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Before EuroBasket 2011 - view all champions 19.08.2011

On 31 August starts 37th European Basketball Championship for men. The championship is an Olympic qualification, the first two teams will win a visa London. The next four will qualify to participate in additional training intercontinental.

The tournament will involve 24 teams. Initially, participants had to be 16 and Bulgarian basketball players could be ranked among them. After qualifying was over, FIBA ​​Europe decided to increase the participants and the best eight qualifiers were not added.

Teams are divided into 4 groups of 6 teams. Next continue the first three in each group and form new 2 groups. The results of the meetings between the teams, they had previously transferred to the new groups. Bulgaria is in Group D with Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Belgium and Georgia. With the latter two countries were in a qualifying group that we could win. Assuming that Russia and Slovenia have a higher class wins against Ukraine, Belgium and Georgia will rank among the top 12.

The biggest success of Bulgaria's European Championships was in 1957. in Sofia, where losing a single match against the USSR with 57:60 played in a stadium "Vasil Levski" in front of 40.000 spectators. At halftime lead with 23:19, but almost reached the title.

Our basketball players participating at the first championship in 1935. When, with one win and three losses occupy eighth place out of ten participants. The victory was against Hungary in 22:19, 16:6 at half time. In 1947. finishing eighth. 1951. We are 4th, 1953 - 9th, 1955 and 1959 - 4th.

In 1961. Belgrade win the bronze medal with victory over Frantsiya with 55:46. The following publications are always among the elite 1963 - 5th, 1965 - 5th, 1967 - 4th, 1969 - 7th, 1971 - 6th, 1973 - 6th, 1975 - 5th, 1977 - 6th. Decline began in 1979 as he took 11th place. Again failed to qualify in 1985. When one very good game occupy eighth place. In 1989 we are the seventh, and in 1991 eighth. These results are successful zashoto qualify for the finals only eight teams.

In 1993, we are 16th. Then disappear from the basketball map of Europe. Our last victory was the finals on 25 June 1989. against the Netherlands with 91:86. In 2005 and 2009 qualify for the finals, but there are three loss record.

Here is a list of all winners and results of finals.
GodinaShampion
Final
Second
Host
2009Ispaniya
85:63
Serbia
Poland
2007Rusiya
60:59
Spain
Spain 2005Gartsiya
78:62
Germany
Serbia Montenegro
2003Litva
93:84
Spain
Sweden
2001Yugoslaviya78: 69
Turkey
Turkey
1999Italiya
64:56
Spain
France
1997Yugoslaviya
61:49
Italy
Spain
1995Yugoslaviya
96:90
Lithuania
Greece
1993Germaniya
71:70
Russia
Germany
1991Yugoslaviya
88:73
Italy
Italy
1989Yugoslaviya
98:77
Greece
Yugoslavia
1987Gartsiya
103:101
USSR
Greece
1985SSSR
120:89
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
1983Italiya
105:96
Spain
France
1981SSSR
84:67
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
1979SSSR
98:76
Israel
Italy 1977Yugoslaviya74: 61
USSR
Belgium
1975Yugoslaviya
90:84
USSR
Yugoslavia
*** 1973Yugoslaviya
78:67
Spain
Spain
1971SSSR
69:64
Yugoslavia
West Germany
1969SSSR
81:72
Yugoslavia
Italy
1967SSSR
89:77
CzechoslovakiaJanuary
Finland
1965SSSR
58:49
Yugoslavia
USSR
1963SSSR
61:45
Poland
Poland
1961SSSR
60:53
YugoslaviyaYugoslaviya 1959SSSR
83:72
Czechoslovakia
*** Turkey 1957SSSR
60:57
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
*** 1955Ungariya
65:75
Czechoslovakia
*** Hungary 1953SSSR
49:41
Hungary
USSR
*** 1951SSSR
45:44
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1949Egipet
57:36
France
Egypt
*** 1947SSSR
56:37
ChehoslovakiyaChehoslovakiya 1946Chehoslovakiya
34:32
ItaliyaShveytsariya 1939Litva
37:36
Latvia
Lithuania
*** 1937Litva
24:23
Italy
Latvia
1935Latviya
24:18
Spain
Switzerland
*** - Not played the final match and the result is shown between the top two teams in the final group. In 1955. Hungary became a champion despite his loss to Czechoslovakia.