1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
13th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nation	Romania
Dates	5–23 August 1998 (qualifying round) 6–24 April 1999 (challenge round) 23 July – 1 August 1999 (main tournament)
Teams	27 (qualifying) 12 (final tournament)
Champions	Spain (1st title)
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The 1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 13th edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Tulcea, Romania, from 23 July to 1 August 1999.

Spain won their first title.

Qualification Round[]

24 countries entered the Qualification Round. They were divided in five groups. The top three teams of each group qualified for the Challenge Round.

Spain, Belarus and France received a bye to the Challenge Round.

Romania (as host), Russia (as incumbent champion) and the Czech Republic (as incumbent runner-up) received a bye to the main tournament and did not play in the Qualification Round or the Challenge Round.

Group A[]

The games were played in Riga, Latvia, from August 21 to 23, 1998.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Latvia (H)	3	2	1	244	199	+45	5[a]	Challenge Round		—	79–80	81–63	84–56
2	Italy	3	2	1	206	191	+15	5[a]				—	56–59	70–53
3	Belgium	3	2	1	207	192	+15	5[a]					—	85–55
4	Lithuania	3	0	3	164	239	−75	3						—

Group B[]

The games were played in Snina, Slovakia, from August 5 to 9, 1998.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	FR Yugoslavia	4	4	0	229	151	+78	8	Challenge Round		—	65–49	36–35	69–41	59–26
2	Slovakia (H)	4	2	2	260	224	+36	6[a]				—	55–62	80–50	76–47
3	Ukraine	4	2	2	193	176	+17	6[a]					—	47–49	49–36
4	Israel	4	2	2	194	231	−37	6[a]						—	54–35
5	Macedonia	4	0	4	144	238	−94	4							—

Group C[]

The games were played in Škofja Loka, Slovenia, from August 5 to 9, 1998.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	4	4	0	278	150	+128	8	Challenge Round		—	69–51	73–28	56–42	80–29
2	Hungary	4	3	1	286	194	+92	7				—	87–42	87–56	61–27
3	Austria	4	2	2	178	238	−60	6					—	50–48	58–30
4	Slovenia (H)	4	1	3	200	232	−32	5						—	54–39
5	Portugal	4	0	4	125	253	−128	4							—

Group D[]

The games were played in Huskvarna, Sweden, from August 5 to 9, 1998.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	4	4	0	276	179	+97	8	Challenge Round		—	68–58	65–38	76–47	67–36
2	Poland	4	3	1	287	226	+61	7				—	80–60	63–52	86–46
3	Sweden (H)	4	2	2	223	246	−23	6					—	58–47	67–54
4	Ireland	4	1	3	209	233	−24	5						—	63–36
5	England	4	0	4	172	283	−111	4							—

Group E[]

The games were played in Adapazarı, Turkey, from August 5 to 9, 1998.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	4	4	0	327	159	+168	8	Challenge Round		—	72–56	65–63	71–21	119–19
2	Turkey (H)	4	3	1	283	174	+109	7				—	61–49	64–35	102–18
3	Bulgaria	4	2	2	279	180	+99	6					—	84–39	83–15
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	1	3	161	235	−74	5						—	66–16
5	Malta	4	0	4	68	370	−302	4							—

Challenge Round[]

Eighteen countries entered the Challenge Round: fifteen from the Qualification Round and Spain, Belarus and France. They were divide in three groups. The top three teams of each group qualified for the Final Round.

Romania (as host), Russia (as incumbent champion) and the Czech Republic (as incumbent runner-up) received a bye to the main tournament.

Group A[]

The games were played in Umag, Croatia, from April 20 to 24, 1999.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	5	5	0	321	275	+46	10	Final Round		—	54–53	52–50	74–51	74–60	67–61
2	France	5	4	1	312	225	+87	9				—	70–37	56–49	70–49	63–36
3	Croatia (H)	5	2	3	284	261	+23	7					—	80–44	71–46	46–49
4	Hungary	5	2	3	267	324	−57	7						—	63–58	60–56
5	Ukraine	5	1	4	287	310	−23	6							—	74–32
6	Latvia	5	1	4	234	310	−76	6								—

Group B[]

