XXXI EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (PARIS 1999)

QUALIFYING STAGE

(From 22-05-1996 to 27-02-1999)

 

 

PRELIMINARY TOURNAMENT

 

 

Reykjavík (ICELAND)

(From 22-05-1996 to 26-05-1996)

Competition Day 1

Denmark - Albania

99-65 (49-25)

Iceland - Luxembourg

96-63 (41-40)

Cyprus - Ireland

84-73 (33-36)

Competition Day 2

Denmark - Luxembourg

105-72 (44-37)

Iceland - Cyprus

70-61 (29-29)

Ireland - Albania

96-77 (45-40)

Competition Day 3

Denmark - Cyprus

98-63 (39-35)

Iceland - Ireland

89-74 (46-46)

Luxembourg - Albania

74-71 (46-40)

Competition Day 4

Denmark - Ireland

76-78 (39-39)

Iceland - Albania

71-85 (33-44)

Cyprus - Luxembourg

78-62 (36-32)

Competition Day 5

Cyprus - Albania

72-63 (50-30)

Iceland - Denmark

87-98 (40-51)

Luxembourg - Ireland

81-115 (41-66)

STANDING

P

W

L

P

1. Denmark (CR)

5

4

1

9

2. Iceland (CR)

5

3

2

8

3. Cyprus (QR)

5

3

2

8

4. Ireland (QR)

5

3

2

8

5. Luxembourg (QR)

5

1

4

6

6. Albania

5

1

4

6

 

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

 

 

Group A (Levkosía, CYPRUS)

(From 23-05-1997 to 25-05-1997)

 

Group B (Dublin, IRELAND)

(From 23-05-1997 to 25-05-1997)

Competition Day 1

Competition Day 1

Czech Republic - Georgia

79-71 (51-29)

Netherlands - Norway

79-63 (41-25)

Cyprus - Austria

57-61 (18-29)

Ireland - Belgium

79-82 (50-44)

Competition Day 2

Competition Day 2

Austria - Czech Republic

46-68 (20-32)

Belgium - Netherlands

76-82 (40-43)

Cyprus - Georgia

69-72 (25-38)

Ireland - Norway

78-65 (36-34)

Competition Day 3

Competition Day 3

Cyprus - Czech Republic

37-89 (22-44)

Belgium - Norway

108-75 (54-33)

Georgia - Austria

67-60 (34-31;56-56)

Ireland - Netherlands

69-78 (29-35)

STANDING

P

W

L

P

1. Czech Republic

3

3

0

6

2. Georgia

3

2

1

5

3. Austria

3

1

2

4

4. Cyprus

3

0

3

3

STANDING

P

W

L

P

1. Netherlands

3

3

0

6

2. Belgium

3

2

1

5

3. Ireland

3

1

2

4

4. Norway

3

0

3

3

 

 

Group C (Pezinok, SLOVAKIA)

(From 23-05-1997 to 25-05-1997)

 

Group D (Dej, ROMANIA)

(From 23-05-1997 to 25-05-1997)

Competition Day 1

Competition Day 1

Slovakia - Switzerland

68-58 (30-30)

Portugal - Finland

101-75 (43-30)

Luxembourg - England

64-108 (32-51)

Romania - Wales

113-68 (47-21)

Competition Day 2

Competition Day 2

England - Switzerland

85-63 (41-28)

Wales - Portugal

64-107 (33-58)

Luxembourg - Slovakia

53-80 (31-43)

Finland - Romania

64-62 (32-34)

Competition Day 3

Competition Day 3

Switzerland - Luxembourg

78-70 (38-36)

Finland - Wales

100-60 (51-25)

Slovakia - England

81-74 (27-35;67-67)

Romania - Portugal

89-85 (50-36)

STANDING

P

W

L

P

1. Slovakia

3

3

0

6

2. England

3

2

1

5

3. Switzerland

3

1

2

4

4. Luxembourg

3

0

3

3

STANDING

P

W

L

P

1. Portugal

3

2

1

5

2. Romania

3

2

1

5

3. Finland

3

2

1

5

4. Wales

3

0

3

3

 

