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.

EuroBasket 1966 Women
10th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryRomania
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (8th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)
1964
1968

Squads

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Group stage

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Group A

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


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

Group B

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


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

Play-off stages

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
October 8 20:40
 
 
  Czechoslovakia83
 
October 9 19:50
 
  Romania54
 
  Czechoslovakia66
 
October 8 19:20
 
  Soviet Union74
 
  Soviet Union93
 
 
  East Germany69
 
Third place
 
 
October 9 18:40
 
 
  Romania60
 
 
  East Germany65


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9th to 12th places
October 7 10:00 Hungary   66–65   France
October 7 10:20 Italy   63–50   West Germany
5th to 8th places
October 8 11:40 Yugoslavia   70–67   Poland
October 8 18:00 Netherlands   56–53   Bulgaria
11th place
October 9 10:00 France   71–43   West Germany
9th place
October 9 10:00 Hungary   65–57   Italy
7th place
October 9 16:00 Bulgaria   70–56   Poland
5th place
October 9 17:20 Netherlands   66–57   Yugoslavia


 1966 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion 
 
Soviet Union
Eighth title

Final ranking

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

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