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EuroBasket 1963

EuroBasket 1963

Tournament details
Host country	Poland
City	Wrocław
Dates	4–13 October
Teams	16
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (7th title)
Runners-up	Poland
Third place	Yugoslavia
Fourth place	Hungary
Tournament statistics
MVP	Emiliano Rodríguez
Top scorer	Radivoj Korać (26.6 points per game)
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The 1963 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1963, was the thirteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The tournament was hosted by Poland, and held in Wrocław.

First round[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	7	7	0	608	472	+136	14	Qualified for the semifinals
2	Hungary	7	5	2	499	455	+44	10[a]
3	Bulgaria	7	5	2	509	444	+65	10[a]	Qualified for the 5th–8th place playoffs
4	Belgium	7	4	3	520	512	+8	8[b]
5	Italy	7	4	3	477	459	+18	8[b]	Qualified for the 9th–12th place playoffs
6	Israel	7	2	5	463	505	−42	4
7	Netherlands	7	1	6	453	588	−135	2	Qualified for the 13th–16th place playoffs
8	Turkey	7	0	7	405	499	−94	0

Yugoslavia v Netherlands

4 October 1963 (1963-10-04) Match 1	Yugoslavia	107–62	Netherlands	Wroclaw
08:30	'Scoring by half: '48–33, 59–29
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Bulgaria v Israel

4 October 1963 (1963-10-04) Match 2	Bulgaria	79–58	Israel	Wroclaw
10:40	'Scoring by half: '37–30, 42–28
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Hungary v Italy

4 October 1963 (1963-10-04) Match 3	Hungary	71–740(2OT)	Italy	Wroclaw
17:00	'Scoring by half: '29–25, 26–30, Overtime: 7–7, 9–12
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Belgium v Turkey

4 October 1963 (1963-10-04) Match 4	Belgium	71–52	Turkey	Wroclaw
21:30	Scoring by half: 31–31, 40–21
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Netherlands v Italy

5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) Match 5	Netherlands	60–73	Italy	Wroclaw
09:00	Scoring by half: 23–47, 37–26
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Bulgaria v Turkey

5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) Match 6	Bulgaria	71–52	Turkey	Wroclaw
13:30	'Scoring by half: '34–25, 37–27
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Hungary v Belgium

5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) Match 7	Hungary	71–69	Belgium	Wroclaw
20:00	Scoring by half: 33–34, 38–35
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Yugoslavia v Israel

5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) Match 8	Yugoslavia	80–73	Israel	Wroclaw
21:30	'Scoring by half: '44–31, 36–42
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Netherlands v Belgium

6 October 1963 (1963-10-06) Match 9	Netherlands	71–77	Belgium	Wroclaw
09:00	'Scoring by half: '35–33, 36–44
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Israel v Turkey

6 October 1963 (1963-10-06) Match 10	Israel	64–55	Turkey	Wroclaw
11:40	Scoring by half: 30–32, 34–23
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Bulgaria v Hungary

6 October 1963 (1963-10-06) Match 11	Bulgaria	55–64	Hungary	Wroclaw
	Scoring by half: 26–33, 29–31
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Yugoslavia v Italy

6 October 1963 (1963-10-06) Match 12	Yugoslavia	71–69	Italy	Wroclaw
	'Scoring by half: '37–32, 34–37
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Yugoslavia v Turkey

7 October 1963 (1963-10-07) Match 13	Yugoslavia	97–67	Turkey	Wroclaw
09:00	'Scoring by half: '50–33, 47–30
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Italy v Belgium

7 October 1963 (1963-10-07) Match 14	Italy	75–76	Belgium	Wroclaw
10:20	Scoring by half: 39–46, 36–30
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Netherlands v Bulgaria

7 October 1963 (1963-10-07) Match 15	Netherlands	71–99	Bulgaria	Wroclaw
11:40	Scoring by half: 32–46, 39–53
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Israel v Hungary

7 October 1963 (1963-10-07) Match 16	Israel	73–80	Hungary	Wroclaw
20:00	'Scoring by half: '38–35, 35–45
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Turkey v Hungary

9 October 1963 (1963-10-09) Match 17	Turkey	42–50	Hungary	Wroclaw
09:00	'Scoring by half: '26–21, 16–29
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Israel v Netherlands

9 October 1963 (1963-10-09) Match 18	Israel	70–55	Netherlands	Wroclaw
10:20	Scoring by half: 26–26, 44–29
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Italy v Bulgaria

9 October 1963 (1963-10-09) Match 19	Italy	51–59	Bulgaria	Wroclaw
20:00	Scoring by half: 22–33, 29–26
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Yugoslavia v Belgium

