The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which includes all 49 national European FIBA federations Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The International Basketball Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA The competition was hosted by Bulgaria. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Sofia was the location of the event. Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality

Contents 1 Final rankings 2 Results 2.1 Preliminary round 2.1.1 Group A 2.1.2 Group B 2.1.3 Group C 2.1.4 Group D 2.2 Classification round 2.3 Final round 3 Team rosters 4 External links

Final rankings

1.  Soviet Union
2.  Bulgaria
3.  Czechoslovakia
4.  Hungary
5.  Romania
6.  Yugoslavia
7.  Poland
8.  France
9.  Turkey
10.  Italy
11.  Finland
12.  Belgium
13.  West Germany
14.  Austria
15.  Scotland
16.  Albania

Results

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the 16 teams were split up into four groups of four teams each. The Soviet Union national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions The Bulgaria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Bulgaria in international competitions The Czechoslovakia national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions The Hungary national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Hungary in international competitions The Romania national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Romania in international competitions Yugoslavia national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. The Poland national basketball team is the national Basketball side that represents Poland in international competitions The France national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing France. The Turkey national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions The Italian national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing Italy. The Finland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions The Belgium national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Belgium in international competitions The Germany national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions The Austria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Austria in international competitions The Scotland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Scotland in international competition The Albania national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Albania in international competitions The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round to play for the first 8 places, while the bottom two were sent to the classification round to play for 9th through 16th.

Group A

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Czechoslovakia	6	3	0	273	142	+131
2	Yugoslavia	5	2	1	244	175	+69
3	Scotland	4	1	2	148	259	-111
4	Albania	3	0	3	136	225	-89

Czechoslovakia	123 - 44	Scotland
Albania	57 - 89	Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia	94 - 39	Scotland
Czechoslovakia	71 - 37	Albania
Scotland	65 - 42	Albania
Czechoslovakia	79 - 61	Yugoslavia

Group B

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Soviet Union	6	3	0	270	158	+112
2	Poland	5	2	1	188	171	+17
3	Turkey	4	1	2	179	192	-13
4	Austria	3	0	3	133	249	-116

Soviet Union	107 - 38	Austria
Poland	55 - 50	Turkey
Turkey	80 - 57	Austria
Soviet Union	83 - 71	Poland
Austria	38 - 62	Poland
Soviet Union	80 - 49	Turkey

Group C

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Bulgaria	6	3	0	239	155	+84
2	France	5	2	1	196	165	+31
3	Italy	4	1	2	177	185	-8
4	West Germany	3	0	3	149	256	-107

Bulgaria	67 - 52	France
West Germany	52 - 73	Italy
Bulgaria	72 - 45	Italy
France	83 - 39	West Germany
Italy	59 - 61	France
Bulgaria	100 - 58	West Germany

Group D

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Hungary	6	3	0	200	154	+46
2	Romania	5	2	1	205	183	+22
3	Finland	4	1	2	187	207	-20
4	Belgium	3	0	3	169	217	-48

Hungary	66 - 65	Romania
Finland	76 - 74	Belgium
Hungary	50 - 39	Finland
Belgium	45 - 57	Romania
Romania	83 - 72	Finland
Hungary	84 - 50	Belgium

Classification round

For the first time, the classification round, like the final round, was played as an 8-team round robin, with no further playoffs. The Czechoslovakia national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions Yugoslavia national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. The Scotland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Scotland in international competition The Albania national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Albania in international competitions The Soviet Union national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions The Poland national basketball team is the national Basketball side that represents Poland in international competitions The Turkey national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions The Austria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Austria in international competitions The Bulgaria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Bulgaria in international competitions The France national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing France. The Italian national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing Italy. The Germany national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions The Hungary national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Hungary in international competitions The Romania national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Romania in international competitions The Finland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions The Belgium national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Belgium in international competitions

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
9	Turkey	14	7	0	525	364	+161
10	Italy	13	6	1	500	350	+150
11	Finland	12	5	2	499	435	+64
12	Belgium	11	4	3	473	461	+12
13	West Germany	10	3	4	342	364	-22
14	Austria	9	2	5	342	364	-22
15	Scotland	8	1	6	368	492	-124
16	Albania	7	0	7	340	559	-219

Italy	91 - 50	Belgium
Finland	61 - 47	West Germany
Scotland	69 - 56	Albania
Turkey	59 - 42	Austria

Turkey	83 - 70	Belgium
Finland	53 - 51	Austria
West Germany	72 - 43	Albania
Scotland	47 - 91	Italy

West Germany	37 - 57	Italy
Turkey	100 - 54	Scotland
Austria	58 - 70	Belgium
Finland	91 - 42	Albania

Finland	84 - 67	Belgium
Austria	48 - 47	Scotland
Albania	42 - 82	Italy
West Germany	33 - 54	Turkey

Finland	87 - 97	Italy
Albania	64 - 97	Turkey
Austria	55 - 58	West Germany
Belgium	76 - 51	Scotland

Turkey	57 - 50	Italy
Belgium	50 - 46	West Germany
Finland	72 - 56	Scotland
Albania	45 - 58	Austria

Finland	51 - 75	Turkey
Belgium	90 - 48	Albania
Italy	32 - 30	Austria
Scotland	44 - 49	West Germany

Final round

The final round was played as an 8-team round robin, with no further playoffs. The Turkey national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions The Italian national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing Italy. The Finland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions The Belgium national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Belgium in international competitions The Germany national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions The Austria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Austria in international competitions The Scotland national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Scotland in international competition The Albania national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Albania in international competitions

Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Soviet Union	14	7	0	537	409	+128
2	Bulgaria	13	6	1	510	456	+54
3	Czechoslovakia	12	5	2	505	458	+47
4	Hungary	11	4	3	480	433	+47
5	Romania	10	3	4	440	462	-22
6	Yugoslavia	9	2	5	476	584	-108
7	Poland	8	1	6	456	518	-62
8	France	7	0	7	417	501	-84

France	53 - 83	Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia	65 - 62	Hungary
Poland	66 - 70	Romania
Bulgaria	99 - 76	Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia was the first of the pool leaders to take a loss in the final round, playing against Bulgaria, who had won their division. The Soviet Union national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions The Bulgaria national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Bulgaria in international competitions The Czechoslovakia national basketball team was the Basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions The Hungary national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Hungary in international competitions The Romania national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Romania in international competitions Yugoslavia national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. The Poland national basketball team is the national Basketball side that represents Poland in international competitions The France national basketball team is the national Basketball team representing France.

Poland	63 - 77	Hungary
France	45 - 65	Romania
Soviet Union	97 - 61	Yugoslavia
Bulgaria	82 - 80	Czechoslovakia

Bulgaria continued to oust division leaders, knocking Czechoslovakia out of the undefeated group. Romania and the Soviet Union each defeated their second opponents, joining Bulgaria at the top of the pool.

Poland	69 - 74	Bulgaria
Romania	61 - 76	Hungary
France	72 - 75	Yugoslavia
Soviet Union	62 - 60	Czechoslovakia

The Soviet team pulled off a close win over the Czechoslovakian team that had broken the Soviets' lossless European championship start at 31 games. Romania lost a rematch with preliminary round opponent Hungary, as those two teams went to 2-1 behind the Soviets and Bulgarians, who had each maintained perfect records in their first three games.

Yugoslavia	74 - 95	Czechoslovakia
France	58 - 81	Hungary
Soviet Union	86 - 64	Poland
Romania	54 - 67	Bulgaria

Bulgaria and the Soviet Union each won their 7th game of the tournament and 4th of the final round, improving to 4-0. Hungary stayed close behind, at 3-1, with Romania and Czechoslovakia staying in contention at 2-2.

Yugoslavia	69 - 68	Poland
Romania	63 - 87	Soviet Union
France	62 - 64	Czechoslovakia
Hungary	52 - 63	Bulgaria

The Soviets and Bulgarians remained undefeated as Hungary, falling to Bulgaria, dropped to 2 games behind them at 3-2 along with Czechoslovakia.

France	65 - 68	Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia	80 - 61	Poland
Yugoslavia	60 - 72	Romania
Hungary	51 - 62	Soviet Union

Improving to 6-0 each, the Soviet Union and Bulgaria set up a match between the two of them that would determine the championship in the seventh and final game of the round.

Hungary	81 - 61	Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia	61 - 55	Romania
France	62 - 65	Poland
Bulgaria	57 - 60	Soviet Union

The Soviet Union trailed by 4 points at halftime in their decisive game against Bulgaria. The second half saw an explosion of scoring, with the Soviets adding 41 points in the frame to the 19 they had in the first half. Bulgaria wasn't able to maintain the pace, scoring only 34 in the second half to fall to the Soviets 60-57. Poland picked up their first win of the final round, defeating France, who fell to 0-7.

Team rosters

1. Soviet Union: Viktor Zubkov, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Guram Minashvili, Yuri Ozerov, Mikhail Semyonov, Arkady Bochkarov, Stasys Stonkus, Vladimir Torban, Algirdas Lauritėnas, Mart Laga, Mikhail Studenetski (Coach: Stepan Spandarian)

2. Victor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( Виктор Алексеевич Зубков; born 24 April, 1937 in Rostov, Soviet Union) is a retired Yuri Viktorovich Ozerov ( Russian:Юрий Викторович Озеров July 9, 1928 &ndash February 25, 2004) was a Stanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus (born December 29, 1931) is a retired Soviet present day Lithuanian Basketball player who Bulgaria: Viktor Radev, Georgi Panov, Ilija Mirchev, Ljubomir Panov, Cvjatko Barchovski, Petko Lazarov, Mikhail Semov, Georgi Kanev, Vladimir Ganchev, Metodi Tomovski, Konstantin Totev, Atanas Pejchinski (Coach: Ljudmil Katerinski)

3. Czechoslovakia: Jiri Baumruk, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Miroslav Skerik, Jaroslav Sip, Boris Lukasik, Zdenek Rylich, Jaroslav Tetiva, Lubomir Kolar, Milan Merkl, Jiri Tetiva, Jaroslav Chocholac, Nikolaj Ordnung (Coach: Gustav Hermann)

4. Hungary: Janos Greminger, Laszlo Toth, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Banhegyi, Janos Bencze, Janos Simon, Laszlo Gabanyi, Tibor Czinkan, Istvan Sahin-Toth, Ervin Keszey, Zoltan Judik, Pal Borbely, Istvan Liptai (Coach: Zoltan Csanyi)

External links

• FIBA Europe Eurobasket 1957
• Eurobasket.com 1957 EChampionship

János Greminger (born May 5, 1929) was a Hungarian Basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Laszlo Toth (b1940 is a Hungarian -born Australian Geologist who vandalised Michelangelo 's Pietà statue on May 21, Tibor Zsíros (born 30 June[[ 930]] is a Hungarian former Basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 János Simon (born March 1, 1929) was a Hungarian Basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Tibor Czinkán (born August 10, 1929) was a Hungarian Basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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