VIII EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (MOSKVA 1953)

(From 23-05-1953 to 4-06-1953)

 

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· The seventeen participating teams are divided in 4 groups (three with four teams each and one with five teams) 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 9-17 (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 (24-05-1953)

Competition Day 1 (24-05-1953)

Italy - Romania

61-43 (24-23)

Sweden - FRG

37-65 (17-34)

Czechoslovakia - Switzerland

94-33 (31-21)

France - Egypt

58-74 (21-36) (x)

Competition Day 2 (25-05-1953)

Competition Day 2 (25-05-1953)

Switzerland - Italy

32-82 (8-33)

France - FRG

76-44 (30-20)

Czechoslovakia - Romania

49-31 (32-10)

Egypt - Sweden

75-26 (33-15)

Competition Day 3 (26-05-1953)

Competition Day 3 (26-05-1953)

Romania - Switzerland

74-36 (40-17)

FRG - Egypt

41-74 (16-35)

Czechoslovakia - Italy

59-43 (33-21)

France - Sweden

65-33 (38-12)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Czechoslovakia (CR_1)

3

3

0

202

107

6

2. Italy (CR_1)

3

2

1

186

134

4

3. Romania (CR_3)

3

1

2

148

146

2

4. Switzerland (CR_2)

3

0

3

101

250

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Egypt (CR_1)

3

3

0

223

125

6

2. France (CR_1)

3

2

1

199

151

4

3. FRG (CR_2)

3

1

2

150

187

2

4. Sweden (CR_3)

3

0

3

96

205

0

(x) Game played on 27-05-1953.

 

GROUP C

 

GROUP D

Competition Day 1 (24-05-1953)

Competition Day 1 (23-05-1953)

Hungary - Denmark

95-30 (42-10)

Lebanon - Yugoslavia

51-95 (30-40)

Soviet Union - Belgium

59-31 (30-14)

Bulgaria - Finland

61-45 (30-23)

Competition Day 2 (25-05-1953)

Competition Day 2 (24-05-1953)

Hungary - Belgium

57-35 (28-14)

Israel - Finland

60-36 (29-23)

Soviet Union - Denmark

118-14 (58-3)

Lebanon - Bulgaria

51-94 (29-45)

Competition Day 3 (26-05-1953)

Competition Day 3 (25-05-1953)

Denmark - Belgium

35-56 (18-29)

Bulgaria - Israel

48-61 (23-30)

Soviet Union - Hungary

64-54 (32-16)

Finland - Yugoslavia

37-41 (23-15)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Soviet Union (CR_1)

3

3

0

241

99

6

2. Hungary (CR_1)

3

2

1

206

129

4

3. Belgium (CR_3)

3

1

2

122

151

2

4. Denmark (CR_2)

3

0

3

79

269

0

Competition Day 4 (26-05-1953)

Yugoslavia - Israel

57-55 (23-32;55-55)

Finland - Lebanon

66-57 (31-24)

Competition Day 5 (27-05-1953)

Israel - Lebanon

2-0 (*)

Yugoslavia - Bulgaria

25-27 (10-8)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Israel (CR_1)

4

3

1

178

141

6

2. Yugoslavia (CR_1)

4

3

1

218

170

6

3. Bulgaria (CR_2)

4

3

1

230

182

6

4. Finland (CR_3)

4

1

3

184

219

2

5. Lebanon (CR_3)

4

0

4

159

257

0

* Lebanon refused to play this game and Israel received a w.o. (2-0).

 

 

CLASSIFICATION ROUND

 

PLACES 1-8

GROUP 1

Competition Day 1 (28-05-1953)

Hungary - Italy

49-38 (24-18)

Israel - Yugoslavia

40-29 (18-13)

France - Egypt

73-62 (26-33)

Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia

49-41 (15-9)

Competition Day 2 (29-05-1953)

Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia

66-64 (34-25)

Israel - Italy

47-42 (30-18)

Soviet Union - France

80-51 (30-15)

Hungary - Egypt

89-50 (41-25)

Competition Day 3 (30-05-1953)

Israel - Czechoslovakia

59-53 (29-25)

Yugoslavia - France

39-56 (18-25)

Italy - Egypt

51-60 (22-28)

Hungary - Soviet Union

24-29 (22-24)

Competition Day 4 (31-05-1953)

Italy - Soviet Union

54-88 (29-38)

Israel - Egypt

2-0 (*)

Yugoslavia - Hungary

51-69 (30-37)

Czechoslovakia - France

55-47 (20-28)

Competition Day 5 (2-06-1953)

Italy - Yugoslavia

45-48 (26-23)

Israel - France

45-62 (15-19)

Czechoslovakia - Hungary

44-39 (23-20)

Egypt - Soviet Union

27-66 (15-23)

Competition Day 6 (3-06-1953)

Czechoslovakia - Italy

43-39 (25-22)

Egypt - Yugoslavia

39-58 (17-23)

Israel - Soviet Union

25-75 (11-29)

France - Hungary

50-39 (26-22)

Competition Day 7 (4-06-1953)

France - Italy

52-54 (30-28;48-48)

Egypt - Czechoslovakia

33-87 (14-46)

Israel - Hungary

20-66 (14-43)

Soviet Union - Yugoslavia

57-43 (34-24)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. Soviet Union

7

7

0

444

265

14

2. Hungary

7

4

3

375

282

8

3. France

7

4

3

391

374

8

4. Czechoslovakia

7

4

3

387

332

8

5. Israel

7

4

3

238

327

8

6. Yugoslavia

7

3

4

334

370

6

7. Italy

7

1

6

323

387

4

8. Egypt

7

1

6

271

426

0

* Egypt refused to play this game and Israel received a w.o. (2-0).