9 October 1963 (1963-10-09) Match 20	Yugoslavia	95–62	Belgium	Wroclaw
21:30	'Scoring by half: '48–37, 47–25
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Belgium v Bulgaria

10 October 1963 (1963-10-10) Match 21	Belgium	72–80	Bulgaria	Wroclaw
13:00	Scoring by half: 37–37, 35–43
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Turkey v Netherlands

10 October 1963 (1963-10-10) Match 22	Turkey	72–74	Netherlands	Wroclaw
17:00	'Scoring by half: '38–31, 34–43
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Italy v Israel

10 October 1963 (1963-10-10) Match 23	Italy	63–57	Israel	Wroclaw
20:00	Scoring by half: 28–28, 35–29
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Yugoslavia v Hungary

10 October 1963 (1963-10-10) Match 24	Yugoslavia	82–73	Hungary	Wroclaw
21:30	'Scoring by half: '44–35, 38–38
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Hungary v Netherlands

11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) Match 25	Hungary	90–60	Netherlands	Wroclaw
11:40	'Scoring by half: '48–33, 42–27
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Turkey v Italy

11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) Match 26	Turkey	65–72	Italy	Wroclaw
13:00	'Scoring by half: '37–34, 28–38
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Belgium v Israel

11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) Match 27	Belgium	93–68	Israel	Wroclaw
17:00	'Scoring by half: '50–35, 43–33
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Yugoslavia v Bulgaria

11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) Match 28	Yugoslavia	76–66	Bulgaria	Wroclaw
21:30	'Scoring by half: '36–23, 40–43
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	7	7	0	558	392	+166	14	Qualified for the semifinals
2	Poland	7	6	1	542	454	+88	12
3	East Germany	7	4	3	468	469	−1	8	Qualified for the 5th–8th place playoffs
4	Spain	7	3	4	563	575	−12	6[a]
5	Romania	7	3	4	422	430	−8	6[b]	Qualified for the 9th–12th place playoffs
6	Czechoslovakia	7	3	4	479	514	−35	6[c]
7	France	7	1	6	427	521	−94	2[d]	Qualified for the 13th–16th place playoffs
8	Finland	7	1	6	399	503	−104	2[d]

France v East Germany

4 October 1963 (1963-10-04) Match 01	France	49–63	East Germany	Wroclaw
09:20	Scoring by half: 24–35, 25–28
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Soviet Union v Finland

4 October 1963 (1963-10-04) Match 02	Soviet Union	75–63	Finland	Wroclaw
12:00	'Scoring by half: '38–23, 37–30
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Spain v Poland

4 October 1963 (1963-10-04) Match 03	Spain	76–79	Poland	Wroclaw
18:30	Scoring by half: 25–44, 51–35
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Czechoslovakia v Romania

4 October 1963 (1963-10-04) Match 04	Czechoslovakia	55–56	Romania	Wroclaw
20:00	'Scoring by half: '26–24, 29–32
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

France v Czechoslovakia

5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) Match 05	France	72–79	Czechoslovakia	Wroclaw
10:20	Scoring by half: 33–41, 39–38
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Spain v Romania

5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) Match 06	Spain	75–70	Romania	Wroclaw
11:40	Scoring by half: 34–44, 41–26
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Finland v East Germany

5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) Match 07	Finland	50–73	East Germany	Wroclaw
17:00	Scoring by half: 26–33, 24–40
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Soviet Union v Poland

5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) Match 08	Soviet Union	64–54	Poland	Wroclaw
18:30	'Scoring by half: '30–20, 34–34
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Finland v Czechoslovakia

6 October 1963 (1963-10-06) Match 09	Finland	45–78	Czechoslovakia	Wroclaw
10:20	Scoring by half: 20–33, 25–45
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Soviet Union v East Germany

6 October 1963 (1963-10-06) Match 10	Soviet Union	76–52	East Germany	Wroclaw
13:00	'Scoring by half: '30–23, 46–29
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Poland v Romania

6 October 1963 (1963-10-06) Match 11	Poland	64–60	Romania	Wroclaw
20:00	Scoring by half: 30–34, 34–26
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Spain v France

6 October 1963 (1963-10-06) Match 12	Spain	86–70	France	Wroclaw
21:30	'Scoring by half: '47–39, 39–31
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Finland v Spain

7 October 1963 (1963-10-07TMonday) Match 13	Finland	83–79	Spain	Wroclaw
13:00	Scoring by half: 43–44, 40–35
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

East Germany v Czechoslovakia

7 October 1963 (1963-10-07) Match 14	East Germany	61–62	Czechoslovakia	Wroclaw
17:00	'Scoring by half: '38–34, 23–28
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Poland v France

