: ▁ ▁Top ▁four ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁stage : ▁ ▁Squad s ▁ ▁Format ▁The ▁teams ▁were ▁split ▁in ▁two ▁groups ▁of ▁six ▁teams ▁each . ▁The ▁top ▁two ▁teams ▁from ▁each ▁group ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals ▁( A 1 ▁vs . ▁B 2 , ▁A 2 ▁vs . ▁B 1 ). ▁The ▁w inners ▁in ▁the ▁knock out ▁semif inals ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁Final , ▁and ▁the ▁los ers ▁figure ▁in ▁a ▁third - place ▁play off . ▁The ▁third ▁and ▁fourth ▁teams ▁from ▁each ▁group ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁bra cket ▁to ▁define ▁places ▁ 5 th ▁through ▁ 8 th ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁stand ings . ▁The ▁same ▁was ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁teams ▁from ▁each ▁group ▁to ▁define ▁ 9 th ▁through ▁ 1 2 th ▁place . ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁round ▁ ▁Group ▁A ▁Times ▁given ▁below ▁are ▁in ▁Central ▁European ▁Summer ▁Time ▁( UTC + 2 ). ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Group ▁B ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Kno ck out ▁stage ▁ ▁Classification ▁r ounds ▁▁ 9 th ▁to ▁ 1 2 th ▁place ▁▁ 5 th ▁to ▁ 8 th ▁place ▁ ▁Championship ▁bra cket ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Final ▁stand ings ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁European ▁Championship ▁for ▁Men , ▁FI BA . com . ▁XX III ▁European ▁Championship ▁( N antes ▁ 1 9 8 3 ), ▁L ing ua S port . com . ▁▁ 1 9 8 3