{{Short description|International basketball event}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox international basketball competition | tourney_name = | year = | other_titles = Mistrovství Evropy v basketbalu mužů 1981<br>Majstrovstvá Európy v basketbale mužov 1981 | image = EuroBasket 1981 logo.jpg | size = | alt = | caption = | city = | country = Czechoslovakia | dates = 26 May – 5 June | num_teams = 12 | venues = 3 | cities = 3 | champion = Soviet Union | count = 13 | second = Yugoslavia | third = Czechoslovakia | fourth = Spain | fourth-flagvar = 1977 | games = | attendance = | mvp = {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Valdis Valters | top_scorer = {{flagicon|Poland}} Mieczysław Młynarski<br> (22.9 points per game) | prevseason = 1979 | nextseason = 1983 | updated = }} The '''1981 FIBA European Championship''', commonly called '''FIBA EuroBasket 1981''', was the 22nd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Czechoslovakia and took place from 26 May to 5 June 1981.<ref>[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/1858 FIBA EuroBasket 1981]</ref>

==Venues== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Havířov ! Bratislava ! Prague |- | Ice Stadium Havířov<br>Capacity 7&nbsp;000 | Zimný štadión<br>Capacity 10&nbsp;000 | Sportovní hala<br>Capacity 15&nbsp;000 |- | 150px | 150px | 150px |}

==Participants== Twelve national teams took part in the competition, divided in 2 six-teams groups.

{| class="wikitable" ! width="50%" |Group A ! width="50%" |Group B |- | * {{Bk|England}} * {{Bk|France|1974}} * {{Bk|Greece}} * {{Bk|Israel}} * {{Bk|Spain|1977}} * {{Bk|Czechoslovakia}} | * {{Bk|West Germany}} * {{Bk|Italy}} * {{Bk|Yugoslavia}} * {{Bk|Poland}} * {{Bk|Soviet Union}} * {{Bk|Turkey}} |}

==First stage== The winner of each match earns two points, the loser one. The first three teams advance to the final stage, the last three team take part in the classification round.

=== Group A – Bratislava === {{Bs cl2 header navbar}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|Spain|1977}} |w=5 |l=0 |pf=452 |pa=362 |bc= #ccffcc}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|Czechoslovakia}} |w=4 |l=1 |pf=393 |pa=358 |bc= #ccffcc}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|Israel}} |w=3 |l=2 |pf=418 |pa=396 |bc= #ccffcc}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|France|1974}} |w=2 |l=3 |pf=402 |pa=409}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|England}} |w=1 |l=4 |pf=313 |pa=371}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|Greece}} |w=0 |l=5 |pf=356 |pa=438}} |}

{| width=80% cellspacing=1 !width=20%| !width=20%| !width=20%| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Israel |align=center|'''82 – 74''' |England |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Greece |align=center|'''70 – 95''' |Czechoslovakia |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Spain |align=center|'''102 – 93''' |France |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Greece |align=center|'''81 – 86''' |France |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Spain |align=center|'''89 – 81''' |Israel |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Czechoslovakia |align=center|'''71 – 62''' |England |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Greece |align=center|'''62 – 64''' |England |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Czechoslovakia |align=center|'''69 – 72''' |Spain |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|France |align=center|'''76 – 88''' |Israel |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|England |align=center|'''47 – 78''' |Spain |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|France |align=center|'''69 – 72''' |Czechoslovakia |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Greece |align=center|'''71 – 82''' |Israel |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Israel |align=center|'''85 – 86''' |Czechoslovakia |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Greece |align=center|'''72 – 111''' |Spain |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|England |align=center|'''66 – 78''' |France |}

=== Group B – Havířov === {{Bs cl2 header navbar}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|Soviet Union}} |w=5 |l=0 |pf=489 |pa=377 |bc= #ccffcc}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|Yugoslavia}} |w=4 |l=1 |pf=489 |pa=439 |bc= #ccffcc}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|Italy}} |w=3 |l=2 |pf=418 |pa=407 |bc= #ccffcc}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|Poland}} |w=2 |l=3 |pf=429 |pa=429}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|West Germany}} |w=1 |l=4 |pf=334 |pa=395}} {{Bs cl2 team|t={{Bk|Turkey}} |w=0 |l=5 |pf=346 |pa=458}} |}

{| width=80% cellspacing=1 !width=20%| !width=20%| !width=20%| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|West Germany |align=center|'''66 – 51''' |Turkey |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Soviet Union |align=center|'''101 – 89''' |Poland |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Yugoslavia |align=center|'''99 – 88''' |Italy |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Soviet Union |align=center|'''86 – 54''' |West Germany |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Yugoslavia |align=center|'''92 – 89''' |Poland |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Italy |align=center|'''94 – 73''' |Turkey |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Yugoslavia |align=center|'''112 – 68''' |Turkey |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Poland |align=center|'''81 – 71''' |West Germany |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Italy |align=center|'''67 – 97''' |Soviet Union |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Turkey |align=center|'''79 – 97''' |Soviet Union |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Poland |align=center|'''81 – 90''' |Italy |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Yugoslavia |align=center|'''98 – 86''' |West Germany |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|West Germany |align=center|'''57 – 79''' |Italy |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Turkey |align=center|'''75 – 89''' |Poland |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|Yugoslavia |align=center|'''88 – 108''' |Soviet Union |}

