# EuroBasket Women 1980

The 1980 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1980, was the 17th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Yugoslavia and took place from 19 September to 28 September 1980. Soviet Union won the gold medal while won Poland the silver medal and Yugoslavia won the bronze medal.

## Qualification
### Group A

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 249 | 194 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 227 |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 224 |
| 4 | West Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 191 |
| April 4 | Israel | 64–62 | West Germany |
| April 4 | Spain | 103–66 | England |
| April 5 | England | 64–61 | West Germany |
| April 5 | Spain | 83–79 | Israel |
| April 6 | England | 79–63 | Israel |
| April 6 | Spain | 63–49 | West Germany |

### Group B

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Finland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 464 | 279 |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 1 | 394 | 334 |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 2 | 404 | 305 |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 286 | 389 |
| 5 | Denmark | 5 | 1 | 4 | 260 | 369 |
| 6 | Ireland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 319 | 448 |
| April 8 | Sweden | 100–46 | Denmark |
| April 8 | Finland | 91–54 | Scotland |
| April 9 | Sweden | 76–63 | Ireland |
| April 9 | Denmark | 72–63 | Ireland |
| April 9 | Finland | 94–59 | Belgium |
| April 10 | Belgium | 66–38 | Denmark |
| April 10 | Finland | 118–54 | Ireland |
| April 11 | Belgium | 75–70 | Sweden |
| April 11 | Scotland | 75–64 | Ireland |
| April 12 | Belgium | 107–75 | Ireland |
| April 12 | Finland | 83–70 | Sweden |
| April 12 | Scotland | 61–59 | Denmark |
| April 13 | Belgium | 87–57 | Scotland |
| April 13 | Finland | 78–42 | Denmark |
| April 8 | Sweden | 88–39 | Scotland |

## First stage
### Group A

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 164 |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 207 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 172 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 230 |
| September 19 | Poland | 80–56 | England |
| September 19 | Hungary | 62–59 | Italy |
| September 20 | Hungary | 77–37 | England |
| September 20 | Poland | 69–63 | Italy |
| September 21 | Italy | 74–41 | England |
| September 21 | Hungary | 88–68 | Poland |

### Group B

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 157 |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 186 |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 186 |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 226 |
| September 19 | Netherlands | 53–49 | France |
| September 19 | Romania | 78–64 | Finland |
| September 20 | Netherlands | 71–53 | Romania |
| September 20 | France | 76–67 | Finland |
| September 21 | Netherlands | 72–55 | Finland |
| September 21 | Romania | 66–51 | France |

### Group C

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 169 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 180 |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 244 |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 292 |
| September 19 | Czechoslovakia | 110–45 | Belgium |
| September 19 | Bulgaria | 88–47 | Spain |
| September 20 | Spain | 88–67 | Belgium |
| September 20 | Czechoslovakia | 72–59 | Bulgaria |
| September 21 | Bulgaria | 94–61 | Belgium |
| September 21 | Czechoslovakia | 89–65 | Spain |

## Second stage
### Group A

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 318 | 146 |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 187 | 205 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 257 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 278 |
| September 23 | Poland | 76–66 | Bulgaria |
| September 23 | Soviet Union | 105–43 | Netherlands |
| September 24 | Netherlands | 83–81 | Bulgaria |
| September 24 | Soviet Union | 94–40 | Poland |
| September 25 | Soviet Union | 119–63 | Bulgaria |
| September 25 | Poland | 71–45 | Netherlands |

### Group B

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 199 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 211 |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 215 |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 206 |
| September 23 | Czechoslovakia | 78–61 | Romania |
| September 23 | Hungary | 79–59 | Yugoslavia |
| September 24 | Yugoslavia | 80–67 | Czechoslovakia |
| September 24 | Romania | 69–59 | Hungary |
| September 25 | Yugoslavia | 78–53 | Romania |
| September 25 | Czechoslovakia | 77–70 | Hungary |

### 9th to 14th positions Group

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 370 | 240 |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 379 | 310 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 311 | 322 |
| 4 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 359 | 357 |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 280 | 376 |
| 6 | England | 5 | 0 | 5 | 281 | 369 |
| September 23 | Spain | 84–71 | Finland |
| September 23 | Belgium | 62–56 | England |
| September 23 | Italy | 64–46 | France |
| September 24 | France | 66–49 | Belgium |
| September 24 | Italy | 80–44 | Finland |
| September 24 | Spain | 76–43 | England |
| September 25 | France | 68–67 | England |
| September 25 | Italy | 74–56 | Spain |
| September 25 | Finland | 87–43 | Belgium |
| September 27 | Finland | 90–74 | England |
| September 27 | Italy | 79–59 | Belgium |
| September 27 | Spain | 75–55 | France |

## Play-off stages

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| September 27 | September 27 |
| Soviet Union | 94 |
| Soviet Union | 94 | September 28 | September 28 |
| Czechoslovakia | 62 | September 28 | September 28 |
| Czechoslovakia | 62 | Soviet Union | 95 |
| September 27 | September 27 | | Soviet Union | 95 |
| September 27 | September 27 | Poland | 49 |
| Yugoslavia | 72 | Poland | 49 |
| Poland | 79 | | |
| Poland | 79 | Third place | Third place |
| | | September 28 | September 28 |
| | | Czechoslovakia | 57 |
| | | Yugoslavia | 61 |
| 5th to 8th places |
| September 27 | Netherlands | 64–61 | Hungary |
| September 27 | Bulgaria | 60–52 | Romania |
| 7th place |
| September 28 | Hungary | 81–71 | Romania |
| 5th place |
| September 28 | Bulgaria | 71–38 | Netherlands |
* 1980 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion
* Soviet Union Fifteenth title

## Final standings

| Place | Team | PE |
| | Soviet Union | |
| | Poland | 3 |
| | Yugoslavia | 1 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 4 |
| 7 | Hungary | 1 |
| 8 | Romania | |
| 9 | Italy | |
| 10 | Spain | 1 |
| 11 | France | 7 |
| 12 | Finland | |
| 13 | Belgium | |
| 14 | England | |