Finals played at Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liege. | Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | Final | Sat 24.09 | 19:30 | Yugoslavia | 74-61 | Soviet Union | 42-27 | 3-4 | Fri 23.09 | 20:30 | Czechoslovakia | 91-81 | Italy | 45-37 | 1/2 | Thu 22.09 | 18:30 | Yugoslavia | 88-69 | Italy | 45-32 | 1/2 | Thu 22.09 | 20:30 | Soviet Union | 91-76 | Czechoslovakia | 37-38 | Classification 5-8 | 5-6 | Sat 24.09 | 17:30 | Israel | 88-78 | Bulgaria | 47-47 | 7-8 | Fri 23.09 | 18:30 | Netherlands | 104-89 | Belgium | 42-49 | 5-8 | Thu 22.09 | 14:00 | Bulgaria | 108-85 | Netherlands | 44-37 | 5-8 | Thu 22.09 | 22:30 | Israel | 81-74 | Belgium | 50-46 | Classification 9-12 | 9-10 | Sat 24.09 | 11:45 | Spain | 106-89 | Finland | 48-43 | 11-12 | Sat 24.09 | 10:00 | France | 89-71 | Austria | 45-37 | 9-12 | Fri 23.09 | 16:00 | Spain | 88-84 | Austria | 44-41 | 9-12 | Fri 23.09 | 14:00 | Finland | 73-72 | France | 40-40 |
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Final Ranking | w | l | pf | pa | p+- | ratio | 1975 | 1. Yugoslavia | 6 | 1 | 654: | 555 | +99 | 1.178 | 1. | 2. Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 675: | 545 | +130 | 1.239 | 2. | 3. Czechoslovakia | 6 | 1 | 608: | 564 | +44 | 1.078 | 6. | 4. Italy | 5 | 2 | 578: | 549 | +29 | 1.053 | 3. | eliminated in Groups Round. | 5. Israel | 4 | 3 | 623: | 601 | +22 | 1.037 | 7. | 6. Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 603: | 626 | -23 | 0.963 | 5. | 7. Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 613: | 640 | -27 | 0.958 | 10. | 8. Belgium | 2 | 5 | 625: | 668 | -43 | 0.936 | | Relegated to Men Challenge 1979. | 9. Spain | 4 | 3 | 614: | 610 | +4 | 1.007 | 4. | 10.Finland | 1 | 6 | 570: | 645 | -75 | 0.884 | | 11.France | 2 | 5 | 538: | 593 | -55 | 0.907 | | 12.Austria | 0 | 7 | 539: | 644 | -105 | 0.837 | |
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Competition format | 1. Men Qualification 1977 - 8 teams --> 2 advanced to next stage. | 2. Men Challenge 1977 - 12 teams -- 4 advanced to Main tournament. | 3. Groups Round - 2 Groups with 6 teams --> First 2 advanced to Elimination Semi-Finals (1/2). | 4. Eliminations Semi-Finals (1/2) and Finals. |
Belgium (host), Finland, France and Austria replaced from Men 1975 - Poland, Turkey, Romania and Greece. |
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| First 2 advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2). Next 2 to Classifiacation 5-8. Last 2 to Classifiacation 9-12. |
Group A | w | l | pf | pa | p+- | ratio | 1. Italy | 5 | 0 | 428: | 370 | +58 | 1.157 | 2. Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 523: | 395 | +128 | 1.324 | 3. Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 444: | 464 | -20 | 0.957 | 4. Israel | 2 | 3 | 427: | 438 | -11 | 0.975 | 5. France | 1 | 4 | 377: | 449 | -72 | 0.840 | 6. Austria | 0 | 5 | 384: | 467 | -83 | 0.822 |
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Team | Ital | Sovi | Bulg | Isra | Fran | Aust | Italy | ----- | 95:87 | 100:81 | 78:73 | 70:59 | 85:70 | Soviet Union | | ----- | 117:96 | 103:69 | 115:74 | 101:61 | Bulgaria | | | ----- | 88:86 | 87:76 | 92:85 | Israel | | | | ----- | 96:82 | 103:87 | France | | | | | ----- | 86:81 | Austria | | | | | | ----- |
