1986 FIBA World Championship
FIBA Mundobasket Campeonato 1986
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates5–20 July
Officially opened byJuan Carlos I
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Yugoslavia
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Games played90
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Petrović
Top scorerGreece Nikos Galis
(33.7 points per game)
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1990 →

The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the 10th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Spain and was held from 5 to 20 July 1986. The final phase of the tournament was held at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid.[1] They were classified as the official men's basketball event of the 1986 Goodwill Games, held simultaneously in Moscow. This was the final tournament for West Germany, which did not participate in the next tournament prior to its unification with East Germany.

Venues

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Classification and Final phase
Zaragoza Ferrol Málaga Tenerife Barcelona Oviedo Madrid
Palacio de los Deportes Polideportivo A Malata Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife Sports Palace of Barcelona Palacio Municipal de Deportes Community of Madrid Sports Palace
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 12,000

Competing nations

Group A Group B Group C Group D Withdrawn

 Brazil
 France
 Greece
 South Korea
 Panama
 Spain

 Angola
 Australia
 Cuba
 Israel
 Soviet Union
 Uruguay

 China
 Ivory Coast
 Italy
 Puerto Rico
 United States
 West Germany

 Argentina
 Canada
 Malaysia[2]
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Yugoslavia

 Philippines[3]

Squads

Main article: 1986 FIBA World Championship squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 5 4 1 478 419 +59 9[a] Semifinal round
2  Spain (H) 5 4 1 488 395 +93 9[a]
3  Greece 5 3 2 476 447 +29 8[b]
4  France 5 3 2 449 428 +21 8[b]
5  Panama 5 1 4 435 517 −82 6
6  South Korea 5 0 5 414 534 −120 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–0 Spain
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Greece 1–0 France
5 July
Spain  84–80  France
Scoring by half: 45-50, 39-30
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
5 July
Brazil  104–74  South Korea
Scoring by half: 48-35, 56-39
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
5 July
Panama  81–110  Greece
Scoring by half: 45-53, 36-57
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
6 July
Spain  120–73  South Korea
Scoring by half: 50-42, 70-31
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
6 July
France  84–87  Greece
Scoring by half: 39-53, 45-34
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
7 July
Spain  87–86  Greece
Scoring by half: 43-41, 44-45
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
7 July
Brazil  88–85 (OT)  Panama
Scoring by half: 45-50, 35-30 Overtime: 8-5
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
8 July
France  93–85  Brazil
Scoring by half: 46-41, 47-44
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
8 July
South Korea  103–111  Panama
Scoring by half: 55-61, 48-50
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
9 July
Greece  95–115  Brazil
Scoring by half: 45-56, 50-59
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
9 July
Spain  125–70  Panama
Scoring by half: 58-43, 67-27
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
9 July
South Korea  84–101  France
Scoring by half: 43-49, 41-52
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
10 July
Panama  88–91  France
Scoring by half: 48-50, 40-41
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
10 July
Spain  72–86  Brazil
Scoring by half: 37-44, 35-42
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
10 July
Greece  98–80  South Korea
Scoring by half: 53-38, 45-42
Palacio de los Deportes de Zaragoza, Zaragoza