 

CHALLENGE ROUND

(Group winners and runners-up, together with the best four third-placed teams, qualify for the Final Stage)

 

 

GROUP A

 

GROUP B

Day 1 (26-11-1997) / Day 6 (25-11-1998)

Day 1 (26-11-1997) / Day 6 (25-11-1998)

Greece - Slovenia

76-79 (39-35)

79-66 (35-32)

Russia - Macedonia

116-73 (56-36)

89-94 (34-50)

Germany - Bulgaria

76-73 (36-33)

61-83 (28-39)

Poland - Hungary

60-69 (30-26)

78-68 (32-35;65-65)

Belgium - Slovakia

75-68 (36-34)

88-76 (41-33)

Romania - Portugal

70-71 (34-39)

81-64 (43-32) (a)

Day 2 (29-11-1997) / Day 7 (28-11-1998)

Day 2 (29-11-1997) / Day 7 (28-11-1998)

Slovenia - Germany

75-71 (35-38)

76-91 (35-44)

Portugal - Russia

76-91 (40-47)

108-60 (54-25)

Bulgaria - Belgium

86-82 (37-32;63-63)

93-75 (48-36) (*)

Macedonia - Poland

79-72 (37-30)

50-61 (28-32)

Slovakia - Greece

73-76 (33-43)

79-72 (37-21)

Hungary - Romania

86-56 (41-30)

54-72 (24-37)

Day 3 (3-12-1997) / Day 8 (2-12-1998)

Day 3 (3-12-1997) / Day 8 (2-12-1998)

Belgium - Germany

70-72 (37-29)

79-70 (37-37)

Portugal - Macedonia

64-87 (27-41)

75-63 (42-26)

Slovakia - Slovenia

70-101 (35-51)

80-57 (45-31)

Russia - Hungary

87-78 (52-41)

60-59 (32-25)

Greece - Bulgaria

92-62 (45-24)

83-105 (43-56)

Romania - Poland

70-81 (34-44)

91-64 (44-30)

Day 4 (25-02-1998) / Day 9 (24-02-1999)

Day 4 (25-02-1998) / Day 9 (24-02-1999)

Germany - Greece

74-71 (29-37)

58-53 (29-26)

Hungary - Portugal

85-69 (51-42)

79-58 (39-23)

Slovenia - Belgium

72-61 (39-27)

72-76 (39-39)

Poland - Russia

75-82 (44-45)

92-86 (48-40)

Bulgaria - Slovakia

86-70 (39-30)

73-72 (41-29)

Macedonia - Romania

80-52 (39-18)

59-71 (34-29)

Day 5 (28-02-1998) / Day 10 (27-02-1999)

Day 5 (28-02-1998) / Day 10 (27-02-1999)

Slovakia - Germany

66-68 (42-38)

79-53 (37-24)

Portugal - Poland

81-86 (48-55)

89-65 (47-31)

Greece - Belgium

77-56 (50-25)

73-82 (35-39)

Hungary - Macedonia

49-68 (26-38)

64-58 (43-29)

Bulgaria - Slovenia

79-71 (34-41)

86-67 (41-38)

Russia - Romania

115-45 (52-30)

81-98 (43-53)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

PTS.

1. Slovenia

10

9

1

19

2. Greece

10

7

3

17

3. Germany

10

7

3

17

4. Bulgaria

10

3

7

13

5. Slovakia

10

2

8

12

6. Belgium

10

2

8

12

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

PTS.

1. Russia

10

9

1

19

2. Macedonia

10

8

2

18

3. Hungary

10

6

4

16

4. Poland

10

4

6

14

5. Portugal

10

3

7

13

6. Romania

10

0

10

10

* Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day.

(a) Game played on 24-11-1998.

