1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
1997 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup | |||||||||||||
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Tournament details | |||||||||||||
Host nation | Brazil | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 5 – 13 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 12 (from 5 federations) | ||||||||||||
Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
Champions | United States (1st title) | ||||||||||||
Tournament leaders | |||||||||||||
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The 1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Feminino Sub-19 da Fiba 1997) took place in Brazil from 5 to 13 July 1997. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Brazilian Basketball Confederation.
Twelve national teams competed for the championship. United States came away with the Gold medal by defeating Australia 78–74 in the final.[1]
Venues[]
Competing nations[]
Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
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Preliminary round[]
- Times given below are in UTC-03:00
Group A[]
Position | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreak |
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1 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 344 | 298 | +46 | 9 | 1–0 |
2 | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 336 | 277 | +59 | 9 | 0–1 |
3 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 308 | 277 | +31 | 8 | |
4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 311 | +16 | 7 | |
5 | Mali | 5 | 1 | 4 | 216 | 321 | −105 | 6 | 1–0 |
6 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 276 | 323 | −47 | 6 | 0–1 |
Group B[]
Position | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreak |
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1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 335 | +58 | 9 | 1–1 (+24) |
2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 300 | +80 | 9 | 1–1 (+3) |
3 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 351 | 343 | +8 | 9 | 1–1 (−27) |
4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 284 | 287 | −3 | 7 | |
5 | Cuba | 5 | 1 | 4 | 372 | 422 | −50 | 6 | |
6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 295 | 391 | −96 | 5 |
Knockout stage[]
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | First place | |||||
12 July | ||||||
United States | 90 | |||||
13 July | ||||||
Slovakia | 77 | |||||
United States | 78 | |||||
12 July | ||||||
Australia | 74 | |||||
Brazil | 60 | |||||
Australia | 71 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
13 July | ||||||
Slovakia | 45 | |||||
Brazil | 40 |
- 5th place bracket
Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
12 July | ||||||
Russia | 74 | |||||
13 July | ||||||
China | 57 | |||||
Russia | 68 | |||||
12 July | ||||||
Czech Republic | 63 | |||||
Czech Republic | 57 | |||||
Spain | 54 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
13 July | ||||||
China | 60 | |||||
Spain | 57 |
- 9th place bracket
Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
12 July | ||||||
Cuba | 59 | |||||
13 July | ||||||
Argentina | 74 | |||||
Australia | 70 | |||||
12 July | ||||||
Slovakia | 60 | |||||
Mali | 60 | |||||
Japan | 58 | |||||
Eleventh place | ||||||
13 July | ||||||
Cuba | 67 | |||||
Japan | 63 |
Classification 9–12[]
Classification 5–8[]
Semifinals[]
Eleventh place game[]
Ninth place game[]
Seventh place game[]
Fifth place game[]
Third place game[]
Final[]
Final standings[]
# | Team | W-L |
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United States | 6–1 | |
Australia | 5–2 | |
Slovakia | 5–2 | |
4 | Brazil | 4–3 |
5 | Russia | 6–1 |
6 | Czech Republic | 4–3 |
7 | China | 3–4 |
8 | Spain | 2–5 |
9 | Argentina | 3–4 |
10 | Mali | 2–5 |
11 | Cuba | 2–5 |
12 | Japan | 0–7 |
Awards[]
1997 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship Winner |
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United States First title |
References[]
- ^ FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2016-07-14
External links[]
Categories:
- FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
- 1997 in women's basketball
- 1997 in Brazilian sport
- International women's basketball competitions hosted by Brazil
- 1997 in Brazilian women's sport