1967 FIBA World Championship
FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1967
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates27 May – 11 June
Officially opened byÓscar Diego Gestido
Teams13 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place Brazil
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played54
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivo Daneu
Top scorerPoland Mieczysław Łopatka
(19.7 points per game)

The 1967 FIBA World Championship was the 5th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from 27 May to 11 June 1967.

Venues

Group City Arena Capacity
Group A Mercedes[1] Gimnasio de Praga[2]  
Group B Montevideo[1] Peñarol Palace 10,000
Group C Salto[1] Gimnasio de Salto[2]  
Classification round Córdoba[1] Córdoba Sport Club[2]  
Final round Montevideo[1] Cilindro Municipal[2] 18,000

Competing nations

Group A Group B Group C

 Italy
 Mexico
 Yugoslavia
 United States

 Argentina
 Japan
 Peru
 Soviet Union

 Brazil
 Paraguay
 Poland
 Puerto Rico

 Uruguay – advanced automatically to the final round as host

Competition format

  • Preliminary round: Three groups of four teams play each other once; top two teams progress to the final round, bottom two teams relegated to classification round.
  • Classification round: All bottom two teams from preliminary round group play each other once. The team with the best record is ranked eighth; the worst is ranked 13th.
  • Final round: All top two teams from preliminary round group, the 1964 Olympic champion, and the host team play each other once. The team with the best record wins the championship.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 218 192 +26 6 Final round
2  Yugoslavia 3 2 1 228 211 +17 5
3  Mexico 3 1 2 216 221 5 4 Classification round
4  Italy 3 0 3 178 216 38 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
27 May
Mexico  7386  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 34-43, 39-43
Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes
27 May
United States  6756  Italy
Scoring by half: 28-30, 39-26
Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes
28 May
United States  7565  Mexico
Scoring by half: 42-34, 33-31
Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes
28 May
Italy  6271  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30-31, 32-40
Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes
29 May
Italy  6078  Mexico
Scoring by half: 27-33, 33-45
Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes
30 May
United States  7671  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 34-38, 42-33
Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 3 0 284 168 +116 6 Final round
2  Argentina 3 2 1 208 233 25 5
3  Peru 3 1 2 192 215 23 4 Classification round
4  Japan 3 0 3 177 245 68 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
27 May
Argentina  6963  Japan
Scoring by half: 34-34, 35-29
Peñarol Palace, Montevideo
27 May
Soviet Union  8446  Peru
Scoring by half: 46-17, 38-29
Peñarol Palace, Montevideo
28 May
Peru  6573  Argentina
Scoring by half: 40-40, 25-33
Peñarol Palace, Montevideo
28 May
Soviet Union  9556  Japan
Scoring by half: 49-26, 46-30
Peñarol Palace, Montevideo
30 May
Peru  8158  Japan
Scoring by half: 37-18, 44-40
Peñarol Palace, Montevideo
30 May
Soviet Union  10566  Argentina
Scoring by half: 53-37, 52-29
Peñarol Palace, Montevideo

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 260 164 +96 6 Final round
2  Poland 3 2 1 244 207 +37 5
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 2 206 220 14 4 Classification round
4  Paraguay 3 0 3 153 272 119 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
27 May
Brazil  8541  Paraguay
Scoring by half: 45-17, 40-24
Gimnasio de Salto, Salto
28 May
Poland  7664  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 35-29, 41-35
Gimnasio de Salto, Salto
28 May
Paraguay  5286  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 23-37, 29-49
Gimnasio de Salto, Salto
29 May
Brazil  8367  Poland
Scoring by half: 48-37, 35-30
Gimnasio de Salto, Salto
30 May
Paraguay  60101  Poland
Scoring by half: 26-57, 34-44
Gimnasio de Salto, Salto
30 May
Brazil  9256  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 48-18, 44-38
Gimnasio de Salto, Salto