 

GROUP C

 

GROUP D

Day 1 (26-11-1997) / Day 6 (25-11-1998)

Day 1 (26-11-1997) / Day 6 (25-11-1998)

Ukraine - Spain

66-83 (38-36)

80-51 (32-34)

Lithuania - Bosnia-Herzegovina

66-69 (39-37)

57-87 (25-43)

Israel - Belarus

95-64 (51-27)

71-65 (36-41)

Croatia - Estonia

88-63 (43-31)

76-82 (38-38)

Denmark - England

64-72 (36-35)

87-70 (39-36)

Iceland - Netherlands

83-87 (44-43)

77-65 (41-30)

Day 2 (29-11-1997) / Day 7 (28-11-1998)

Day 2 (29-11-1997) / Day 7 (28-11-1998)

England - Spain

76-92 (38-51)

74-58 (45-19)

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Croatia

74-67 (35-33)

64-67 (36-33)

Ukraine - Israel

62-65 (33-33)

77-70 (44-25)

Estonia - Iceland

88-79 (51-38)

79-100 (43-46)

Belarus - Denmark

66-60 (24-26)

58-69 (25-40)

Netherlands - Lithuania

57-88 (33-46)

80-61 (41-29)

Day 3 (3-12-1997) / Day 8 (2-12-1998)

Day 3 (3-12-1997) / Day 8 (2-12-1998)

England - Ukraine

61-88 (24-40)

66-60 (36-25)

Lithuania - Estonia

87-77 (43-39)

60-91 (33-45)

Spain - Belarus

101-53 (52-22)

79-93 (43-50)

Netherlands - Bosnia-Herzeg.

76-81 (36-38)

68-60 (36-38)

Denmark - Israel

76-95 (36-48)

67-63 (35-31)

Iceland - Croatia

74-82 (29-41)

111-77 (62-44)

Day 4 (25-02-1998) / Day 9 (24-02-1999)

Day 4 (25-02-1998) / Day 9 (24-02-1999)

Belarus - England

55-60 (25-29)

61-56 (31-31)

Estonia - Netherlands

90-99 (26-44)

80-104 (37-55)

Israel - Spain

61-67 (29-33)

71-63 (36-28)

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Iceland

109-84 (57-38)

54-83 (25-45)

Ukraine - Denmark

66-67 (42-32)

61-83 (33-46)

Croatia - Lithuania

72-64 (40-37)

76-65 (40-35)

Day 5 (28-02-1998) / Day 10 (27-02-1999)

Day 5 (28-02-1998) / Day 10 (27-02-1999)

Spain - Denmark

86-57 (45-26)

63-80 (31-40)

Lithuania - Iceland

96-71 (47-34)

48-94 (29-49)

Belarus - Ukraine

72-102 (30-52)

79-67 (40-35)

Netherlands - Croatia

67-79 (35-48)

103-73 (61-27)

England - Israel

68-82 (36-37)

79-76 (34-35)

Estonia - Bosnia-Herzegovina

90-96 (39-56)

83-69 (46-37) (*)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

PTS.

1. Spain

10

10

0

20

2. Israel

10

7

3

17

3. Ukraine

10

5

5

15

4. England

10

4

6

14

5. Belarus

10

3

7

13

6. Denmark

10

1

9

11

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

PTS.

1. Bosnia-Herzeg.

10

9

1

19

2. Lithuania

10

8

2

18

3. Croatia

10

7

3

17

4. Estonia

10

3

7

13

5. Netherlands

10

3

7

13

6. Iceland

10

0

10

10

* Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day.

