XIII EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (WROCŁAW 1963) (From 4-10-1963 to 13-10-1963)

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· Thirteen teams access the Final Stage directly and three more join them after a preliminary Qualifying Stage.

· The sixteen participating teams are divided in 2 groups of 8 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 the semifinal round (played as an X-pairing). The two winners after the semifinals qualify for the final, whereas the two losers play a consolation final for the bronze medal.

::::: QUALIFYING STAGE :::::

PRELIMINARY ROUND

GROUP A

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (4-10-1963)

Competition Day 1 (4-10-1963)

Yugoslavia - Netherlands

107-62 (48-33)

France - GDR

49-63 (24-35)

Bulgaria - Israel

79-58 (37-30)

Soviet Union - Finland

75-53 (38-23)

Hungary - Italy

71-74 (29-25) (*)

Spain - Poland

76-79 (25-44)

Belgium - Turkey

71-52 (31-31)

Czechoslovakia - Romania

55-56 (26-24)

Competition Day 2 (5-10-1963)

Competition Day 2 (5-10-1963)

Netherlands - Italy

60-73 (23-47)

France - Czechoslovakia

72-79 (33-41)

Bulgaria - Turkey

71-52 (34-25)

Spain - Romania

75-70 (34-44)

Hungary - Belgium

71-69 (33-34)

Finland - GDR

50-73 (26-33)

Yugoslavia - Israel

80-73 (44-31)

Soviet Union - Poland

64-54 (30-20)

Competition Day 3 (6-10-1963)

Competition Day 3 (6-10-1963)

Netherlands - Belgium

71-77 (35-33)

Finland - Czechoslovakia

45-78 (20-33)

Israel - Turkey

64-55 (30-32)

Soviet Union - GDR

76-52 (30-23)

Bulgaria - Hungary

55-64 (26-33)

Poland - Romania

64-60 (30-34)

Yugoslavia - Italy

71-69 (37-32)

Spain - France

86-70 (47-39)

Competition Day 4 (7-10-1963)

Competition Day 4 (7-10-1963)

Yugoslavia - Turkey

97-67 (50-33)

Finland - Spain

83-79 (43-44)

Italy - Belgium

75-76 (39-46)

GDR - Czechoslovakia

61-62 (38-34)

Netherlands - Bulgaria

71-99 (32-46)

Poland - France

98-65 (46-35)

Israel - Hungary

73-80 (38-35)

Soviet Union - Romania

64-54 (36-28)

Competition Day 5 (9-10-1963)

Competition Day 5 (9-10-1963)

Turkey - Hungary

42-50 (26-21)

GDR - Spain

91-85 (37-43)

Israel - Netherlands

70-55 (26-26)

Romania - France

59-51 (35-34)

Italy - Bulgaria

51-59 (22-33)

Poland - Finland

68-54 (32-30)

Yugoslavia - Belgium

95-62 (48-37)

Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia

96-56 (49-25)

Competition Day 6 (10-10-1963)

Competition Day 6 (10-10-1963)

Belgium - Bulgaria

72-80 (37-37)

GDR - Poland

62-93 (23-47)

Turkey - Netherlands

72-74 (38-31)

Romania - Finland

69-55 (28-23)

Italy - Israel

63-57 (28-28)

Czechoslovakia - Spain

76-98 (43-59)

Yugoslavia - Hungary

82-73 (44-35)

Soviet Union - France

77-59 (42-34)

Competition Day 7 (11-10-1963)

Competition Day 7 (11-10-1963)

Hungary - Netherlands

90-60 (48-33)

Romania - GDR

54-66 (27-36)

Turkey - Italy

65-72 (37-34)

France - Finland

61-59 (26-25)

Belgium - Israel

93-68 (50-35)

Czechoslovakia - Poland

73-86 (33-40)

Yugoslavia - Bulgaria

76-66 (36-23)

Soviet Union - Spain

106-64 (49-29)

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pt
1. Yugoslavia	7	7	0	608	472	14
2. Hungary	7	5	2	499	455	10
3. Bulgaria	7	5	2	509	444	10
4. Belgium	7	4	3	520	512	8
5. Italy	7	4	3	477	459	8
6. Israel	7	2	5	463	505	4
7. Netherlands	7	1	6	453	588	2
8. Turkey	7	0	7	405	499	0

