1978 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

1978 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes Europe U-16 women 1978 Spain 14–24 August 1978 15 1 URS 2 1976 1980 The 1978 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the second edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, held in Cuenca, Spain from 14 to 24 August 1978. The Soviet Union won their second title in a row. Participating teams 16 BEL 16 BUL 1971 16 FIN 16 FRA 16 FRG 16 ISR 16 ITA 16 NED 16 POL 16 ROM 1965 16 SCO 16 URS 16 ESP 1977 16 TUN 16 YUG Preliminary round In the PReliminary Round, the fifteen teams were allocated in two groups, one of eight teams and one of seven teams. The top two teams of each group qualified for the Semifinals. The third and fourth team of each group competed in the 5th-8th playoff. The fifth and sixth team of each group competed in the 9th-12th playoff. The seventh of each team competed in the 13th-14th playoff. Team advanced to the SemifinalsTeam competed in the 5th-8th PlayoffTeam competed in the 9th-12th PlayoffTeam competed in the 13th-14th Playoff Group A 16 URS 7 0 741 341 #cfc 16 ITA 6 1 675 364 #cfc 16 POL 5 2 577 404 #ffffd0 16 FIN 4 3 522 458 #ffffd0 16 ESP 1977 3 4 425 446 #E0F8F1 16 NED 2 5 371 446 #E0F8F1 16 SCO 1 6 285 543 #ffcccc 16 TUN 0 7 184 778 | width=120 URSITAPOLFINESP 1977NEDSCOTUN16 URS — — 94–59 — 109–43 — — 140–2516 ITA 76–86 — 82–76 — — 80–35 — —16 POL — — — 74–64 65–62 — — 126–2216 FIN 56–109 69–107 — — — 67–45 — —16 ESP 1977 — 50–91 — 61–67 — 50–38 — —16 NED 48–100 — 44–84 — — — — 107–3116 SCO 34–103 30–122 36–93 35–74 40–72 34–54 — 76–2516 TUN — 18–117 — 27–125 36–87 — — — |} Group B yes 16 BUL 1971 6 0 564 352 #cfc 16 ROM 1965 4 2 496 374 #cfc 1–1 (+6) 16 YUG 4 2 402 367 #ffffd0 1–1 (+3) 16 FRA 4 2 436 364 #ffffd0 1–1 (–9) 16 FRG 2 4 286 401 #E0F8F1 16 BEL 1 5 344 457 #E0F8F1 16 ISR 0 6 290 503 #fcc | width=130 BUL 1971ROM 1965YUGFRAFRGBELISR16 BUL 1971 — — 100–70 76–67 — 89–64 —16 ROM 1965 69–99 — — 74–60 — 105–60 —16 YUG — 65–57 — — 58–42 — 77–5716 FRA — — 62–57 — 66–50 — —16 FRG 47–86 45–96 — — — — 52–4916 BEL — — 49–75 60–81 46–50 — —16 ISR 35–114 45–95 — 47–100 — 57–65 — |} Playoffs 13th-14th playoff #eee 23 August 1978 08:30 Boxscore 16 SCO 35 63 14-32 21-31 16 ISR 9th-12th playoff main 2 high yes 11th place game Semifinals 9th place game August 23 16 FRG 54 16 NED 60 August 23 16 ESP 1977 66 16 BEL 67 August 24 16 NED 53 16 BEL 42 August 24 16 FRG 47 16 ESP 1977 63 5th-8th playoff main 2 high yes 7th place game Semifinals 5th place game August 23 16 POL 67 16 FRA 66 August 23 16 YUG 67 16 FIN 60 August 24 16 POL 73 16 YUG 53 August 24 16 FRA 79 16 FIN 62 Championship playoff main 2 high yes Bronze game Semifinals Final yes August 23 16 URS 84 16 ROM 1965 67 August 23 16 BUL 1971 86 16 ITA 87 August 24 16 URS 77 16 ITA 62 August 24 16 BUL 1971 107 16 ROM 1965 84 Final standings Rank Team16 URS16 ITA16 BUL 19714th16 ROM 19655th16 POL6th16 YUG7th16 FRA8th16 FIN9th16 NED10th16 BEL11th16 ESP 197712th16 FRG13th16 ISR14th16 SCO15th16 TUN bkwu 16 1978 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners Soviet Union 2nd External links Official Site 1978 Category:1978–79 in European women's basketball Category:1978–79 in Spanish basketball Category:International youth basketball competitions hosted by Spain Category:Women's international basketball competitions hosted by Spain