 

GROUP E

Day 1 (26-11-1997) / Day 6 (25-11-1998)

Italy - Latvia

96-84 (50-38)

64-62 (42-31)

Turkey - Sweden

65-48 (38-20)

64-90 (27-39)

Georgia - Czech Republic

68-70 (32-34)

81-74 (32-42)

Day 2 (29-11-1997) / Day 7 (28-11-1998)

Italy - Czech Republic

84-60 (45-32)

63-79 (28-35) (*)

Latvia - Turkey

74-84 (34-50)

78-65 (38-30)

Sweden - Georgia

89-85 (46-54)

59-82 (43-37)

Day 3 (3-12-1997) / Day 8 (2-12-1998)

Czech Republic - Latvia

77-69 (37-39)

60-73 (30-41)

Italy - Sweden

92-81 (50-39)

82-75 (39-46)

Georgia - Turkey

73-76 (38-45)

103-60 (43-26)

Day 4 (25-02-1998) / Day 9 (24-02-1999)

Latvia - Georgia

99-63 (58-35)

96-98 (38-50)

Turkey - Italy

64-72 (39-40)

68-54 (37-26)

Sweden - Czech Republic

93-97 (44-29) (x)

102-83 (49-38)

Day 5 (28-02-1998) / Day 10 (27-02-1999)

Czech Republic - Turkey

67-74 (37-28)

86-67 (36-31)

Sweden - Latvia

87-82 (45-38)

83-84 (41-35)

Italy - Georgia

90-43 (47-21)

64-105 (31-54)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

PTS.

1. Italy

10

8

2

18

2. Turkey

10

8

2

18

3. Czech Republic

10

6

4

16

4. Sweden

10

5

5

15

5. Latvia

10

3

7

13

6. Georgia

10

0

10

10

(x) The score at the end of regulation was 75-75, and it was necessary to play two extra-times to decide the winner of this game (84-84; 93-97).

* Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day.

 

Byes: Host (France) and title holder (Yugoslavia).

 

 

::::: FINAL STAGE :::::

 

 

GAME DETAILS (SPAIN)

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

VENUE: Palats Sportu (Kiev)

DATE: 26-11-1997 (19:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 5.000

REFEREES: Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL), Viliam Koller (SVK)

FOULED OUT: Angulo

UKR

Ukraine - Spain

SPA

66-83 (38-36)

Ukraine (coach: Vladislav Pustogarov)

Dmytro Bazelevs’kyj (7), Vadym Pudzyrej (7), Denys Zhuravl’ov (2), Leonid Yajlo (19), Grygorij Khyzhnjak (2); Oleksandr Okuns’kyj (7), Oleg Pogorelov (4), Igor Molchanov (10), Oleg Tkach (-), Dmytro Prykhod’ko (8)

Spain (coach: Lolo Sáinz)

Nacho Rodríguez (5), Alberto Herreros (12), José Antonio Paraíso (22), Nacho Romero (-), Juan Antonio Orenga (3); Alberto Angulo (11), Nacho Azofra (5), Carlos Jiménez (1), Pere Capdevila (3), Alfonso Reyes (21)

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

VENUE: Plymouth Pavilions (Plymouth)

DATE: 29-11-1997 (19:30 h)

ATTENDANCE: 3.000

REFEREES: Kristinn Albertsson (ICE), Efim Resser (GER)

FOULED OUT: Amoo-Gottfried

ENG

England - Spain

SPA

76-92 (38-51)

England (coach: László Németh)

Ron Baker (2), Peter Scantlebury (5), Steve Bucknall (23), Roger Huggins (9), John Amaechi (19); Martin Amoo-Gottfried (-), Silas Cheung (9), Andy Gardiner (2), Ian Whyte (5), Neville Austin (2)

Spain (coach: Lolo Sáinz)

Nacho Rodríguez (2), Alberto Herreros (21), José Antonio Paraíso (6), Nacho Romero (6), Juan Antonio Orenga (4); Alberto Angulo (18), Nacho Rodilla (7), Alfonso Reyes (16), Oriol Junyent (12)

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

VENUE: Polideportivo Municipal “Francisco Laporta” (Alcoy)

DATE: 3-12-1997 (20:30 h)

ATTENDANCE: 1.500

REFEREES: Christophe Vauthier (FRA), José Araújo (POR)

FOULED OUT: Kuz’min

SPA

Spain - Belarus

BLR

101-53 (52-22)