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date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | played at Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liege. | Thu 15.09.77 | 15:00 | Soviet Union | 101-61 | Austria | 46-28 | Thu 15.09.77 | 18:30 | Bulgaria | 88-86 | Israel | 43-40 | Thu 15.09.77 | 20:30 | Italy | 70-59 | France | 35-24 | Fri 16.09.77 | 15:00 | Soviet Union | 117-96 | Bulgaria | 63-44 | Fri 16.09.77 | 18:30 | France | 86-81 | Austria | 39-40 | Fri 16.09.77 | 20:30 | Italy | 78-73 | Israel | 37-32 | Sat 17.09.77 | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 87-76 | France | 51-33 | Sat 17.09.77 | 18:30 | Italy | 85-70 | Austria | 41-37 | Sat 17.09.77 | 20:30 | Soviet Union | 103-69 | Israel | 61-38 | Mon 19.09.77 | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 92-85 | Austria | 51-37 | Mon 19.09.77 | 18:30 | Israel | 96-82 | France | 45-34 | Mon 19.09.77 | 20:30 | Italy | 95-87 | Soviet Union | 95-87 | Tue 20.09.77 | 15:00 | Israel | 103-87 | Austria | 47-42 | Tue 20.09.77 | 18:30 | Italy | 100-81 | Bulgaria | 46-40 | Tue 20.09.77 | 20:30 | Soviet Union | 115-74 | France | 62-35 |
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Group B | w | l | pf | pa | p+- | ratio | 1. Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 441: | 392 | +49 | 1.125 | 2. Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 492: | 425 | +67 | 1.158 | 3. Belgium | 2 | 3 | 451: | 456 | -5 | 0.989 | 4. Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 435: | 470 | -35 | 0.926 | 5. Spain | 2 | 3 | 420: | 437 | -17 | 0.961 | 6. Finland | 0 | 5 | 408: | 467 | -59 | 0.874 |
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Team | Czec | Yugo | Belg | Neth | Spai | Finl | Czechoslovakia | ------ | 111:103 | 67:61 | 90:73 | 73:70 | 100:85 | Yugoslavia | | ------ | 111:83 | 111:75 | 79:76 | 88:80 | Belgium | | | ------ | 107:86 | | 107:98 | Netherlands | | | | ------ | 114:95 | 87:67 | Spain | | | 94:93 | | ------ | 85:78 | Finland | | | | | | ------ |
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date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | played at Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Ostende. | Thu 15.09.77 | 14:30 | Czechoslovakia | 90-73 | Netherlands | 44-36 | Thu 15.09.77 | 18:30 | Belgium | 107-98 | Finland | 45-39 | after 2 over times. FT: 81-81, 1OT: 94-94 (13-13), 2OT: (13-4). | Thu 15.09.77 | 20:45 | Yugoslavia | 79-76 | Spain | 46-27 | Fri 16.09.77 | 14:30 | Yugoslavia | 88-80 | Finland | 41-35 | Fri 16.09.77 | 18:00 | Netherlands | 114-95 | Spain | 59-34 | Fri 16.09.77 | 20:15 | Czechoslovakia | 67-61 | Belgium | 30-27 | Sat 17.09.77 | 14:30 | Netherlands | 87-67 | Finland | 46-40 | Sat 17.09.77 | 18:00 | Czechoslovakia | 73-70 | Spain | 36-37 | Sat 17.09.77 | 20:45 | Yugoslavia | 111-83 | Belgium | 45-43 | Mon 19.09.77 | 14:30 | Czechoslovakia | 100-85 | Finland | 49-36 | Mon 19.09.77 | 18:00 | Yugoslavia | 111-75 | Netherlands | 48-33 | Mon 19.09.77 | 20:45 | Spain | 94-93 | Belgium | 41-49 | Tue 20.09.77 | 14:30 | Spain | 85-78 | Finland | 46-44 | Tue 20.09.77 | 18:00 | Czechoslovakia | 111-103 | Yugoslavia | 55-48 | Tue 20.09.77 | 20:45 | Belgium | 107-86 | Netherlands | 52-50 |
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1. Yugoslavia | 4. Josko Papic | 5. Dragan Kicanovic | 6. Vinto Jelovac | 7. Dujo Krustulovic | 8. Zeljko Jerkov | 9. Anto Dzogic | 10.Zoran Slavnic | 11.Kresimir Cosic | 12.Ratko Radovanovic | 13.Jarko Varajic | 14.Drazen Dalipagic | 15.Mirza Delibasic |
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2. Soviet Union | 4. Stanislav Eremine | 5. Victor Petrakov | 6. Valeri Miloserdov | 7. Alexandre Salnikov | 8. Vladimir Arzamaskov | 9. Alexandre Kharchenkov | 10.Sergei Belov | 11.Vladimir Tkatchenko | 12.Anatoly Mychkine | 13.Mikhail Korkia | 14.Aleksandar Belostenny | 15.Vladimir Zhigiliy |
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3. Czechoslovakia | 4. Josef Necas | 5. Vojtech Petr | 6. Jiri Konopasek | 7. Vladimir Ptacek | 8. Stanislav Kropilak | 9. Pavol Bojanovsky | 10.Zdenek Kos | 11.Jiri Pospisil | 12.Vlastimil Klimes | 13.Kamil Brabenec | 14.Zdenek Dousa | 15.Gustav Hraska |
