1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 7th 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 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, from 26 July to 2 August 1987.

1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
7th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nation	Poland
Dates	26 July – 2 August 1987
Teams	12
Champions	Soviet Union (7th title)
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Lelas (26.6)  Soviet Union (90.7)
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The Soviet Union won their seventh title in a row.

Participating teams

•  Bulgaria
•  Czechoslovakia
•  Finland
•  France
•  West Germany
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  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	Bulgaria	5	5	0	383	339	+44	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	80–75	69–58	79–62	83–73	72–71
2	Yugoslavia	5	3	2	401	379	+22	8				—	89–68	66–80	83–69	88–82
3	Italy	5	2	3	318	344	−26	7[lower-alpha 1]	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	62–64	58–52	72–70
4	Finland	5	2	3	335	346	−11	7[lower-alpha 1]						—	67–70	62–69
5	Poland	5	2	3	351	376	−25	7[lower-alpha 1]	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	87–85
6	Spain	5	1	4	377	381	−4	6								—

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

1. Head-to-head record: 1) ITA 1–1 (+4), FIN 1–1 (–1), POL 1–1 (–3).

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	454	299	+155	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	70–67	106–57	87–47	99–58	92–70
2	Czechoslovakia	5	4	1	396	322	+74	9				—	91–71	78–52	82–54	78–75
3	Romania	5	3	2	375	374	+1	8	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	78–45	86–68	83–64
4	France	5	2	3	297	371	−74	7						—	76–63	77–65
5	West Germany	5	1	4	312	407	−95	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	69–64
6	Hungary	5	0	5	338	399	−61	5								—

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

Playoffs

9th-12th playoff

	Semifinals				9th place game
	August 1
	West Germany	74
					August 2
	Spain	75
					Spain	80
	August 1
					Hungary	76
	Poland	57
	Hungary	84
					11th place game
					August 2
					West Germany	82
					Poland	81

5th-8th playoff

	Semifinals				5th place game
	August 1
	Romania	92
					August 2
	Finland	59
					Romania	70
	August 1
					France	53
	Italy	52
	France	53
					7th place game
					August 2
					Finland	53
					Italy	66

Championship playoff

	Semifinals				Final
	August 1
	Soviet Union	98
					August 2
	Yugoslavia	83
					Soviet Union	83
	August 1
					Czechoslovakia	58
	Bulgaria	70
	Czechoslovakia	81
					Bronze game
					August 2
					Yugoslavia	89
					Bulgaria	72

Final standings

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

1987 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship Winners  Soviet Union 7th title

External links

• Official Site