1955 European basketball championship

Eurobasket 1955
9th European men's basketball championship
Number of nations	18th
European champion	Hungary (1st title)
venue	Budapest, Hungary
Opening game	June 7, 1955
Endgame	June 19, 1955
Games	89
Basket points	11310   (∅: 127.08 per game)
Most basket points	Miroslav Škeřik Czechoslovakia
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The 9th European Men's Basketball Championship ( officially: Eurobasket 1955 ) took place in Budapest from June 7th to 19th, 1955 . 18 teams took part. Host Hungary became European champion (for the first time), silver went to Czechoslovakia . The USSR missed gold for the first time in their fourth European Championship participation and this time had to be satisfied with bronze.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in four groups with two five or two four 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 final round and were already eighth. The remaining teams played in the placement rounds for the 9th EM place.

Group A

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
A 1	06/07/1955	France	Austria	072:56	35:28	37:28	-
A 2	06/07/1955	Poland	Yugoslavia	069:64	39:25	30:39	-
A 3	06/08/1955	England	France	050:97	16:45	34:52	-
A 4	06/08/1955	Poland	Austria	080:50	26:26	54:24	-
A 5	06/09/1955	England	Poland	044: 140	31:65	13:75	-
A 6	06/09/1955	Yugoslavia	Austria	068:61 a.d.	37:35	21:23	10: 3
A 7	06/10/1955	Yugoslavia	England	098:53	51:25	47:28	-
A 8	06/10/1955	France	Poland	055:57	13:20	42:37	-
A 9	06/11/1955	Austria	England	069:48	34:27	35:21	-
A10	06/11/1955	France	Yugoslavia	037:40	20:21	17:19	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Poland	4th	4th	0	8th	346: 213	+133	Final round
2	Yugoslavia	4th	3	1	7th	270: 220	+50
3	France	4th	2	2	6th	261: 203	+58	Placement round I place 9-18
4th	Austria	4th	1	3	5	236: 268	−32
5	England	4th	0	4th	4th	195: 404	−209

Group B

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
B 1	06/08/1955	Italy	Turkey	86:63	38:32	48:31	-
B 2	06/08/1955	Hungary	Finland	94:58	47:24	47:34	-
B 3	06/09/1955	Finland	Turkey	66:83	22:37	44:46	-
B 4	06/09/1955	Hungary	Italy	75:58	32:24	43:34	-
B 5	06/10/1955	Italy	Finland	88:59	38:27	50:32	-
B 6	06/10/1955	Turkey	Hungary	55:66	25:31	30:35	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Hungary	3	3	0	6th	235: 171	+64	Final round
2	Italy	3	2	1	5	232: 197	+35
3	Turkey	3	1	2	4th	201: 218	−17	Placement round I place 9-18
4th	Finland	3	0	3	3	183: 265	−82

Group C

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
C 1	06/07/1955	Sweden	Switzerland	052:72	31:43	21:29	-
C 2	06/07/1955	Luxembourg	USSR	036: 103	20:59	16:44	-
C 3	06/08/1955	Sweden	Luxembourg	054:53	25:22	29:31	-
C 4	06/08/1955	Romania	USSR	063:79	37:40	26:39	-
C 5	06/09/1955	Switzerland	Luxembourg	073:50	34:13	39:37	-
C 6	06/09/1955	Romania	Sweden	086:52	45:27	41:25	-
C 7	06/10/1955	USSR	Sweden	103: 31	52: 09	51:22	-
C 8	06/10/1955	Switzerland	Romania	039:63	17:33	22:30	-
C 9	06/11/1955	Romania	Luxembourg	068:40	32:15	36:25	-
C10	06/11/1955	USSR	Switzerland	087:49	41:24	46:25	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	USSR	4th	4th	0	8th	372: 179	+193	Final round
2	Romania	4th	3	1	7th	280: 210	+70
3	Switzerland	4th	2	2	6th	233: 252	−19	Placement round I place 9-18
4th	Sweden	4th	1	3	5	189: 314	−125
5	Luxembourg	4th	0	4th	4th	179: 298	−119

Group D

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
D 1	06/08/1955	Bulgaria	Denmark	107: 33	55:13	52:20	-
D 2	06/08/1955	BR Germany	Czechoslovakia	065: 113	27:51	38:62	-
D 3	06/09/1955	Bulgaria	BR Germany	097:54	41:24	56:30	-
D 4	06/09/1955	Czechoslovakia	Denmark	100: 28	48:10	52:18	-
D 5	06/10/1955	Czechoslovakia	Bulgaria	073:68	42:27	31:41	-
D 6	06/10/1955	Denmark	BR Germany	036:52	17:21	19:31	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	6th	286: 161	+125	Final round
2	Bulgaria	3	2	1	5	272: 160	+112
3	BR Germany	3	1	2	4th	171: 246	−75	Placement round I place 9-18
4th	Denmark	3	0	3	3	097: 259	−162

