The 1985 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1985, was the 24th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 5 to 16 June 1985 in West Germany. The Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia in the final to win their fourteenth and final title.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | West Germany |
Dates | 5–16 June |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union (14th title) |
Runners-up | Czechoslovakia |
Third place | Italy |
Fourth place | Spain |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 46 |
MVP | Arvydas Sabonis |
Top scorer | Doron Jamchy (28.1 points per game) |
Venues
editLocation | Picture | City | Arena | Capacity | Status | Round |
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Karlsruhe | Europahalle | 5,000 | 1983 | Group A | ||
Leverkusen | Wilhelm Dopatka Halle | 3,500 | Opened in 1974 | Group B | ||
Stuttgart | Schleyerhalle | 15,500 | Opened in 1983 | Knockout rounds and qualification rounds |
Qualification
editA total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. To the top eight teams from the previous tournament, four more teams were granted berths via a qualifying tournament.
- Top eight teams from Eurobasket 1983:
- Top four teams from the qualifying stage:
Squads
editFormat
edit- The teams were split in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals. The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, and the losers figure in a third-place playoff.
- The losers from the quarterfinals stage compete in a separate bracket to define places 5th through 8th in the final standings.
- The fifth and sixth teams from each group competed in another bracket to define places 9th through 12th in the final standings.
Preliminary round
editQualified for the semifinals |
Group A
edit- Times given below are in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 514 | 464 | +50 | 9 |
Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 537 | 483 | +54 | 9 |
Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 496 | 465 | +31 | 9 |
France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 479 | 531 | −52 | 6 |
Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 452 | 488 | −36 | 6 |
Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 457 | 504 | −47 | 6 |
5 June
15:00 |
Poland | 70–83 | Romania |
Scoring by half: 34–42, 36–41 | ||
Pts: Fikiel 16 | Pts: Dan Niculescu 21 |
5 June
19:00 |
Soviet Union | 118–103 | France |
Scoring by half: 65–46, 53–57 | ||
Pts: Chomičius 23 | Pts: Szanyiel 26 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,940 Referees: Peter George (FRG), Maurizio Martolini (ITA) |
5 June
21:00 |
Spain | 83–99 | Yugoslavia |
Scoring by half: 44–39, 39–60 | ||
Pts: Martín 19 | Pts: D. Petrović 23 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,708 Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Lubomir Kotleba |
6 June
15:00 |
Soviet Union | 100–85 | Romania |
Scoring by half: 43–37, 57–48 | ||
Pts: Kurtinaitis 22 | Pts: Da Niculescu 20 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Jan Van Renen (NED) |
6 June
18:00 |
Spain | 99–97 | Poland |
Scoring by half: 52–58, 47–39 | ||
Pts: San Epifanio 25 | Pts: Zelig 25 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Peter George (FRG), Georgy Labov (BUL) |
6 June
20:00 |
France | 89–110 | Yugoslavia |
Scoring by half: 40–65, 49–45 | ||
Pts: Ostrowski 22 | Pts: D. Petrović 30 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,500 Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR) |
7 June
15:00 |
Romania | 94–106 | Spain |
Scoring by half: 49–51, 45–55 | ||
Pts: Cernat 22 | Pts: San Epifanio 22 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Jan Van Renen (NED) |
7 June
18:00 |
France | 94–97 | Poland |
Scoring by half: 34–46, 60–51 | ||
Pts: Dubuisson 39 | Pts: Zelig 36 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,000 Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR) |
7 June
20:00 |
Soviet Union | 105–97 | Yugoslavia |
Scoring by half: 57–53, 48–44 | ||
Pts: Sabonis 34 | Pts: D. Petrović 30 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 4,520 Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Lubomir Kotleba |
8 June
15:00 |
France | 110–97 | Romania |
Scoring by half: 55–59, 55–38 | ||
Pts: Szanyiel 25 | Pts: Opsitaru 21 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,040 Referees: Peter George (FRG), Costas Rigas (GRE) |
8 June
18:00 |
Yugoslavia | 106–94 | Poland |
Scoring by half: 51–44, 55–50 | ||
Pts: D. Petrović 31 | Pts: Zelig 23 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Lubomir Kotleba, Jan Van Renen (NED) |
8 June
20:00 |
Soviet Union | 92–99 | Spain |
Scoring by half: 52–57, 40–42 | ||
Pts: Sabonis 28 | Pts: Sibilio 17 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 4,230 Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Maurizio Martolini (ITA) |
9 June
15:00 |
Yugoslavia | 102–93 | Romania |
Scoring by half: 62–49, 40–44 | ||
Pts: D. Petrović 23 | Pts: Ermurache 23 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,040 Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Georgy Labov (BUL) |
9 June
18:00 |
Spain | 109–83 | France |
Scoring by half: 62–34, 47–49 | ||