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 5 5 0 565 369 +196 10 Semifinal round
2  Israel 5 3 2 435 444 −9 8
3  Cuba 5 2 3 399 418 −19 7[a]
4  Australia 5 2 3 405 430 −25 7[a]
5  Uruguay 5 2 3 377 437 −60 7[a]
6  Angola 5 1 4 334 417 −83 6
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Cuba 1–1 (1.03 GAvg), Australia 1–1 (1.02 GAvg), Uruguay 1–1 (0.95 GAvg)
5 July
Australia  72–66  Cuba
Scoring by half: 32-37, 40-29
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
5 July
Uruguay  79–84  Israel
Scoring by half: 38-46, 41-38
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
5 July
Soviet Union  89–51  Angola
Scoring by half: 45-29, 44-22
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
6 July
Angola  75–95  Israel
Scoring by half: 32-37, 43-58
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
6 July
Soviet Union  129–87  Cuba
Scoring by half: 60-53, 69-34
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
7 July
Soviet Union  114–77  Israel
Scoring by half: 58-36, 56-41
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
7 July
Australia  74–77  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 32-39, 42-38
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
8 July
Cuba  87–76  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 42-28, 45-48
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
8 July
Angola  74–69  Australia
Scoring by half: 36-34, 38-35
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
9 July
Cuba  81–53  Angola
Scoring by half: 46-23, 35-30
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
9 July
Soviet Union  111–62  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 58-33, 53-29
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
9 July
Israel  91–98  Australia
Scoring by half: 40-48, 51-50
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
10 July
Uruguay  83–81 (OT)  Angola
Scoring by half: 29-34, 44-39 Overtime: 10-8
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
10 July
Soviet Union  122–92  Australia
Scoring by half: 45-46, 77-46
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol
10 July
Israel  88–78  Cuba
Scoring by half: 45-32, 43-46
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 446 348 +98 10 Semifinal round
2  Italy 5 4 1 423 366 +57 9
3  China 5 2 3 430 442 −12 7[a]
4  Puerto Rico 5 2 3 383 373 +10 7[a]
5  West Germany 5 2 3 382 397 −15 7[a]
6  Ivory Coast 5 0 5 322 460 −138 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: China 1–1 (1.08 GAvg), Puerto Rico 1–1 (0.99 GAvg), West Germany 1–1 (0.93 GAvg)
5 July
Italy  98–87  China
Scoring by half: 60-41, 38-46
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
5 July
United States  99–63  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 50-22, 49-41
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
5 July
Puerto Rico  81–69  West Germany
Scoring by half: 38-31, 43-38
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
6 July
Ivory Coast  70–88  West Germany
Scoring by half: 38-47, 32-41
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
6 July
United States  107–81  China
Scoring by half: 57-39, 50-42
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
7 July
United States  81–68  West Germany
Scoring by half: 47-39, 34-29
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
7 July
Italy  78–55  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 35-25, 43-30
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
8 July
China  98–84  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 48-42, 50-42
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
8 July
Ivory Coast  62–98  Italy
Scoring by half: 35-48, 27-50
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
9 July
China  84–72  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 48-35, 36-3€
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
9 July
West Germany  76–85  Italy
Scoring by half: 38-39, 38-46
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
9 July
United States  73–72  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 42-40, 31-32
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
10 July
Puerto Rico  91–55  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 43-23, 48-32
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
10 July
West Germany  81–80  China
Scoring by half: 46-41, 35-39
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga
10 July
United States  86–64  Italy
Scoring by half: 40-25, 46-39
Palacio de los Deportes de Ciudad Jardín, Málaga

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 5 5 0 514 364 +150 10 Semifinal round
2  Canada 5 4 1 510 356 +154 9
3  Argentina 5 3 2 414 395 +19 8
4  Netherlands 5 2 3 422 405 +17 7
5  New Zealand 5 1 4 362 476 −114 6
6  Malaysia 5 0 5 313 539 −226 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
5 July
Argentina  82–75 (OT)  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 36-44, 35-27 Overtime: 11-4
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
5 July
Yugoslavia  118–81  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 61-43, 57-38
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
5 July
Canada  128–38  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 71-17, 57-21
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
6 July
New Zealand  66–84  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 32-36, 34-48
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
6 July
Yugoslavia  131–61  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 64-31, 67-30
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
7 July
Canada  96–82  Argentina
Scoring by half: 51-30, 45-52
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
7 July
Yugoslavia  95–74  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 54-47, 41-27
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
8 July
New Zealand  74–110  Canada
Scoring by half: 48-43, 26-67
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
8 July
Malaysia  73–93  Argentina
Scoring by half: 30-53, 43-40
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
9 July
Yugoslavia  87–68  Argentina
Scoring by half: 40-41, 47-27
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
9 July
Netherlands  79–96  Canada
Scoring by half: 41-41, 38-55
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
9 July
Malaysia  75–77  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 35-43, 40-34
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
10 July
Netherlands  110–66  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 56-28, 54-38
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
10 July
Yugoslavia  83–80  Canada
Scoring by half: 45-42, 38-38
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
10 July
Argentina  89–64  New Zealand
Scoring by half: 40-36, 49-28
Pabellón Central Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife

Semifinal round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 5 5 0 546 441 +105 10 Semifinals
2  Brazil 5 4 1 491 435 +56 9
3  Spain (H) 5 3 2 414 402 +12 8 5th–8th classification round
4  Israel 5 2 3 387 455 −68 7
5  Cuba 5 1 4 399 460 −61 6 9th–12th classification round
6  Greece 5 0 5 419 463 −44 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
13 July
Brazil  99–83  Cuba
Scoring by half: 53-37, 46-46
13 July
Spain  94–65  Israel
Scoring by half: 48-34, 46-31
13 July
Greece  93–105  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 46-59, 47-46
14 July
Greece  66–74  Cuba
Scoring by half: 37-43, 29-31
14 July
Spain  83–88  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 40-47, 43-41
14 July
Brazil  90–75  Israel
Scoring by half: 40-40, 50-35
15 July
Greece  79–82  Israel
Scoring by half: 42-35, 37-47
15 July
Spain  78–77  Cuba
Scoring by half: 37-47, 41-30
15 July
Brazil  101–110  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 50-62, 51-48

