1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women

1999 EuroBasket Under-16 for Women
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 Europe Under-16 Championship for Women (known at that time as 1999 European Championship for Cadettes) was the thirteenth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Tulcea, Romania, from 23 July to 1 August 1999.

Spain won their first title.

Qualification Round

Twenty-four countries entered the Qualification Round. They were divide 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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Challenge Round	—	79–80	81–63	84–56
2	Italy	3	2	1	206	191	+15	5^{[lower-alpha 1]}			—	56–59	70–53
3	Belgium	3	2	1	207	192	+15	5^{[lower-alpha 1]}				—	85–55
4	Lithuania	3	0	3	164	239	−75	3					—

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
(H) Host.
Notes:

1 2 3 Head-to-head record: 1) LAT 1–1 (+17), ITA 1–1 (–2), BEL 1–1 (–15).

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	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}			—	55–62	80–50	76–47
3	Ukraine	4	2	2	193	176	+17	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}				—	47–49	49–36
4	Israel	4	2	2	194	231	−37	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}					—	54–35
5	Macedonia	4	0	4	144	238	−94	4						—

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
(H) Host.
Notes:

1 2 3 Head-to-head record: 1) SVK 1–1 (+23), UKR 1–1 (+5), ISR 1–1 (–28).

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						—

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
(H) Host.

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						—

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
(H) Host.

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						—

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
(H) Host.

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							—

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
(H) Host.

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	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							—

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
(H) Host.

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							—

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
(H) Host.

Qualified teams

The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Method of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Romania	01 !Hosts	09 !9th	1997	02 !Runners-up (1989)
Russia	02 !1997 winners	04 !4th	1995	01 !Champions (1993, 1995, 1997)
Czech Republic	03 !1997 runner-up	03 !3rd	1997	02 !Runners-up (1997)
Poland	04 !Challenge Round Group A winners	09 !9th	1997	05 !5th (1976, 1978)
France	05 !Challenge Round Group A runners-up	11 !11th	1997	03 !3rd (1997)
Croatia	06 !Challenge Round Group A third place	03 !3rd	1997	06 !6th (1997)
Slovakia	07 !Challenge Round Group B winners	03 !3rd	1995	04 !4th (1993)
Yugoslavia	08 !Challenge Round Group B runners-up	11 !11th	1997	02 !Runners-up (1982, 1991)
Belarus	09 !Challenge Round Group B third place	03 !3rd	1997	04 !4th (1997)
Spain	10 !Challenge Round Group C winners	13 !13th	1995	02 !Runners-up (1993)
Turkey	11 !Challenge Round Group C runners-up	01 !1st (debut)	—	—
Greece	12 !Challenge Round Group C third place	05 !5th	1995	05 !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^{[lower-alpha 1]}			—	45–58	51–36	56–26	65–56
3	Poland	5	3	2	324	315	+9	8^{[lower-alpha 1]}				—	64–74	69–62	50–60
4	Slovakia	5	3	2	292	279	+13	8^{[lower-alpha 1]}					—	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	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
Notes:

1 2 3 Head-to-head records: FRA 1–1 (+5), POL 1–1 (0), SVK 1–1 (–5).

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	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	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.

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
				Yugoslavia	58
Slovakia	52
		July 31
Yugoslavia	54
		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
01 !	Spain
02 !	Yugoslavia
03 !	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

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
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