# EuroBasket 1961

The 1961 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1961, was the twelfth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Nineteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The tournament was hosted by Yugoslavia, and was held at the Belgrade City Fair.

## First round
### Group A

| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| A1 | Poland | England | 47:15 | 31:19 | – | 78:34 |
| A2 | Yugoslavia | Greece | 36:27 | 50:30 | – | 86:57 |
| A3 | England | Yugoslavia | 18:49 | 40:73 | – | 58:122 |
| A4 | Poland | Greece | 40:24 | 37:22 | – | 77:46 |
| A5 | Greece | England | 39:25 | 39:18 | – | 78:43 |
| A6 | Poland | Yugoslavia | 34:38 | 33:34 | – | 67:72 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 280:182 | 6 | +98 |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 222:152 | 5 | +70 |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 181:206 | 4 | −25 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 135:278 | 3 | −143 |

### Group B

| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| B1 | East Germany | Hungary | 24:40 | 40:23 | – | 64:63 |
| B2 | Hungary | Finland | 34:16 | 31:42 | – | 65:58 |
| B3 | East Germany | Finland | 38:27 | 39:37 | – | 77:64 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 141:127 | 4 | +14 |
| 2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 128:122 | 3 | +6 |
| 3 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 122:142 | 2 | −20 |

### Group C

| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| C1 | Belgium | Soviet Union | 25:39 | 23:50 | – | 48:89 |
| C2 | Belgium | Spain | 41:29 | 29:38 | – | 70:67 |
| C3 | Spain | Soviet Union | 28:46 | 21:36 | – | 49:82 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 171:97 | 4 | +74 |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118:156 | 3 | −38 |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116:152 | 2 | −36 |

### Group D

| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| D1 | Israel | West Germany | 29:18 | 41:23 | – | 70:41 |
| D2 | West Germany | Bulgaria | 23:32 | 24:38 | – | 47:70 |
| D3 | Bulgaria | Israel | 21:27 | 27:15 | – | 48:42 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 118:89 | 4 | +29 |
| 2 | Israel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 112:89 | 3 | +23 |
| 3 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88:140 | 2 | −52 |

### Group E

| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| E1 | Sweden | Czechoslovakia | 14:29 | 19:29 | – | 33:58 |
| E2 | Czechoslovakia | Turkey | 37:38 | 33:39 | – | 70:77 |
| E3 | Turkey | Sweden | 30:11 | 25:29 | – | 55:40 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 132:110 | 4 | +22 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 128:110 | 3 | +18 |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73:113 | 2 | −40 |

### Group F

| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| F1 | France | Romania | 30:37 | 36:31 | – | 66:68 |
| F2 | Romania | Netherlands | 46:32 | 38:34 | – | 84:66 |
| F3 | France | Netherlands | 48:20 | 43:34 | – | 91:54 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 152:132 | 4 | +20 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 157:122 | 3 | +35 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120:175 | 2 | −55 |

## Second round
### Group 1

| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| 1/1 | Yugoslavia | East Germany | 34:37 | 48:36 | – | 82:73 |
| 1/2 | Poland | Hungary | 23:32 | 20:21 | – | 43:53 |
| 1/3 | Soviet Union | Poland | 38:26 | 29:27 | – | 67:53 |
| 1/4 | Yugoslavia | Belgium | 37:33 | 48:26 | – | 85:59 |
| 1/5 | East Germany | Soviet Union | 18:39 | 22:32 | – | 40:71 |
| 1/6 | Belgium | Poland | 35:28 | 31:34 | – | 66:62 |
| 1/7 | Yugoslavia | Hungary | 37:26 | 35:40 | – | 72:66 |
| 1/8 | Belgium | East Germany | 36:34 | 33:29 | – | 69:63 |
| 1/9 | Hungary | Soviet Union | 15:44 | 16:49 | – | 31:93 |
| 1/10 | Hungary | Belgium | 31:30 | 28:31 | – | 59:61 |
| 1/11 | Poland | East Germany | 35:34 | 47:37 | – | 82:71 |
| 1/12 | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | 33:42 | 25:33 | – | 58:75 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 395:230 | 10 | +165 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 369:340 | 9 | +29 |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 303:358 | 8 | −55 |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 4 | 272:333 | 6 | −61 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 307:329 | 6 | −22 |
| 6 | East Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 311:367 | 6 | −56 |

