EuroBasket Women 1972

EuroBasket 1972 Women
13th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBulgaria
Dates6–16 October
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (11th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)

The 1972 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1972, was the 13th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Bulgaria. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Bulgaria the silver medal while Czechoslovakia won the bronze.

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union 5 5 0 430 218
2 Hungary 5 3 2 272 252
3 Romania 5 3 2 244 286
4 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 301 331
5 Poland 5 1 4 248 299
6 Italy 5 0 5 196 308








October 8 Romania 56–53 Hungary
October 8 Yugoslavia 59–55 Italy
October 8 Soviet Union 82–46 Poland
October 9 Soviet Union 88–43 Romania
October 9 Hungary 67–30 Italy
October 9 Yugoslavia 82–66 Poland
October 10 Hungary 64–46 Yugoslavia
October 10 Romania 47–46 Poland
October 10 Soviet Union 93–37 Italy
October 11 Hungary 52–47 Poland
October 11 Romania 46–38 Italy
October 11 Soviet Union 94–53 Yugoslavia
October 12 Poland 43–36 Italy
October 12 Yugoslavia 61–52 Romania
October 12 Soviet Union 73–39 Hungary

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Bulgaria 5 5 0 299 231
2 Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 327 258
3 France 5 3 2 276 239
4 East Germany 5 2 3 274 284
5 Netherlands 5 1 4 234 297
6 Austria 5 0 5 240 341








October 8 France 64–37 Netherlands
October 8 Bulgaria 70–39 Austria
October 8 Czechoslovakia 68–60 East Germany
October 9 East Germany 58–42 Austria
October 9 Bulgaria 53–44 France
October 9 Czechoslovakia 71–44 Netherlands
October 10 Netherlands 62–55 Austria
October 10 Bulgaria 63–55 East Germany
October 10 Czechoslovakia 54–38 France
October 11 Czechoslovakia 79–56 Austria
October 11 Bulgaria 53–38 Netherlands
October 11 France 58–47 East Germany
October 12 East Germany 54–53 Netherlands
October 12 France 72–48 Austria
October 12 Bulgaria 60–55 Czechoslovakia

Second stage

Championship Group

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union 5 5 0 392 213
2 Bulgaria 5 3 2 272 280
3 Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 259 289
4 France 5 2 3 231 361
5 Romania 5 1 4 239 317
6 Hungary 5 0 5 247 280
October 14 Soviet Union 63–41 France
October 14 Bulgaria 61–41 Romania
October 14 Czechoslovakia 54–52 Hungary
October 15 France 61–49 Romania
October 15 Soviet Union 89–42 Czechoslovakia
October 15 Hungary 61–50 Bulgaria
October 16 France 47–42 Hungary
October 16 Czechoslovakia 54–50 Romania
October 16 Soviet Union 79–48 Bulgaria


 1972 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion 

Soviet Union
Eleventh title

7th to 12th Group

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 East Germany 5 5 0 304 243
2 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 341 318
3 Poland 5 3 2 286 272
4 Italy 5 2 3 248 255
5 Netherlands 5 2 3 283 294
6 Austria 5 0 5 241 321
October 14 Yugoslavia 76–64 Austria
October 14 East Germany 65–40 Italy
October 14 Poland 67–59 Netherlands
October 15 Italy 63–44 Austria
October 15 East Germany 59–48 Poland
October 15 Netherlands 65–64 Yugoslavia
October 16 Italy 54–44 Netherlands
October 16 East Germany 68–60 Yugoslavia
October 15 Poland 62–36 Austria

Final ranking

Rank Team PE
Soviet Union
Bulgaria 2
Czechoslovakia 2
4 France 1
5 Romania 3
6 Hungary 4
7 East Germany
8 Yugoslavia 6
9 Poland 3
10 Italy 1
11 Netherlands 4
12 Austria 1
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