Pts: Margall 21 | Pts: Cham 14 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,732 Referees: Lubomir Kotleba, Jan Van Renen (NED) |
9 June
20:00 |
Soviet Union | 122–99 | Poland |
Scoring by half: 64–44, 58–55 | ||
Pts: Enden, Valters 17 | Pts: Binkowski 26 |
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Peter George (FRG) |
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 459 | 391 | +68 | 9 |
West Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 445 | 420 | +25 | 8 |
Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 396 | 385 | +11 | 8 |
Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 428 | 425 | +3 | 7 |
Israel | 5 | 2 | 3 | 430 | 434 | −4 | 7 |
Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 397 | 503 | −106 | 6 |
5 June
14:00 |
Italy | 82–80 | Czechoslovakia |
Scoring by half: 39–42, 43–38 | ||
Pts: Villalta 21 | Pts: Brabenec 16 |
Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,050 Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Francisco Fajardo (ESP) |
5 June
18:00 |
West Germany | 104–79 | Netherlands |
Scoring by half: 51–34, 53–45 | ||
Pts: Jackel 36 | Pts: Kuipers 21 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,110 Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Zoran Grbac (YUG) |
5 June
20:30 |
Israel | 72–78 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by half: 44–37, 28–41 | ||
Pts: Jamchi 27 | Pts: Evtimov 26 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,100 Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Yvan Mainini (FRA) |
6 June
15:30 |
Italy | 94–79 | West Germany |
Scoring by half: 49–43, 45–36 | ||
Pts: Gilardi 22 | Pts: Schrempf 26 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 4,260 Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Yvan Mainini (FRA) |
6 June
18:15 |
Israel | 92–93 | Czechoslovakia |
Scoring by half: 54–42, 38–51 | ||
Pts: Jamchi 33 | Pts: Kropilák 23 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Zoran Grbac (YUG), Ion Antonescu (ROU) |
6 June
20:30 |
Netherlands | 90–103 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by half: 32–52, 58–51 | ||
Pts: Esveldt 21 | Pts: Antov 23 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 4,100 Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Wieslaw Zych (POL) |
7 June
15:00 |
West Germany | 101–83 | Czechoslovakia |
Scoring by half: 45–44, 56–39 | ||
Pts: Schrempf 31 | Pts: Brabenec 17 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Wieslaw Zych (POL) |
7 June
18:00 |
Italy | 82–61 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by half: 41–29, 41–32 | ||
Pts: Savio 16 | Pts: Gluškov 17 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,050 Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Francisco Fajardo (ESP) |
7 June
20:30 |
Israel | 80–86 | Netherlands |
Scoring by half: 49–45, 31–41 | ||
Pts: Jamchi 19 | Pts: Kuipers 22 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,460 Referees: Yvan Mainin (FRA), Zoran Grbac (YUG) |
8 June
15:30 |
Czechoslovakia | 68–84 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by half: 35–40, 33–44 | ||
Pts: Havlík 15 | Pts: Mladenov 26 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,800 Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Ion Antonescu (ROU) |
8 June
18:15 |
Israel | 94–88 | West Germany |
Scoring by half: 46–52, 48–36 | ||
Pts: Jamchi 42 | Pts: Schrempf 36 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 4,002 Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Francisco Fajardo (ESP) |
8 June
20:30 |
Netherlands | 76–112 | Italy |
Scoring by half: 32–56, 44–56 | ||
Pts: de Waard, van Noord 15 | Pts: Magnifico 23 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,950 Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Wieslaw Zych (POL) |
9 June
14:30 |
Netherlands | 66–104 | Czechoslovakia |
Scoring by half: 29–57, 37–47 | ||
Pts: de Waard 14 | Pts: Brabenec 30 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Francisco Fajardo (ESP) |
9 June
17:00 |
West Germany | 73–70 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by half: 32–35, 41–35 | ||
Pts: Wadehn 19 | Pts: Evtimov 19 |
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,640 Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Zoran Grbac (YUG) |
Knockout stage
editChampionship bracket
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
11 June – 20:30 | ||||||||||
West Germany | 83 | |||||||||
14 June – 18:00 | ||||||||||
Spain | 98 | |||||||||
Spain | 95 | |||||||||
12 June – 20:30 | ||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 98 | |||||||||
Yugoslavia | 91 | |||||||||
16 June – 20:00 | ||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 102 | |||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 89 | |||||||||
11 June – 18:00 | ||||||||||
Soviet Union | 120 | |||||||||
Italy | 97 | |||||||||
14 June – 20:30 | ||||||||||
France | 71 | |||||||||
Italy | 96 | |||||||||
12 June – 18:00 | ||||||||||
Soviet Union | 112 | Third place | ||||||||
Soviet Union | 104 | |||||||||
15 June – 19:30 | ||||||||||
Bulgaria | 86 | |||||||||
Spain | 90 | |||||||||
Italy | 102 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit11 June
18:00 |
France | 71–97 | Italy |
Scoring by half: 39–38, 32–59 | ||