### Group 2

| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| 2/1 | Israel | Czechoslovakia | 30:27 | 21:37 | – | 51:64 |
| 2/2 | Bulgaria | Turkey | 31:28 | 29:29 | – | 60:57 |
| 2/3 | Romania | Israel | 32:25 | 30:17 | – | 62:42 |
| 2/4 | Bulgaria | France | 22:42 | 36:29 | – | 58:71 |
| 2/5 | Turkey | Romania | 26:26 | 20:24 | – | 46:50 |
| 2/6 | France | Israel | 25:14 | 39:27 | – | 64:41 |
| 2/7 | Bulgaria | Czechoslovakia | 35:31 | 27:29 | – | 62:60 |
| 2/8 | Czechoslovakia | Romania | 30:31 | 22:24 | – | 52:55 |
| 2/9 | France | Turkey | 40:25 | 34:32 | – | 74:57 |
| 2/10 | Czechoslovakia | France | 27:28 | 35:38 | – | 62:66 |
| 2/11 | Israel | Turkey | 28:14 | 29:36 | – | 57:50 |
| 2/12 | Bulgaria | Romania | 34:28 | 29:23 | – | 63:51 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 341:286 | 9 | +55 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 291:281 | 9 | +10 |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 286:269 | 9 | +17 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 308:311 | 6 | −3 |
| 5 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 287:311 | 6 | −24 |
| 6 | Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 233:288 | 6 | −55 |

## Classification round
### Group 1

| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| 1/1 | Sweden | Netherlands | 26:21 | 21:27 | – | 47:48 |
| 1/2 | West Germany | Sweden | 28:16 | 20:27 | – | 48:43 |
| 1/3 | Netherlands | West Germany | 24:21 | 24:25 | – | 48:46 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 96:93 | 4 | +3 |
| 2 | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 94:91 | 3 | +3 |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90:96 | 2 | −6 |

### Group 2

| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| 2/1 | Finland | England | 25:16 | 46:22 | – | 71:38 |
| 2/2 | Greece | Spain | 17:37 | 29:36 | – | 46:73 |
| 2/3 | Spain | England | 44:24 | 55:26 | – | 99:50 |
| 2/4 | Greece | Finland | 40:37 | 31:40 | – | 71:77 |
| 2/5 | Finland | Spain | 30:57 | 23:42 | – | 53:99 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 271:149 | 6 | +122 |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 201:208 | 5 | −7 |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 195:193 | 4 | +2 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 131:248 | 3 | −117 |

### 13th-16th place classification playoffs

| 13th-16th place semifinals | 13th-16th place semifinals | 13th place game | 13th place game |
| 55 | 55 |
| Finland | 79 |
| Finland | 79 | 59 | 59 |
| Netherlands | 72 | 59 | 59 |
| Netherlands | 72 | Spain | 61 |
| 56 | 56 | | Spain | 61 |
| 56 | 56 | Finland | 60 |
| Spain | 62 | Finland | 60 |
| West Germany | 49 | | |
| West Germany | 49 | 15th place game | 15th place game |
| | | 58 | 58 |
| | | Netherlands | 56 |
| | | West Germany | 53 |
| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| 55 | Finland | Netherlands | 40:35 | 39:37 | – | 79:72 |
| 56 | Spain | West Germany | 29:23 | 33:26 | – | 62:49 |
| 58 | Netherlands | West Germany | 27:20 | 29:33 | – | 56:53 |
| 59 | Spain | Finland | 36:34 | 25:26 | – | 61:60 |

