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EuroBasket 1955
Tournament details
Host countryUngarn
CityBudapest
Dates7–19 June
Teams18
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Ungarn (1st title)
Runners-up Czechoslovakia
Third place Soviet Union
Fourth place Bulgarien
Tournament statistics
MVPUngarn János Greminger
Top scorerCzechoslovakia Miroslav Škeřík
(19.1 points per game)
← 1953
1957 →

The 1955 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1955, was the ninth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal winners of EuroBasket 1953. Budapest was the location of the event.

Results

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First round

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In the preliminary round, the 18 teams were split up into four groups. Two of the groups had five teams each, with the other two having four each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round, while the other ten teams were relegated to classification play.

Group A

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Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1.  Polen 8 4 0 346 213 +133
2.  Yugoslavia 7 3 1 270 220 +50
3.  Frankreich 6 2 2 261 203 +58
4.  Österreich 5 1 3 236 268 −32
5.  England 4 0 4 195 404 −209
Frankreich 72 – 56 Österreich
Polen 69 – 64 Yugoslavia
Polen 80 – 50 Österreich
England 50 – 97 Frankreich
England 44 – 140 Polen
Yugoslavia 68 – 61 OT Österreich
Yugoslavia 98 – 53 England
Frankreich 55 – 57 Polen
Österreich 69 – 48 England
Frankreich 37 – 40 Yugoslavia

Group B

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Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1.  Ungarn 6 3 0 235 171 +64
2.  Italien 5 2 1 232 197 +35
3.  Türkei 4 1 2 201 218 −17
4.  Finnland 3 0 3 183 265 −82
Italien 86 – 63 Türkei
Ungarn 94 – 58 Finnland
Finnland 66 – 83 Türkei
Ungarn 75 – 58 Italien
Italien 88 – 59 Finnland
Türkei 55 – 66 Ungarn

Group C

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Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1.  Soviet Union 8 4 0 372 179 +193
2.  Rumänien 7 3 1 280 210 +70
3.   Schweiz 6 2 2 233 252 −19
4.  Schweden 5 1 3 189 314 −125
5.  Luxemburg 4 0 4 179 298 −119
Schweden 52 – 72 Schweiz
Luxemburg 36 – 103 Soviet Union
Schweden 54 – 53 Luxemburg
Rumänien 63 – 79 Soviet Union
Schweiz 73 – 50 Luxemburg
Rumänien 86 – 52 Schweden
Soviet Union 103 – 31 Schweden
Schweiz 39 – 63 Rumänien
Rumänien 68 – 40 Luxemburg
Soviet Union 87 – 49 Schweiz

Group D

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Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1.  Czechoslovakia 6 3 0 286 161 +125
2.  Bulgarien 5 2 1 272 160 +112
3.  West Germany 4 1 2 171 246 −75
4.  Dänemark 3 0 3 97 259 −162
Bulgarien 107 – 33 Dänemark
West Germany 65 – 113 Czechoslovakia
Bulgarien 97 – 54 West Germany
Czechoslovakia 100 – 28 Dänemark
Dänemark 36 – 52 West Germany
Czechoslovakia 73 – 68 Bulgarien

Classification round 1

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The first classification round was played in two round-robin groups. Teams advanced into the second classification round depending on their results in the first round—first and second place teams played in the 9–12 segment of classification round 2 while third and fourth place teams played for 13th to 16th places. The fifth place teams played one game against each other for 17th and 18th places.

Group 1

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Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1.  Finnland 8 4 0 279 203 +76
2.  England 6 2 2 220 262 −42
3.   Schweiz 6 2 2 194 199 −5
4.  Österreich 5 1 3 184 213 −29
5.  West Germany 5 1 3 196 196 0
West Germany 67 – 50 England
Finnland 55 – 49 Österreich
West Germany 53 – 65 Finnland
Schweiz 65 – 41 Österreich
England 60 – 94 Finnland
Schweiz 35 – 34 West Germany
England 59 – 53 Schweiz
Österreich 46 – 42 West Germany
Österreich 48 – 51 England
Finnland 65 – 41 Schweiz

Group 2

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Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1.  Frankreich 8 4 0 314 130 +184
2.  Türkei 7 3 1 279 188 +91
3.  Luxemburg 6 2 2 200 246 −46
4.  Schweden 5 1 3 192 277 −85
5.  Dänemark 4 0 4 131 275 −144
Türkei 72 – 59 Luxemburg
Dänemark 41 – 51 Schweden
Frankreich 84 – 36 Schweden
Türkei 82 – 33 Dänemark
Luxemburg 46 – 31 Dänemark
Frankreich 50 – 38 Türkei
Schweden 46 – 87 Türkei
Luxemburg 30 – 84 Frankreich
Schweden 59 – 65 Luxemburg
Dänemark 26 – 96 Frankreich

Classification round 2

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Classification 17/18

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West Germany 51 – 49 Dänemark

Classification 13–16

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Luxemburg 55 – 80 Österreich
Schweiz 54 – 43 Schweden
Classification 15/16
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Luxemburg 56 – 52 Schweden
Classification 13/14
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Österreich 52 – 47 Schweiz

Classification 9–12

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Frankreich 103 – 55 England
Finnland 55 – 54 Türkei
Classification 11/12
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Türkei 77 – 54 England
Classification 9/10
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Finnland 48 – 65 Frankreich

Final round

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The final round was played as an 8-team round robin, with no further playoffs.

