EuroBasket 1963
International basketball event
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The 1963 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1963, was the thirteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.[1] Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The tournament was hosted by Poland, and held in Wrocław.
| Mistrzostwa Europy w Koszykówce Mężczyzn 1963 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Poland |
| City | Wrocław |
| Dates | 4–13 October |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Poland |
| Third place |  Yugoslavia |
| Fourth place |  Hungary |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP |  Emiliano Rodríguez |
| Top scorer | Radivoj Korać (26.4 points per game) |
First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
7 | 7 | 0 | 608 | 472 | +136 | 14 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 2 | Hungary |
7 | 5 | 2 | 499 | 455 | +44 | 10[a] | |
| 3 |  Bulgaria |
7 | 5 | 2 | 509 | 444 | +65 | 10[a] | Qualified for the 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 |  Belgium |
7 | 4 | 3 | 520 | 512 | +8 | 8[b] | |
| 5 |  Italy |
7 | 4 | 3 | 477 | 459 | +18 | 8[b] | Qualified for the 9th–12th place playoffs |
| 6 |  Israel |
7 | 2 | 5 | 463 | 505 | −42 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands |
7 | 1 | 6 | 453 | 588 | −135 | 2 | Qualified for the 13th–16th place playoffs |
| 8 |  Turkey |
7 | 0 | 7 | 405 | 499 | −94 | 0 |
Source: FIBA Archives
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
| 4 October 1963 Match 1 |
Yugoslavia |
107–62 | Netherlands |
Wrocław |
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| 08:30 | Scoring by half: 48–33, 59–29 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 5 October 1963 Match 5 |
Netherlands |
60–73 | Italy |
Wrocław |
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| 09:00 | Scoring by half: 23–47, 37–26 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 5 October 1963 Match 8 |
Yugoslavia |
80–73 | Israel |
Wrocław |
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| 21:30 | Scoring by half: 44–31, 36–42 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 6 October 1963 Match 9 |
Netherlands |
71–77 | Belgium |
Wrocław |
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| 09:00 | Scoring by half: 35–33, 36–44 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 6 October 1963 Match 12 |
Yugoslavia |
71–69 | Italy |
Wrocław |
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| Scoring by half: 37–32, 34–37 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 7 October 1963 Match 13 |
Yugoslavia |
97–67 | Turkey |
Wrocław |
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| 09:00 | Scoring by half: 50–33, 47–30 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 7 October 1963 Match 15 |
Netherlands |
71–99 | Bulgaria |
Wrocław |
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| 11:40 | Scoring by half: 32–46, 39–53 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 9 October 1963 Match 18 |
Israel |
70–55 | Netherlands |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:20 | Scoring by half: 26–26, 44–29 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 9 October 1963 Match 20 |
Yugoslavia |
95–62 | Belgium |
Wrocław |
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| 21:30 | Scoring by half: 48–37, 47–25 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 10 October 1963 Match 22 |
Turkey |
72–74 | Netherlands |
Wrocław |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by half: 38–31, 34–43 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 10 October 1963 Match 24 |
Yugoslavia |
82–73 | Hungary |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | Scoring by half: 44–35, 38–38 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 11 October 1963 Match 25 |
Hungary |
90–60 | Netherlands |
Wrocław |
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| 11:40 | Scoring by half: 48–33, 42–27 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 11 October 1963 Match 28 |
Yugoslavia |
76–66 | Bulgaria |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | Scoring by half: 36–23, 40–43 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
7 | 7 | 0 | 558 | 392 | +166 | 14 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 2 | Poland |
7 | 6 | 1 | 542 | 454 | +88 | 12 | |
| 3 |  East Germany |
7 | 4 | 3 | 468 | 469 | −1 | 8 | Qualified for the 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Spain |
7 | 3 | 4 | 563 | 575 | −12 | 6[a] | |
| 5 |  Romania |
7 | 3 | 4 | 422 | 430 | −8 | 6[b] | Qualified for the 9th–12th place playoffs |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 3 | 4 | 479 | 514 | −35 | 6[c] | |
| 7 |  France |
7 | 1 | 6 | 427 | 521 | −94 | 2[d] | Qualified for the 13th–16th place playoffs |
| 8 |  Finland |
7 | 1 | 6 | 399 | 503 | −104 | 2[d] |
Source: FIBA Archives
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
| 4 October 1963 Match 01 |
France |
49–63 | East Germany |
Wrocław |
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| 09:20 | Scoring by half: 24–35, 25–28 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 4 October 1963 Match 02 |
Soviet Union |
75–63 | Finland |
Wrocław |
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| 12:00 | Scoring by half: 38–23, 37–30 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 4 October 1963 Match 04 |
Czechoslovakia |
55–56 | Romania |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by half: 26–24, 29–32 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 5 October 1963 Match 05 |
France |
72–79 | Czechoslovakia |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:20 | Scoring by half: 33–41, 39–38 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 5 October 1963 Match 07 |
Finland |
50–73 | East Germany |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by half: 26–33, 24–40 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 5 October 1963 Match 08 |
Soviet Union |
64–54 | Poland |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by half: 30–20, 34–34 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 6 October 1963 Match 09 |