===Places 7–12===

{| class="wikitable" |- | {{bk|Greece}} || {{bk|Poland}} || '''78–89''' |- | {{bk|England}} || {{bk|West Germany}} || '''58–65''' |- | {{bk|France|1974}} || {{bk|Turkey}} || '''67–60''' |- | {{bk|Turkey}} || {{bk|Greece}} || '''64–72''' |- | {{bk|Poland}} || {{bk|England}} || '''92–69''' |- | {{bk|France|1974}} || {{bk|West Germany}} || '''83–70''' |- | {{bk|West Germany}} || {{bk|Greece}} || '''67–71''' |- | {{bk|England}} || {{bk|Turkey}} || '''60–63''' |- | {{bk|France|1974}} || {{bk|Poland}} || '''93–102''' |}

{{Bs cl header|noqr=yes|pts=yes}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=7|t={{bk|Poland}} |w=5 |l=0 |pf=453 |pa=386}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=8|t={{bk|France|1974}} |w=4 |l=1 |pf=407 |pa=379}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=9|t={{bk|Greece}} |w=2 |l=3 |pf=364 |pa=370}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=10|t={{bk|West Germany}} |w=2 |l=3 |pf=339 |pa=344}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=11|t={{bk|Turkey}} |w=1 |l=4 |pf=313 |pa=354}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=12|t={{bk|England}} |w=1 |l=4 |pf=317 |pa=360}} |}

===Places 1–6 in Prague===

{| class="wikitable" |- | {{bk|Israel}} || {{bk|Yugoslavia}} || '''87–102''' |- | {{bk|Spain|1977}} || {{bk|Italy}} || '''87–86''' |- | {{bk|Czechoslovakia}} || {{bk|Soviet Union}} || '''84–110''' |- | {{bk|Spain|1977}} || {{bk|Soviet Union}} || '''101–110''' |- | {{bk|Israel}} || {{bk|Italy}} || '''98–116''' |- | {{bk|Yugoslavia}} || {{bk|Czechoslovakia}} || '''95–86''' |- | {{bk|Soviet Union}} || {{bk|Israel}} || '''112–84''' |- | {{bk|Italy}} || {{bk|Czechoslovakia}} || '''83–100''' |- | {{bk|Spain|1977}} || {{bk|Yugoslavia}} || '''72–95''' |}

{{Bs cl header|noqr=yes|pts=yes}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=1|t={{bk|Soviet Union}} |w=5 |l=0 |pf=537 |pa=424 |bc= #ccffcc}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=2|t={{bk|Yugoslavia}} |w=4 |l=1 |pf=479 |pa=441 |bc= #ccffcc}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=3|t={{bk|Spain|1977}} |w=3 |l=2 |pf=421 |pa=441 |bc= #ffffcc}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=4|t={{bk|Czechoslovakia}} |w=2 |l=3 |pf=425 |pa=445 |bc= #ffffcc}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=5|t={{bk|Italy}} |w=1 |l=4 |pf=440 |pa=481}} {{Bs cl2 team|p=6|t={{bk|Israel}} |w=0 |l=5 |pf=435 |pa=505}} |}

===Finals=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! '''Placement''' !! '''Team 1''' !! '''Team 2''' !! '''Res.''' |- | '''3rd place''' || {{bk|Spain|1977}} || {{bk|Czechoslovakia}} || '''90–101''' |}

===Finals=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! '''Placement''' !! '''Team 1''' !! '''Team 2''' !! '''Res.''' |- | '''1st place''' || {{bk|Soviet Union}} || {{bk|Yugoslavia}} || '''84–67''' <ref>[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/game/369918/soviet-union-yugoslavia-1981-06-05 Final 1981 - proballers.com]</ref> |}

{{winners|bk|1981 FIBA EuroBasket champions|Soviet Union|13th}}

==Final standings== # {{Bk|Soviet Union}} # {{Bk|Yugoslavia}} # {{Bk|Czechoslovakia}} # {{Bk|Spain|1977}} # {{Bk|Italy}} # {{Bk|Israel}} # {{Bk|Poland}} # {{Bk|France|1974}} # {{Bk|Greece}} # {{Bk|West Germany}} # {{Bk|Turkey}} # {{Bk|England}}

==Awards== {| width=95% |- align=center |'''1981 FIBA EuroBasket MVP''': '''Valdis Valters''' ({{flagicon|Soviet Union}} '''Soviet Union''') |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 100%" |- ! All-Tournament Team<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20121204164036/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/eurobasket/eurobasket_e.htm Linguasport.com Tournament Team.]}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Valdis Valters (MVP) |- |{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Dragan Kićanović |- |{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Dražen Dalipagić |- |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Anatoly Myshkin |- |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Vladimir Tkachenko |}

==Team rosters== '''1. Soviet Union:''' Valdis Valters, Anatoly Myshkin, Vladimir Tkachenko, Sergejus Jovaiša, Alexander Belostenny, Stanislav Yeryomin, Sergei Tarakanov, Andrey Lopatov, Nikolay Deryugin, Aleksandr Salnikov, Gennadi Kapustin, Nikolai Fesenko (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)

'''2. Yugoslavia:''' Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Dalipagić, Mirza Delibašić, Dragan Kićanović, Andro Knego, Peter Vilfan, Predrag Benaček, Ratko Radovanović, Boban Petrović, Branko Skroče, Željko Poljak, Petar Popović (Coach: Bogdan Tanjević)

'''3. Czechoslovakia:''' Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilák, Zdenek Kos, Vlastimil Klimes, Vojtech Petr, Vlastimil Havlik, Jaroslav Skala, Juraj Zuffa, Peter Rajniak, Zdenek Bohm, Justin Sedlak, Gustav Hraska (Coach: Pavel Petera)

'''4. Spain:''' Juan Antonio Corbalán, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Wayne Brabender, Fernando Martín, Candido "Chicho" Sibilio, Manuel Flores, Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, Rafael Rullán, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Quim Costa, Josep Maria Margall, Fernando Romay (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Portal|Basketball}} *[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/1858/stats Statistics]

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