The 1963 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1963, was the thirteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The tournament was hosted by Poland, and held in Wrocław.

First round

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Yugoslavia770608472+13614Qualified for the semifinals
2Hungary752499455+4410
3Bulgaria752509444+6510Qualified for the 5th–8th place playoffs
4Belgium743520512+88
5Italy743477459+188Qualified for the 9th–12th place playoffs
6Israel725463505−424
7Netherlands716453588−1352Qualified for the 13th–16th place playoffs
8Turkey707405499−940
4 October 1963(1963-10-04) Match 1Yugoslavia107–62NetherlandsWrocław
08:30Scoring by half: 48–33, 59–29
Arena: Hala Ludowa
4 October 1963(1963-10-04) Match 2Bulgaria79–58IsraelWrocław
10:40Scoring by half: 37–30, 42–28
Arena: Hala Ludowa
4 October 1963(1963-10-04) Match 3Hungary71–740(2OT)ItalyWrocław
17:00Scoring by half: 29–25, 26–30, Overtime: 7–7, 9–12
Arena: Hala Ludowa
4 October 1963(1963-10-04) Match 4Belgium71–52TurkeyWrocław
21:30Scoring by half: 31–31, 40–21
Arena: Hala Ludowa
5 October 1963(1963-10-05) Match 5Netherlands60–73ItalyWrocław
09:00Scoring by half: 23–47, 37–26
Arena: Hala Ludowa
5 October 1963(1963-10-05) Match 6Bulgaria71–52TurkeyWrocław
13:30Scoring by half: 34–25, 37–27
Arena: Hala Ludowa
5 October 1963(1963-10-05) Match 7Hungary71–69BelgiumWrocław
20:00Scoring by half: 33–34, 38–35
Arena: Hala Ludowa
5 October 1963(1963-10-05) Match 8Yugoslavia80–73IsraelWrocław
21:30Scoring by half: 44–31, 36–42
Arena: Hala Ludowa
6 October 1963(1963-10-06) Match 9Netherlands71–77BelgiumWrocław
09:00Scoring by half: 35–33, 36–44
Arena: Hala Ludowa
6 October 1963(1963-10-06) Match 10Israel64–55TurkeyWrocław
11:40Scoring by half: 30–32, 34–23
Arena: Hala Ludowa
6 October 1963(1963-10-06) Match 11Bulgaria55–64HungaryWrocław
Scoring by half: 26–33, 29–31
Arena: Hala Ludowa
6 October 1963(1963-10-06) Match 12Yugoslavia71–69ItalyWrocław
Scoring by half: 37–32, 34–37
Arena: Hala Ludowa
7 October 1963(1963-10-07) Match 13Yugoslavia97–67TurkeyWrocław
09:00Scoring by half: 50–33, 47–30
Arena: Hala Ludowa
7 October 1963(1963-10-07) Match 14Italy75–76BelgiumWrocław
10:20Scoring by half: 39–46, 36–30
Arena: Hala Ludowa
7 October 1963(1963-10-07) Match 15Netherlands71–99BulgariaWrocław
11:40Scoring by half: 32–46, 39–53
Arena: Hala Ludowa
7 October 1963(1963-10-07) Match 16Israel73–80HungaryWrocław
20:00Scoring by half: 38–35, 35–45
Arena: Hala Ludowa
9 October 1963(1963-10-09) Match 17Turkey42–50HungaryWrocław
09:00Scoring by half: 26–21, 16–29
Arena: Hala Ludowa
9 October 1963(1963-10-09) Match 18Israel70–55NetherlandsWrocław
10:20Scoring by half: 26–26, 44–29
Arena: Hala Ludowa
9 October 1963(1963-10-09) Match 19Italy51–59BulgariaWrocław
20:00Scoring by half: 22–33, 29–26
Arena: Hala Ludowa
9 October 1963(1963-10-09) Match 20Yugoslavia95–62BelgiumWrocław
21:30Scoring by half: 48–37, 47–25
Arena: Hala Ludowa
10 October 1963(1963-10-10) Match 21Belgium72–80BulgariaWrocław
13:00Scoring by half: 37–37, 35–43
Arena: Hala Ludowa
10 October 1963(1963-10-10) Match 22Turkey72–74NetherlandsWrocław
17:00Scoring by half: 38–31, 34–43
Arena: Hala Ludowa
10 October 1963(1963-10-10) Match 23Italy63–57IsraelWrocław
20:00Scoring by half: 28–28, 35–29
Arena: Hala Ludowa
10 October 1963(1963-10-10) Match 24Yugoslavia82–73HungaryWrocław
21:30Scoring by half: 44–35, 38–38
Arena: Hala Ludowa
11 October 1963(1963-10-11) Match 25Hungary90–60NetherlandsWrocław
11:40Scoring by half: 48–33, 42–27
Arena: Hala Ludowa
11 October 1963(1963-10-11) Match 26Turkey65–72ItalyWrocław
13:00Scoring by half: 37–34, 28–38
Arena: Hala Ludowa
11 October 1963(1963-10-11) Match 27Belgium93–68IsraelWrocław
17:00Scoring by half: 50–35, 43–33
Arena: Hala Ludowa
11 October 1963(1963-10-11) Match 28Yugoslavia76–66BulgariaWrocław
21:30Scoring by half: 36–23, 40–43
Arena: Hala Ludowa

