EuroBasket 1978 Women

16th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Poland
Dates	20–30 May
Teams	13
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (14th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)
← 1976 1980 →

The 1978 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1978, was the 16th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Poland and took place from 20 May to 30 May 1978. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Yugoslavia the silver medal while Czechoslovakia won the bronze.

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Soviet Union 3 3 0 328 194 2 France 3 2 1 205 238 3 Romania 3 1 2 206 227 4 West Germany 3 0 3 167 247

May 20 Romania 69–56 West Germany May 20 Soviet Union 111–73 France May 21 Soviet Union 120–57 West Germany May 21 France 74–73 Romania May 22 France 58–54 West Germany May 22 Soviet Union 97–64 Romania

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Hungary 3 3 0 220 207 2 Bulgaria 3 2 1 253 193 3 Italy 3 1 2 182 214 4 Spain 3 0 3 194 235

May 20 Italy 66–61 Spain May 20 Hungary 77–74 Bulgaria May 21 Bulgaria 90–61 Spain May 21 Hungary 64–61 Italy May 22 Hungary 79–72 Spain May 22 Bulgaria 89–55 Italy

Group C

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 249 196 2 Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 209 179 3 Netherlands 3 1 2 184 196 4 Sweden 3 0 3 186 257

May 20 Czechoslovakia 62–45 Netherlands May 20 Yugoslavia 99–68 Sweden May 21 Czechoslovakia 83–53 Sweden May 21 Yugoslavia 69–64 Netherlands May 22 Netherlands 75–65 Sweden May 22 Yugoslavia 81–64 Czechoslovakia

Second stage

Championship Group

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Soviet Union 6 6 0 606 413 2 Yugoslavia 6 4 2 460 481 3 Czechoslovakia 6 4 2 454 442 4 France 6 3 3 436 464 5 Poland 6 2 4 403 439 6 Hungary 6 1 5 432 507 7 Bulgaria 6 1 5 460 505 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

May 24 Czechoslovakia 80–60 Hungary May 24 France 73–70 Poland May 24 Soviet Union 89–63 Bulgaria May 25 France 77–63 Bulgaria May 25 Czechoslovakia 77–64 Poland May 25 Soviet Union 116–78 Yugoslavia May 26 Soviet Union 92–70 Czechoslovakia May 26 Bulgaria 102–76 Poland May 26 Yugoslavia 86–79 Hungary May 28 Soviet Union 79–57 Poland May 28 France 78–72 Hungary May 28 Yugoslavia 90–87 Bulgaria May 29 Yugoslavia 81–69 France May 29 Poland 70–64 Hungary May 29 Czechoslovakia 96–71 Bulgaria May 30 Czechoslovakia 67–66 France May 30 Soviet Union 119–72 Hungary May 30 Poland 66–44 Yugoslavia

1978 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion
Soviet Union Fourteenth title

8th to 13th Group

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Romania 5 5 0 358 315 2 Italy 5 3 2 378 324 3 Netherlands 5 3 2 327 326 4 Spain 6 2 3 347 327 5 West Germany 6 2 3 307 311 6 Sweden 6 0 5 307 421 0 0 0 0

May 24 West Germany 75–58 Sweden May 24 Romania 64–63 Spain May 25 Romania 82–58 Sweden May 25 Italy 79–61 Netherlands May 26 West Germany 66–62 Italy May 26 Netherlands 71–65 Spain May 28 Romania 71–69 Netherlands May 28 Italy 102–64 Sweden May 29 Spain 71–64 West Germany May 29 Romania 72–69 Italy May 30 Netherlands 51–46 West Germany May 30 Spain 87–62 Sweden

Final standings

Place	Team	PE
	Soviet Union
	Yugoslavia	3
	Czechoslovakia	1
4	France
5	Poland	1
6	Hungary	2
7	Bulgaria	4
8	Romania	1
9	Italy	2
10	Netherlands	1
11	Spain	1
12	West Germany	1
13	Sweden