X EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (SOFIJA 1957)

(From 20-06-1957 to 30-06-1957)

 

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· The sixteen participating teams are divided in 4 groups of 4 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, whereas the rest of teams enter a classification round for places 9-16 (both rounds are played as a single group league stage).

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

 

 

PRELIMINARY ROUND

 

GROUP A

 

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (20-06-1957)

Competition Day 1 (20-06-1957)

Czechoslovakia - Scotland

123-44 (59-24)

Soviet Union - Austria

107-38 (56-21)

Albania - Yugoslavia

57-89 (30-38)

Poland - Turkey

55-50 (27-22)

Competition Day 2 (21-06-1957)

Competition Day 2 (21-06-1957)

Yugoslavia - Scotland

94-39 (42-14)

Turkey - Austria

80-57 (50-19)

Czechoslovakia - Albania

71-37 (34-17)

Soviet Union - Poland

83-71 (37-29)

Competition Day 3 (22-06-1957)

Competition Day 3 (22-06-1957)

Scotland - Albania

65-42 (30-18)

Austria - Poland

38-62 (18-25)

Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia

79-61 (21-27)

Soviet Union - Turkey

80-49 (21-13)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Czechoslovakia

3

3

0

273

142

6

2. Yugoslavia

3

2

1

244

175

4

3. Scotland

3

1

2

148

259

2

4. Albania

3

0

3

136

225

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Soviet Union

3

3

0

270

158

6

2. Poland

3

2

1

188

171

4

3. Turkey

3

1

2

179

192

2

4. Austria

3

0

3

133

249

0

 

GROUP C

 

GROUP D

Competition Day 1 (20-06-1957)

Competition Day 1 (20-06-1957)

Italy - France

59-61 (31-29;54-54)

Hungary - Romania

66-65 (30-28)

Bulgaria - FRG

100-58 (44-29)

Finland - Belgium

76-74 (35-33)

Competition Day 2 (21-06-1957)

Competition Day 2 (21-06-1957)

Bulgaria - Italy

72-45 (39-17)

Hungary - Finland

50-39 (21-20)

France - FRG

83-39 (44-24)

Belgium - Romania

45-57 (28-32)

Competition Day 3 (22-06-1957)

Competition Day 3 (22-06-1957)

Bulgaria - France

67-52 (38-33)

Romania - Finland

83-72 (40-34)

FRG - Italy

52-73 (26-37)

Hungary - Belgium

84-50 (41-18)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Bulgaria

3

3

0

239

155

6

2. France

3

2

1

196

165

4

3. Italy

3

1

2

177

185

2

4. FRG

3

0

3

149

256

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Hungary

3

3

0

200

154

6

2. Romania

3

2

1

205

183

4

3. Finland

3

1

2

187

207

2

4. Belgium

3

0

3

169

217

0

 

 

CLASSIFICATION ROUND

 

PLACES 1-8

 

PLACES 9-16

Competition Day 1 (23-06-1957)

Competition Day 1 (23-06-1957)

France - Soviet Union

53-83 (18-46)

Italy - Belgium

91-50 (51-28)

Czechoslovakia - Hungary

65-62 (29-26)

Finland - FRG

61-47 (41-22)

Poland - Romania

66-70 (27-30;55-55)

Scotland - Albania

69-56 (29-20)

Bulgaria - Yugoslavia

99-76 (51-24)

Turkey - Austria

59-42 (32-26)

Competition Day 2 (24-06-1957)

Competition Day 2 (24-06-1957)

Poland - Hungary

63-77 (35-39)

Turkey - Belgium

83-70 (40-28)

France - Romania

45-65 (14-24)

Finland - Austria

53-51 (27-27;49-49)

Soviet Union - Yugoslavia

97-61 (57-28)

FRG - Albania

72-43 (34-21)

Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia

82-80 (39-38)

Scotland - Italy

47-91 (24-45)

Competition Day 3 (25-06-1957)

Competition Day 3 (25-06-1957)

Poland - Bulgaria

69-74 (35-43)

FRG - Italy

37-57 (20-30)

Romania - Hungary

61-76 (29-34)

Turkey - Scotland

100-54 (39-27)

France - Yugoslavia

72-75 (30-35)

Austria - Belgium

58-70 (23-29)

Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia

62-60 (38-32)

Finland - Albania

91-42 (48-16)

Competition Day 4 (26-06-1957)

Competition Day 4 (26-06-1957)

Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia

74-95 (33-52)

Finland - Belgium

84-67 (34-36)

France - Hungary

58-81 (22-40)

Austria - Scotland

48-47 (29-19)

Soviet Union - Poland

86-64 (43-29)

Albania - Italy

42-82 (17-40)