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 4 1 409 344 +65 9[a] Semifinals
2  Yugoslavia 5 4 1 438 375 +63 9[a]
3  Italy 5 3 2 405 431 −26 8 5th–8th classification round
4  Canada 5 2 3 422 412 +10 7[b]
5  Argentina 5 2 3 391 411 −20 7[b] 9th–12th classification round
6  China 5 0 5 411 503 −92 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: United States 1–0 Yugoslavia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Canada 1–0 Argentina
13 July
United States  70–74  Argentina
Scoring by half: 34-37, 36-37
13 July
Italy  89–86  Canada
Scoring by half: 43-43, 46-43
13 July
China  82–106  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 45-60, 37-46
14 July
Italy  76–102  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 39-52, 37-50
14 July
United States  77–65  Canada
Scoring by half: 38-26, 39-39
14 July
China  80–97  Argentina
Scoring by half: 45-45, 35-52
15 July
Italy  78–70  Argentina
Scoring by half: 38-31, 40-39
15 July
United States  69–60  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 37-30, 32-30
15 July
China  81–95  Canada
Scoring by half: 48-48, 33-47

9th–12th classification

 
Semifinals9th place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Greece 102
 
 
 
 Argentina88
 
 Greece 111
 
 
 
 China 112
 
 China 93
 
 
 Cuba78
 
11th place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Argentina 81
 
 
 Cuba85

Semifinals

18 July
Cuba  78–93  China
Scoring by half: 33-51, 45-42
18 July
Argentina  88–102  Greece
Scoring by half: 38-44, 50-58

Eleventh place playoff

19 July
Cuba  85–81  Argentina
Scoring by half: 45-43, 40-38

Ninth place playoff

20 July
China  112–111  Greece
Scoring by half: 58-54, 54-57

5th–8th classification

 
Semifinals5th place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Spain 100
 
 
 
 Canada80
 
 Spain 87
 
 
 
 Italy69
 
 Italy 100
 
 
 Israel78
 
7th place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Canada84
 
 
 Israel97

Semifinals

17 July
Spain  100–80  Canada
Scoring by half: 48-37, 52-43
18 July
Italy  100–78  Israel
Scoring by half: 48-43, 52-35

Seventh place playoff

19 July
Canada  84–97  Israel
Scoring by half: 45-64, 39-33

Fifth place playoff

20 July
Spain  87–69  Italy
Scoring by half: 43-36, 44-33

Final round

 
SemifinalsGold medal game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 United States 96
 
 
 
 Brazil80
 
 United States 87
 
 
 
 Soviet Union85
 
 Soviet Union (OT)91
 
 
 Yugoslavia90
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
 
 
 
 Brazil91
 
 
 Yugoslavia117

Semifinals

17 July
Soviet Union  91–90 (OT)  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 37-40, 48-45 Overtime: 6-5
17 July
United States  96–80  Brazil
Scoring by half: 60-37, 36-43

Third place playoff

19 July
Yugoslavia  117–91  Brazil
Scoring by half: 59-47, 58-44

Final

20 July
Soviet Union  85–87  United States
Scoring by half: 38–48, 47–39
Pts: Chomičius 17 Pts: K.Smith 23

Final standings

All-Tournament Team

Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

Top scorers (ppg)

  1. Nikos Galis (Greece) 33.7
  2. Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 28.1
  3. Lee Chung Hee (South Korea) 27.8
  4. Dražen Petrović (Yugoslavia) 25.2
  5. Kim Hyun-jun (South Korea) 19.4
  6. Juan Antonio San Epifanio (Spain) 19.3
  7. Antonello Riva (Italy) 19.2
  8. Tan Kim Chin (Malaysia) 19.2
  9. Mario Butler (Panama) 19.0
  10. Marcel de Souza Ponickwar (Brazil) 18.0

References

  1. ^ "Palacio de Deportes – Madrid". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  2. ^ Lim, Leon (1 May 1986). "Close watch on cagers - World Cup selection based on performances in tournament". New Straits Times. Retrieved 29 December 2015. Malaysia's inclusion in the tournament (1986 FIBA World Championship) came after Philippines opted out of the tournament owing to "lack of funds".
  3. ^ The Philippines, despite being the Asian Champions, withdrew from the competition citing lack of funds to send a team. Malaysia was named as their replacement.

External links

FIBA Basketball World Cup
United States squad – 1986 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal
Soviet Union squad – 1986 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal
Yugoslavia squad – 1986 FIBA World Championship – Bronze medal
International men's basketball
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