EuroBasket 1981
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Czechoslovakia |
Dates | 26 May – 5 June |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer | ![]() (23.1 points per game) |
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The 1981 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1981, was the 22nd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Czechoslovakia and took place from 26 May to 5 June 1981.
Venues
Havířov | Bratislava | Prague |
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Ice Stadium Havířov Capacity 7 000 | Ondrej Nepela Arena Capacity 10 000 | Sportovní hala Capacity 15 000 |
Participants
Twelve national teams took part in the competition, divided in 2 six-teams groups.
Group A | Group B |
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First stage
The winner of each match earns two points, the loser one. The first three teams advance to the final stage, the last three team take part in the classification round.
Group A – Bratislava
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 452 | 362 | +90 | 10 |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 358 | +35 | 9 |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 418 | 396 | +22 | 8 |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 402 | 409 | −7 | 7 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 313 | 371 | −58 | 6 |
![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 356 | 438 | −82 | 5 |
Israel | 82 – 74 | England |
Greece | 70 – 95 | Czechoslovakia |
Spain | 102 – 93 | France |
Greece | 81 – 86 | France |
Spain | 89 – 81 | Israel |
Czechoslovakia | 71 – 62 | England |
Greece | 62 – 64 | England |
Czechoslovakia | 69 – 72 | Spain |
France | 76 – 88 | Israel |
England | 47 – 78 | Spain |
France | 69 – 72 | Czechoslovakia |
Greece | 71 – 82 | Israel |
Israel | 85 – 86 | Czechoslovakia |
Greece | 72 – 111 | Spain |
England | 66 – 78 | France |
Group B – Havířov
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 489 | 377 | +112 | 10 |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 489 | 439 | +50 | 9 |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 418 | 407 | +11 | 8 |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 429 | 429 | 0 | 7 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 395 | −61 | 6 |
![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 346 | 458 | −112 | 5 |
West Germany | 66 – 51 | Turkey |
Soviet Union | 101 – 89 | Poland |
Yugoslavia | 99 – 88 | Italy |
Soviet Union | 86 – 54 | West Germany |
Yugoslavia | 92 – 89 | Poland |
Italy | 94 – 73 | Turkey |
Yugoslavia | 112 – 68 | Turkey |
Poland | 81 – 71 | West Germany |
Italy | 67 – 97 | Soviet Union |
Turkey | 79 – 97 | Soviet Union |
Poland | 81 – 90 | Italy |
Yugoslavia | 98 – 86 | West Germany |
West Germany | 57 – 79 | Italy |
Turkey | 75 – 89 | Poland |
Yugoslavia | 88 – 108 | Soviet Union |
Places 7–12
![]() | ![]() | 78–89 |
![]() | ![]() | 58–65 |
![]() | ![]() | 67–60 |
![]() | ![]() | 64–72 |
![]() | ![]() | 92–69 |
![]() | ![]() | 83–70 |
![]() | ![]() | 67–71 |
![]() | ![]() | 60–63 |
![]() | ![]() | 93–102 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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7 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 453 | 386 | +67 | 10 |
8 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 407 | 379 | +28 | 9 |
9 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 364 | 370 | −6 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 339 | 344 | −5 | 7 |
11 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 313 | 354 | −41 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 317 | 360 | −43 | 6 |
Places 1–6 in Prague
![]() | ![]() | 87–102 |
![]() | ![]() | 87–86 |
![]() | ![]() | 84–110 |
![]() | ![]() | 101–110 |
![]() | ![]() | 98–116 |
![]() | ![]() | 95–86 |
![]() | ![]() | 112–84 |
![]() | ![]() | 83–100 |
![]() | ![]() | 72–95 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 537 | 424 | +113 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 479 | 441 | +38 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 421 | 441 | −20 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 425 | 445 | −20 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 440 | 481 | −41 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 435 | 505 | −70 | 5 |
Finals
Placement | Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
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3rd place | ![]() | ![]() | 90–101 |
Finals
Placement | Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
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1st place | ![]() | ![]() | 84–67 |
1981 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
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![]() Soviet Union 13th title |
Final standings
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Italy
Israel
Poland
France
Greece
West Germany
Turkey
England
Awards
1981 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Valdis Valters (![]() |
All-Tournament Team[1] |
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Team rosters
1. Soviet Union: Valdis Valters, Anatoly Myshkin, Vladimir Tkachenko, Sergejus Jovaiša, Alexander Belostenny, Stanislav Yeryomin, Sergei Tarakanov, Andrey Lopatov, Nikolay Deryugin, Aleksandr Salnikov, Gennadi Kapustin, Nikolai Fesenko (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)
2. Yugoslavia: Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Dalipagić, Mirza Delibašić, Dragan Kićanović, Andro Knego, Peter Vilfan, Predrag Benaček, Ratko Radovanović, Boban Petrović, Branko Skroče, Željko Poljak, Petar Popović (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)
3. Czechoslovakia: Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilák, Zdenek Kos, Vlastimil Klimes, Vojtech Petr, Vlastimil Havlik, Jaroslav Skala, Juraj Zuffa, Peter Rajniak, Zdenek Bohm, Justin Sedlak, Gustav Hraska (Coach: Pavel Petera)
4. Spain: Juan Antonio Corbalán, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Wayne Brabender, Fernando Martín, Candido "Chicho" Sibilio, Manuel Flores, Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, Rafael Rullán, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Quim Costa, Josep Maria Margall, Fernando Romay (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
References
- ^ Linguasport.com Tournament Team.
External links
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