Romania - Bulgaria

54-67 (26-43)

FRG - Turkey

33-54 (18-24)

Competition Day 5 (28-06-1957)

Competition Day 5 (28-06-1957)

Yugoslavia - Poland

69-68 (31-39)

Finland - Italy

87-97 (32-56)

Romania - Soviet Union

63-87 (31-38)

Albania - Turkey

64-97 (28-34)

France - Czechoslovakia

62-64 (31-34)

Austria - FRG

55-58 (30-26)

Hungary - Bulgaria

52-63 (17-25)

Belgium - Scotland

76-51 (46-24)

Competition Day 6 (29-06-1957)

Competition Day 6 (29-06-1957)

France - Bulgaria

65-68 (28-31;60-60)

Turkey - Italy

57-50 (20-17)

Czechoslovakia - Poland

80-61 (34-31)

Belgium - FRG

50-46 (18-20)

Yugoslavia - Romania

60-72 (23-29)

Finland - Scotland

72-56 (48-24)

Hungary - Soviet Union

51-62 (26-36)

Albania - Austria

45-58 (22-29)

Competition Day 7 (30-06-1957)

Competition Day 7 (30-06-1957)

Hungary - Yugoslavia

81-61 (46-30)

Finland - Turkey

51-75 (32-37)

Czechoslovakia - Romania

61-55 (31-27)

Belgium - Albania

90-48 (44-21)

France - Poland

62-65 (30-29)

Italy - Austria

32-30 (24-22)

Bulgaria - Soviet Union

57-60 (23-19)

Scotland - FRG

44-49 (19-22;42-42)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Soviet Union

7

7

0

537

409

14

2. Bulgaria

7

6

1

510

456

12

3. Czechoslovakia

7

5

2

505

458

10

4. Hungary

7

4

3

480

433

8

5. Romania

7

3

4

440

462

6

6. Yugoslavia

7

2

5

476

584

4

7. Poland

7

1

6

456

518

2

8. France

7

0

7

417

501

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Turkey

7

7

0

525

364

14

2. Italy

7

6

1

500

350

12

3. Finland

7

5

2

499

435

10

4. Belgium

7

4

3

473

461

8

5. FRG

7

3

4

342

364

6

6. Austria

7

2

5

342

364

4

7. Scotland

7

1

6

368

492

2

8. Albania

7

0

7

340

559

0

 

 

FINAL (DECISIVE GAME)

VENUE: Stadion “Vasil Levski” (Sofija)

DATE: 30-06-1957 (19:30 h)

ATTENDANCE: 48.000

REFEREES: xxx (XXX), xxx (XXX)

FOULED OUT: Stonkus, Semjonov, Ozerov / Semov, Mirchev, L. Panov

СССР

Soviet Union - Bulgaria

България

60-57 (19-23)

Soviet Union (coach: Stepan Spandarian)

Maigonis Valdmanis (8)

Stasys Stonkus (4)

Yurij Ozerov (7)

Mikhail Semjonov (9)

Viktor Zubkov (17)

Bulgaria (coach: Ljudmil Katerinski)

Georgi Panov (7)

Ilija Mirchev (14)

Tsvjatko Barchovski (15)

Mikhail Semov (5)

Georgi Kănev (5)

Valdis Muižnieks (6)

Vladimir Torban (3)

Arkadij Bochkarjov (6)

Vladimir Ganchev (2)

Viktor Radev (2)

Konstantin Totev (4)

Ljubomir Panov (3)

Metodi Tomovski (-)

 

 

FINAL STANDING

1.

Soviet Union USSR

2.

Bulgaria BUL

3.

Czechoslovakia CZE

4.

Hungary HUN

5.

Romania ROM

6.

Yugoslavia YUG

7.

Poland POL

8.

France FRA

9.

Turkey TUR

10.

Italy ITA

11.

Finland FIN

12.

Belgium BEL

13.

FRG FRG

14.

Austria AUT

15.

Scotland SCO

16.

Albania ALB

 

 

TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME)

Player

Pts.

G

Avg.

1. Yalçın Granit (TUR)

213

8

26.6

2. Eddy Terrace (BEL)

210

8

26.3

3. Jiří Baumruk (CZE)

169

8

21.1

4. Ilija Mirchev (BUL)

175

10

17.5

5. Miroslav Škeřík (CZE)

155

9

17.2

6. Milutin Minja (YUG)

98

6

16.3

7. Seppo Kuusela (FIN)

142

9

15.8

8. Stasys Stonkus (USSR)

125

8

15.6

9. Armand Nováček (ROM)

149

10

14.9

10. Janusz Wichowski (POL)

131

9

14.6

 

 

TOURNAMENT MVP: Jiří Baumruk (CZE)

   

 

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