Placement round I

All teams that had missed the first two places to advance in their preliminary group played the 9th to 18th places in two groups. Rank one and two were necessary in order to be able to participate in the games for position 9. The third or fourth place in each group entitles them to participate in the game for 13th place, while the two fifth and last place winners had to contest a game for 17th place.

Group 1

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
1/1	06/12/1955	BR Germany	England	67:50	33:22	34:28	-
1/2	06/12/1955	Finland	Austria	55:49	27:31	28:18	-
1/3	06/13/1955	Switzerland	Austria	65:41	26:17	39:24	-
1/4	06/13/1955	BR Germany	Finland	53:65	26:27	27:38	-
1/5	06/14/1955	England	Finland	60:94	26:50	34:44	-
1/6	06/14/1955	Switzerland	BR Germany	35:34	21:16	14:18	-
1/7	06/16/1955	England	Switzerland	59:53	28:21	31:32	-
1/8	06/16/1955	Austria	BR Germany	46:42	25:16	21:26	-
1/9	06/17/1955	Austria	England	48:51	21:26	27:25	-
1/10	06/17/1955	Finland	Switzerland	65:41	35:24	30:17	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Finland	4th	4th	0	8th	279: 203	+76	Placement round II places 9-12
2	England	4th	2	2	6th	220: 262	−42
3	Switzerland	4th	2	2	6th	194: 199	−5	Placement round II places 13-16
4th	Austria	4th	1	3	5	184: 213	−29
5	BR Germany	4th	1	3	5	196: 196	± 0	Game for 17th place

Group 2

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
2/1	06/12/1955	Turkey	Luxembourg	72:59	37:22	35:37	-
2/2	06/12/1955	Denmark	Sweden	41:51	17:31	24:20	-
2/3	06/13/1955	France	Sweden	84:36	31:20	53:16	-
2/4	06/13/1955	Turkey	Denmark	82:33	37:11	45:22	-
2/5	06/14/1955	Luxembourg	Denmark	46:31	22:20	24:11	-
2/6	06/14/1955	France	Turkey	50:38	22:23	28:15	-
2/7	06/16/1955	Sweden	Turkey	46:87	26:45	20:42	-
2/8	06/16/1955	Luxembourg	France	30:84	17:49	13:35	-
2/9	06/17/1955	Denmark	France	26:96	11:43	15:53	-
2/10	06/17/1955	Sweden	Luxembourg	59:65	34:30	25:35	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	France	4th	4th	0	8th	314: 130	+184	Placement round II places 9-12
2	Turkey	4th	3	1	7th	279: 188	+91
3	Luxembourg	4th	2	2	6th	200: 246	−46	Placement round II places 13-16
4th	Sweden	4th	1	3	5	192: 277	−85
5	Denmark	4th	0	4th	4th	131: 275	−144	Game for 17th place

Placement round II

17th and 18th place

The last placed of the two groups from the placement round I played for EM place 17.

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
57	06/18/1955	BR Germany	Denmark	51:49	23:30	28:19	-

13th to 16th place

The third and fourth placed of the two groups from placement round I played for 13th place in the European Championship. The game was played in the knockout system against an opponent from the other group.

	Placement games				Game for 13th place
	55
	Luxembourg	55
	Austria	80
					60
					Austria	52
					Switzerland	47
					Play for 15th place
	56				61
	Switzerland	54			Luxembourg	56
	Sweden	43			Sweden	52

Placement games

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
55	06/18/1955	Luxembourg	Austria	55:80	23:40	32:40	-
56	06/18/1955	Switzerland	Sweden	54:43	26:31	28:12	-

Play for 15th place

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
61	06/19/1955	Luxembourg	Sweden	56:52	29:30	27:22	-

Game for 13th place

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
60	06/19/1955	Austria	Switzerland	52:47	23:19	29:28	-

9th to 12th place

The first two of the two groups from placement round I 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
	53
	France	103
	England	55
					58
					Finland	48
					France	65
					Game for 11th place
	54				59
	Finland	55			Turkey	77
	Turkey	54			England	54

Placement games

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
53	06/18/1955	France	England	103: 55	43:24	60:31	-
54	06/18/1955	Finland	Turkey	055:54	29:27	26:27	-

Game for 11th place

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
59	06/19/1955	Turkey	England	077:54	34:24	43:30	-

Play for 9th place

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
58	06/19/1955	Finland	France	048:65	25:24	23:41	-

Final round

The two first and second place winners of each preliminary group played in a single group for the European title. This went to the winner of the final round, whose further order decided on places 2 to 8. So the runner-up got EM silver, the third placed EM bronze etc.

