EuroBasket

EuroBasket
EuroBasket
Country	FIBA Europe member associations
Founded	Template:Start date and age
Inaugural	1935
Number of teams	24
Website	[EuroBasket.com FIBA Europe Official website]

EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.

The competition was first held in 1935. The former Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain, who won the 2022 title.

Results

Summaries

Year	Hosts	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game			Number of teams
		Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1935	Switzerland	Latvia	24–18	File:Flag of Spain (1931–1939).svg Spain	Czechoslovakia	25–23	Switzerland	10
1937	Latvia	File:Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg Lithuania	24–23	File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).png France	27–24	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland	8
1939	Lithuania	File:Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg Lithuania	No playoffs	Latvia	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland	No playoffs	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).png France	8
1941	Lithuania	Cancelled due to World War II
1946	Switzerland	Czechoslovakia	34–32	File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy	File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary	38–32	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).png France	10
1947	Czechoslovakia	File:Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg Soviet Union	56–37	Czechoslovakia	File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Egypt	50–48	Belgium	14
1949	Egypt	File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Egypt	No playoffs	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).png France	File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece	No playoffs	Turkey	7
1951	France	File:Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg Soviet Union	45–44	Czechoslovakia	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).png France	55–52	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria	18
1953	Soviet Union	File:Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg Soviet Union	No playoffs	File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).png France	No playoffs	Czechoslovakia	17
1955	Hungary	File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary	No playoffs	Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union	No playoffs	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria	18
1957	Bulgaria	Soviet Union	No playoffs	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria	Czechoslovakia	No playoffs	File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary	16
1959	Turkey	Soviet Union	No playoffs	Czechoslovakia	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).png France	No playoffs	File:Flag of Hungary.png Hungary	17
1961	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union	60–53	Yugoslavia	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria	55–46	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).png France	19
1963	Poland	Soviet Union	61–45	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland	Yugoslavia	89–61	File:Flag of Hungary.png Hungary	16
1965	Soviet Union	Soviet Union	58–49	Yugoslavia	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland	86–70	Italy	16
1967	Finland	Soviet Union	89–77	Czechoslovakia	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland	80–76	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Bulgaria	16
1969	Italy	Soviet Union	81–72	Yugoslavia	Czechoslovakia	77–75	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland	12
1971	West Germany	Soviet Union	69–64	Yugoslavia	Italy	85–67	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland	12
1973	Spain	Yugoslavia	78–67	Spain	Soviet Union	90–58	Czechoslovakia	12
1975	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	No playoffs	Soviet Union	Italy	No playoffs	Spain	12
1977	Belgium	Yugoslavia	74–61	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	91–81	Italy	12
1979	Italy	Soviet Union	98–76	Israel	Yugoslavia	99–92	Czechoslovakia	12
1981	Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union	84–67	Yugoslavia	Czechoslovakia	101–90	Spain	12
1983	France	Italy	105–96	Spain	Soviet Union	105–70	Netherlands	12
1985	West Germany	Soviet Union	120–89	Czechoslovakia	Italy	102–90	Spain	12
1987	Greece	Greece	103–101 overtime	Soviet Union	Yugoslavia	98–87	Spain	12
1989	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	98–77	Greece	Soviet Union	104–76	Italy	8
1991	Italy	Yugoslavia	88–73	Italy	Spain	101–83	France	8
1993	Germany	Germany	71–70	File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg Russia	Croatia	99–59	Greece	16
1995	Greece	[[Serbia and Montenegro {{{mw}}} national basketball team|FR Yugoslavia]]	96–90	Lithuania	Croatia	73–68	Greece	14
1997	Spain	[[Serbia and Montenegro {{{mw}}} national basketball team|FR Yugoslavia]]	61–49	Italy	Russia	97–77	Greece	16
1999	France	Italy	64–56	Spain	[[Serbia and Montenegro {{{mw}}} national basketball team|FR Yugoslavia]]	74–62	France	16
2001	Turkey	[[Serbia and Montenegro {{{mw}}} national basketball team|FR Yugoslavia]]	78–69	Turkey	Spain	99–90	Germany	16
2003	Sweden	Lithuania	93–84	Spain	Italy	69–67	France	16
2005	Serbia and Montenegro	Greece	78–62	Germany	France	98–68	Spain	16
2007	Spain	Russia	60–59	Spain	Lithuania	78–69	Greece	16
2009	Poland	Spain	85–63	Serbia	Greece	57–56	Slovenia	16
2011	Lithuania	Spain	98–85	France	Russia	72–68	Template:Country data Macedonia	24
2013	Slovenia	France	80–66	Lithuania	Spain	92–66	Croatia	24
2015	France Croatia Germany Latvia	Spain	80–63	Lithuania	France	81–68	Serbia	24
2017	Finland Israel Romania Turkey	Slovenia	93–85	Serbia	Spain	93–85	Russia	24
2022	Czech Republic Georgia Italy Germany	Spain	88–76	France	Germany	82–69	Poland	24
2025	Latvia Cyprus Finland Poland							24

See also

• Basketball at the Summer Olympic Games
• FIBA EuroBasket Records
• FIBA EuroBasket MVP
• FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer
• FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
• FIBA World Cup
• FIBA World Cup Records
• FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
• FIBA EuroBasket Division B (defunct)
• FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
• FIBA EuroBasket Women
• List of FIBA EuroBasket winning head coaches

External links

• Template:Official website
• Template:Official website

EuroBasket
Tournaments	Switzerland 1935  · Latvia 1937  · Lithuania 1939  · Lithuania 1941 (cancelled due to WWII)  · Switzerland 1946  · Czechoslovakia 1947  · Egypt 1949  · France 1951  · Soviet Union 1953  · Hungary 1955  · Bulgaria 1957  · Turkey 1959  · Yugoslavia 1961  · Poland 1963  · Soviet Union 1965  · Finland 1967  · Italy 1969  · West Germany 1971 · Spain 1973  · Yugoslavia 1975  · Belgium 1977  · Italy 1979  · Czechoslovakia 1981  · France 1983  · West Germany 1985  · Greece 1987 · Yugoslavia 1989  · Italy 1991  · Germany 1993  · Greece 1995  · Spain 1997  · France 1999  · Turkey 2001  · Sweden 2003  · Serbia and Montenegro 2005  · Spain 2007  · Poland 2009  · Lithuania 2011  · Slovenia 2013  · France/Croatia/Germany/Latvia 2015  · Finland/Israel/Romania/Turkey 2017  · Czech Republic/Georgia/Italy/Germany 2022  · Latvia/Cyprus/Finland/Poland 2025
Qualification	1997  · 1999  · 2001  · 2003  · 2005  · 2007  · 2009  · 2011  · 2013  · 2015  · 2017  · 2022  · 2025
Finals	2005  · 2007  · 2009  · 2011  · 2013  · 2015  · 2017  · 2022  · 2025
Squads	1975  · 1977  · 1979  · 1981  · 1983  · 1985  · 1987  · 1989  · 1991  · 1993  · 1995  · 1997  · 1999  · 2001  · 2003  · 2005  · 2007  · 2009  · 2011  · 2013  · 2015  · 2017  · 2022
Division B (defunct)	2005  · 2007  · 2009  · 2011
Small countries	1988  · 1990  · 1992  · 1994  · 1996  · 1998  · 2000  · 2002  · 2004  · 2006  · 2008  · 2010  · 2012  · 2014  · 2016  · 2021  · 2022  · 2023
Awards  · Records  · MVP  · Top Scorer  · All-Tournament Team  · Winning Head Coaches  · Most Games Played  · Most Points Scored

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