 

PLACES 9-17

GROUP 2

 

GROUP 3

Competition Day 1 (28-05-1953)

Competition Day 1 (28-05-1953)

Bulgaria - Denmark

96-26 (48-15)

Sweden - Finland

32-55 (15-32)

FRG - Switzerland

44-51 (20-22)

Belgium - Lebanon

74-66 (46-36)

Competition Day 2 (30-05-1953)

Competition Day 2 (29-05-1953)

Bulgaria - Switzerland

77-52 (44-22)

Romania - Finland

51-59 (21-27)

Denmark - FRG

31-51 (7-25)

Belgium - Sweden

75-38 (28-17)

Competition Day 3 (2-06-1953)

Competition Day 3 (30-05-1953)

Bulgaria - FRG

82-50 (37-24)

Lebanon - Sweden

76-43 (33-18)

Switzerland - Denmark

65-42 (26-16)

Romania - Belgium

60-55 (34-24)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Bulgaria

3

3

0

255

128

6

2. Switzerland

3

2

1

168

163

4

3. FRG

3

1

2

145

164

2

4. Denmark

3

0

3

99

212

0

Competition Day 4 (31-05-1953)

Finland - Belgium

49-59 (24-28)

Lebanon - Romania

56-65 (26-29)

Competition Day 5 (2-06-1953)

Sweden - Romania

43-74 (30-37)

Finland - Lebanon

53-43 (23-14)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Belgium

4

3

1

263

213

6

2. Finland

4

3

1

216

185

6

3. Romania

4

3

1

250

213

6

4. Lebanon

4

1

3

241

235

2

5. Sweden

4

0

4

156

280

0

 

 

FINAL ROUND

 

PLACES 13-16

Semifinals (3-06-1953)

G2.3-G3.4: FRG - Lebanon

58-56 (36-28)

G3.3-G2.4: Romania - Denmark

80-53 (44-28)

Finals (4-06-1953)

15/16: Lebanon - Denmark

74-40 (41-20)

13/14: FRG - Romania

59-69 (31-40)

 

 

PLACES 9-12

Semifinals (3-06-1953)

G2.1-G3.2: Bulgaria - Finland

57-45 (26-20)

G3.1-G2.2: Belgium - Switzerland

59-43 (32-20)

Finals (4-06-1953)

11/12: Finland - Switzerland

45-51 (24-30)

9/10: Bulgaria - Belgium

71-52 (38-26)

 

 

FINAL (DECISIVE GAME)

VENUE: Central'nij Stadion “Dynamo” (Moskva)

DATE: 3-06-1953 (18:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 40.000

REFEREES: xxx (XXX), xxx (XXX)

FOULED OUT: Petkevičius

СССР

Soviet Union - Israel

ישראל

75-25 (29-11)

Soviet Union (coach: Konstantin Travin)

Gunārs Siliņš (7)

Stepas Butautas (13)

Yurij Ozerov (8)

Anatolij Konev (7)

Otar Korkia (12)

Israel (coach: Jacob Saltiel)

Abraham Schneior (4)

Ralph Klein (1)

Zakariah Ofri (8)

Alfred Cohen (7)

Ernst Gafni (4)

Kazys Petkevičius (3)

Ilmar Kullam (6)

Viktor Vlasov (7)

Armenak Alachachian (2)

Heino Kruus (1)

Aleksandr Mojseev (6)

Algirdas Lauritėnas (3)

Marcel Hefez (1)

Shimon Shelah (-)

 

 

 

FINAL STANDING

1.

Soviet Union USSR

2.

Hungary HUN

3.

France FRA

4.

Czechoslovakia CZE

5.

Israel ISR

6.

Yugoslavia YUG

7.

Italy ITA

8.

Egypt EGY

9.

Bulgaria BUL

10.

Belgium BEL

11.

Switzerland SWI

12.

Finland FIN

13.

Romania ROM

14.

FRG FRG

15.

Lebanon LEB

16.

Denmark DEN

17.

Sweden SWE

 

 

TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME)

Player

Pts.

G

Avg.

1. Staffan Widén (SWE)

86

4

21.5

2. Jaroslav Šíp (CZE)

118

6

19.7

3. Ahmed Idilbi (LEB)

143

9

15.9

4. Naoum Barakat (LEB)

141

9

15.7

5. Georgi Panov (BUL)

127

9

14.1

6. Liviu Nagy (ROM)

98

7

14.0

7. Richard Griese (FRG)

83

6

13.8

8. Georgi Georgiev (BUL)

82

6

13.7

9. Raimo Lindholm (FIN)

134

10

13.4

10. Peter Tantholdt (DEN)

107

8

13.4

 

 

TOURNAMENT MVP: Anatolij Konev (USSR)

   

 

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