1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

December 2023 Europe U-16 1999 Slovenia 15–24 July 1999 12 1 3 FR Yugoslavia 2 FRY Aleksandar Gajić GRE Zisis (23.9) 16 Macedonia (83.5) CRO Lončar (15.3) 16 CRO (35.0) Macedonia Mirakovski (3.3) 16 FR Yugoslavia (8.3) Official website (archive) 1997 2001 The 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1999 European Championship for Cadets) was the 15th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Polzela, Celje and Laško, in Slovenia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the second time in a row. Teams 16 CRO 16 FRA 16 GEO 1990 16 GRE 16 LAT 16 Macedonia 16 POL 16 RUS 16 FR Yugoslavia 16 SLO 16 ESP 16 TUR Qualification There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Greece, Israel and France. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Yugoslavia (title holder), Russia (runner-up) and Slovenia (host) in the final tournament. Preliminary round The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.     Team advanced to Quarterfinals     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPts16 Macedonia532430385816 FRA532351321816 ESP532359374816 LAT523344338716 CRO523346385716 POL5233323597 Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPts16 FR Yugoslavia5503733261016 GRE541375326916 GEO 1990532399390816 TUR514321354616 SLO514328347616 RUS5143283816 Knockout stage 9th–12th playoffs Playoffs Ninth place Eleventh place 16 RUS 81 16 CRO 74 16 SLO 76 16 POL 79 16 CRO 82 16 POL 64 16 RUS 82 16 SLO 66 Championship Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Third place 16 ESP 73 16 GRE 78 16 TUR 65 16 Macedonia 64 16 GEO 1990 91 16 FRA 94 16 FR Yugoslavia 77 16 LAT 62 16 GRE 71 16 TUR 64 16 FRA 49 16 FR Yugoslavia 67 16 GRE 48 16 FR Yugoslavia 59 16 TUR 81 16 FRA 63 5th–8th playoffs Playoffs Fifth place Seventh place 16 ESP 77 16 Macedonia 91 16 GEO 1990 62 16 LAT 72 16 Macedonia 83 16 LAT 90 16 ESP 75 16 GEO 1990 109 Final standings Rank TeamImage:Gold medal icon.svg16 FR YugoslaviaImage:Silver medal icon.svg16 GREImage:Bronze medal icon.svg16 TUR4th16 FRA5th16 LAT6th16 Macedonia7th16 GEO 19908th16 ESP9th16 CRO10th16 POL11th16 RUS12th16 SLO bk 1999 European Championship for Cadets FR Yugoslavia Seventh Team roster Jovan Stefanov, Bojan Bakić, Aleksandar Gajić, Strahinja Zgonjanin, Nemanja Matović, Miloš Pavlović, Dušan Đorđević, Mirko Kovač, Miloš Nišavić, Srđan Bulatović, Ivan Andonov, and Tomislav Tomović. Head coach: Petar Rodić. References FIBA Archive FIBA Europe Archive 1999 Category:1999–2000 in European basketball Category:1999 in Slovenian sport Category:International youth basketball competitions hosted by Slovenia