1989 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1989 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 8th 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 Timișoara, Romania, from 5 to 12 August 1989.

1989 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
8th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nation	Romania
Dates	5–12 August 1989
Teams	12
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Vardaki (17)  Soviet Union (68.4)
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Czechoslovakia won their first and only title before their dissolution four years later. It was the first time that a team other than the Soviet Union won the title.

Participating teams

•   Czechoslovakia
•   France
•   West Germany
•   Greece
•   Hungary
•   Italy
•   Netherlands
•   Poland
•   Romania
•   Soviet Union
•   Spain
•   Yugoslavia

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	350	204	+146	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	62–50	68–52	67–37	79–35	74–30
2	Spain	5	3	2	298	245	+53	8				—	54–48	68–30	76–53	50–52
3	Yugoslavia	5	3	2	293	284	+9	8	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	58–48	67–49	65–65
4	France	5	2	3	217	280	−63	7						—	45–44	57–43
5	Poland	5	1	4	236	316	−80	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	55–49
6	Greece	5	1	4	239	304	−65	6								—

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

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czechoslovakia	5	5	0	302	232	+70	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	62–57	51–47	58–40	72–53	59–35
2	Romania	5	4	1	314	242	+72	9				—	59–57	67–34	72–60	59–29
3	Italy	5	2	3	282	248	+34	7^[a]	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	69–71	61–40	48–27
4	West Germany	5	2	3	251	280	−29	7^[a]						—	55–59	51–27
5	Hungary	5	2	3	270	301	−31	7^[a]	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	58–41
6	Netherlands	5	0	5	159	275	−116	5								—

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

1. Head-to-head record: 1) ITA 1–1 (+19), FRG 1–1 (–2), HUN 1–1 (–17).

Playoffs

9th-12th playoff

	Semifinals				9th place game
	August 11
	Greece	59
					August 12
	Hungary	55
					Greece	54
	August 11
					Poland	52
	Poland	56
	Netherlands	45
					11th place game
					August 12
					Hungary	74
					Netherlands	47

5th-8th playoff

	Semifinals				5th place game
	August 11
	France	41
					August 12
	Italy	50
					Italy	64
	August 11
					West Germany	36
	Yugoslavia	48
	West Germany	51
					7th place game
					August 12
					France	47
					Yugoslavia	55

Championship playoff

	Semifinals				Final
	August 11
	Czechoslovakia	78
					August 12
	Spain	60
					Czechoslovakia	58
	August 11
					Romania	57
	Soviet Union	34
	Romania	39
					Bronze game
					August 12
					Soviet Union	95
					Spain	66

Final standings

Rank Team     Czechoslovakia     Romania     Soviet Union 4th   Spain 5th   Italy 6th   West Germany 7th   Yugoslavia 8th   France 9th   Greece 10th   Poland 11th   Hungary 12th   Netherlands

1989 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners    Czechoslovakia 1st title

External links

• Official Site