EuroBasket 1976 Women

15th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	20–29 May
Teams	13
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (13th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Veger-Demšar (23.8)
Official website
Official website (archive)

The 1976 European Women's Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1976, was the 15th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in France and took place from 20 May to 29 May 1976. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Czechoslovakia the silver medal while Bulgaria won the bronze.

Squads

Qualification

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Spain 3 3 0 242 149 2 West Germany 3 2 1 192 139 3 Denmark 3 1 2 166 200 4 Scotland 3 0 3 125 237

April 19 Spain 85–38 Scotland April 19 West Germany 56–39 Denmark April 20 Spain 95–51 Denmark April 20 West Germany 76–38 Scotland April 21 Denmark 76–49 Scotland April 21 Spain 62–60 West Germany

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA  ? Poland 3 ? ?  ?  ?  ? Yugoslavia 3 ? ?  ?  ? 3 Sweden 3 1 2 206 206 4 Austria 3 0 3 126 288

April 19 Yugoslavia 108–47 Austria April 19 Poland 76–61 Sweden April 20 Poland 98–38 Austria April 20 Yugoslavia 89–63 Sweden April 21 Sweden 82–41 Austria April 21 Poland ?–? Yugoslavia

Group C

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Netherlands 3 3 0 219 129 2 Belgium 3 2 1 99 117  ? Israel 3 ? ?  ?  ?  ? England 3 ? ?  ?  ?

April 19 Netherlands 56–32 Belgium April 19 Israel ?–? England April 20 Netherlands 80–32 England April 20 Belgium 67–61 Israel April 21 Belgium Walkover England April 21 Netherlands 83–65 Israel

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Soviet Union 3 3 0 364 167 2 Yugoslavia 3 2 1 227 251 3 Romania 3 1 2 241 263 4 Belgium 3 0 3 184 335

May 20 Yugoslavia 97–71 Belgium May 20 Soviet Union 127–60 Romania May 21 Romania 111–65 Belgium May 21 Soviet Union 110–59 Yugoslavia May 22 Soviet Union 127–48 Belgium May 20 Yugoslavia 71–70 Romania

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Poland 3 3 0 200 179 2 Italy 3 2 1 170 170 3 Hungary 3 1 2 161 163 4 West Germany 3 0 3 157 176

May 20 Hungary 55–44 West Germany May 20 Poland 74–56 Italy May 21 Italy 59–53 West Germany May 21 Poland 64–63 Hungary May 22 Poland 62–60 West Germany May 22 Italy 55–43 Hungary

Group C

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 222 136 2 Bulgaria 3 2 1 193 198 3 Spain 3 1 2 153 197 4 Netherlands 3 0 3 179 216

May 20 Bulgaria 72–62 Spain May 20 Czechoslovakia 86–54 Netherlands May 21 Spain 57–56 Netherlands May 21 Czechoslovakia 67–48 Bulgaria May 22 Czechoslovakia 69–34 Spain May 22 Bulgaria 73–69 Netherlands

Second stage

Championship Group

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Soviet Union 6 6 0 493 274 2 Czechoslovakia 6 5 1 374 339 3 Bulgaria 6 3 3 339 395 4 France 6 3 3 343 351 5 Yugoslavia 6 2 4 396 444 6 Poland 6 1 5 357 413 7 Italy 6 1 5 327 413 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

May 24 Czechoslovakia 91–63 Poland May 24 Soviet Union 96–57 Bulgaria May 24 France 58–41 Italy May 25 Bulgaria 54–53 Yugoslavia May 25 Czechoslovakia 62–56 France May 25 Soviet Union 52–23 Poland May 26 Czechoslovakia 60–51 Italy May 26 Yugoslavia 90–81 Poland May 26 Soviet Union 83–56 France May 27 France 70–60 Yugoslavia May 27 Soviet Union 90–49 Italy May 27 Bulgaria 71–64 Poland May 28 Yugoslavia 75–65 Italy May 28 Soviet Union 62–30 Czechoslovakia May 28 Bulgaria 53–50 France May 29 Czechoslovakia 64–59 Yugoslavia May 29 France 53–52 Poland May 29 Italy 65–56 Bulgaria

1976 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion
Soviet Union Thirteenth title

8th to 13th Places Group

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Hungary 5 5 0 346 282 2 Romania 5 4 1 401 305 3 Spain 5 2 3 293 303 4 Netherlands 5 2 3 311 325 5 Belgium 5 1 4 287 401 6 West Germany 5 1 4 283 305 0 0 0 0

May 24 Hungary 73–65 Netherlands May 24 West Germany 50–41 Spain May 25 Romania 81–57 Netherlands May 25 Spain 73–51 Belgium May 26 Romania 71–54 West Germany May 26 Hungary 87–57 Belgium May 27 Belgium 68–67 West Germany May 27 Hungary 67–56 Romania May 28 Netherlands 70–68 West Germany May 28 Hungary 64–60 Spain May 29 Netherlands 63–46 Belgium May 29 Romania 82–62 Spain

Final standings

Place	Team	PE
	Soviet Union
	Czechoslovakia
	Bulgaria	2
4	France	3
5	Yugoslavia	3
6	Poland	3
7	Italy	4
8	Hungary	4
9	Romania	3
10	Spain	2
11	Netherlands
12	Belgium
13	West Germany	3

External links

• FIBA Europe profile
• Todor66 profile