7 October 1963 (1963-10-07) Match 15	Poland	98–65	France	Wroclaw
18:30	'Scoring by half: '46–35, 52–30
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Soviet Union v Romania

7 October 1963 (1963-10-07) Match 16	Soviet Union	64–54	Romania	Wroclaw
21:30	'Scoring by half: '36–28, 28–26
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

East Germany v Spain

9 October 1963 (1963-10-09) Match 17	East Germany	91–85	Spain	Wroclaw
11:40	Scoring by half: 37–43, 54–42
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Romania v France

9 October 1963 (1963-10-09) Match 18	Romania	59–51	France	Wroclaw
13:00	'Scoring by half: '35–34, 24–17
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Poland  v < Finland

9 October 1963 (1963-10-09) Match 19	Poland	68–54	< Finland	Wroclaw
17:00	'Scoring by half: '32–30, 36–24
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia

9 October 1963 (1963-10-09) Match 20	Soviet Union	96–56	Czechoslovakia	Wroclaw
18:30	'Scoring by half: '49–25, 47–31
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

East Germany v Poland

10 October 1963 (1963-10-10) Match 21	East Germany	62–93	Poland	Wroclaw
09:00	Scoring by half: 23–47, 39–46
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Romania v Finland

10 October 1963 (1963-10-10) Match 22	Romania	69–55	Finland	Wroclaw
10:20	'Scoring by half: '28–23, 41–32
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Czechoslovakia v Spain

10 October 1963 (1963-10-10) Match 23	Czechoslovakia	76–98	Spain	Wroclaw
11:40	Scoring by half: 43–59, 33–39
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Romania v East Germany

11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) Match 24	Romania	54–66	East Germany	Wroclaw
09:00	Scoring by half: 27–36, 27–30
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

France v Finland

11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) Match 25	France	61–59	Finland	Wroclaw
10:20	'Scoring by half: '26–25, 35–34
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Soviet Union v France

11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) Match 26	Soviet Union	77–59	France	Wroclaw
18:30	'Scoring by half: '42–34, 35–25
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Czechoslovakia v Poland

11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) Match 27	Czechoslovakia	73–86	Poland	Wroclaw
18:30	Scoring by half: 33–40, 40–46
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Soviet Union v Spain

11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) Match 28	Soviet Union	106–64	Spain	Wroclaw
20:00	'Scoring by half: '49–29, 57–35
		Boxscore		Arena: Hala Ludowa

Knockout stage[edit]

13th–16th place playoffs[edit]

	Classification Semifinals				13th place match
	Netherlands	58
	Finland	71
					France	60
					Finland	50
	France	80
	Turkey	63
					15th place match
					Turkey	64
					Netherlands	62

13th–16th place playoffs[edit]

France	80–63	Turkey
Scoring by half: 37–26, 43–37

Netherlands	58–71	Finland
Scoring by half: 32–35, 26–36

15th place playoffs[edit]

Turkey	64–62	Netherlands
Scoring by half: 34–32, 30–30

13th place playoffs[edit]

France	60–50	Finland
Scoring by half: 26–30, 34–20

9th–12th place playoffs[edit]

	Classification Semifinals				9th place match
	Italy	66
	Czech Republic	70
					Czech Republic	58
					Israel	60
	Romania	47
	Israel	57
					11th place match
					Italy	66
					Romania	85

9th-12th place playoffs[edit]

Italy	66–70	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 29–43, 37–27

Romania	47–57	Israel
Scoring by half: 23–34, 24–23

11th place playoffs[edit]

Italy	66–85	Romania
Scoring by half: 30–34, 36–51

9th place playoffs[edit]

Czechoslovakia	58–60	Israel
Scoring by half: 29–29, 29–31

5th–8th place playoffs[edit]

	Classification Semifinals				5th place match
	Bulgaria	102
	Spain	70
					East Germany	62
					Bulgaria	77
	East Germany	81
	Belgium	53
					7th place match
					Belgium	83
					Spain	86

5th-8th place playoffs[edit]

East Germany	81–53	Belgium
Scoring by half: 41–22, 40–31

Bulgaria	102–70	Spain
Scoring by half: 51–31, 51–39

7th place playoffs[edit]

Belgium	83–86	Spain
Scoring by half: 35–47, 48–39

5th place playoffs[edit]

East Germany	62–77	Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 29–40, 33–37

Final round[edit]

	Semi-finals				Final
	Soviet Union	89
	Hungary	51
					Soviet Union	61
					Poland	45
	Yugoslavia	72
	Poland	83
					Third place game
					Yugoslavia	89
					Hungary	61

Semifinals[edit]

Yugoslavia	72–83	Poland
Scoring by half: 40–47, 32–36
Pts: Korać29		Pts: Lopatka18