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pt
1. Soviet Union	7	7	0	558	392	14
2. Poland	7	6	1	542	454	12
3. GDR	7	4	3	468	469	8
4. Spain	7	3	4	563	575	6
5. Romania	7	3	4	422	430	6
6. Czechoslovakia	7	3	4	479	514	6
7. France	7	1	6	427	521	2
8. Finland	7	1	6	399	503	2

* The score at the end of regulation was 55-55, and it was necessary to play as many as three extra-times to decide the winner of this game (62-62; 66-66; 71-74).

FINAL ROUND

PLACES 13-16
Semifinals (12-10-1963)
A7-B8: Netherlands - Finland	58-71 (32-35)
B7-A8: France - Turkey	80-63 (37-26)
Finals (13-10-1963)
15/16: Netherlands - Turkey	62-64 (32-34)
13/14: Finland - France	50-60 (30-26)

PLACES 9-12
Semifinals (12-10-1963)
A5-B6: Italy - Czechoslovakia	66-70 (29-43)
B5-A6: Romania - Israel	47-57 (23-34)
Finals (13-10-1963)
11/12: Italy - Romania	66-85 (30-34)
9/10: Czechoslovakia - Israel	58-60 (29-29)

PLACES 5-8
Semifinals (12-10-1963)
A3-B4: Bulgaria - Spain	102-70 (51-31)
B3-A4: GDR - Belgium	81-53 (41-22)
Finals (13-10-1963)
7/8: Spain - Belgium	86-83 (47-35)
5/6: Bulgaria - GDR	77-62 (40-29)

PLACES 1-4
Semifinals (12-10-1963)
A1-B2: Yugoslavia - Poland	72-83 (40-47)
B1-A2: Soviet Union - Hungary	89-51 (38-27)
Finals (13-10-1963)
3/4: Yugoslavia - Hungary	89-61 (38-39)
1/2: Poland - Soviet Union	45-61 (18-37)

FINAL
VENUE: Hala Ludowa (Wrocław) DATE: 13-10-1963 (18:30 h) ATTENDANCE: xxx REFEREES: xxx (XXX), xxx (XXX) FOULED OUT: Petrov / Wichowski, Łopatka
	Soviet Union - Poland
	61-45 (37-18)
Soviet Union (coach: Aleksandr Gomel’skij) Juris Kalniņš (4) Aleksandr Travin (10) Gennadij Vol’nov (14) Jaak Lipso (1) Aleksandr Petrov (13)		Poland (coach: Witold Zagórski) Zbigniew Dregier (5) Krzysztof Sitkowski (2) Janusz Wichowski (2) Bogdan Likszo (3) Jerzy Piskun (4)
Guram Minashvili (2) Jānis Krūmiņš (17) Armenak Alachachian (-) Vjacheslav Khrynin (-)		Andrzej Pstrokoński (2) Wiesław Langiewicz (6) Stanisław Olejniczak (-) Mieczysław Łopatka (11) Kazimierz Frelkiewicz (10)

FINAL STANDING
1.	Soviet Union
2.	Poland
3.	Yugoslavia
4.	Hungary
5.	Bulgaria
6.	GDR
7.	Spain
8.	Belgium
9.	Israel
10.	Czechoslovakia
11.	Romania
12.	Italy
13.	France
14.	Finland
15.	Turkey
16.	Netherlands

TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME)
Player	Pts.	G	Avg.
1. Radivoj Korać (YUG)	239	9	26.6
2. Emiliano Rodríguez (SPA)	183	9	20.3
3. Viktor Radev (BUL)	154	8	19.3
4. René Aerts (BEL)	163	9	18.1
5. Kari Liimo (FIN)	108	6	18.0
6. Tani Cohen-Mintz (ISR)	150	9	16.7
7. Paolo Vittori (ITA)	147	9	16.3
8. Mieczysław Łopatka (POL)	145	9	16.1
9. František Konvička (CZE)	110	7	15.7
10. Ivo Daneu (YUG)	125	8	15.6

TOURNAMENT MVP: Emiliano Rodríguez (SPA)

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