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{{Short description|1949 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} 
{{Infobox international basketball competition
| tourney_name     = 
| other_titles     = 
| image            = 
| size             =  
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| city             = [[Cairo]]
| country          = Egypt
| dates            = 15–22 May
| num_teams        = 7 
| venues           = 1
| cities           = 1
| champion         = Egypt
| champion-flagvar = 1922
| count            = 1
| second           = FRA
| second-flagvar   = 1794 
| third            = GRE
| third-flagvar    = old
| fourth           = TUR
| games            = 
| attendance       = 
| mvp              = {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Hüseyin Öztürk]]
| top_scorer       = {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Hüseyin Öztürk]]<br>(19.3 [[points per game]])
| prevseason       = [[EuroBasket 1947|1947]]
| nextseason       = [[EuroBasket 1951|1951]]
| updated          =
}}
The '''1949 FIBA European Championship''', commonly called '''FIBA EuroBasket 1949''', was the sixth [[FIBA EuroBasket]] regional [[basketball]] championship, held by FIBA. Seven national teams affiliated with the [[International Basketball Federation]] (FIBA) took part in the competition.  The competition was hosted by [[Egypt]] after the [[Soviet Union]] refused to host it, as was the Soviet's obligation as defending champion under FIBA Europe rules.  [[Czechoslovakia]], the [[silver medal]]list at [[EuroBasket 1947]], had been the host that year, so was not asked to repeat hosting duties and those duties fell to [[bronze medal]]list Egypt.

The event took place in [[Cairo]], with travel difficulties cited by many nations as the reason for not competing.  Only four of the seven competing teams were [[Europe]]an.

==Results==

The 1949 competition was in the same format as [[EuroBasket 1939]].  Each team played each of the other teams once.  A win was worth 2 standings points, a loss worth 1.  The rankings were based on those standing points.

===Results===
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|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Greece|old}}''' ||align=center|'''46–28''' ||'''{{bk|Netherlands}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Egypt|1922}}''' ||align=center|'''71–44''' ||'''{{bk|Syria|1932}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Lebanon|}}''' ||align=center|'''36–45''' ||'''{{bk|Greece|old}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|France|1794}}''' ||align=center|'''58–35''' ||'''{{bk|Netherlands}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Netherlands}}''' ||align=center|'''40–37''' ||'''{{bk|Syria|1932}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|France|1794}}''' ||align=center|'''43–26''' ||'''{{bk|Lebanon}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Greece|old}}''' ||align=center|'''54–41''' ||'''{{bk|Turkey}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|France|1794}}''' ||align=center|'''47–33''' ||'''{{bk|Turkey}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Lebanon}}''' ||align=center|'''28–38''' ||'''{{bk|Syria|1932}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Netherlands}}''' ||align=center|'''23–54''' ||'''{{bk|Egypt|1922}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|France|1794}}''' ||align=center|'''41–36''' ||'''{{bk|Greece|old}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Lebanon}}''' ||align=center|'''30–57''' ||'''{{bk|Egypt|1922}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Syria|1932}}''' ||align=center|'''33–43''' ||'''{{bk|Turkey}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Lebanon}}''' ||align=center|'''22–34''' ||'''{{bk|Netherlands}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Turkey}}''' ||align=center|'''44–57''' ||'''{{bk|Egypt|1922}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Syria|1932}}''' ||align=center|'''45–49''' ||'''{{bk|Greece|old}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Turkey}}''' ||align=center|'''38–24''' ||'''{{bk|Netherlands}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Egypt|1922}}''' ||align=center|'''50–39''' ||'''{{bk|Greece|old}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|France|1794}}''' ||align=center|'''56–22''' ||'''{{bk|Syria|1932}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Turkey}}''' ||align=center|'''48–41''' ||'''{{bk|Lebanon}}'''
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|France|1794}}''' ||align=center|'''36–57''' ||'''{{bk|Egypt|1922}}'''
|}