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
X 1	06/12/1955	Poland	Romania	056:69	32:34	24:35	-
X 2	06/12/1955	Bulgaria	Yugoslavia	084:66	46:29	38:37	-
X 3	06/12/1955	Hungary	Czechoslovakia	065:75	34:42	31:33	-
X 4	06/12/1955	Italy	USSR	048:54	26:30	22:24	-
X 5	06/13/1955	Czechoslovakia	Yugoslavia	049:52	32:26	17:26	-
X 6	06/13/1955	Romania	Italy	070:73 a.d.	29:29	35:35	6: 9
X 7	06/13/1955	USSR	Bulgaria	082:62	45:26	37:36	-
X 8	06/13/1955	Hungary	Poland	098:66	52:35	46:31	-
X 9	06/14/1955	Bulgaria	Romania	073:46	40:28	33:18	-
X10	06/14/1955	Italy	Hungary	065:81	26:37	39:44	-
X11	06/14/1955	Poland	Czechoslovakia	072:68	31:30	41:38	-
X12	06/14/1955	Yugoslavia	USSR	052:75	24:45	28:30	-
X13	06/16/1955	Bulgaria	USSR	081:74	42:36	39:38	-
X14	06/16/1955	Romania	Yugoslavia	093:68	41:30	52:38	-
X15	06/16/1955	Hungary	Bulgaria	069:59	34:24	35:35	-
X16	06/16/1955	Poland	Italy	067:59	29:27	38:32	-
X17	06/17/1955	Bulgaria	Poland	062:57	37:25	25:32	-
X18	06/17/1955	Yugoslavia	Hungary	034:48	11:23	23:25	-
X19	06/17/1955	Italy	Czechoslovakia	048:96	20:36	28:60	-
X20	06/17/1955	USSR	Romania	084:66	48:37	36:29	-
X21	06/18/1955	USSR	Hungary	068:82	30:39	38:43	-
X22	06/18/1955	Italy	Bulgaria	072:76	32:35	40:41	-
X23	06/18/1955	Poland	Yugoslavia	067:59	31:29	36:30	-
X24	06/18/1955	Czechoslovakia	Romania	091:69	48:36	43:33	-
X25	06/19/1955	Yugoslavia	Italy	066:69	33:29	33:40	-
X26	06/19/1955	Bulgaria	Czechoslovakia	067:73	36:34	31:39	-
X27	06/19/1955	Hungary	Romania	071:60	46:38	25:22	-
X28	06/19/1955	USSR	Poland	101: 76	60:36	41:40	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff
1	Hungary	7th	6th	1	13	514: 427	+87
2	Czechoslovakia	7th	5	2	12	533: 447	+86
3	USSR	7th	5	2	12	538: 467	+71
4th	Bulgaria	7th	4th	3	11	483: 465	+18
5	Poland	7th	3	4th	10	461: 516	−55
6th	Italy	7th	2	5	09	434: 510	−76
7th	Romania	7th	2	5	09	473: 516	−43
8th	Yugoslavia	7th	1	6th	08th	397: 485	−88

Final score

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.	Basket ratio
1	Hungary	9: 1	1.2525
2	Czechoslovakia	8: 2	1.3470
3	USSR	9: 2	1.4087
4th	Bulgaria	6: 4	1.2080
5	Poland	7: 4	1.1070
6th	Italy	4: 6	0.9420
7th	Romania	5: 6	1.0372
8th	Yugoslavia	4: 7	0.9461
9	France	8: 2	1.7041
10	Finland	5: 4	0.9625
11	Turkey	5: 4	1.1864
12	England	2: 8	0.6194
13	Austria	4: 6	0.9468
14th	Switzerland	5: 5	0.9670
15th	Luxembourg	3: 7	0.7249
16	Sweden	2: 8	0.6790
17th	BR Germany	3: 5	0.8513
18th	Denmark	0: 8	0.4735

statistics

• Number of games: 89
• Number of points scored: 11,310

See also

• European basketball championship

Web links

• FIBA Europe-archive (Engl.)
• FIBA-Europe (English)