1963 FIBA World Championship

The 4th World Basketball Championship was held from 12 to 25 May 1963 in Brazil, with 13 countries instead.

Venues

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round of four teams played in three groups against each other. The winner of the match was awarded two points, the loser one point. Stand a game at the end of regulation time draw, so there was extension.

The draw gave the following groups:

  • Canada 1957 Canada
  • France France
  • Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
  • Uruguay Uruguay
  • Japan Japan
  • Peru Peru
  • Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  • Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
  • Argentina Argentina
  • Italy Italy
  • Mexico 1934 Mexico
  • United States United States

Group A - Belo Horizonte

Group B - Curitiba

Group C - São Paulo

Classification Round - Petrópolis

After the preliminary round, the third - and fourth-placed each group played in the classification round for places 8 to 13

Case of a tie in the final table certain direct comparison of the teams on the placement. Thereby found no decision instead, the goal average of the games among themselves was crucial.

Final Round - Rio de Janeiro

After the preliminary competition, qualified the first two teams in each group for the final round. Hosts Brazil was directly qualified for the final round.

End figures

Buenos Aires 1950 | Rio de Janeiro 1954 | Santiago de Chile 1959 | Rio de Janeiro 1963 | Montevideo 1967 | Ljubljana 1970 | San Juan in 1974 | Manila 1978 | Cali 1982 | Madrid 1986 | Buenos Aires 1990 | Toronto 1994 | Athens 1998 | Indianapolis 2002 | Japan 2006 | Turkey 2010 | Spain 2014 | 2019

  • Basketball 1963
  • Basketball World Championship
  • Sporting event in Brazil
  • Basketball competition in Brazil
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