# 1989 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1989 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 8th 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 Timișoara, Romania, from 5 to 12 August 1989.
Czechoslovakia won their first and only title before their dissolution four years later. It was the first time that a team other than the Soviet Union won the title.

## Participating teams

* Czechoslovakia
* France
* West Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Romania
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Yugoslavia

## Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 350 | 204 | +146 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 62–50 | 68–52 | 67–37 | 79–35 | 74–30 |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 298 | 245 | +53 | 8 | Advance to Semifinals | | — | 54–48 | 68–30 | 76–53 | 50–52 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 293 | 284 | +9 | 8 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | — | 58–48 | 67–49 | 65–65 |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 217 | 280 | −63 | 7 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | | — | 45–44 | 57–43 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 236 | 316 | −80 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 55–49 |
| 6 | Greece | 5 | 1 | 4 | 239 | 304 | −65 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 302 | 232 | +70 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 62–57 | 51–47 | 58–40 | 72–53 | 59–35 |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 314 | 242 | +72 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | | — | 59–57 | 67–34 | 72–60 | 59–29 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 282 | 248 | +34 | 7 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | — | 69–71 | 61–40 | 48–27 |
| 4 | West Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 251 | 280 | −29 | 7 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | | — | 55–59 | 51–27 |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 270 | 301 | −31 | 7 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 58–41 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 5 | 159 | 275 | −116 | 5 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: 1) ITA 1–1 (+19), FRG 1–1 (–2), HUN 1–1 (–17).

## Playoffs
### 9th-12th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th place game | 9th place game |
| August 11 | August 11 |
| Greece | 59 |
| Greece | 59 | August 12 | August 12 |
| Hungary | 55 | August 12 | August 12 |
| Hungary | 55 | Greece | 54 |
| August 11 | August 11 | | Greece | 54 |
| August 11 | August 11 | Poland | 52 |
| Poland | 56 | Poland | 52 |
| Netherlands | 45 | | |
| Netherlands | 45 | 11th place game | 11th place game |
| | | August 12 | August 12 |
| | | Hungary | 74 |
| | | Netherlands | 47 |

### 5th-8th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| August 11 | August 11 |
| France | 41 |
| France | 41 | August 12 | August 12 |
| Italy | 50 | August 12 | August 12 |
| Italy | 50 | Italy | 64 |
| August 11 | August 11 | | Italy | 64 |
| August 11 | August 11 | West Germany | 36 |
| Yugoslavia | 48 | West Germany | 36 |
| West Germany | 51 | | |
| West Germany | 51 | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| | | August 12 | August 12 |
| | | France | 47 |
| | | Yugoslavia | 55 |

### Championship playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| August 11 | August 11 |
| Czechoslovakia | 78 |
| Czechoslovakia | 78 | August 12 | August 12 |
| Spain | 60 | August 12 | August 12 |
| Spain | 60 | Czechoslovakia | 58 |
| August 11 | August 11 | | Czechoslovakia | 58 |
| August 11 | August 11 | Romania | 57 |
| Soviet Union | 34 | Romania | 57 |
| Romania | 39 | | |
| Romania | 39 | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| | | August 12 | August 12 |
| | | Soviet Union | 95 |
| | | Spain | 66 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| | Romania |
| | Soviet Union |
| 4th | Spain |
| 5th | Italy |
| 6th | West Germany |
| 7th | Yugoslavia |
| 8th | France |
| 9th | Greece |
| 10th | Poland |
| 11th | Hungary |
| 12th | Netherlands |
* 1989 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners
* Czechoslovakia 1st title