# 1997 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men

The 1997 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men was the first edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Junior Men, today known as the FIBA U18 European Championship Division C. It was played in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, from 8 to 12 July 1997. Moldova men's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.

## Participating teams

* Andorra
* Cyprus
* Gibraltar
* Ireland
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* San Marino

## First round

In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 168 | +109 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | San Marino | 3 | 2 | 1 | 205 | 217 | −12 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 196 | +39 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 295 | −136 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 8 July 1997
* Boxscore
| San Marino | 52–88 | Cyprus |
* 8 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Gibraltar | 48–101 | Luxembourg |
* 9 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Luxembourg | 67–69 | San Marino |
* 9 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Cyprus | 110–49 | Gibraltar |
* 10 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Cyprus | 79–67 | Luxembourg |
* 10 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Gibraltar | 62–84 | San Marino |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Moldova | 3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 187 | +75 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Andorra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 219 | +18 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 279 | 234 | +45 | 5 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 295 | −138 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Moldova 3, Andorra 3, Ireland 3. Head-to-head PD: Moldova +24, Andorra +2, Ireland -26.
* 8 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Malta | 54–125 | Ireland |
* 8 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Andorra | 77–72 | Moldova |
* 9 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Moldova | 97–46 | Malta |
* 9 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Ireland | 90–87 | Andorra |
* 10 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Ireland | 64–93 | Moldova |
* 10 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Andorra | 73–57 | Malta |

## 5th–8th place playoffs

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| A4 | Gibraltar | 48 | | | |
| B3 | Ireland | 118 | | | |
| B3 | Ireland | 118 | B3 | Ireland | 84 |
| | | | A3 | Luxembourg | 69 |
| B4 | Malta | 48 | A3 | Luxembourg | 69 |
| A3 | Luxembourg | 96 | 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | | A4 | Gibraltar | 61 |
| | | | B4 | Malta | 78 |

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 11 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Gibraltar | 48–118 | Ireland |
* 11 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Malta | 48–96 | Luxembourg |

### 7th place match

* 12 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Gibraltar | 61–78 | Malta |

### 5th place match

* 12 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Ireland | 84–69 | Luxembourg |

## Championship playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A2 | San Marino | 84 | | | |
| B1 | Moldova | 93 | | | |
| B1 | Moldova | 93 | B1 | Moldova | 85 |
| | | | B2 | Andorra | 78 |
| B2 | Andorra | 76 | B2 | Andorra | 78 |
| A1 | Cyprus | 73 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | A2 | San Marino | 81 |
| | | | A1 | Cyprus | 114 |

### Semifinals

* 11 July 1997
* Boxscore
| San Marino | 84–93 | Moldova |
* 11 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Andorra | 76–73 | Cyprus |

### 3rd place match

* 12 July 1997
* Boxscore
| San Marino | 81–114 | Cyprus |

### Final

* 12 July 1997
* Boxscore
| Moldova | 85–78 | Andorra |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Moldova |
| | Andorra |
| | Cyprus |
| 4 | San Marino |
| 5 | Ireland |
| 6 | Luxembourg |
| 7 | Malta |
| 8 | Gibraltar |