The games were played in Völklingen, Germany, from April 7 to 11, 1999.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	5	5	0	309	244	+65	10	Final Round		—	55–46	77–65	65–36	51–49	61–48
2	FR Yugoslavia	5	4	1	342	271	+71	9				—	87–59	65–50	66–55	78–52
3	Belarus	5	3	2	323	343	−20	8					—	62–56	79–71	58–52
4	Germany (H)	5	2	3	274	317	−43	7						—	62–58	70–67
5	Italy	5	1	4	294	307	−13	6							—	61–49
6	Bulgaria	5	0	5	268	328	−60	5								—

Group C[]

The games were played in Santander, Spain, from April 6 to 10, 1999.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain (H)	5	5	0	369	182	+187	10	Final Round		—	73–31	59–46	86–37	73–32	78–36
2	Turkey	5	4	1	239	238	+1	9				—	65–55	41–40	57–43	45–27
3	Greece	5	3	2	324	231	+93	8					—	78–31	69–41	76–35
4	Sweden	5	2	3	222	306	−84	7						—	58–51	56–50
5	Belgium	5	1	4	218	297	−79	6							—	51–40
6	Austria	5	0	5	188	306	−118	5								—

Qualified teams[]

The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Method of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Romania	Hosts	9th	1997	Runners-up (1989)
Russia	1997 winners	4th	1995	Champions (1993, 1995, 1997)
Czech Republic	1997 runner-up	3rd	1997	Runners-up (1997)
Poland	Challenge Round Group A winners	9th	1997	5th (1976, 1978)
France	Challenge Round Group A runners-up	11th	1997	3rd (1997)
Croatia	Challenge Round Group A third place	3rd	1997	6th (1997)
Slovakia	Challenge Round Group B winners	3rd	1995	4th (1993)
FR Yugoslavia	Challenge Round Group B runners-up	11th	1997	Runners-up (1982, 1991)
Belarus	Challenge Round Group B third place	3rd	1997	4th (1997)
Spain	Challenge Round Group C winners	13th	1995	Runners-up (1993)
Turkey	Challenge Round Group C runners-up	1st (debut)	—	—
Greece	Challenge Round Group C third place	5th	1995	5th (1991)

Main tournament[]

In the Preliminary Round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.

Group round[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belarus	5	4	1	360	357	+3	9	Advance to quarter-finals		—	68–64	71–83	69–66	72–66	80–78
2	France	5	3	2	284	244	+40	8[a]				—	45–58	51–36	56–26	65–56
3	Poland	5	3	2	324	315	+9	8[a]					—	64–74	69–62	50–60
4	Slovakia	5	3	2	292	279	+13	8[a]						—	42–32	74–63
5	Turkey	5	1	4	251	281	−30	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	65–42
6	Croatia	5	1	4	299	334	−35	6								—

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	FR Yugoslavia	5	4	1	287	297	−10	9	Advance to quarter-finals		—	84–82	45–43	37–65	54–52	67–55
2	Russia	5	4	1	336	306	+30	9				—	61–54	57–55	56–52	80–61
3	Greece	5	3	2	285	283	+2	8					—	49–46	64–62	75–69
4	Spain	5	3	2	314	226	+88	8						—	42–32	74–63
5	Czech Republic	5	1	4	313	287	+26	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	65–42
6	Romania	5	0	5	270	406	−136	5								—

Playoffs[]

9th-12th playoff[]

	Semifinals				9th place game
	July 30
	Romania	48
					July 31
	Turkey	57
					Turkey	56
	July 30
					Croatia	64
	Croatia	71
	Czech Republic	62
					11th place game
					July 31
					Romania	51
					Czech Republic	95

Championship playoff[]

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	July 30
	Belarus	57
					July 31
	Spain	71
					Spain	76
	July 30
					Russia	67
	Poland	63
									August 1
	Russia	75
									Spain	66
	July 30
									FR Yugoslavia	58
	Slovakia	52
					July 31
	FR Yugoslavia	54
					FR Yugoslavia	52
	July 30
					France	47			Bronze game
	Greece	46
									August 1
	France	62
									France	57
									Russia	50

5th-8th playoff[]

	Semifinals				5th place game
	July 31
	Belarus	48
					August 1
	Poland	79
					Poland	54
	July 31
					Slovakia	66
	Slovakia	56
	Greece	46
					7th place game
					August 1
					Belarus	56
					Greece	60

Final standings[]

Rank Team  Spain  FR Yugoslavia  France 4th  Russia 5th  Slovakia 6th  Poland 7th  Greece 8th  Belarus 9th  Croatia 10th  Turkey 11th  Czech Republic 12th  Romania

1997 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship Winners  Spain 1st title

External links[]

• Official Site