EuroBasket 1959

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The 1959 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1959, was the eleventh regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Turkey. Istanbul was the location of the event.

Contents 1 Final rankings 2 Preliminary round 2.1 Group A 2.2 Group B 2.3 Group C 2.4 Group D 3 Classification round 1 3.1 Group 1 3.2 Group 2 3.3 Group 3 4 Classification round 2 4.1 Group 1 (Place 9 - 11) 4.2 Group 2 (Place 12 - 14) 4.3 Group 3 (Place 15 - 17) 5 SemiFinal round 5.1 Group 1 5.2 Group 2 6 Final round 6.1 Group 1 (Place 1 - 4) 6.2 Group 2 (Place 5 - 8) 7 Team rosters

[edit] Final rankings

1.  Soviet Union
2.  Czechoslovakia
3.  France
4.  Hungary
5.  Bulgaria
6.  Poland
7.  Belgium
8.  Romania
9.  Yugoslavia
10.  Italy
11.  Israel
12.  Turkey
13.  Finland
14.  East Germany
15.  Spain
16.  Austria
17.  Iran

[edit] Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the 17 teams were split up into four groups. One of the groups had five teams, with the other three having four each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round, while the other nine teams were relegated to classification play.

[edit] Group A

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
A1	Finland	Poland	29:39	28:33	–	57:72
A2	Czechoslovakia	Spain	40:27	45:35	–	85:62
A3	Spain	Finland	27:22	30:21	–	57:43
A4	Czechoslovakia	Poland	42:15	40:36	–	82:51
A5	Czechoslovakia	Finland	49:23	44:24	–	93:47
A6	Poland	Spain	28:28	27:27	6:3	61:58

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	260:160	6	+100
2	Poland	3	2	1	184:197	5	-13
3	Spain	3	1	2	177:189	4	-12
4	Finland	3	0	3	147:222	3	-75

[edit] Group B

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
B1	Belgium	Turkey	22:28	39:22	–	61:50
B2	Bulgaria	Yugoslavia	42:35	38:37	–	80:72
B3	Turkey	Yugoslavia	30:30	36:40	–	66:70
B4	Bulgaria	Belgium	39:46	38:33	–	77:79
B5	Yugoslavia	Belgium	34:21	26:35	–	60:56
B6	Bulgaria	Turkey	32:23	30:34	–	62:57

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Bulgaria	3	2	1	219:208	5	+11
2	Belgium	3	2	1	196:187	5	+9
3	Yugoslavia	3	2	1	202:202	5	±0
4	Turkey	3	0	3	173:193	3	-20

[edit] Group C

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
C1	Italy	Israel	30:30	44:29	–	74:59
C2	Soviet Union	France	42:23	38:25	–	80:48
C3	East Germany	Soviet Union	20:43	17:44	–	37:87
C4	France	Israel	29:31	48:35	–	77:66
C5	Israel	East Germany	44:37	35:30	–	79:67
C6	France	Italy	22:24	28:23	–	50:47
C7	Italy	East Germany	37:33	48:32	–	85:65
C8	Soviet Union	Israel	44:25	46:19	–	90:44
C9	France	East Germany	39:16	38:19	–	77:35
C10	Soviet Union	Italy	26:15	33:29	–	59:44

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Soviet Union	4	4	0	316:173	8	+143
2	France	4	3	1	252:228	7	+24
3	Italy	4	2	2	250:233	6	+17
4	Israel	4	1	3	248:308	5	-60
5	East Germany	4	0	4	204:328	4	-124

[edit] Group D

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
D1	Hungary	Iran	50:23	59:25	–	109:48
D2	Romania	Austria	33:21	50:27	–	83:48
D3	Austria	Hungary	23:36	20:56	–	43:92
D4	Iran	Romania	19:31	29:34	–	48:65
D5	Austria	Iran	26:18	16:31	–	42:49
D6	Romania	Hungary	28:25	34:28	–	62:53

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Romania	3	3	0	210:149	6	+61
2	Hungary	3	2	1	254:153	5	+101
3	Iran	3	1	2	145:216	4	-71
4	Austria	3	0	3	133:224	3	-91

[edit] Classification round 1

The first classification round was played in two round-robin groups. Teams advanced into the second classification round depending on their results in the first round--first and second place teams played in the 9-12 segment of classification round 2 while third and fourth place teams played for 13th to 16th places. The fifth place teams played one game against each other for 17th and 18th places.

[edit] Group 1

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
A1	Yugoslavia	Austria	32:29	48:29	–	80:58
A2	East Germany	Yugoslavia	25:43	36:52	–	61:95
A3	East Germany	Austria	33:25	28:25	–	61:50

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Yugoslavia	2	2	0	175:119	4	+56
2	East Germany	2	1	1	122:145	3	-23
3	Austria	2	0	2	108:141	2	-33

[edit] Group 2

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
B1	Turkey	Spain	25:21	28:29	–	53:50
B2	Turkey	Italy	25:39	30:34	–	55:73
B3	Italy	Spain	25:19	40:26	–	65:45

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Italy	2	2	0	138:100	4	+38
2	Turkey	2	1	1	108:123	3	-15
3	Spain	2	0	2	95:118	2	-23

[edit] Group 3

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
C1	Israel	Finland	26:29	30:26	–	56:55
C2	Iran	Finland	19:32	18:37	–	37:69
C3	Israel	Iran	35:11	33:32	–	68:43

