# EuroBasket Women 1972

The 1972 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1972, was the 13th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Bulgaria. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Bulgaria the silver medal while Czechoslovakia won the bronze.

## First stage
### Group A

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 430 | 218 |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 272 | 252 |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 244 | 286 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 301 | 331 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 248 | 299 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 196 | 308 |
| October 8 | Romania | 56–53 | Hungary |
| October 8 | Yugoslavia | 59–55 | Italy |
| October 8 | Soviet Union | 82–46 | Poland |
| October 9 | Soviet Union | 88–43 | Romania |
| October 9 | Hungary | 67–30 | Italy |
| October 9 | Yugoslavia | 82–66 | Poland |
| October 10 | Hungary | 64–46 | Yugoslavia |
| October 10 | Romania | 47–46 | Poland |
| October 10 | Soviet Union | 93–37 | Italy |
| October 11 | Hungary | 52–47 | Poland |
| October 11 | Romania | 46–38 | Italy |
| October 11 | Soviet Union | 94–53 | Yugoslavia |
| October 12 | Poland | 43–36 | Italy |
| October 12 | Yugoslavia | 61–52 | Romania |
| October 12 | Soviet Union | 73–39 | Hungary |

### Group B

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 299 | 231 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 327 | 258 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 276 | 239 |
| 4 | East Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 274 | 284 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 234 | 297 |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 240 | 341 |
| October 8 | France | 64–37 | Netherlands |
| October 8 | Bulgaria | 70–39 | Austria |
| October 8 | Czechoslovakia | 68–60 | East Germany |
| October 9 | East Germany | 58–42 | Austria |
| October 9 | Bulgaria | 53–44 | France |
| October 9 | Czechoslovakia | 71–44 | Netherlands |
| October 10 | Netherlands | 62–55 | Austria |
| October 10 | Bulgaria | 63–55 | East Germany |
| October 10 | Czechoslovakia | 54–38 | France |
| October 11 | Czechoslovakia | 79–56 | Austria |
| October 11 | Bulgaria | 53–38 | Netherlands |
| October 11 | France | 58–47 | East Germany |
| October 12 | East Germany | 54–53 | Netherlands |
| October 12 | France | 72–48 | Austria |
| October 12 | Bulgaria | 60–55 | Czechoslovakia |

## Second stage
### Championship Group

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 392 | 213 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 272 | 280 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 259 | 289 |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 231 | 361 |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 239 | 317 |
| 6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 5 | 247 | 280 |
| October 14 | Soviet Union | 63–41 | France |
| October 14 | Bulgaria | 61–41 | Romania |
| October 14 | Czechoslovakia | 54–52 | Hungary |
| October 15 | France | 61–49 | Romania |
| October 15 | Soviet Union | 89–42 | Czechoslovakia |
| October 15 | Hungary | 61–50 | Bulgaria |
| October 16 | France | 47–42 | Hungary |
| October 16 | Czechoslovakia | 54–50 | Romania |
| October 16 | Soviet Union | 79–48 | Bulgaria |
* 1972 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion
* Soviet Union Eleventh title

### 7th to 12th Group

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | East Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 304 | 243 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 341 | 318 |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 286 | 272 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 248 | 255 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 283 | 294 |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 241 | 321 |
| October 14 | Yugoslavia | 76–64 | Austria |
| October 14 | East Germany | 65–40 | Italy |
| October 14 | Poland | 67–59 | Netherlands |
| October 15 | Italy | 63–44 | Austria |
| October 15 | East Germany | 59–48 | Poland |
| October 15 | Netherlands | 65–64 | Yugoslavia |
| October 16 | Italy | 54–44 | Netherlands |
| October 16 | East Germany | 68–60 | Yugoslavia |
| October 15 | Poland | 62–36 | Austria |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team | PE |
| | Soviet Union | |
| | Bulgaria | 2 |
| | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| 4 | France | 1 |
| 5 | Romania | 3 |
| 6 | Hungary | 4 |
| 7 | East Germany | |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 6 |
| 9 | Poland | 3 |
| 10 | Italy | 1 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 4 |
| 12 | Austria | 1 |