EuroBasket Women 1970

EuroBasket 1970 Women
12th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (10th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer Veger-Demšar (27.3)
Official website
Official website (archive)

The 1970 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1970, was the 12th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in the Netherlands. Soviet Union won the gold medal and France the silver medal while Yugoslavia won the bronze.

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Bulgaria 5 5 0 403 319
2 Yugoslavia 5 4 1 442 336
3 Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 394 316
4 Romania 5 2 3 374 347
5 Austria 5 1 4 251 369
6 Belgium 5 0 5 286 463








September 11 Yugoslavia 115–56 Belgium
September 11 Romania 86–45 Austria
September 11 Bulgaria 77–74 Czechoslovakia
September 12 Bulgaria 76–59 Austria
September 12 Czechoslovakia 105–57 Belgium
September 12 Yugoslavia 88–77 Romania
September 13 Yugoslavia 79–38 Austria
September 13 Bulgaria 84–47 Belgium
September 13 Czechoslovakia 67–66 Romania
September 15 Romania 93–75 Belgium
September 15 Czechoslovakia 77–43 Austria
September 15 Bulgaria 94–87 Yugoslavia
September 16 Austria 66–51 Belgium
September 16 Bulgaria 72–52 Romania
September 16 Yugoslavia 73–71 Czechoslovakia

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union 5 5 0 448 203
2 France 5 4 1 295 301
3 Poland 5 3 2 303 313
4 Netherlands 5 2 3 277 333
5 Hungary 5 1 4 268 307
6 Italy 5 0 5 231 365








September 11 France 68–67 Poland
September 11 Soviet Union 89–32 Italy
September 11 Netherlands 60–58 Hungary
September 12 Poland 55–53 Hungary
September 12 Soviet Union 92–44 Netherlands
September 12 France 63–58 Italy
September 13 France 69–50 Netherlands
September 13 Poland 63–48 Italy
September 13 Soviet Union 94–33 Hungary
September 15 Soviet Union 77–41 France
September 15 Poland 65–48 Netherlands
September 15 Hungary 75–44 Italy
September 16 France 54–49 Hungary
September 16 Netherlands 75–49 Italy
September 16 Soviet Union 96–53 Poland

Play-off stages

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 18
 
 
Yugoslavia49
 
September 19
 
Soviet Union116
 
Soviet Union94
 
September 18
 
France33
 
Bulgaria64
 
 
France69
 
Third place
 
 
September 19
 
 
Bulgaria66
 
 
Yugoslavia77



9th to 12th places
September 18 Italy 67–54 Austria
September 18 Hungary 76–45 Belgium
5th to 8th places
September 18 Poland 67–53 Romania
September 18 Czechoslovakia 62–50 Netherlands
11th place
September 19 Austria 60–59 Belgium
9th place
September 19 Italy 60–59 Hungary
7th place
September 19 Netherlands 69–59 Romania
5th place
September 19 Czechoslovakia 63–62 Poland


 1970 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion 

Soviet Union
Tenth title

Final ranking

Rank Team PE
Soviet Union
France 9
Yugoslavia 1
4 Bulgaria 1
5 Czechoslovakia 4
6 Poland 3
7 Netherlands 5
8 Romania
9 Italy 3
10 Hungary
11 Austria
12 Belgium 5