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Soviet Union770558392+16614Qualified for the semifinals
2Poland761542454+8812
3East Germany743468469−18Qualified for the 5th–8th place playoffs
4Spain734563575−126
5Romania734422430−86Qualified for the 9th–12th place playoffs
6Czechoslovakia734479514−356
7France716427521−942Qualified for the 13th–16th place playoffs
8Finland716399503−1042
4 October 1963(1963-10-04) Match 01France49–63East GermanyWrocław
09:20Scoring by half: 24–35, 25–28
Arena: Hala Ludowa
4 October 1963(1963-10-04) Match 02Soviet Union75–63FinlandWrocław
12:00Scoring by half: 38–23, 37–30
Arena: Hala Ludowa
4 October 1963(1963-10-04) Match 03Spain76–79PolandWrocław
18:30Scoring by half: 25–44, 51–35
Arena: Hala Ludowa
4 October 1963(1963-10-04) Match 04Czechoslovakia55–56RomaniaWrocław
20:00Scoring by half: 26–24, 29–32
Arena: Hala Ludowa
5 October 1963(1963-10-05) Match 05France72–79CzechoslovakiaWrocław
10:20Scoring by half: 33–41, 39–38
Arena: Hala Ludowa
5 October 1963(1963-10-05) Match 06Spain75–70RomaniaWrocław
11:40Scoring by half: 34–44, 41–26
Arena: Hala Ludowa
5 October 1963(1963-10-05) Match 07Finland50–73East GermanyWrocław
17:00Scoring by half: 26–33, 24–40
Arena: Hala Ludowa
5 October 1963(1963-10-05) Match 08Soviet Union64–54PolandWrocław
18:30Scoring by half: 30–20, 34–34
Arena: Hala Ludowa
6 October 1963(1963-10-06) Match 09Finland45–78CzechoslovakiaWrocław
10:20Scoring by half: 20–33, 25–45
Arena: Hala Ludowa
6 October 1963(1963-10-06) Match 10Soviet Union76–52East GermanyWrocław
13:00Scoring by half: 30–23, 46–29
Arena: Hala Ludowa
6 October 1963(1963-10-06) Match 11Poland64–60RomaniaWrocław
20:00Scoring by half: 30–34, 34–26
Arena: Hala Ludowa
6 October 1963(1963-10-06) Match 12Spain86–70FranceWrocław
21:30Scoring by half: 47–39, 39–31
Arena: Hala Ludowa
7 October 1963(1963-10-07) Match 13Finland83–79SpainWrocław
13:00Scoring by half: 43–44, 40–35
Arena: Hala Ludowa
7 October 1963(1963-10-07) Match 14East Germany61–62CzechoslovakiaWrocław
17:00Scoring by half: 38–34, 23–28
Arena: Hala Ludowa
7 October 1963(1963-10-07) Match 15Poland98–65FranceWrocław
18:30Scoring by half: 46–35, 52–30
Arena: Hala Ludowa
7 October 1963(1963-10-07) Match 16Soviet Union64–54RomaniaWrocław
21:30Scoring by half: 36–28, 28–26
Arena: Hala Ludowa
9 October 1963(1963-10-09) Match 17East Germany91–85SpainWrocław
11:40Scoring by half: 37–43, 54–42
Arena: Hala Ludowa
9 October 1963(1963-10-09) Match 18Romania59–51FranceWrocław
13:00Scoring by half: 35–34, 24–17
Arena: Hala Ludowa
9 October 1963(1963-10-09) Match 19Poland68–54<FinlandWrocław
17:00Scoring by half: 32–30, 36–24
Arena: Hala Ludowa
9 October 1963(1963-10-09) Match 20Soviet Union96–56CzechoslovakiaWrocław
18:30Scoring by half: 49–25, 47–31
Arena: Hala Ludowa
10 October 1963(1963-10-10) Match 21East Germany62–93PolandWrocław
09:00Scoring by half: 23–47, 39–46
Arena: Hala Ludowa
10 October 1963(1963-10-10) Match 22Romania69–55FinlandWrocław
10:20Scoring by half: 28–23, 41–32
Arena: Hala Ludowa
10 October 1963(1963-10-10) Match 23Czechoslovakia76–98SpainWrocław
11:40Scoring by half: 43–59, 33–39
Arena: Hala Ludowa
11 October 1963(1963-10-11) Match 24Romania54–66East GermanyWrocław
09:00Scoring by half: 27–36, 27–30
Arena: Hala Ludowa
11 October 1963(1963-10-11) Match 25France61–59FinlandWrocław
10:20Scoring by half: 26–25, 35–34
Arena: Hala Ludowa
11 October 1963(1963-10-11) Match 26Soviet Union77–59FranceWrocław
18:30Scoring by half: 42–34, 35–25
Arena: Hala Ludowa
11 October 1963(1963-10-11) Match 27Czechoslovakia73–86PolandWrocław
18:30Scoring by half: 33–40, 40–46
Arena: Hala Ludowa
11 October 1963(1963-10-11) Match 28Soviet Union106–64SpainWrocław
20:00Scoring by half: 49–29, 57–35
Arena: Hala Ludowa

