The 1972 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1972, was the 13th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Bulgaria. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Bulgaria the silver medal while Czechoslovakia won the bronze.

EuroBasket 1972 Women
13th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBulgaria
Dates6–16 October
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (11th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)
1970
1974

First stage

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Group A

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Soviet Union 5 5 0 430 218
2   Hungary 5 3 2 272 252
3   Romania 5 3 2 244 286
4   Yugoslavia 5 3 2 301 331
5   Poland 5 1 4 248 299
6   Italy 5 0 5 196 308


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October 8 Romania   56–53   Hungary
October 8 Yugoslavia   59–55   Italy
October 8 Soviet Union   82–46   Poland
October 9 Soviet Union   88–43   Romania
October 9 Hungary   67–30   Italy
October 9 Yugoslavia   82–66   Poland
October 10 Hungary   64–46   Yugoslavia
October 10 Romania   47–46   Poland
October 10 Soviet Union   93–37   Italy
October 11 Hungary   52–47   Poland
October 11 Romania   46–38   Italy
October 11 Soviet Union   94–53   Yugoslavia
October 12 Poland   43–36   Italy
October 12 Yugoslavia   61–52   Romania
October 12 Soviet Union   73–39   Hungary

Group B

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Bulgaria 5 5 0 299 231
2   Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 327 258
3   France 5 3 2 276 239
4   East Germany 5 2 3 274 284
5   Netherlands 5 1 4 234 297
6   Austria 5 0 5 240 341


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October 8 France   64–37   Netherlands
October 8 Bulgaria   70–39   Austria
October 8 Czechoslovakia   68–60   East Germany
October 9 East Germany   58–42   Austria
October 9 Bulgaria   53–44   France
October 9 Czechoslovakia   71–44   Netherlands
October 10 Netherlands   62–55   Austria
October 10 Bulgaria   63–55   East Germany
October 10 Czechoslovakia   54–38   France
October 11 Czechoslovakia   79–56   Austria
October 11 Bulgaria   53–38   Netherlands
October 11 France   58–47   East Germany
October 12 East Germany   54–53   Netherlands
October 12 France   72–48   Austria
October 12 Bulgaria   60–55   Czechoslovakia

Second stage

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Championship Group

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Soviet Union 5 5 0 392 213
2   Bulgaria 5 3 2 272 280
3   Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 259 289
4   France 5 2 3 231 361
5   Romania 5 1 4 239 317
6   Hungary 5 0 5 247 280
October 14 Soviet Union   63–41   France
October 14 Bulgaria   61–41   Romania
October 14 Czechoslovakia   54–52   Hungary
October 15 France   61–49   Romania
October 15 Soviet Union   89–42   Czechoslovakia
October 15 Hungary   61–50   Bulgaria
October 16 France   47–42   Hungary
October 16 Czechoslovakia   54–50   Romania
October 16 Soviet Union   79–48   Bulgaria


 1972 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion 
 
Soviet Union
Eleventh title

7th to 12th Group

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   East Germany 5 5 0 304 243
2   Yugoslavia 5 3 2 341 318
3   Poland 5 3 2 286 272
4   Italy 5 2 3 248 255
5   Netherlands 5 2 3 283 294
6   Austria 5 0 5 241 321
October 14 Yugoslavia   76–64   Austria
October 14 East Germany   65–40   Italy
October 14 Poland   67–59   Netherlands
October 15 Italy   63–44   Austria
October 15 East Germany   59–48   Poland
October 15 Netherlands   65–64   Yugoslavia
October 16 Italy   54–44   Netherlands
October 16 East Germany   68–60   Yugoslavia
October 15 Poland   62–36   Austria

Final ranking

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Rank Team PE
    Soviet Union  
    Bulgaria  2
    Czechoslovakia  2
4   France  1
5   Romania  3
6   Hungary  4
7   East Germany  
8   Yugoslavia  6
9   Poland  3
10   Italy  1
11   Netherlands  4
12   Austria  1
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