==Final standings==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2.pageID_CuJgbAKGIjstnZ6rAuP8Z0.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1949.html fibaeurope.com]
|for_against_style=points |winpoints=2|losspoints=1
|result1=1st |result2=2nd |result3=3rd

|team1=EGY |team2=FRA |team3=GRE |team4=TUR |team5=NED |team6=SYR |team7=LEB

|win_EGY= 6 |loss_EGY= 0  |gf_EGY= 346 |ga_EGY= 216
|win_FRA= 5 |loss_FRA= 1  |gf_FRA= 281 |ga_FRA= 199
|win_GRE= 4 |loss_GRE= 2  |gf_GRE= 269 |ga_GRE= 241
|win_TUR= 3 |loss_TUR= 3  |gf_TUR= 247 |ga_TUR= 256
|win_NED= 2 |loss_NED= 4  |gf_NED= 174 |ga_NED= 255
|win_SYR= 1 |loss_SYR= 5  |gf_SYR= 219 |ga_SYR= 287
|win_LEB= 0 |loss_LEB= 6  |gf_LEB= 183 |ga_LEB= 265

|name_EGY={{bk|EGY|1922}}
|name_FRA={{bk|FRA|1794}}
|name_GRE={{bk|GRE|old}}
|name_TUR={{bk|TUR}}
|name_NED={{bk|NED}}
|name_SYR={{bk|Syria|1932}}
|name_LEB={{bk|Lebanon}}

|res_col_header=Final Result
|col_1st=#FFD700 |text_1st=Champion
|col_2nd=#C0C0C0 |text_2nd=Runner-up
|col_3rd=#CD7F32 |text_3rd=Third Place
}}

{{winners|bk|1949 FIBA EuroBasket champions|Egypt|1st|1922}}

==Team rosters==
'''1. Egypt''': [[Youssef Abbas|Youssef Mohammed Abbas]], [[Youssef Abou Ouf]], [[Fouad Abdel Meguid El-Kheir]], [[Armand Catafago|Gabriel Armand "Gaby" Catafago]], [[Salah El-Dine Nessim]], [[Abdel Rahman Hafez Ismail]], [[Hussein Kamel Montasser]], [[Mohamed Ali Ahmed El-Rashidy]], [[Wahid Chafik Saleh]], [[Mohamedi Soliman|Mohammed Mahmud Soliman]], [[Albert Fahmy Tadros]], [[Youssef Mohamed (basketball)|Medhat Youssef Mohamed]], (Team Captain: Ahmed Hassan) (Coach: [[Nello Paratore|Carmine "Nello" Paratore]])

'''2. France''': [[André Buffière]], [[Robert Busnel]], [[René Chocat]], [[Jacques Dessemme]], [[Maurice Desaymonnet]], [[Louis Devoti]], [[Jacques Favory]], [[Fernand Guillou]], [[Jean Perniceni]], [[Jean-Pierre Salignon]], [[Jean Swidzinski]], [[André Vacheresse]], [[Jacques Freimuller]], [[Marc Quiblier]] (Coach: [[Robert Busnel]])

'''3. Greece''': [[Alekos Apostolidis]], [[Stelios Arvanitis]], [[Nikos Bournelos]], [[Thanasis Kostopoulos]], [[Ioannis Lambrou]], [[Faidon Matthaiou]], [[Nikos Nomikos]], [[Missas Pantazopoulos]], [[Nikos Skylakakis]], [[Alekos Spanoudakis]], [[Takis Taliadoros]], [[Sokratis Apostolidis]], [[Nikos Milas]] (Coach: [[Georgios Karatzopoulos]])

'''4. Turkey''': [[Hüseyin Öztürk]], [[Samim Göreç]], [[Avram Barokas]], [[Vitali Benazus]], [[Haşim Tankut]], [[Ali Uras]], [[Mehmet Ali Yalım]], [[Tevfik Tankut]], [[Sacit Seldüz]], [[Erdoğan Partener]], [[Ayduk Koray]], [[Candaş Tekeli]]

==External links==
*[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2.pageID_2jF0LvlTIC6uea0BZR47M2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1949.html FIBA Europe EuroBasket 1949]
*[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2.season_1951.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.coid_mrncAZluJPw44kSejvZMs1.articleMode_on.html FIBA article discussing venue]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110710204609/http://www.eurobasket2005.com/en/cid_qbJDPGGEHekpHigH,1usY0.coid_AtbEwBDdJKUQDFUrNKJpE3.articleMode_on.html FIBA Europe article on 1940s EuroBaskets]
*[http://www.eurobasket.com/events/ec/ec49.asp Eurobasket.com 1949 EChampionship]

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