# 1991 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1991 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 9th 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 Estarreja, Travassô e Óis da Ribeira and Anadia, Portugal, from 20 to 28 July 1991.
The Soviet Union won their eight and last title before their dissolution that same year.

## Participating teams

* Czechoslovakia
* France
* Greece
* Hungary
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* 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 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 444 | 323 | +121 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 83–69 | 92–81 | 90–56 | 93–60 | 86–57 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 390 | 304 | +86 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | | — | 63–54 | 104–71 | 78–51 | 76–45 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 379 | 347 | +32 | 8 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | — | 82–64 | 82–64 | 80–64 |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 331 | 380 | −49 | 7 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | | — | 68–58 | 72–46 |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 312 | 390 | −78 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 79–69 |
| 6 | Portugal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 281 | 393 | −112 | 5 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 291 | +48 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 93–68 | 72–50 | 52–72 | 62–45 | 60–56 |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 357 | 339 | +18 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | | — | 74–58 | 76–65 | 66–57 | 73–66 |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 292 | 292 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | — | 68–62 | 55–38 | 61–46 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 338 | 286 | +52 | 8 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | | — | 57–33 | 82–57 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 224 | 290 | −66 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 51–50 |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 0 | 5 | 275 | 327 | −52 | 5 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |

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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th place game | 9th place game |
| July 26 | July 26 |
| Portugal | 44 |
| Portugal | 44 | July 27 | July 27 |
| Netherlands | 46 | July 27 | July 27 |
| Netherlands | 46 | Netherlands | 41 |
| July 26 | July 26 | | Netherlands | 41 |
| July 26 | July 26 | Spain | 44 |
| Romania | 49 | Spain | 44 |
| Spain | 54 | | |
| Spain | 54 | 11th place game | 11th place game |
| | | July 27 | July 27 |
| | | Portugal | 34 |
| | | Romania | 58 |

### 5th-8th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| July 27 | July 27 |
| Poland | 40 |
| Poland | 40 | July 28 | July 28 |
| Greece | 48 | July 28 | July 28 |
| Greece | 48 | Greece | 54 |
| July 27 | July 27 | | Greece | 54 |
| July 27 | July 27 | Czechoslovakia | 48 |
| France | 67 | Czechoslovakia | 48 |
| Czechoslovakia | 69 | | |
| Czechoslovakia | 69 | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| | | July 28 | July 28 |
| | | Poland | 60 |
| | | France | 54 |

### Championship playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| July 27 | July 27 |
| Soviet Union | 71 |
| Soviet Union | 71 | July 28 | July 28 |
| Italy | 70 | July 28 | July 28 |
| Italy | 70 | Soviet Union | 84 |
| July 27 | July 27 | | Soviet Union | 84 |
| July 27 | July 27 | Yugoslavia | 75 |
| Yugoslavia | 75 | Yugoslavia | 75 |
| Hungary | 59 | | |
| Hungary | 59 | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| | | July 28 | July 28 |
| | | Italy | 79 |
| | | Hungary | 72 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Yugoslavia |
| | Italy |
| 4th | Hungary |
| 5th | Greece |
| 6th | Czechoslovakia |
| 7th | Poland |
| 8th | France |
| 9th | Spain |
| 10th | Netherlands |
| 11th | Romania |
| 12th | Portugal |
* 1991 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners
* Soviet Union 8th title