	7th	4th	3	11	475: 473	+ 2 00
3	Italy	7th	4th	3	11	490: 480	+ 010	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Israel	7th	4th	3	11	493: 513	- 020
5	Greece	7th	3	4th	10	449: 509	- 060	Final round places 9 - 12
6th	France	7th	3	4th	10	422: 480	- 058
7th	Hungary	7th	2	5	09	418: 464	- 046	Final round places 13 - 16
8th	GDR	7th	1	6th	08th	435: 472	- 037

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
	Hungary	76
	Netherlands	71
					62
					Hungary	78
					GDR	62
					Play for 15th place
	58				61
	Belgium	63			Netherlands	77
	GDR	78			Belgium	92

Placement games

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
57	Hungary	Netherlands	76:71	40:32	36:39	-
58	Belgium	GDR	63:78	29:30	34:48	-

Play for 15th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
61	Netherlands	Belgium	77:92	37:46	40:46	-

Game for 13th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
62	Hungary	GDR	78:62	38:35	40:27	-

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
	65
	Yugoslavia	75
	France	69
					70
					Yugoslavia	101
					Spain	73
					Game for 11th place
	66				69
	Greece	95			France	74
	Spain	99			Greece	69

Placement games

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
65	Yugoslavia	France	75:69	37:36	38:33	-
66	Greece	Spain	95:99 a.d.	45:41	40:44	10:14

Game for 11th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
69	France	Greece	74:69	31:31	43:38	-

Play for 9th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
70	Yugoslavia	Spain	101: 73	46:24	55:49	-

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
	59
	Italy	57
	Romania	63
					64
					Romania	71
					Finland	64
					Game for 7th place
	60				63
	Finland	73			Italy	74
	Israel	60			Israel	72

Small semifinals

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
59	Italy	Romania	57:63	28:36	29:27	-
60	Finland	Israel	73:60	35:30	38:30	-

Game for 7th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
63	Italy	Israel	74:72	41:40	33:32	-

Play for 5th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
64	Romania	Finland	71:64	41:33	30:31	-

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
	67
	Czechoslovakia	82
	Bulgaria	79
					72
					Czechoslovakia	77
					USSR	89
					Game for third place
	68				71
	USSR	108			Bulgaria	76
	Poland	68			Poland	80

Semifinals

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
67	Czechoslovakia	Bulgaria	082:79	42:40	40:39	-
68	USSR	Poland	108: 68	57:30	51:38	-

3rd place match

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
71	Bulgaria	Poland	76:80	40:42	36:38	-

final

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
72	Czechoslovakia	USSR	77:89	30:40	47:49	-

Final score

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.	Basket ratio
1	USSR	9-0	1.4531
2	Czechoslovakia	7: 2	1.1454
3	Poland	7: 2	1.0493
4th	Bulgaria	4: 5	0.9921
5	Romania	6: 3	0.9984
6th	Finland	6: 3	1.0621
7th	Italy	5: 4	1.0098
8th	Israel	4: 5	0.9470
9	Yugoslavia	6: 3	1.1669
10	Spain	3: 6	0.9006
11	France	4: 5	0.9054
12	Greece	3: 6	0.8988
13	Hungary	4: 5	0.9581
14th	GDR	2: 7	0.9380
15th	Belgium	2: 7	0.8899
16	Netherlands	0: 9	0.8157

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