Knockout stage

13th–16th place playoffs

Classification Semifinals13th place match
Netherlands58
Finland71
France60
Finland50
France80
Turkey63
15th place match
Turkey64
Netherlands62

13th–16th place playoffs

12 October 1963 9:00
France80–63Turkey
Scoring by half: 37–26, 43–37
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław
12 October 1963 11:40
Netherlands58–71Finland
Scoring by half: 32–35, 26–36
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

15th place playoffs

13 October 1963 9:00
Turkey64–62Netherlands
Scoring by half: 34–32, 30–30
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

13th place playoffs

13 October 1963 10:20
France60–50Finland
Scoring by half: 26–30, 34–20
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

9th–12th place playoffs

Classification Semifinals9th place match
Italy66
Czechoslovakia70
Czechoslovakia58
Israel60
Romania47
Israel57
11th place match
Italy66
Romania85

9th-12th place playoffs

12 October 1963 10:20
Italy66–70Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 29–43, 37–27
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław
12 October 1963 21:30
Romania47–57Israel
Scoring by half: 23–34, 24–23
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

11th place playoffs

13 October 1963 9:00
Italy66–85Romania
Scoring by half: 30–34, 36–51
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

9th place playoffs

13 October 1963 11:40
Czechoslovakia58–60Israel
Scoring by half: 29–29, 29–31
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

5th–8th place playoffs

Classification Semifinals5th place match
Bulgaria102
Spain70
East Germany62
Bulgaria77
East Germany81
Belgium53
7th place match
Belgium83
Spain86

5th-8th place playoffs

12 October 1963 13:00
East Germany81–53Belgium
Scoring by half: 41–22, 40–31
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław
12 October 1963 17:00
Bulgaria102–70Spain
Scoring by half: 51–31, 51–39
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

7th place playoffs

13 October 1963 13:00
Belgium83–86Spain
Scoring by half: 35–47, 48–39
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

5th place playoffs

13 October 1963 11:40
East Germany62–77Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 29–40, 33–37
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

Final round

Semi-finalsFinal
Soviet Union89
Hungary51
Soviet Union61
Poland45
Yugoslavia72
Poland83
Third place game
Yugoslavia89
Hungary61

Semifinals

12 October 1963 18:30
Yugoslavia72–83Poland
Scoring by half: 40–47, 32–36
Pts: Korać 29Pts: Lopatka 18
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław
12 October 1963 20:00
Soviet Union89–51Hungary
Scoring by half: 38–27, 51–24
Pts: Volnov 27Pts: Bencze 11
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

Bronze medal match

13 October 1963 17:00
Yugoslavia89–61Hungary
Scoring by half: 38–39, 51–22
Pts: Korać 27Pts: Simon 13
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław

Final

13 October 1963 18:30
Soviet Union61–45Poland
Scoring by half: 37–18, 24–27
Pts: Krūmiņš 17Pts: Lopatka 11
Hala Ludowa, Wrocław
1963 FIBA EuroBasket champions
Soviet Union 7th title

Final standings

  1. Soviet Union
  2. Poland
  3. Yugoslavia
  4. Hungary
  5. Bulgaria
  6. East Germany
  7. Spain
  8. Belgium
  9. Israel
  10. Czechoslovakia
  11. Romania
  12. Italy
  13. France
  14. Finland
  15. Turkey
  16. Netherlands

Awards

1963 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Emiliano Rodríguez (Spain Spain)

Team rosters

1. Soviet Union: Jānis Krūmiņš, Gennadi Volnov, Jaak Lipso, Armenak Alachachian, Guram Minashvili, Tõnno Lepmets, Juris Kalnins, Aleksander Travin, Aleksander Petrov, Viacheslav Khrinin, Vadim Gladun, Olgerts Jurgensons (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)

2. Poland: Mieczysław Łopatka, Bohdan Likszo, Janusz Wichowski, Andrzej Pstrokonski, Leszek Arent, Zbigniew Dregier, Kazimierz Frelkiewicz, Wieslaw Langiewicz, Andrzej Nartowski, Stanislaw Olejniczak, Jerzy Piskun, Krzysztof Sitkowski (Coach: Witold Zagórski)

3. Yugoslavia: Radivoj Korać, Ivo Daneu, Trajko Rajković, Slobodan Gordić, Borut Bassin, Nemanja Đurić, Miodrag Nikolić, Miloš Bojović, Živko Kasun, Emil Logar, Zvonko Petričević, Dragoslav Ražnatović (Coach: Aleksandar Nikolić)

4. Hungary: János Greminger, Laszlo Gabanyi, János Simon, Janos Bencze, Miklos Bohaty, Gyorgy Polik, Gyorgy Vajdovics, Jozsef Prieszol, Arpad Glatz, Tibor Kangyal, Otto Temesvari, Pal Koczka (Coach: Tibor Zsiros)

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