1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship qualification

The qualification competition for the 1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship consisted in two different qualification rounds: the Qualifying Round and the Challenge Round. Greece, Macedonia and Italy, as third, fourth and fifth place in the previous tournament, received a bye to the Challenge Round. Croatia, as title holder, Spain, as runner-up, and Belgium, as host, qualified directly for the tournament.

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Qualifying Round

Twenty-three national teams entered in this round. They were allocated in five groups (three groups of five teams and two groups of four teams). The top three teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Greece, Macedonia and Italy.

     Team advanced to the Challenge Round

Teams in italics hosted the mini-tournament.

Group A

The matches were played on April 19–21, 2006.

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Bulgaria 3 3 0 206 190 6
 Poland 3 2 1 236 196 5
 Lithuania 3 1 2 216 213 4
 Finland 3 0 3 172 231 3

Group B

The matches were played on April 17–21, 2006.

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Cyprus 4 4 0 309 223 8
 Israel 4 3 1 253 195 7
 Yugoslavia 4 2 2 335 272 6
 Armenia 4 1 3 273 296 5
 Romania 4 0 4 201 385 4

Group C

The matches were played on April 17–21, 2006.

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Russia 4 4 0 341 194 8
 Latvia 4 3 1 267 234 7
 Hungary 4 2 2 261 238 6
 Czech Republic 4 1 3 260 292 5
 Luxembourg 4 0 4 190 361 4

Group D

The matches were played on April 12–14, 2006.

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 France 3 3 0 247 127 8
 England 3 2 1 177 170 7
 Ukraine 3 1 2 143 187 6
 Portugal 3 0 3 122 205 5

Group E

The matches were played on April 17–21, 2006.

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Slovenia 4 4 0 270 206 8
 Turkey 4 3 1 260 209 7
 Georgia 4 2 2 222 271 6
 Slovak Republic 4 1 3 204 224 5
 Germany 4 0 4 184 230 4

Challenge Round

The fifteen national teams entering from the Qualifying Round joined Greece, Macedonia and Italy in this round. The eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group advanced to the final tournament, where they joined Croatia, Spain, and Belgium.

     Team advanced to the 1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

Teams in italics hosted the mini-tournament.

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Macedonia 5 4 1 391 319 9
 Israel 5 4 1 307 275 9
 France 5 3 2 369 301 8
 Hungary 5 2 3 313 367 7
 Turkey 5 1 4 326 368 6
 Bulgaria 5 1 4 325 401 6

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Russia 5 5 0 372 261 10
 Slovenia 5 4 1 360 298 9
 Italy 5 3 2 316 309 8
 Lithuania 5 2 3 328 344 7
 Cyprus 5 1 4 292 326 6
 England 5 0 5 246 376 5

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Greece 5 5 0 437 308 10
 Yugoslavia 5 4 1 369 338 9
 Georgia 5 3 2 364 376 8
 Latvia 5 2 3 351 326 7
 Poland 5 1 4 318 376 6
 Ukraine 5 0 5 297 412 5

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