Finland |
45–78 | Czechoslovakia |
Wrocław |
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| 10:20 | Scoring by half: 20–33, 25–45 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 6 October 1963 Match 10 |
Soviet Union |
76–52 | East Germany |
Wrocław |
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| 13:00 | Scoring by half: 30–23, 46–29 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 7 October 1963 Match 14 |
East Germany |
61–62 | Czechoslovakia |
Wrocław |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by half: 38–34, 23–28 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 7 October 1963 Match 16 |
Soviet Union |
64–54 | Romania |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | Scoring by half: 36–28, 28–26 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 9 October 1963 Match 17 |
East Germany |
91–85 |  Spain |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | Scoring by half: 37–43, 54–42 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 9 October 1963 Match 20 |
Soviet Union |
96–56 | Czechoslovakia |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by half: 49–25, 47–31 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 10 October 1963 Match 21 |
East Germany |
62–93 | Poland |
Wrocław |
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| 09:00 | Scoring by half: 23–47, 39–46 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 10 October 1963 Match 23 |
Czechoslovakia |
76–98 | Spain |
Wrocław |
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| 11:40 | Scoring by half: 43–59, 33–39 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 11 October 1963 Match 24 |
Romania |
54–66 | East Germany |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Scoring by half: 27–36, 27–30 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 11 October 1963 Match 26 |
Soviet Union |
77–59 | France |
Wrocław |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by half: 42–34, 35–25 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 11 October 1963 Match 27 |
Czechoslovakia |
73–86 | Poland |
Wrocław |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by half: 33–40, 40–46 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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| 11 October 1963 Match 28 |
Soviet Union |
106–64 | Spain |
Wrocław |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by half: 49–29, 57–35 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Hala Ludowa |
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Knockout stage
13th–16th place playoffs
| Classification Semifinals | 13th place match | |||||
| Netherlands | 58 | |||||
| Finland | 71 | |||||
| France | 60 | |||||
| Finland | 50 | |||||
| France | 80 | |||||
| Turkey | 63 | |||||
| 15th place match | ||||||
| Turkey | 64 | |||||
| Netherlands | 62 | |||||
13th–16th place playoffs
15th place playoffs
13th place playoffs
9th–12th place playoffs
| Classification Semifinals | 9th place match | |||||
| Italy | 66 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 70 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 58 | |||||
| Israel | 60 | |||||
| Romania | 47 | |||||
| Israel | 57 | |||||
| 11th place match | ||||||
| Italy | 66 | |||||
| Romania | 85 | |||||
9th-12th place playoffs
11th place playoffs
9th place playoffs
5th–8th place playoffs
| Classification Semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| Bulgaria | 102 | |||||
| Spain | 70 | |||||
| East Germany | 62 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 77 | |||||
| East Germany | 81 | |||||
| Belgium | 53 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| Belgium | 83 | |||||
| Spain | 86 | |||||
5th-8th place playoffs
7th place playoffs
5th place playoffs
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Soviet Union | 89 | |||||
| Hungary | 51 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 61 | |||||
| Poland | 45 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 72 | |||||
| Poland | 83 | |||||
| Third place game | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 89 | |||||
| Hungary | 61 | |||||
Semifinals
12 October 1963 18:30 |
| Yugoslavia |
72–83 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 40–47, 32–36 | ||
| Pts: Korać 29 | Pts: Lopatka 18 | |
12 October 1963 20:00 |
| Soviet Union |
89–51 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 38–27, 51–24 | ||
| Pts: Volnov 27 | Pts: Bencze 11 | |
Bronze medal match
13 October 1963 17:00 |
| Yugoslavia |
89–61 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 38–39, 51–22 | ||
| Pts: Korać 27 | Pts: Simon 13 | |
Final
13 October 1963 18:30 |
| Soviet Union |
61–45 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 37–18, 24–27 | ||
| Pts: Krūmiņš 17 | Pts: Lopatka 11 | |
| 1963 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
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 Soviet Union 7th title |
Final standings
Awards
| 1963 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Emiliano Rodríguez ( Spain) |
Team rosters
1. Soviet Union: Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Jaak Lipso, Armenak Alachachian, Guram Minashvili, Tõnno Lepmets, Juris Kalnins, Aleksander Travin, Aleksander Petrov, Viacheslav Khrinin, Vadim Gladun, Olgerts Jurgensons (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)
2. Poland: Mieczysław Łopatka, Bohdan Likszo, Janusz Wichowski, Andrzej Pstrokonski, Leszek Arent, Zbigniew Dregier, Kazimierz Frelkiewicz, Wieslaw Langiewicz, Andrzej Nartowski, Stanislaw Olejniczak, Jerzy Piskun, Krzysztof Sitkowski (Coach: Witold Zagórski)
3. Yugoslavia: Radivoj Korać, Ivo Daneu, Trajko Rajković, Slobodan Gordić, Borut Bassin, Nemanja Đurić, Miodrag Nikolić, Miloš Bojović, Živko Kasun, Emil Logar, Zvonko Petričević, Dragoslav Ražnatović (Coach: Aleksandar Nikolić)
4. Hungary: János Greminger, Laszlo Gabanyi, János Simon, Janos Bencze, Miklos Bohaty, Gyorgy Polik, Gyorgy Vajdovics, Jozsef Prieszol, Arpad Glatz, Tibor Kangyal, Otto Temesvari, Pal Koczka (Coach: Tibor Zsiros)
