EuroBasket Women 1972

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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PlTeamPldWLPFPA
1 Soviet Union550430218
2 Hungary532272252
3 Romania532244286
4 Yugoslavia532301331
5 Poland514248299
6 Italy505196308


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

Group B

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PlTeamPldWLPFPA
1 Bulgaria550299231
2 Czechoslovakia541327258
3 France532276239
4 East Germany523274284
5 Netherlands514234297
6 Austria505240341


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

Second stage

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Championship Group

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PlTeamPldWLPFPA
1 Soviet Union550392213
2 Bulgaria532272280
3 Czechoslovakia532259289
4 France523231361
5 Romania514239317
6 Hungary505247280
October 14Soviet Union 63–41 France
October 14Bulgaria 61–41 Romania
October 14Czechoslovakia 54–52 Hungary
October 15France 61–49 Romania
October 15Soviet Union 89–42 Czechoslovakia
October 15Hungary 61–50 Bulgaria
October 16France 47–42 Hungary
October 16Czechoslovakia 54–50 Romania
October 16Soviet Union 79–48 Bulgaria


 1972 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion 

Soviet Union
Eleventh title

7th to 12th Group

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PlTeamPldWLPFPA
1 East Germany550304243
2 Yugoslavia532341318
3 Poland532286272
4 Italy523248255
5 Netherlands523283294
6 Austria505241321
October 14Yugoslavia 76–64 Austria
October 14East Germany 65–40 Italy
October 14Poland 67–59 Netherlands
October 15Italy 63–44 Austria
October 15East Germany 59–48 Poland
October 15Netherlands 65–64 Yugoslavia
October 16Italy 54–44 Netherlands
October 16East Germany 68–60 Yugoslavia
October 15Poland 62–36 Austria

Final ranking

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RankTeamPE
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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