### 17th-19th place classification playoffs

| 17th-19th place semifinals | 17th-19th place semifinals | 17th place game | 17th place game |
| 54 | 54 |
| England | 41 |
| England | 41 | 57 | 57 |
| Sweden | 70 | 57 | 57 |
| Sweden | 70 | Sweden | 47 |
| | | Greece | 60 |
| Greece | | Greece | 60 |
| BYE | | | |
| BYE | | 19th place game | 19th place game |
| | | England | |
| Match | Team 1 | Team 2 | 1.H. | 2.H. | O.T | |
| 54 | England | Sweden | 20:27 | 21:43 | – | 41:70 |
| 57 | Sweden | Greece | 24:42 | 23:18 | – | 47:60 |

## Final round
### Medals round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 64 | 64 |
| Yugoslavia | 75 |
| Yugoslavia | 75 | 71 | 71 |
| France | 65 | 71 | 71 |
| France | 65 | Yugoslavia | 53 |
| 65 | 65 | | Yugoslavia | 53 |
| 65 | 65 | Soviet Union | 60 |
| Soviet Union | 77 | Soviet Union | 60 |
| Bulgaria | 54 | | |
| Bulgaria | 54 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 70 | 70 |
| | | France | 46 |
| | | Bulgaria | 55 |

### 5th-8th place playoffs

| 5th-8th place semifinals | 5th-8th place semifinals | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| 61 | 61 |
| Hungary | 71 |
| Hungary | 71 | 69 | 69 |
| Romania | 60 | 69 | 69 |
| Romania | 60 | Hungary | 48 |
| 63 | 63 | | Hungary | 48 |
| 63 | 63 | Czechoslovakia | 53 |
| Belgium | 65 | Czechoslovakia | 53 |
| Czechoslovakia | 74 | | |
| Czechoslovakia | 74 | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| | | 68 | 68 |
| | | Romania | 71 |
| | | Belgium | 61 |

### 9th-12th place playoffs

| 9th-12th place semifinals | 9th-12th place semifinals | 9th place game | 9th place game |
| 60 | 60 |
| East Germany | 50 |
| East Germany | 50 | 67 | 67 |
| Turkey | 63 | 67 | 67 |
| Turkey | 63 | Turkey | 59 |
| 62 | 62 | | Turkey | 59 |
| 62 | 62 | Poland | 74 |
| Poland | 74 | Poland | 74 |
| Israel | 59 | | |
| Israel | 59 | 11th place game | 11th place game |
| | | 66 | 66 |
| | | East Germany | 80 |
| | | Israel | 83 |
* 1961 FIBA EuroBasket champions
* Soviet Union 6th title

## Final standings

* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia
* Bulgaria
* France
* Czechoslovakia
* Hungary
* Romania
* Belgium
* Poland
* Turkey
* Israel
* East Germany
* Spain
* Finland
* Netherlands
* West Germany
* Greece
* Sweden
* England

## Team rosters

1. Soviet Union: Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Viktor Zubkov, Armenak Alachachian, Yuri Korneev, Vladimir Ugrekhelidze, Aleksander Petrov, Aleksandr Kandel, Viacheslav Novikov, Albert Valtin (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan)
2. Yugoslavia: Radivoj Korać, Ivo Daneu, Slobodan Gordić, Radovan Radović, Nemanja Đurić, Vital Eiselt, Sreten Dragojlović, Marjan Kandus, Miha Lokar, Miodrag Nikolić, Zvonko Petričević, Željko Troskot (Coach: Aleksandar Nikolić)
3. Bulgaria: Viktor Radev, Mincho Dimov, Ljubomir Panov, Georgi Panov, Atanas Atanasov, Ilija Mirchev, Petko Lazarov, Tsvetko Savov, Khristo Tsvetkov, Khristo Donev, Radko Zlatev, Stefan Stojkov (Coach: Veselin Temkov)
4. France: Jean-Paul Beugnot, Henri Grange, Christian Baltzer, Bernard Mayeur, Michel Rat, Lucien Sedat, Jerome Christ, Michel House, Michel le Ray, Andre Goisbault, Jean-Claude Vergne, Andre Souvre (Coach: André Buffière)