EuroBasket 1966 Women

EuroBasket 1966 Women
10th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Romania
Teams 12
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.

Group Stage

Group A

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








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

Group B

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








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

Play-off Stages

Semifinals Final
October 8 20:40
 Czech Republic Czechoslovakia  83  
 Romania Romania  54  
 
October 9 19:50
     Czech Republic Czechoslovakia  66
   Soviet Union Soviet Union  74
Third place
October 8 19:20 October 9 18:40
 Soviet Union Soviet Union  93  Romania Romania  60
 East Germany East Germany  69    East Germany East Germany  65



9th to 12th places
October 7 10:00 Hungary Hungary 66–65 France France
October 7 10:20 Italy Italy 63–50 West Germany West Germany
5th to 8th places
October 8 11:40 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 70–67 Poland Poland
October 8 18:00 Netherlands Netherlands 56–53 Bulgaria Bulgaria
11th place
October 9 10:00 France France 71–43 West Germany West Germany
9th place
October 9 10:00 Hungary Hungary 65–57 Italy Italy
7th place
October 9 16:00 Bulgaria Bulgaria 70–56 Poland Poland
5th place
October 9 17:20 Netherlands Netherlands 66–57 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
 1966 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship Champion 

Soviet Union
Eighth title

Final Ranking

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

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