Spain (coach: Lolo Sáinz)

Nacho Azofra (7), Alberto Herreros (4), José Antonio Paraíso (19), Oriol Junyent (8), Juan Antonio Orenga (16); Alberto Angulo (12), Nacho Rodilla (12), Pere Capdevila (4), Alfonso Reyes (19)

Belarus (coach: Aleksandr Borisov)

Mikalai Buzljakov (-), Andrej Klemez’ (5), Ruslan Bojdakov (10), Sergej Svetnik (5), Andrej Bykov (14); Arsenij Kuchinskij (3), Aleksej Pyntikov (14), Dmitrij Kuz’min (2), Denis Korshuk (-), Valerij Khamenja (-)

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

VENUE: Yad Eliyahu (Tel-Aviv)

DATE: 25-02-1998 (20:55 h)

ATTENDANCE: 10.000

REFEREES: Danko Radić (CRO), Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

FOULED OUT: Shelef (38’), Sheffer (40’) / Orenga (36’)

ISR

Israel - Spain

SPA

61-67 (29-33)

Israel (coach: Muli Katzurin)

Oded Kattash (10), Doron Sheffer (9), Gur Shelef (8), Nadav Henefeld (8), Tomer Steinhauer (13); Guy Goodes (2), Amir Muchtari (-), Amir Katz (2), Uri Cohen-Mintz (9)

Spain (coach: Lolo Sáinz)

Nacho Rodríguez (4), Alberto Herreros (9), José Antonio Paraíso (12), Alfonso Reyes (11), Juan Antonio Orenga (7); Alberto Angulo (15), Nacho Rodilla (-), Carlos Jiménez (-), Iñaki de Miguel (9)

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

VENUE: Polideportivo Municipal “Vicente Trueba” (Torrelavega)

DATE: 28-02-1998 (13:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 4.600

REFEREES: Eric de Neve (BEL), Fernando Rocha (POR)

FOULED OUT: -

SPA

Spain - Denmark

DEN

86-57 (45-26)

Spain (coach: Lolo Sáinz)

Nacho Azofra (4), Alberto Herreros (14), José Antonio Paraíso (5), Nacho Romero (10), Juan Antonio Orenga (10); Alberto Angulo (15), Nacho Rodilla (8), Carlos Jiménez (4), Iñaki de Miguel (5), Alfonso Reyes (11)

Denmark (coach: Eivind Möstl)

Jes Hansen (-), Per Hjorth (9), Joachim Jerichow (14), Mikkel Larsen (12), Michael Andersen (13); Jesper Hauge (-), Jesper Sørensen (-), Niels Bjerregaard (2), Thomas Pedersen (2), Henrik Dejbjerg (5)

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

VENUE: Palacio Municipal de Deportes (León)

DATE: 25-11-1998 (19:30 h)

ATTENDANCE: 2.000

REFEREES: António Pimentel (POR), Michel Zegwaard (NED)

FOULED OUT: Lokhmanchuk (24’), Bazelevs’kyj (34’)

SPA

Spain - Ukraine

UKR

80-51 (32-34)

Spain (coach: Lolo Sáinz)

Nacho Rodríguez (9), Alberto Herreros (7), José Antonio Paraíso (5), Alfonso Reyes (20), Roberto Dueñas (3); Alberto Angulo (18), Iván Corrales (4), Nacho Romero (2), Rodrigo de la Fuente (11), Iñaki de Miguel (1)

Ukraine (coach: Valerij Ryzhov)

Dmytro Bazelevs’kyj (14), Evgenij Murzin (2), Aleksandr Volkov (14), Leonid Yajlo (8), Oleksandr Lokhmanchuk (3); Stanislav Medvedenko (2), Oleksandr Okuns’kyj (4), Volodymyr Kholopov (2), Volodymyr Ryzhov (2), Roman Rubchenko (-)

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

VENUE: Palacio Municipal de Deportes (León)