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1.  Ungarn 13 6 1 514 427 +87
2.  Czechoslovakia 12 5 2 533 447 +86
3.  Soviet Union 12 5 2 538 467 +71
4.  Bulgarien 11 4 3 483 465 +18
5.  Polen 10 3 4 461 516 −55
6.  Italien 9 2 5 434 510 −76
7.  Rumänien 9 2 5 473 516 −43
8.  Yugoslavia 8 1 6 397 485 −88
Polen 56 – 69 Rumänien
Bulgarien 84 – 66 Yugoslavia
Ungarn 65 – 75 Czechoslovakia
Italien 48 – 54 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 49 – 52 Yugoslavia
Rumänien 70 – 73 OT Italien
Soviet Union 82 – 62 Bulgarien
Ungarn 98 – 66 Polen

After two rounds of the round robin, the Soviet Union was the only team still undefeated. Poland had lost both of their games, and the other six teams were 1–1.

Bulgarien 73 – 46 Rumänien
Italien 65 – 81 Ungarn
Polen 72 – 68 Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia 52 – 75 Soviet Union

The Soviet team remained undefeated with an easy win over Yugoslavia, while Bulgaria and Hungary followed closely at 2–1 as the other 5 teams trailed at 1–2.

Rumänien 93 – 68 Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia 81 – 74 Soviet Union
Ungarn 69 – 59 Bulgarien
Polen 67 – 59 Italien

Ending the Soviet Union's undefeated streak that had spanned 32 games and was into its 4th tournament, Czechoslovakia won 81–74 to bump the Soviet Union to 3–1, tied with a Hungarian team it had yet to face in direct competition in the final round.

Bulgarien 62 – 57 Polen
Yugoslavia 34 – 48 Ungarn
Italien 48 – 96 Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union 84 – 66 Rumänien

The Soviet Union and Hungary each won their fifth-round games, moving up to 4–1 apiece with two games left. The sixth round would pit the two against each other, however, so the tie for the lead of the group was about to be broken. Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia remained close behind at 3–2, followed by Romania and Poland at 2–3. Yugoslavia and Italy brought up the rear with 1–4 records.

Polen 67 – 59 Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia 91 – 69 Rumänien
Soviet Union 68 – 82 Ungarn
Italien 72 – 76 Bulgarien

The host Hungarian team dealt the Soviet Union its second loss in Eurobasket history. The Soviets were for the first time no longer in control of their own destiny — the Hungarians had taken lead of the group and the Soviets could not directly take it back. They were now in a three-way tie for second place with Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia.

Yugoslavia 66 – 69 Italien
Soviet Union 101 – 76 Polen
Bulgarien 67 – 73 Czechoslovakia
Ungarn 71 – 60 Rumänien

Hungary's defeat of Romania clinched the gold medal for the hosts, who were the only 6–1 team in the final round. The Soviets and Czechoslovakia both finished at 5–2, with Czechoslovakia taking the silver medal and the Soviet Union, three-time gold medal winners, finished with a bronze medal.


 1955 FIBA EuroBasket champions 

Ungarn
1st title

Final standings

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  1.  Ungarn
  2.  Czechoslovakia
  3.  Soviet Union
  4.  Bulgarien
  5.  Polen
  6.  Italien
  7.  Rumänien
  8.  Yugoslavia
  9.  Frankreich
  10.  Finnland
  11.  Türkei
  12.  England
  13.  Österreich
  14.   Schweiz
  15.  Luxemburg
  16.  Schweden
  17.  West Germany
  18.  Dänemark

Team rosters

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1. Hungary: János Greminger, Tibor Mezőfi, László Tóth, Tibor Zsíros, László Bánhegyi, János Hódi, László Hódi, Pál Bogár, Péter Papp, János Simon, Tibor Czinkán, Tibor Cselkó, Tibor Rémay, János Dallos, János Bencze (Coach: János Páder)

2. Czechoslovakia: Ivan Mrázek, Jiří Baumruk, Zdeněk Bobrovský, Miroslav Škeřík, Jan Kozák, Jaroslav Šíp, Radoslav Sís, Zdeněk Rylich, Dušan Lukašik, Jaroslav Tetiva, Luboš Kolář, Jiří Matoušek, Milan Merkl, Eugen Horniak (Coach: Josef Fleischlinger)

3. Soviet Union: Otar Korkia, Anatoly Konev, Aleksandr Moiseyev, Mikhail Semyonov, Arkady Bochkaryov, Yuri Ozerov, Kazys Petkevičius, Algirdas Lauritėnas, Gunārs Siliņš, Vladimir Torban, Viktor Vlasov, Stasys Stonkus, Mart Laga, Lev Reshetnikov (Coach: Konstantin Travin)

4. Bulgaria: Georgi Panov, Viktor Radev, Ilija Mirchev, Vladimir Ganchev, Konstantin Totev, Tsvjatko Barchovski, Gencho Rashkov, Metodi Tomovski, Vasil Manchenko, Emanuil Gjaurov, Anton Kuzov, Todor Rajkov, Ljubomir Panov, Bobev (Coach: Bozhidar Takev)

5. Poland: Jędrzej Bednarowicz, Mieczysław Fęglerski, Leszek Kamiński, Jerzy Młynarczyk, Andrzej Nartowski, Ryszard Olszewski, Tadeusz Pacuła, Władysław Pawlak, Bohdan Przywarski, Jerzy Sterenga, Wincenty Wawro, Stefan Wójcik, Witold Zagórski, Sławomir Złotek-Złotkiewicz (Coach: Władysław Maleszewski)

8. Yugoslavia: Bogdan Müller, Milutin Minja, Milan Bjegojević, Đorđe Andrijašević, Ladislav Demšar, Obren Popović, Đorđe Konjović, Jože Zupančič, Aleksandar Blašković, Ljubomir Katić, Vilmos Lóczi, Borislav Ćurčić (Coach: Aleksandar Nikolić)

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