The 1980 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1980, was the 17th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Yugoslavia and took place from 19 September to 28 September 1980. Soviet Union won the gold medal while won Poland the silver medal and Yugoslavia won the bronze medal.

EuroBasket 1980 Women
17th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySFR Yugoslavia
Dates19–28 September
Teams14
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (15th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)
1978
1981

Qualification

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Group A

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Spain 3 3 0 249 194
2   England 3 2 1 209 227
3   Israel 3 1 2 206 224
4   West Germany 3 0 3 172 191
April 4 Israel   64–62   West Germany
April 4 Spain   103–66   England
April 5 England   64–61   West Germany
April 5 Spain   83–79   Israel
April 6 England   79–63   Israel
April 6 Spain   63–49   West Germany

Group B

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Finland 5 5 0 464 279
2   Belgium 5 4 1 394 334
3   Sweden 5 3 2 404 305
4   Scotland 5 2 3 286 389
5   Denmark 5 1 4 260 369
6   Ireland 5 0 5 319 448


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April 8 Sweden   100–46   Denmark
April 8 Finland   91–54   Scotland
April 9 Sweden   76–63   Ireland
April 9 Denmark   72–63   Ireland
April 9 Finland   94–59   Belgium
April 10 Belgium   66–38   Denmark
April 10 Finland   118–54   Ireland
April 11 Belgium   75–70   Sweden
April 11 Scotland   75–64   Ireland
April 12 Belgium   107–75   Ireland
April 12 Finland   83–70   Sweden
April 12 Scotland   61–59   Denmark
April 13 Belgium   87–57   Scotland
April 13 Finland   78–42   Denmark
April 8 Sweden   88–39   Scotland

First stage

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Group A

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Hungary 3 3 0 227 164
2   Poland 3 2 1 217 207
3   Italy 3 1 2 195 172
4   England 3 0 3 134 230
September 19 Poland   80–56   England
September 19 Hungary   62–59   Italy
September 20 Hungary   77–37   England
September 20 Poland   69–63   Italy
September 21 Italy   74–41   England
September 21 Hungary   88–68   Poland

Group B

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 196 157
2   Romania 3 2 1 197 186
3   France 3 1 2 176 186
4   Finland 3 0 3 186 226
September 19 Netherlands   53–49   France
September 19 Romania   78–64   Finland
September 20 Netherlands   71–53   Romania
September 20 France   76–67   Finland
September 21 Netherlands   72–55   Finland
September 21 Romania   66–51   France

Group C

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 271 169
2   Bulgaria 3 2 1 241 180
3   Spain 3 1 2 200 244
4   Belgium 3 0 3 173 292
September 19 Czechoslovakia   110–45   Belgium
September 19 Bulgaria   88–47   Spain
September 20 Spain   88–67   Belgium
September 20 Czechoslovakia   72–59   Bulgaria
September 21 Bulgaria   94–61   Belgium
September 21 Czechoslovakia   89–65   Spain

Second stage

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Group A

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Soviet Union 3 3 0 318 146
2   Poland 3 2 1 187 205
3   Netherlands 3 1 2 171 257
4   Bulgaria 3 0 3 210 278
September 23 Poland   76–66   Bulgaria
September 23 Soviet Union   105–43   Netherlands
September 24 Netherlands   83–81   Bulgaria
September 24 Soviet Union   94–40   Poland
September 25 Soviet Union   119–63   Bulgaria
September 25 Poland   71–45   Netherlands

Group B

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Yugoslavia 3 2 1 217 199
2   Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 222 211
3   Romania 3 1 2 183 215
4   Hungary 3 1 2 208 206
September 23 Czechoslovakia   78–61   Romania
September 23 Hungary   79–59   Yugoslavia
September 24 Yugoslavia   80–67   Czechoslovakia
September 24 Romania   69–59   Hungary
September 25 Yugoslavia   78–53   Romania
September 25 Czechoslovakia   77–70   Hungary

9th to 14th positions Group

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Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1   Italy 5 5 0 370 240
2   Spain 5 4 1 379 310
3   France 5 3 2 311 322
4   Finland 5 2 3 359 357
5   Belgium 5 1 4 280 376
6   England 5 0 5 281 369


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September 23 Spain   84–71   Finland
September 23 Belgium   62–56   England
September 23 Italy   64–46   France
September 24 France   66–49   Belgium
September 24 Italy   80–44   Finland
September 24 Spain   76–43   England
September 25 France   68–67   England
September 25 Italy   74–56   Spain
September 25 Finland   87–43   Belgium
September 27 Finland   90–74   England
September 27 Italy   79–59   Belgium
September 27 Spain   75–55   France

Play-off stages

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 27
 
 
  Soviet Union94
 
September 28
 
  Czechoslovakia62
 
  Soviet Union95
 
September 27
 
  Poland49
 
  Yugoslavia72
 
 
  Poland79
 
Third place
 
 
September 28
 
 
  Czechoslovakia57
 
 
  Yugoslavia61
5th to 8th places
September 27 Netherlands   64–61   Hungary
September 27 Bulgaria   60–52   Romania
7th place
September 28 Hungary   81–71   Romania
5th place
September 28 Bulgaria   71–38   Netherlands


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 1980 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion 
 
Soviet Union
Fifteenth title

Final standings

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