DATE: 28-11-1998 (18:15 h)

ATTENDANCE: 5.400

REFEREES: Serge de Coster (BEL), Bruno Vauthier (FRA)

FOULED OUT: -

SPA

Spain - England

ENG

74-58 (45-19)

Spain (coach: Lolo Sáinz)

Nacho Rodríguez (-), Alberto Herreros (20), Rodrigo de la Fuente (11), Iñaki de Miguel (6), Roberto Dueñas (8); Alberto Angulo (11), Ferrán López (3), Nacho Romero (3), Lucio Angulo (3), Alfonso Reyes (9)

England (coach: László Németh)

Ray Carter (3), Steve Hansell (3), Steve Bucknall (15), Roger Huggins (4), John Amaechi (21); Yorick Williams (2), Silas Cheung (3), Delme Herriman (5), Andy Betts (-), Chris Haslam (2)

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

VENUE: Dvorets Sporta (Minsk)

DATE: 2-12-1998 (19:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 3.500

REFEREES: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), Ivan Zachara (CZR)

FOULED OUT: Kul’ (25’), Bojdakov (25’), Svetnik

BLR

Belarus - Spain

SPA

79-93 (43-50)

Belarus (coach: Anatolij Yakubenko)

Dmitrij Kuz’min (7), Andrej Krivonos (16), Ruslan Bojdakov (14), Sergej Svetnik (4), Aleksandr Kul’ (11); Aleksej Lashkevich (-), Aleksej Pyntikov (15), Vladimir Sharko (6), Denis Korshuk (2), Kiril Misjuchenko (4)

Spain (coach: Lolo Sáinz)

Ferrán López (1), Alberto Herreros (17), José Antonio Paraíso (9), Alfonso Reyes (17), Roberto Dueñas (7); Alberto Angulo (3), Iván Corrales (19), Nacho Romero (9), Rodrigo de la Fuente (8), Iñaki de Miguel (3)

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

VENUE: Pabellón “Parque Corredor” (Torrejón de Ardoz)

DATE: 24-02-1999 (20:30 h)

ATTENDANCE: 4.000

REFEREES: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Pierluigi d’Este (ITA)

FOULED OUT: Henefeld (37’)

SPA

Spain - Israel

ISR

71-63 (36-28)

Spain (coach: Lolo Sáinz)

Nacho Rodríguez (10), Alberto Herreros (12), José Antonio Paraíso (2), Iñaki de Miguel (5), Roberto Dueñas (16); Alberto Angulo (2), Iván Corrales (3), Nacho Romero (3), Carlos Jiménez (5), Alfonso Reyes (13)

Israel (coach: Muli Katzurin)

Guy Goodes (12), Puppy Turgeman (2), Gur Shelef (2), Nadav Henefeld (6), Tomer Steinhauer (18); Meir Tapiro (-), Yoav Saffar (7), Amir Katz (14), Uri Cohen-Mintz (2), Amir Muchtari (-)

 

QUALIFYING ROUND

VENUE: Rosborghallen (Vejle)

DATE: 27-02-1999 (14:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 2.000

REFEREES: Kęstutis Pilipauskas (LIT), Nikos Botitsis (SWE)

FOULED OUT: Hjorth

DEN

Denmark - Spain

SPA

63-80 (31-40)

Denmark (coach: Eivind Möstl)

Tore Christian Jensen (4), Jesper Hauge (14), Per Hjorth (5), Niels Bjerregaard (12), Mikkel Larsen (15); Jens Laulund (-), Jesper Sørensen (5), Thomas Pedersen (4), Henrik Dejbjerg (4)

Spain (coach: Lolo Sáinz)

Nacho Rodríguez (2), Alberto Angulo (11), Carlos Jiménez (8), Alfonso Reyes (12), Nacho Romero (8); Iván Corrales (9), Lucio Angulo (5), José Antonio Paraíso (9), Iñaki de Miguel (8), Roberto Dueñas (8)

 

 
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