The 1981 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1981, was the 22nd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Czechoslovakia and took place from 26 May to 5 June 1981.FIBA EuroBasket 1981
Venues Havířov Bratislava Prague Ice Stadium HavířovCapacity 7 000 Zimný štadiónCapacity 10 000 Sportovní halaCapacity 15 000
Participants Twelve national teams took part in the competition, divided in 2 six-teams groups.
Group AGroup B
First stage The winner of each match earns two points, the loser one. The first three teams advance to the final stage, the last three team take part in the classification round.
Group A – Bratislava
Israel82 – 74 EnglandGreece70 – 95 CzechoslovakiaSpain102 – 93 FranceGreece81 – 86 FranceSpain89 – 81 IsraelCzechoslovakia71 – 62 EnglandGreece62 – 64 EnglandCzechoslovakia69 – 72 SpainFrance76 – 88 IsraelEngland47 – 78SpainFrance69 – 72CzechoslovakiaGreece71 – 82IsraelIsrael85 – 86 CzechoslovakiaGreece72 – 111 SpainEngland66 – 78 France
Group B – Havířov
West Germany66 – 51TurkeySoviet Union101 – 89PolandYugoslavia99 – 88ItalySoviet Union86 – 54West GermanyYugoslavia92 – 89PolandItaly94 – 73TurkeyYugoslavia112 – 68TurkeyPoland81 – 71West GermanyItaly67 – 97Soviet UnionTurkey79 – 97Soviet UnionPoland81 – 90ItalyYugoslavia98 – 86West GermanyWest Germany57 – 79ItalyTurkey75 – 89PolandYugoslavia88 – 108Soviet Union
Places 7–12
78–89 58–65 67–60 64–72 92–69 83–70 67–71 60–63 93–102
Places 1–6 in Prague
87–102 87–86 84–110 101–110 98–116 95–86 112–84 83–100 72–95
Finals Placement Team 1 Team 2 Res. 3rd place 90–101
Finals Placement Team 1 Team 2 Res. 1st place 84–67 Final 1981 - proballers.com
Final standings
Awards 1981 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Valdis Valters ( Soviet Union)
All-Tournament Team Valdis Valters (MVP) Dragan Kićanović Dražen Dalipagić Anatoly Myshkin Vladimir Tkachenko
Team rosters 1. Soviet Union: Valdis Valters, Anatoly Myshkin, Vladimir Tkachenko, Sergejus Jovaiša, Alexander Belostenny, Stanislav Yeryomin, Sergei Tarakanov, Andrey Lopatov, Nikolay Deryugin, Aleksandr Salnikov, Gennadi Kapustin, Nikolai Fesenko (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)
2. Yugoslavia: Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Dalipagić, Mirza Delibašić, Dragan Kićanović, Andro Knego, Peter Vilfan, Predrag Benaček, Ratko Radovanović, Boban Petrović, Branko Skroče, Željko Poljak, Petar Popović (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)
3. Czechoslovakia: Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilák, Zdenek Kos, Vlastimil Klimes, Vojtech Petr, Vlastimil Havlik, Jaroslav Skala, Juraj Zuffa, Peter Rajniak, Zdenek Bohm, Justin Sedlak, Gustav Hraska (Coach: Pavel Petera)
4. Spain: Juan Antonio Corbalán, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Wayne Brabender, Fernando Martín, Candido "Chicho" Sibilio, Manuel Flores, Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, Rafael Rullán, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Quim Costa, Josep Maria Margall, Fernando Romay (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
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