EuroBasket 1972 Women

13th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
Dates	6–16 October
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (11th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)
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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.

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Soviet Union 5 5 0 430 218 2 Hungary 5 3 2 272 252 3 Romania 5 3 2 244 286 4 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 301 331 5 Poland 5 1 4 248 299 6 Italy 5 0 5 196 308 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Bulgaria 5 5 0 299 231 2 Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 327 258 3 France 5 3 2 276 239 4 East Germany 5 2 3 274 284 5 Netherlands 5 1 4 234 297 6 Austria 5 0 5 240 341 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Second stage

Championship Group

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Soviet Union 5 5 0 392 213 2 Bulgaria 5 3 2 272 280 3 Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 259 289 4 France 5 2 3 231 361 5 Romania 5 1 4 239 317 6 Hungary 5 0 5 247 280

October 14 Soviet Union 63–41 France October 14 Bulgaria 61–41 Romania October 14 Czechoslovakia 54–52 Hungary October 15 France 61–49 Romania October 15 Soviet Union 89–42 Czechoslovakia October 15 Hungary 61–50 Bulgaria October 16 France 47–42 Hungary October 16 Czechoslovakia 54–50 Romania October 16 Soviet Union 79–48 Bulgaria

1972 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion
Soviet Union Eleventh title

7th to 12th Group

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 East Germany 5 5 0 304 243 2 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 341 318 3 Poland 5 3 2 286 272 4 Italy 5 2 3 248 255 5 Netherlands 5 2 3 283 294 6 Austria 5 0 5 241 321

October 14 Yugoslavia 76–64 Austria October 14 East Germany 65–40 Italy October 14 Poland 67–59 Netherlands October 15 Italy 63–44 Austria October 15 East Germany 59–48 Poland October 15 Netherlands 65–64 Yugoslavia October 16 Italy 54–44 Netherlands October 16 East Germany 68–60 Yugoslavia October 15 Poland 62–36 Austria

Final ranking

Rank	Team	PE
	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