EuroBasket 1981

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.

EuroBasket 1981
Tournament details
Host countryCzechoslovakia
Dates26 May – 5 June
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (13th title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
MVPSoviet Union Valdis Valters
Top scorerPoland Mieczysław Młynarski
(23.1 points per game)

Venues

Havířov Bratislava Prague
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

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
 Spain 5 5 0 452 362+90 10
 Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 393 358+35 9
 Israel 5 3 2 418 396+22 8
 France 5 2 3 402 4097 7
 England 5 1 4 313 37158 6
 Greece 5 0 5 356 43882 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
 Soviet Union 5 5 0 489 377+112 10
 Yugoslavia 5 4 1 489 439+50 9
 Italy 5 3 2 418 407+11 8
 Poland 5 2 3 429 4290 7
 West Germany 5 1 4 334 39561 6
 Turkey 5 0 5 346 458112 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

 Greece Poland78–89
 England West Germany58–65
 France Turkey67–60
 Turkey Greece64–72
 Poland England92–69
 France West Germany83–70
 West Germany Greece67–71
 England Turkey60–63
 France Poland93–102
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
7  Poland 5 5 0 453 386+67 10
8  France 5 4 1 407 379+28 9
9  Greece 5 2 3 364 3706 7
10  West Germany 5 2 3 339 3445 7
11  Turkey 5 1 4 313 35441 6
12  England 5 1 4 317 36043 6

Places 1–6 in Prague

 Israel Yugoslavia87–102
 Spain Italy87–86
 Czechoslovakia Soviet Union84–110
 Spain Soviet Union101–110
 Israel Italy98–116
 Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia95–86
 Soviet Union Israel112–84
 Italy Czechoslovakia83–100
 Spain Yugoslavia72–95
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Soviet Union 5 5 0 537 424+113 10
2  Yugoslavia 5 4 1 479 441+38 9
3  Spain 5 3 2 421 44120 8
4  Czechoslovakia 5 2 3 425 44520 7
5  Italy 5 1 4 440 48141 6
6  Israel 5 0 5 435 50570 5

Finals

PlacementTeam 1Team 2Res.
3rd place Spain Czechoslovakia90–101

Finals

PlacementTeam 1Team 2Res.
1st place Soviet Union Yugoslavia84–67
 1981 FIBA EuroBasket champions 

Soviet Union
13th title

Final standings

  1.  Soviet Union
  2.  Yugoslavia
  3.  Czechoslovakia
  4.  Spain
  5.  Italy
  6.  Israel
  7.  Poland
  8.  France
  9.  Greece
  10.  West Germany
  11.  Turkey
  12.  England

Awards

1981 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Valdis Valters (Soviet Union Soviet Union)
All-Tournament Team[1]
Soviet Union Valdis Valters (MVP)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Kićanović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić
Soviet Union Anatoly Myshkin
Soviet Union Vladimir Tkachenko

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

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