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4. Italy | 4. Carlo Caglieris | 5. Giulio Iellini | 6. Lorenzo Carraro | 7. Renzo Vecchiato | 8. Fabrizio Della Fiori | 9. Renzo Bariviera | 10.Marco Bonamico | 11.Dino Meneghin | 12.Vittorio Ferracini | 13.Luigi Serafini | 14.Pierluigi Marzorati | 15.Gianni Bertolotti |
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5. Israel | 4. Shamuel Nachmias | 5. Yehoshua Schwartz | 6. Or Goren | 7. Pinhas Hozez | 8. Chanan Keren | 9. Mickey Berkowitz | 10.Barry Leibowitz | 11.Avigdor Moscowitz | 12.Steven Mark Kaplan | 13.Itamar Marzel | 14.Roni Rotshild | 15.Boaz Yanay |
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6. Bulgaria | 4. Milko Arabadzhijski | 5. Linben Yosifov | 6. Petko Marinov | 7. Stoyan Shantov | 8. Ilia Evtimov | 9. Mikail Smochevski | 10.Valentin Sharkov | 11.Atanas Golomeev | 12.Plamen Takev | 13.Atanas Kolev | 14.Todor Bogdanov | 15.Rouman Peitchev |
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7. Netherlands | 4. Al Faber | 5. Jan Dekker | 6. Jimmy Woudstra | 7. Cees Limmen | 8. Emill Hagens | 9. Bert Kragtwijk | 10.Cock van de Lagemaat | 11.Dan Cramer | 12.Kees Akerboom | 13.Jan Loorbach | 14.Renso Zwiers | 15.Harry Kip |
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8. Belgium | -. Luc Boon | 4. Alain Stollenberg | 5. Ive Van Poppelen | 6. Robert Van Herzele | 7. Olin Bell | 8. Etienne Geerts | 9. Rene Van den Broeck | 10.Imre Nyitrai | 11.Jos Peeters | 12.Francois Huysmans | 13.Christian Becknel | 14.Roger Marien | 15.Hector Vermeersch |
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9. Spain | 4. Wayne Brabender | 5. Juan Domingo De La Cruz | 6. Juan Ramon Fernandez | 7. Carmelo Cabrera | 8. Luis Miguel Santillana | 9. Juan Filba | 10.Luis Miguel Prada | 11.Juan Antonio Corbalan | 12.Rafael Rullan | 13.Jose Maria Margall | 14.Gonzalo Sagi-Vela | 15.Manuel Flores |
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10.Finland | 4. Kalevi Sarkalahti | 5. Heikki Kasko | 6. Tapio Sten | 7. Heikki Taponen | 8. Antti Zitting | 9. Risto Lignell | 10.Raimo Mantynen | 11.Anssi Rauramo | 12.Mikko Koskinen | 13.Klaus Mahlamaki | 14.Jarmo Laitinen | 15.Erkki Saaristo |
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11.France | 4. Barry White | 5. Jean-Louis Vacher | 6. Alain Gilles | 7. Alain Larrouquis | 8. Alain Durand | 9. Didier Dobbels | 10.Mathieu Bisseni | 11.Hervé Dubuisson | 12.Jacky Lamothe | 13.Jacques Cachemire | 14.Eric Beugnot | 15.Roger Duquesnoy |
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12.Austria | 4. Wolfgang Vlk | 5. Friedrich Miklas | 6. Bernhard Slavicek | 7. Peter Bilik | 8. Peter Poiger | 9. Herbert Watzke | 10.Erich Tecka | 11.Werner Meisinger | 12.Helmut Zimmel | 13.Walter Fuchs | 14.Peter Wolf | 15.Herbert Haselbacher |
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Ranking | I | II | III | 1. Yugoslavia | 1. | | 2. Soviet Union | 2. | | 3. Czechoslovakia | 3. | | 4. Italy | 4. | | 5. Israel | 5. | | 6. Bulgaria | 6. | | 7. Netherlands | 7. | 1. | | 8. Belgium | 8. | | 9. Spain | 9. | | 10.Finland | 10. | 4. | | 11.France | 11. | 2. | | 12.Austria | 12. | 3. | 1. | Eliminated in Men Challenge 1977. | 13.Hungary | | 5. | | 14.Poland | | 6. | | 15.Sweden | | 7. | | 16.Romania | | 8. | | 17.Greece | | 9. | | 18.West Germany | | 10. | | 19.Turkey | | 11. | | 20.Scotland | | 12. | 2. | Eliminated in Men Qualification 1977. | 21.England | | 3. | 22.Denmark | | 4. | 23.Iceland | | 5. | 24.Luxembourg | | 6. | 25.Portugal | | 7. | 26.Ireland | | 8. |
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