European basketball championship 1973

Eurobasket 1973
18th European Basketball Championship of Men
Number of nations	12
European champion	Yugoslavia (1st title)
venue	Barcelona and Badalona, Spain
Opening game	September 27, 1973
Endgame	October 6, 1973
Games	42
Basket points	6325   (∅: 150.6 per game)
Most basket points	Atanas Golomeev Bulgaria
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The 18th European Basketball Championships the men ( officially: Euro Basket 1973 ) was held from 27 September to 6 October 1973 in Spain instead. For the first time since 1955, the European champion was not called the USSR , which ultimately had to be content with bronze. In the end, the vice-European champion of the last two European Championship tournaments, Yugoslavia , was able to secure the title for the first time in his fifth participation in the finals, silver went to the hosts from Spain .

Venues

The game was played in Barcelona and Badalona .

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in two groups of six 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 placed in each group had to play the games to 9th place in the European Championship.

Group A

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
A 1	Poland	USSR	083: 104	33:53	50:51	-
A 2	Czechoslovakia	Israel	92:89 a.d.	37:38	44:43	11: 8
A 3	Turkey	Romania	069: 084	38:40	31:44	-
A 4	Czechoslovakia	USSR	055: 077	29:36	26:41	-
A 5	Israel	Romania	085: 080	39:45	46:35	-
A 6	Poland	Turkey	064: 065	33:28	31:37	-
A 7	USSR	Turkey	079: 053	36:24	43:29	-
A 8	Czechoslovakia	Romania	070: 061	49:27	21:34	-
A 9	Israel	Poland	098: 084	43:43	55:41	-
A10	Czechoslovakia	Turkey	066: 064	35:34	31:30	-
A11	USSR	Israel	101: 078	49:40	52:38	-
A12	Romania	Poland	060: 066	38:38	22:28	-
A13	Romania	USSR	084: 098	37:44	47:54	-
A14	Czechoslovakia	Poland	081: 079	39:41	42:38	-
A15	Turkey	Israel	94:93 a.d.	42:53	43:32	09: 8

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	USSR	5	5	0	10	459: 353	+106	Semifinals
2	Czechoslovakia	5	4th	1	09	364: 370	- 6 00
3	Turkey	5	2	3	07th	345: 386	- 041	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Israel	5	2	3	07th	443: 451	- 8 00
5	Poland	5	1	4th	06th	376: 408	- 032	Final round places 9 - 12
6th	Romania	5	1	4th	06th	369: 388	- 019th

Group B

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
B 1	Bulgaria	France	89:70	41:31	48:39	-
B 2	Spain	Yugoslavia	59:65	26:31	33:34	-
B 3	Greece	Italy	54:59	26:37	28:22	-
B 4	Greece	Yugoslavia	68:84	27:44	41:40	-
B 5	Spain	Bulgaria	85:69	47:35	38:34	-
B 6	Italy	France	71:63	36:26	35:37	-
B 7	Greece	France	67:62	41:38	26:24	-
B 8	Yugoslavia	Bulgaria	76:65	36:33	40:32	-
B 9	Italy	Spain	65:77	31:41	34:36	-
B10	Greece	Bulgaria	72:86	35:49	37:37	-
B11	France	Spain	80:85	35:45	45:40	-
B12	Yugoslavia	Italy	73:71 a.d.	27:33	36:30	6: 4 4: 4
B13	Bulgaria	Italy	58:69	28:30	30:39	-
B14	Greece	Spain	74:86	31:42	43:44	-
B15	France	Yugoslavia	70:80	28:36	42:44	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Yugoslavia	5	5	0	10	378: 333	+45	Semifinals
2	Spain	5	4th	1	09	392: 353	+39
3	Italy	5	3	2	08th	335: 325	+10	Final round places 5 - 8
4th	Bulgaria	5	2	3	07th	367: 372	- 05th
5	Greece	5	1	4th	06th	335: 377	−42	Final round places 9 - 12
6th	France	5	0	5	05	345: 392	−47

Final round

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
	31
	Greece	78
	Romania	89
					38
					Romania	72
					France	69
					Game for 11th place
	32				37
	Poland	62			Greece	65
	France	67			Poland	64

Placement games

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
31	Greece	Romania	78:89	43:53	35:36	-
32	Poland	France	62:67	31:31	31:36	-

Game for 11th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
37	Greece	Poland	65:64	37:28	28:36	-

Play for 9th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
38	Romania	France	72:69	40:38	32:31	-

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
	33
	Turkey	67
	Bulgaria	76
					40
					Bulgaria	71
					Italy	80
					Game for 7th place
	34				39
	Italy	94			Turkey	78
	Israel	73			Israel	96

Small semifinals

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
33	Turkey	Bulgaria	67:76	27:42	40:34	-
34	Italy	Israel	94:73	51:33	43:40	-

Game for 7th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
39	Turkey	Israel	78:96	42:49	36:47	-

Play for 5th place

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
40	Bulgaria	Italy	71:80	37:42	34:38	-

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
	35
	Yugoslavia	96
	Czechoslovakia	71
					42
					Spain	67
					Yugoslavia	78
					Game for third place
	36				41
	USSR	76			USSR	90
	Spain	80			Czechoslovakia	58

Semifinals

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
35	Yugoslavia	Czechoslovakia	96:71	46:31	50:40	-
36	USSR	Spain	76:80	45:40	31:40	-

3rd place match

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
41	USSR	Czechoslovakia	90:58	52:25	38:33	-

final

game	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
42	Spain	Yugoslavia	67:78	31:43	36:35	-

Final score

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.	Basket ratio
1	Yugoslavia	7-0	1.1720
2	Spain	5: 2	1.0631
3	USSR	6: 1	1.2729
4th	Czechoslovakia	4: 3	0.8867
5	Italy	5: 2	1.0853
6th	Bulgaria	3: 4	0.9904
7th	Israel	3: 4	0.9823
8th	Turkey	2: 5	0.8781
9	Romania	3: 4	0.9907
10	France	1: 6	0.9144
11	Greece	2: 5	0.9019
12	Poland	1: 6	0.9296

See also

• basketball
• European basketball championship

Web links

• FIBA Europe Infos (Engl.)