# EuroBasket Women 1981

The 1981 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1981, was the 18th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Italy and took place from 13 September to 20 September 1981. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Poland the silver medal while Czechoslovakia won the bronze.

## First stage
### Group A

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 361 | 282 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 329 | 303 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 280 | 307 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 313 | 305 |
| 5 | West Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 282 | 317 |
| 6 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 302 | 353 |
| September 13 | Italy | 73–47 | Finland |
| September 13 | West Germany | 71–67 | Poland |
| September 13 | Yugoslavia | 63–43 | Netherlands |
| September 14 | Netherlands | 60–59 | Italy |
| September 14 | Finland | 55–50 | West Germany |
| September 14 | Poland | 59–56 | Yugoslavia |
| September 15 | Netherlands | 76–46 | West Germany |
| September 15 | Poland | 82–65 | Finland |
| September 15 | Yugoslavia | 68–67 | Italy |
| September 16 | Yugoslavia | 82–72 | Finland |
| September 16 | Italy | 59–53 | West Germany |
| September 16 | Poland | 76–35 | Netherlands |
| September 17 | West Germany | 62–60 | Yugoslavia |
| September 17 | Netherlands | 66–63 | Finland |
| September 17 | Poland | 77–55 | Italy |

### Group B

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 489 | 304 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 355 | 337 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 368 |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 281 | 348 |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 335 | 352 |
| 6 | Sweden | 5 | 0 | 5 | 284 | 389 |
| September 13 | Czechoslovakia | 83–49 | Sweden |
| September 13 | Romania | 64–73 | Bulgaria |
| September 13 | Soviet Union | 94–68 | Hungary |
| September 14 | Bulgaria | 66–50 | Sweden |
| September 14 | Soviet Union | 90–40 | Romania |
| September 14 | Hungary | 67–66 | Czechoslovakia |
| September 15 | Bulgaria | 71–63 | Hungary |
| September 15 | Romania | 63–62 | Sweden |
| September 15 | Soviet Union | 99–58 | Czechoslovakia |
| September 16 | Romania | 58–55 | Hungary |
| September 16 | Soviet Union | 95–60 | Sweden |
| September 16 | Czechoslovakia | 80–66 | Bulgaria |
| September 17 | Hungary | 82–63 | Sweden |
| September 17 | Soviet Union | 111–78 | Bulgaria |
| September 17 | Czechoslovakia | 68–56 | Romania |

## Play-off stages

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| September 19 | September 19 |
| Poland | 72 |
| Poland | 72 | September 20 | September 20 |
| Czechoslovakia | 60 | September 20 | September 20 |
| Czechoslovakia | 60 | Poland | 42 |
| September 19 | September 19 | | Poland | 42 |
| September 19 | September 19 | Soviet Union | 85 |
| Soviet Union | 94 | Soviet Union | 85 |
| Yugoslavia | 60 | | |
| Yugoslavia | 60 | Third place | Third place |
| | | September 20 | September 20 |
| | | Czechoslovakia | 76 |
| | | Yugoslavia | 74 |
| 9th to 12th places |
| September 19 | West Germany | 69–67 | Sweden |
| September 19 | Hungary | 92–46 | Finland |
| 5th to 8th places |
| September 19 | Netherlands | 56–51 | Romania |
| September 19 | Bulgaria | 82–66 | Italy |
| 11th place |
| September 20 | Sweden | 70–68 | Finland |
| 9th place |
| September 20 | Hungary | 76–46 | West Germany |
| 7th place |
| September 20 | Italy | 72–66 | Romania |
| 5th place |
| September 20 | Bulgaria | 80–65 | Netherlands |
* 1981 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion
* Soviet Union Sixteenth title

## Final standings

| Place | Team | PE |
| | Soviet Union | |
| | Poland | |
| | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 1 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | |
| 6 | Netherlands | |
| 7 | Italy | 2 |
| 8 | Romania | |
| 9 | Hungary | 2 |
| 10 | West Germany | |
| 11 | Sweden | |
| 12 | Finland | |