1976 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1976 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the first 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 Szczecin, Poland from 14 to 22 August 1976.

1976 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
1st FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
Dates14–22 August 1976
Teams16
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
1978

The Soviet Union won their first title.

Participating teams

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First round

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In the first round, fifteen teams (all of them except Poland, with a bye to the Final Round as hosts) were allocated in five groups of three teams each. The top teams of each group qualified for the Final Round. The last two teams of each group played the Classification Round.

Team advanced to the Final Round
Team competed in the Classification Round Group 1
Team competed in the Classification Round Group 2

Group A

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Soviet Union22022682+1444
 Yugoslavia211160116+443
 Scotland20259247−1882
 
 Soviet Union139–30
 Yugoslavia52–87
 Scotland29–108

Group B

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Hungary22014197+444
 Italy21111211203
 Finland202102146−442
 
 Hungary56–51
 Italy71–56
 Finland46–85

Group C

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Czechoslovakia22017761+1164
 Israel211123148−253
 Sweden20277168−912
 
 Czechoslovakia81–25
 Israel36–96
 Sweden52–87

Group D

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Bulgaria220180118+624
 Romania211163133+303
 Belgium20288180−922
 
 Bulgaria98–37
 Romania81–82
 Belgium51–82

Group E

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Netherlands22016592+734
 Spain211142120+223
  Switzerland20281176−952
 
 Netherlands93–33
 Spain59–72
  Switzerland48–83

Classification round

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Ten advancing teams from the first round were allocated in two groups of five teams each. Group 1 decided the 7th–11th place. Group 2 decided the 12th–16th place.

Group 1

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
 Yugoslavia440299233+668
 Romania431284239+457
 Italy413233234−151–1 (+17)
 Spain413222276−5451–1 (–7)
 Israel413227293−6651–1 (–10)
 
 Yugoslavia67–5473–52
 Romania59–7664–5980–49
 Italy69–49
 Spain55–8154–51
 Israel58–8371–61

Group 2

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Finland440291163+1288
 Belgium431235183+527
 Sweden422232212+206
 Scotland413192275−835
  Switzerland404154271−1174
 
 Finland72–34
 Belgium49–6858–4071–39
 Sweden78–3680–46
 Scotland59–7558–51
  Switzerland21–7636–57

Final round

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The five Preliminary Round group winners and Poland (as hosts) played the Final Round. The winner of the group wins the tournament.

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
 Soviet Union550500248+25210
 Hungary541325291+349
 Bulgaria523316328−1271–1 (+17)
 Czechoslovakia523285297−1271–1 (+5)
 Poland523254341−8771–1 (–22)
 Netherlands505220395−1755
 
 Soviet Union99–5789–50124–39
 Hungary55–4572–40
 Bulgaria59–9466–7756–63
 Czechoslovakia43–9483–39
 Poland49–7353–51
 Netherlands41–6445–6256–62

Final standings

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