Classification round

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
8  Mexico 5 5 0 318 265 +53 10
9  Italy 5 4 1 373 298 +75 9
10  Peru 5 3 2 279 281 2 8
11  Japan 5 2 3 327 344 17 7
12  Puerto Rico 5 1 4 342 355 13 6
13  Paraguay 5 0 5 283 379 96 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
3 June
Paraguay  4665  Mexico
Scoring by half: 26-30, 20-35
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
3 June
Puerto Rico  5257  Peru
Scoring by half: 36-19, 16-38
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
4 June
Paraguay  5891  Italy
Scoring by half: 22-32, 36-59
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
4 June
Mexico  5644  Peru
Scoring by half: 30-17, 26-27
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
4 June
Puerto Rico  7986 (2OT)  Japan
Scoring by half: 29-24, 32-37 Overtime: 9-9; 9-16
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
5 June
Puerto Rico  5965  Mexico
Scoring by half: 32-30, 27-35
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
5 June
Italy  7457  Japan
Scoring by half: 41-32, 33-25
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
6 June
Paraguay  5580  Japan
Scoring by half: 26-40, 29-40
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
6 June
Italy  6846  Peru
Scoring by half: 36-25, 32-21
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
7 June
Japan  5469  Mexico
Scoring by half: 34-37, 20-32
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
7 June
Puerto Rico  7869  Paraguay
Scoring by half: 37-34, 41-35
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
8 June
Paraguay  5565  Peru
Scoring by half: 24-26, 31-39
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
8 June
Puerto Rico  7478  Italy
Scoring by half: 41-39, 33-39
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
9 June
Japan  5067  Peru
Scoring by half: 18-31, 32-36
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
9 June
Italy  6263  Mexico
Scoring by half: 28-30, 34-33
Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

Final round

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Soviet Union (C) 6 5 1 449 368 +81 11
2  Yugoslavia 6 4 2 451 432 +19 10[lower-alpha 1]
3  Brazil 6 4 2 465 432 +33 10[lower-alpha 1]
4  United States 6 4 2 457 391 +66 10[lower-alpha 1]
5  Poland 6 2 4 422 469 47 8
6  Argentina 6 1 5 399 479 80 7[lower-alpha 2]
7  Uruguay (H) 6 1 5 347 419 72 7[lower-alpha 2]
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Yugoslavia 2–0, Brazil 1–1, United States 0–2
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Argentina 1–0 Uruguay
1 June
Brazil  6345  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 23-14, 40-31
2 June
United States  7666  Argentina
Scoring by half: 32-30, 44-36
2 June
Poland  6186  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 29-41, 32-45
3 June
Brazil  7478  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 42-42, 32-36
3 June
Uruguay  7579  Argentina
Scoring by half: 29-35, 46-44
4 June
Poland  7882  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 42-40, 36-42
4 June
Uruguay  5388  United States
Scoring by half: 26-36, 27-52
5 June
Soviet Union  9661  Argentina
Scoring by half: 51-39, 45-22
5 June
Brazil  8487  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 47-41, 37-46
6 June
Brazil  9085  Poland
Scoring by half: 47-35, 43-50
6 June
Soviet Union  5859  United States
Scoring by half: 23-29, 35-30
7 June
Yugoslavia  9369  Argentina
Scoring by half: 40-38, 53-31
7 June
Uruguay  5460  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 26-27, 28-33
8 June
Yugoslavia  7372  United States
Scoring by half: 33-39, 40-33
8 June
Argentina  5865  Poland
Scoring by half: 33-27, 25-38
9 June
United States  9161  Poland
Scoring by half: 41-39, 50-22
9 June
Yugoslavia  5758  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 29-28, 28-30
10 June
Argentina  6674  Brazil
Scoring by half: 30-39, 36-35
10 June
Uruguay  6272  Poland
Scoring by half: 31-26, 31-46
11 June
Yugoslavia  5971  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 26-33, 33-38
11 June
United States  7180  Brazil
Scoring by half: 29-40, 42-40

Awards

 1967 World Championship winner 

Soviet Union
First title
Most Valuable Player
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivo Daneu

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
1  Soviet Union8–1
2  Yugoslavia6–3
3  Brazil7–2
4  United States7–2
5  Poland4–5
6  Argentina3–6
7  Uruguay1–5
8  Mexico6–2
9  Italy4–4
10  Peru4–4
11  Japan2–6
12  Puerto Rico2–6
13  Paraguay0–8

All-Tournament Team

Top scorers (ppg)

  1. Mieczyslaw Lopatka (Poland) 19.7
  2. Bohdan Likszo (Poland) 19.3
  3. Luiz Cláudio Menon (Brazil) 18.6
  4. Ernesto Ghermann (Argentina) 18.3
  5. Gianfranco Lombardi (Italy) 17.5
  6. Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (Brazil) 15.9
  7. Manuel Raga (Mexico) 15.6
  8. Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia) 14.6
  9. Arturo Guerrero (Mexico) 14.4
  10. Ivo Daneu (Yugoslavia) 14.0

References

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