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Israel	2	2	0	124:98	4	+26
2	Finland	2	1	1	124:93	3	+31
3	Iran	2	0	2	80:137	2	-57

[edit] Classification round 2

[edit] Group 1 (Place 9 - 11)

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
A1	Italy	Yugoslavia	29:36	47:42	–	76:78
A2	Yugoslavia	Israel	28:29	44:25	–	72:54
A3	Italy	Israel	34:33	41:23	–	75:56

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Yugoslavia	2	2	0	150:130	4	+20
2	Italy	2	1	1	151:134	3	+17
3	Israel	2	0	2	110:147	2	-37

[edit] Group 2 (Place 12 - 14)

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
B1	Turkey	East Germany	31:29	23:24	–	54:53
B2	East Germany	Finland	23:34	26:26	–	49:60
B3	Turkey	Finland	27:22	35:35	–	62:57

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Turkey	2	2	0	116:110	4	+6
2	Finland	2	1	1	117:111	3	+6
3	East Germany	2	0	2	102:114	2	-12

[edit] Group 3 (Place 15 - 17)

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
C1	Spain	Austria	32:14	32:19	–	64:33
C2	Austria	Iran	34:27	26:22	–	60:49
C3	Spain	Iran	28:16	43:26	–	71:42

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Spain	2	2	0	135:75	4	+60
2	Austria	2	1	1	93:113	3	-20
3	Iran	2	0	2	91:131	2	-40

[edit] SemiFinal round

[edit] Group 1

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
A1	Soviet Union	Poland	28:23	50:36	–	78:59
A2	Bulgaria	Hungary	22:33	30:34	–	52:67
A3	Hungary	Poland	29:32	34:24	–	63:56
A4	Soviet Union	Bulgaria	34:38	32:22	–	66:60
A5	Bulgaria	Poland	33:29	36:28	–	69:57
A6	Hungary	Soviet Union	27:36	33:33	–	60:69

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Soviet Union	3	3	0	213:179	6	+34
2	Hungary	3	2	1	190:177	5	+13
3	Bulgaria	3	1	2	181:190	4	-9
4	Poland	3	0	3	172:210	3	-38

[edit] Group 2

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
B1	Czechoslovakia	Belgium	45:31	31:18	–	76:49
B2	Romania	France	26:29	26:32	–	52:61
B3	Belgium	France	23:36	40:30	–	63:66
B4	Romania	Czechoslovakia	33:31	26:35	–	59:66
B5	Romania	Belgium	30:39	40:31	6:9	76:79
B6	France	Czechoslovakia	20:26	32:23	–	52:49

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	France	3	3	0	179:164	6	+15
2	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	191:160	5	+31
3	Belgium	3	1	2	191:218	4	-27
4	Romania	3	0	3	187:206	3	-19

[edit] Final round

[edit] Group 1 (Place 1 - 4)

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
A1	France	Hungary	24:36	36:26	–	60:62
A2	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	40:38	43:34	–	83:72
A3	Hungary	Czechoslovakia	21:32	40:39	–	61:71
A4	Soviet Union	France	37:30	51:42	–	88:72

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Soviet Union	3	3	0	240:204	6	+36
2	Czechoslovakia	3	1	2	192:196	4	-4
3	France	3	1	2	184:199	4	-15
4	Hungary	3	1	2	183:200	4	-17

[edit] Group 2 (Place 5 - 8)

Spiel	Team 1	Team 2	1.H.	2.H.	O.T.
B1	Bulgaria	Romania	24:28	29:24	–	53:52
B2	Poland	Belgium	37:31	37:37	–	74:68
B3	Poland	Romania	35:34	32:32	–	67:66
B4	Bulgaria	Belgium	34:31	38:18	–	72:49

Pos.	Team	Matches	Wins	Loses	Results	Points	Diff.
1	Bulgaria	3	3	0	194:158	6	+36
2	Poland	3	2	1	198:203	5	-5
3	Belgium	3	1	2	196:222	4	-26
4	Romania	3	0	3	194:199	3	-5

[edit] Team rosters

1.Soviet Union: Janis Krumins, Gennadi Volnov, Maigonis Valdmanis, Valdis Muiznieks, Viktor Zubkov, Arkady Bochkarov, Yuri Korneev, Guram Minashvili, Mikhail Semyonov, Aleksander Petrov, Vladimir Torban, Mikhail Studenetski (Coach: Stepan Spandarian)

2.Czechoslovakia: Jiri Baumruk, Frantisek Konvicka, Bohumil Tomasek, Miroslav Skerik, Jaroslav Sip, Boris Lukasik, Jaroslav Krivy, Dusan Lukasik, Zdenek Rylich, Jiri Stastny, Jaroslav Tetiva, Bohuslav Rylich (Coach: Gustav Hermann)

3.France: Henri Grange, Robert Monclar, Maxime Dorigo, Philippe Baillet, Christian Baltzer, Andre Chavet, Jerome Christ, Jean-Claude Lefebvre, Bernard Mayeur, Michel Rat, Lucien Sedat, Henri Villecourt (Coach: Robert Busnel)

4.Hungary: Janos Greminger, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Banhegyi, Tibor Czinkan, Laszlo Gabanyi, Janos Simon, Janos Bencze, Zoltan Judik, Otto Temesvari, Miklos Bohaty, Arpad Glatz, Merenyi (Coach: Janos Pader)

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