IX EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (BUDAPEST 1955)

(From 7-06-1955 to 19-06-1955)

 

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· The eighteen participating teams are divided in 4 groups (two with four teams and two with five teams each) playing a round robin. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by their basket average.

· The group winners and runners-up advance to a classification round for places 1-8 (played as a league stage), whereas the rest of teams enter a classification round for places 9-18 (divided in 2 groups).

· The group winner after the classification round for places 1-8 becomes European champion.

 

 

PRELIMINARY ROUND

 

GROUP A

 

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (7-06-1955)

Competition Day 1 (8-06-1955)

Austria - France

56-72 (28-35)

Italy - Turkey

86-63 (38-32)

Poland - Yugoslavia

69-64 (39-25)

Hungary - Finland

94-58 (47-24)

Competition Day 2 (8-06-1955)

Competition Day 2 (9-06-1955)

England - France

50-97 (16-45)

Finland - Turkey

66-83 (22-37)

Poland - Austria

80-50 (26-26)

Hungary - Italy

75-58 (32-24)

Competition Day 3 (9-06-1955)

Competition Day 3 (10-06-1955)

England - Poland

44-140 (31-65)

Italy - Finland

88-59 (38-27)

Yugoslavia - Austria

68-61 (37-35;58-58)

Turkey - Hungary

55-66 (25-31)

Competition Day 4 (10-06-1955)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Hungary (CR_1)

3

3

0

235

171

6

2. Italy (CR_1)

3

2

1

232

197

4

3. Turkey (CR_3)

3

1

2

201

218

2

4. Finland (CR_2)

3

0

3

183

265

0

Yugoslavia - England

98-53 (51-25)

France - Poland

55-57 (13-20)

Competition Day 5 (11-06-1955)

Austria - England

69-48 (34-27)

France - Yugoslavia

37-40 (20-21)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Poland (CR_1)

4

4

0

346

213

8

2. Yugoslavia (CR_1)

4

3

1

270

220

6

3. France (CR_3)

4

2

2

261

203

4

4. Austria (CR_2)

4

1

3

236

268

2

5. England (CR_2)

4

0

4

195

404

0

 

GROUP C

 

GROUP D

Competition Day 1 (7-06-1955)

Competition Day 1 (8-06-1955)

Sweden - Switzerland

52-72 (31-43)

Bulgaria - Denmark

107-33 (55-13)

Luxembourg - Soviet Union

36-103 (20-59)

FRG - Czechoslovakia

65-113 (27-51)

Competition Day 2 (8-06-1955)

Competition Day 2 (9-06-1955)

Sweden - Luxembourg

54-53 (25-22)

Bulgaria - FRG

97-54 (41-24)

Romania - Soviet Union

63-79 (37-40)

Czechoslovakia - Denmark

100-28 (48-10)

Competition Day 3 (9-06-1955)

Competition Day 3 (10-06-1955)

Switzerland - Luxembourg

73-50 (34-13)

Czechoslovakia - Bulgaria

73-68 (42-27)

Romania - Sweden

86-52 (45-27)

Denmark - FRG

36-52 (17-21)

Competition Day 4 (10-06-1955)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Czechoslovakia (CR_1)

3

3

0

286

161

6

2. Bulgaria (CR_1)

3

2

1

272

160

4

3. FRG (CR_2)

3

1

2

171

246

2

4. Denmark (CR_3)

3

0

3

97

259

0

Soviet Union - Sweden

103-31 (52-9)

Switzerland - Romania

39-63 (17-33)

Competition Day 5 (11-06-1955)

Romania - Luxembourg

68-40 (32-15)

Soviet Union - Switzerland

87-49 (41-24)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Soviet Union (CR_1)

4

4

0

372

179

8

2. Romania (CR_1)

4

3

1

280

210

6

3. Switzerland (CR_2)

4

2

2

233

252

4

4. Sweden (CR_3)

4

1

3

189

314

2

5. Luxembourg (CR_3)

4

0

4

179

298

0

 

 

CLASSIFICATION ROUND

 

PLACES 1-8

GROUP 1

Competition Day 1 (12-06-1955)

Poland - Romania

56-69 (32-34)

Bulgaria - Yugoslavia

84-66 (46-29)

Hungary - Czechoslovakia

65-75 (34-42)

Italy - Soviet Union

48-54 (26-30)

Competition Day 2 (13-06-1955)

Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia

49-52 (32-26)

Romania - Italy

70-73 (29-29;64-64)

Soviet Union - Bulgaria

82-62 (45-26)

Hungary - Poland

98-66 (52-35)

Competition Day 3 (14-06-1955)

Bulgaria - Romania

73-46 (40-28)

Italy - Hungary

65-81 (26-37)

Poland - Czechoslovakia

72-68 (31-30)

Yugoslavia - Soviet Union

52-75 (24-45)

Competition Day 4 (16-06-1955)

Czechoslovakia - Soviet Union

81-74 (42-36)

Romania - Yugoslavia

93-68 (41-30)

Hungary - Bulgaria

69-59 (34-24)

Poland - Italy

67-59 (29-27)

Competition Day 5 (17-06-1955)

Bulgaria - Poland

62-57 (37-25)

Yugoslavia - Hungary

34-48 (11-23)

Italy - Czechoslovakia

48-96 (20-36)

Soviet Union - Romania

84-66 (48-37)

Competition Day 6 (18-06-1955)

Soviet Union - Hungary

68-82 (30-39)

Italy - Bulgaria

72-76 (32-35)

Poland - Yugoslavia

67-59 (31-29)

Czechoslovakia - Romania

91-69 (48-36)

Competition Day 7 (19-06-1955)

Yugoslavia - Italy

66-69 (33-29)

Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia

67-73 (36-34)

Hungary - Romania

71-60 (46-38)

Soviet Union - Poland

101-76 (60-36)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. Hungary

7

6

1

514

427

12

2. Czechoslovakia

7

5

2

533

447

10

3. Soviet Union

7

5

2

538

467

10

4. Bulgaria

7

4

3

483

465

8

5. Poland

7

3

4

461

516

6

6. Italy

7

2

5

434

510

4

7. Romania

7

2

5

473

516

4

8. Yugoslavia

7

1

6

397

485

2

 

PLACES 9-18

GROUP 2

 

GROUP 3

Competition Day 1 (12-06-1955)

Competition Day 1 (12-06-1955)

FRG - England

67-50 (33-22)

Turkey - Luxembourg

72-59 (37-22)

Finland - Austria

55-49 (27-31)

Denmark - Sweden

41-51 (17-31)

Competition Day 2 (13-06-1955)

Competition Day 2 (13-06-1955)

Switzerland - Austria

65-41 (26-17)

France - Sweden

84-36 (31-20)

FRG - Finland

53-65 (26-27)

Turkey - Denmark

82-33 (37-11)

Competition Day 3 (14-06-1955)

Competition Day 3 (14-06-1955)

England - Finland

60-94 (26-50)

Luxembourg - Denmark

46-31 (22-20)

Switzerland - FRG

35-34 (21-16)

France - Turkey

50-38 (22-23)

Competition Day 4 (16-06-1955)

Competition Day 4 (16-06-1955)

England - Switzerland

59-53 (28-21)

Sweden - Turkey

46-87 (26-45)

Austria - FRG

46-42 (25-16)

Luxembourg - France

30-84 (17-49)

Competition Day 5 (17-06-1955)

Competition Day 5 (17-06-1955)

Austria - England

48-51 (21-26)

Denmark - France

26-96 (11-43)

Finland - Switzerland

65-41 (35-24)

Sweden - Luxembourg

59-65 (34-30)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Finland

4

4

0

279

203

8

2. England

4

2

2

220

262

4

3. Switzerland

4

2

2

194

199

4

4. Austria

4

1

3

184

213

2

5. FRG

4

1

3

196

196

2

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. France

4

4

0

314

130

8

2. Turkey

4

3

1

279

188

6

3. Luxembourg

4

2

2

200

246

4

4. Sweden

4

1

3

192

277

2

5. Denmark

4

0

4

131

275

0

 

 

FINAL ROUND

 

PLACES 17-18

(18-06-1955)

G2.5-G3.5: FRG - Denmark

51-49 (23-30)

 

 

PLACES 13-16

Semifinals (18-06-1955)

G2.3-G3.4: Switzerland - Sweden

54-43 (26-31)

G3.3-G2.4: Luxembourg - Austria

55-80 (23-40)

Finals (19-06-1955)

15/16: Sweden - Luxembourg

52-56 (30-29)

13/14: Switzerland - Austria

47-52 (19-23)

 

 

PLACES 9-12

Semifinals (18-06-1955)

G2.1-G3.2: Finland - Turkey

55-54 (29-27)

G3.1-G2.2: France - England

103-55 (43-24)

Finals (19-06-1955)

11/12: Turkey - England

77-54 (34-24)

9/10: Finland - France

48-65 (25-24)

 

 

FINAL (DECISIVE GAME)

VENUE: Népstadion (Budapest)

DATE: 18-06-1955 (19:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: xxx

REFEREES: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Turgut Atakol (TUR)

FOULED OUT: Zsíros, Cselkó / Siliņš, Bochkarjov, Korkia, Ozerov, Mojseev

Magyarország

Hungary - Soviet Union

СССР

82-68 (39-30)

Hungary (coach: János Páder)

László Bánhegyi (18)

László Hódi (20)

Tibor Czinkán (1)

János Bencze (7)

János Greminger (12)

Soviet Union (coach: Konstantin Travin)

Gunārs Siliņš (10)

Lev Reshetnikov (3)

Arkadij Bochkarjov (9)

Otar Korkia (5)

Aleksandr Mojseev (9)

Tibor Zsíros (20)

Tibor Cselkó (2)

János Hódi (2)

Yurij Ozerov (5)

Viktor Vlasov (1)

Stasys Stonkus (3)

Kazys Petkevičius (1)

Algirdas Lauritėnas (-)

Mart Laga (15)

Vladimir Torban (7)

 

 

FINAL STANDING

1.

Hungary HUN

2.

Czechoslovakia CZE

3.

Soviet Union USSR

4.

Bulgaria BUL

5.

Poland POL

6.

Italy ITA

7.

Romania ROM

8.

Yugoslavia YUG

9.

France FRA

10.

Finland FIN

11.

Turkey TUR

12.

England ENG

13.

Austria AUT

14.

Switzerland SWI

15.

Luxembourg LUX

16.

Sweden SWE

17.

FRG FRG

18.

Denmark DEN

 

 

TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME)

Player

Pts.

G

Avg.

1. Bo Widén (SWE)

170

8

21.3

2. Miroslav Škeřík (CZE)

191

9

21.2

3. Yalçın Granit (TUR)

119

6

19.8

4. Alan Bruce (ENG)

123

7

17.6

5. Jerzy Sterenga (POL)

105

6

17.5

6. Karl Přívozník (AUT)

173

10

17.3

7. Torben Starup-Hansen (DEN)

86

5

17.2

8. Henri Grange (FRA)

85

5

17.0

9. Tibor Zsíros (HUN)

152

9

16.9

10. Dennis Wilkinson (ENG)

127

8

15.9

 

 

TOURNAMENT MVP: János Greminger (HUN)

   

 

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