The 1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Feminino Sub-19 da Fiba 1997) took place in Brazil from 5 to 13 July 1997. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Brazilian Basketball Confederation.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | July 5–13 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer |  Miki (22.1) |
| Top rebounds |  Plutin (12.1) |
| Top assists | Teasley (4.1) |
| PPG (Team) | (80.6) |
| RPG (Team) |  (41.3) |
| APG (Team) | (12.0) |
Twelve national teams competed for the championship. United States came away with the Gold medal by defeating Australia 78–74 in the final.[1]
Venues
editCompeting nations
editExcept Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
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Preliminary round
edit- Times given below are in UTC-03:00
Group A
edit| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreak |
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| 1 |  Brazil |
5 | 4 | 1 | 344 | 298 | +46 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 2 |  Slovakia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 336 | 277 | +59 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
5 | 3 | 2 | 308 | 277 | +31 | 8 | |
| 4 |  China |
5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 311 | +16 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Mali |
5 | 1 | 4 | 216 | 321 | −105 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 6 |  Argentina |
5 | 1 | 4 | 276 | 323 | −47 | 6 | 0–1 |
Group B
edit| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 335 | +58 | 9 | 1–1 (+24) |
| 2 |  Australia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 300 | +80 | 9 | 1–1 (+3) |
| 3 | Russia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 351 | 343 | +8 | 9 | 1–1 (−27) |
| 4 |  Spain |
5 | 2 | 3 | 284 | 287 | −3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Cuba |
5 | 1 | 4 | 372 | 422 | −50 | 6 | |
| 6 | Japan |
5 | 0 | 5 | 295 | 391 | −96 | 5 |
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | First place | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| United States | 90 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| Slovakia | 77 | |||||
| United States | 78 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| Australia | 74 | |||||
| Brazil | 60 | |||||
| Australia | 71 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| Slovakia | 45 | |||||
| Brazil | 40 | |||||
- 5th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| Russia | 74 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| China | 57 | |||||
| Russia | 68 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 63 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 57 | |||||
| Spain | 54 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| China | 60 | |||||
| Spain | 57 | |||||
- 9th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| Cuba | 59 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| Argentina | 74 | |||||
| Argentina | 70 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| Mali | 60 | |||||
| Mali | 60 | |||||
| Japan | 58 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| Cuba | 67 | |||||
| Japan | 63 | |||||
Classification 9–12
editClassification 5–8
editSemifinals
editEleventh place game
editNinth place game
editSeventh place game
editFifth place game
editThird place game
editFinal
editFinal standings
edit| # | Team | W-L |
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United States
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6–1 |
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Australia
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5–2 |
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Slovakia
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5–2 |
| 4 | Brazil
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4–3 |
| 5 | Russia
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6–1 |
| 6 | Czech Republic
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4–3 |
| 7 | China
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3–4 |
| 8 | Spain
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2–5 |
| 9 | Argentina
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3–4 |
| 10 | Mali
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2–5 |
| 11 | Cuba
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2–5 |
| 12 | Japan
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0–7 |
Awards
edit| 1997 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship winner |
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 United States First title |
References
edit- ^ FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2016-07-14