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1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

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The 1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 13th 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 Tulcea, Romania, from 23 July to 1 August 1999.

1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
13th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host countryRomania
Dates5–23 August 1998 (qualifying round)
6–24 April 1999 (challenge round)
23 July – 1 August 1999 (main tournament)
Teams27 (qualifying)
12 (final tournament)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
← 1997
2001 →

Spain won their first title.

Qualification round

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24 countries entered the qualification round. They were divided 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

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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[a] Challenge Round — 79–80 81–63 84–56
2   Italy 3 2 1 206 191 +15 5[a] — 56–59 70–53
3   Belgium 3 2 1 207 192 +15 5[a] — 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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: 1) LAT 1–1 (+17), ITA 1–1 (–2), BEL 1–1 (–15).

Group B

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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[a] — 55–62 80–50 76–47
3   Ukraine 4 2 2 193 176 +17 6[a] — 47–49 49–36
4   Israel 4 2 2 194 231 −37 6[a] — 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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: 1) SVK 1–1 (+23), UKR 1–1 (+5), ISR 1–1 (–28).

Group C

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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) Hosts

Group D

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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) Hosts

Group E

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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) Hosts

Challenge Round

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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

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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) Hosts

Group B

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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) Hosts

Group C

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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) Hosts

Qualified teams

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The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Method of qualification Finals appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Romania Hosts 9th 1997 Runners-up (1989)
  Russia 1997 winners 4th 1995 Champions (1993, 1995, 1997)
  Czech Republic 1997 runner-up 3rd 1997 Runners-up (1997)
  Poland Challenge Round Group A winners 9th 1997 5th (1976, 1978)
  France Challenge Round Group A runners-up 11th 1997 3rd (1997)
  Croatia Challenge Round Group A third place 3rd 1997 6th (1997)
  Slovakia Challenge Round Group B winners 3rd 1995 4th (1993)
  Yugoslavia Challenge Round Group B runners-up 11th 1997 Runners-up (1982, 1991)
  Belarus Challenge Round Group B third place 3rd 1997 4th (1997)
  Spain Challenge Round Group C winners 13th 1995 Runners-up (1993)
  Turkey Challenge Round Group C runners-up 1st (debut) — —
  Greece Challenge Round Group C third place 5th 1995 5th (1991)

Main tournament

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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 quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.

Group round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification            
1   Belarus 5 4 1 360 357 +3 9 Advance to quarterfinals — 68–64 71–83 69–66 72–66 80–78
2   France 5 3 2 284 244 +40 8[a] — 45–58 51–36 56–26 65–56
3   Poland 5 3 2 324 315 +9 8[a] — 64–74 69–62 50–60
4   Slovakia 5 3 2 292 279 +13 8[a] — 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 —
Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head records: FRA 1–1 (+5), POL 1–1 (0), SVK 1–1 (–5).

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification            
1   Yugoslavia 5 4 1 287 297 −10 9 Advance to quarterfinals — 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 —
Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.

Playoffs

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9th-12th playoff

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Semifinals9th place game
 
      
 
July 30
 
 
  Romania48
 
July 31
 
  Turkey57
 
  Turkey56
 
July 30
 
  Croatia64
 
  Croatia71
 
 
  Czech Republic62
 
11th place game
 
 
July 31
 
 
  Romania51
 
 
  Czech Republic95

Championship playoff

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
July 30
 
 
  Belarus57
 
July 31
 
  Spain71
 
  Spain76
 
July 30
 
  Russia67
 
  Poland63
 
August 1
 
  Russia75
 
  Spain66
 
July 30
 
  Yugoslavia58
 
  Slovakia52
 
July 31
 
  Yugoslavia54
 
  Yugoslavia52
 
July 30
 
  France47 Bronze game
 
  Greece46
 
August 1
 
  France62
 
  France57
 
 
  Russia50
 
5th-8th playoff
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Semifinals5th place game
 
      
 
July 31
 
 
  Belarus48
 
August 1
 
  Poland79
 
  Poland54
 
July 31
 
  Slovakia66
 
  Slovakia56
 
 
  Greece46
 
7th place game
 
 
August 1
 
 
  Belarus56
 
 
  Greece60

Final standings

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