Pts: Cham 19 | Pts: Sacchetti 27 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,200 Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), John Weiland (CAN) |
11 June
20:30 |
Spain | 98–83 | West Germany |
Scoring by half: 60–44, 38–39 | ||
Pts: San Epifanio 36 | Pts: Schrempf 25 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 7,100 Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), John Weiland (CAN) |
12 June
18:00 |
Soviet Union | 104–86 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by half: 52–45, 52–41 | ||
Pts: Valdis Valters 31 | Pts: Ivan Cenov 19 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 2,810 Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Jan Van Renen (NED) |
12 June
20:30 |
Yugoslavia | 91–102 | Czechoslovakia |
Scoring by half: 43–51, 48–51 | ||
Pts: D. Petrović 25 | Pts: Brabenec 32 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 3,105 Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Todd Warnick (ISR) |
Semifinals
edit14 June
18:00 |
Spain | 95–98 | Czechoslovakia |
Scoring by half: 56–49, 39–49 | ||
Pts: Martín 26 | Pts: Rajniak 31 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,050 Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Alan Richardson (ENG) |
14 June
20:30 |
Italy | 96–112 | Soviet Union |
Scoring by half: 40–73, 56–39 | ||
Pts: Vecchiato 23 | Pts: Sabonis 36 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,130 Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), José Manuel Reynoso (USA) |
Third place
edit15 June
19:30 |
Spain | 90–102 (OT) | Italy |
Scoring by half: 46–49, 38–35 Overtime: 6–18 | ||
Pts: Sibilio 21 | Pts: Sacchetti 24 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,780 Referees: Lubomir Kotleba, Todd Warnick (ISR) |
Final
edit16 June
20:00 |
Czechoslovakia | 89–120 | Soviet Union |
Scoring by half: 47–54, 42–66 | ||
Pts: Kropilák 23 | Pts: Valters 27 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 8,600 Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Yvan Mainini (FRA) |
5th to 8th place
editClassification round | Fifth place | |||||
13 June – 20:30 | ||||||
West Germany | 98 | |||||
15 June – 17:00 | ||||||
Yugoslavia | 84 | |||||
West Germany | 101 | |||||
13 June – 18:00 | ||||||
France | 81 | |||||
France | 107 | |||||
Bulgaria | 105 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
16 June – 18:00 | ||||||
Yugoslavia | 105 | |||||
Bulgaria | 86 |
13 June
18:00 |
France | 107–105 (OT) | Bulgaria |
Scoring by half: 39–51, 51–39 Overtime: 17–15 | ||
Pts: Dubuisson 23 | Pts: Mladenov 40 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,400 Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Francisco Fajardo (ESP) |
13 June
20:30 |
West Germany | 98–84 | Yugoslavia |
Scoring by half: 49–37, 49–47 | ||
Pts: Jackel 33 | Pts: Sunara 23 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 3,910 Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Jan Van Renen (NED) |
15 June
17:00 |
West Germany | 100–81 | France |
Scoring by half: 49–42, 51–39 | ||
Pts: Schrempf 27 | Pts: Ostrowski 22 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,820 Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Zoran Grbac (YUG) |
16 June
17:00 |
Yugoslavia | 105–86 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by half: 56–44, 49–42 | ||
Pts: Petrović 34 | Pts: Antov 16 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Francisco Fajardo (ESP) |
9th to 12th place
editClassification round | Ninth place | |||||
11 June – 15:30 | ||||||
Poland | 86 | |||||
14 June – 15:30 | ||||||
Israel | 91 | |||||
Israel | 90 | |||||
12 June – 15:30 | ||||||
Romania | 89 | |||||
Romania | 90 | |||||
Netherlands | 87 | |||||
Eleventh place | ||||||
13 June – 15:30 | ||||||
Poland | 102 | |||||
Netherlands | 100 |
11 June
15:30 |
Poland | 86–91 | Israel |
Scoring by half: 45–40, 41–51 | ||
Pts: Zelig 25 | Pts: Jamchi 29 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Francisco Fajardo (ESP), Zoran Grbac (YUG) |
12 June
15:30 |
Romania | 90–87 | Netherlands |
Scoring by half: 46–46, 44–41 | ||
Pts: Cernat 24 | Pts: Esveldt 23 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Georgy Labov (BUL) |
13 June
15:30 |
Poland | 102–100 | Netherlands |
Scoring by half: 53–40, 49–60 | ||
Pts: Fikiel 24 | Pts: Esveldt 20 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Peter George (FRG), Ion Antonescu (ROU) |
Awards
edit1985 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
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Soviet Union 14th title |
1985 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Arvydas Sabonis ( Soviet Union) |
All-Tournament Team[1] |
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Valdis Valters |
Dražen Petrović |
Detlef Schrempf |
Fernando Martín |
Arvydas Sabonis (MVP) |
Final standings
editRank | Team | Record |
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Soviet Union | 7–1 | |
Czechoslovakia | 4–4 | |
Italy | 6–2 | |
4 | Spain | 5–3 |
5 | West Germany | 5–3 |
6 | France | 2–6 |
7 | Yugoslavia | 5–3 |
8 | Bulgaria | 3–5 |
9 | Israel | 4–3 |
10 | Romania | 2–5 |
11 | Poland | 2–5 |
12 | Netherlands | 1–6 |
References
editExternal links
edit- 1985 European Championship for Men archive.FIBA.com.