1991 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1991 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 9th 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 Estarreja, Travassô e Óis da Ribeira and Anadia, Portugal, from 20 to 28 July 1991.

1991 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
9th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nation	Portugal
Dates	20–28 July 1991
Teams	12
Champions	Soviet Union (8th title)
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Grgin-Fonseca (23.3)  Yugoslavia (84.9)
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The Soviet Union won their eight and last title before their dissolution that same year.

Participating teams

•  Czechoslovakia
•  France
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  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	Yugoslavia	5	5	0	444	323	+121	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	83–69	92–81	90–56	93–60	86–57
2	Soviet Union	5	4	1	390	304	+86	9				—	63–54	104–71	78–51	76–45
3	France	5	3	2	379	347	+32	8	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	82–64	82–64	80–64
4	Poland	5	2	3	331	380	−49	7						—	68–58	72–46
5	Romania	5	1	4	312	390	−78	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	79–69
6	Portugal	5	0	5	281	393	−112	5								—

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	Italy	5	4	1	339	291	+48	9	Advance to Semifinals		—	93–68	72–50	52–72	62–45	60–56
2	Hungary	5	4	1	357	339	+18	9				—	74–58	76–65	66–57	73–66
3	Greece	5	3	2	292	292	0	8	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	68–62	55–38	61–46
4	Czechoslovakia	5	3	2	338	286	+52	8						—	57–33	82–57
5	Netherlands	5	1	4	224	290	−66	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	51–50
6	Spain	5	0	5	275	327	−52	5								—

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

Playoffs

9th-12th playoff

	Semifinals				9th place game
	July 26
	Portugal	44
					July 27
	Netherlands	46
					Netherlands	41
	July 26
					Spain	44
	Romania	49
	Spain	54
					11th place game
					July 27
					Portugal	34
					Romania	58

5th-8th playoff

	Semifinals				5th place game
	July 27
	Poland	40
					July 28
	Greece	48
					Greece	54
	July 27
					Czechoslovakia	48
	France	67
	Czechoslovakia	69
					7th place game
					July 28
					Poland	60
					France	54

Championship playoff

	Semifinals				Final
	July 27
	Soviet Union	71
					July 28
	Italy	70
					Soviet Union	84
	July 27
					Yugoslavia	75
	Yugoslavia	75
	Hungary	59
					Bronze game
					July 28
					Italy	79
					Hungary	72

Final standings

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

1991 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship Winners  Soviet Union 8th title

External links

• Official Site