EuroBasket Women 1966

EuroBasket 1966 Women
10th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryRomania
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (8th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)

The 1966 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1966, was the 10th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Romania. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Czechoslovakia the silver medal while East Germany won the bronze.

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Czechoslovakia 5 5 0 362 239
2 East Germany 5 4 1 381 287
3 Bulgaria 5 3 2 308 268
4 Yugoslavia 5 2 3 360 342
5 France 5 1 4 250 315
6 West Germany 5 0 5 206 416








October 1 18:30 East Germany 105–51 West Germany
October 1 19:50 Bulgaria 63–56 France
October 1 21:10 Czechoslovakia 74–56 Yugoslavia
October 2 18:00 Bulgaria 75–30 West Germany
October 2 19:20 Yugoslavia 74–60 France
October 2 20:40 Czechoslovakia 69–54 East Germany
October 3 18:00 Czechoslovakia 87–33 West Germany
October 3 19:20 East Germany 72–45 France
October 3 20:40 Bulgaria 67–55 Yugoslavia
October 4 18:00 France 48–39 West Germany
October 4 19:20 East Germany 88–74 Yugoslavia
October 4 20:40 Czechoslovakia 65–55 Bulgaria
October 5 18:00 Yugoslavia 101–53 West Germany
October 5 19:20 Czechoslovakia 67–41 France
October 5 20:40 East Germany 62–48 Bulgaria

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union 5 5 0 385 229
2 Romania 5 4 1 365 309
3 Poland 5 3 2 345 284
4 Netherlands 5 2 3 283 353
5 Italy 5 1 4 236 328
6 Hungary 5 0 5 245 356








October 1 18:00 Poland 72–52 Hungary
October 1 19:20 Soviet Union 87–26 Italy
October 1 20:40 Romania 86–67 Netherlands
October 2 18:00 Netherlands 48–45 Italy
October 2 19:20 Soviet Union 78–33 Hungary
October 2 20:40 Romania 66–64 Poland
October 3 18:00 Soviet Union 76–45 Netherlands
October 3 19:20 Poland 73–48 Italy
October 3 20:40 Romania 73–45 Hungary
October 4 18:00 Poland 76–50 Netherlands
October 4 19:20 Soviet Union 76–65 Romania
October 4 20:40 Italy 60–45 Hungary
October 5 18:00 Netherlands 73–70 Hungary
October 5 19:20 Soviet Union 68–60 Poland
October 5 20:40 Romania 75–57 Italy

Play-off stages

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
October 8 20:40
 
 
Czechoslovakia83
 
October 9 19:50
 
Romania54
 
Czechoslovakia66
 
October 8 19:20
 
Soviet Union74
 
Soviet Union93
 
 
East Germany69
 
Third place
 
 
October 9 18:40
 
 
Romania60
 
 
East Germany65



9th to 12th places
October 7 10:00 Hungary 66–65 France
October 7 10:20 Italy 63–50 West Germany
5th to 8th places
October 8 11:40 Yugoslavia 70–67 Poland
October 8 18:00 Netherlands 56–53 Bulgaria
11th place
October 9 10:00 France 71–43 West Germany
9th place
October 9 10:00 Hungary 65–57 Italy
7th place
October 9 16:00 Bulgaria 70–56 Poland
5th place
October 9 17:20 Netherlands 66–57 Yugoslavia


 1966 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion 

Soviet Union
Eighth title

Final ranking

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

References