# EuroBasket Women 1997

The 1997 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1997, was the 26th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Hungary and took place from 6 June to 15 June 1997. Lithuania won the gold medal and Slovakia the silver medal while Germany won the bronze.

## Qualification
### First stage
#### Group A

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 6 | 0 | 574 | 419 |
| 2 | Finland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 554 | 447 |
| 3 | Belgium | 6 | 4 | 2 | 542 | 408 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 449 | 463 |
| 5 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 4 | 453 | 473 |
| 6 | Georgia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 444 | 516 |
| 7 | Scotland | 6 | 0 | 6 | 275 | 565 |
| Bosnia and H. | 98–78 | 100–52 | 88–76 | 92–70 | 95–53 |
| Finland | 89–77 | 79–69 | 87–77 | 112–78 | 97–45 |
| Belgium | | 92–71 | 95–59 | 78–63 | 122–28 |
| Slovenia | | | 77–74 | 94–77 | 86–41 |
| Denmark | | | | 84–74 | 83–52 |
| Georgia | | | | | 82–56 |
| Scotland | | | | | |

#### Group B

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 7 | 6 | 1 | 542 | 455 |
| 2 | Israel | 7 | 6 | 1 | 586 | 462 |
| 3 | Greece | 7 | 5 | 2 | 579 | 393 |
| 4 | Belarus | 7 | 5 | 2 | 628 | 508 |
| 5 | Albania | 7 | 4 | 4 | 524 | 567 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 475 | 615 |
| 7 | Ireland | 7 | 1 | 6 | 416 | 561 |
| 8 | Austria | 7 | 0 | 7 | 456 | 644 |
| Bulgaria | | 67–64 | | 75–58 | 99–57 | 80–63 | 88–56 |
| Israel | | 66–65 | 84–73 | 100–58 | 89–70 | 80–56 | 97–59 |
| Greece | | | 86–77 | 73–52 | 101–52 | 86–29 | 104–50 |
| Belarus | 87–52 | | | 102–78 | 96–82 | 84–50 | 109–76 |
| Albania | | | | | 96–74 | 93–71 | 89–72 |
| Switzerland | | | | | | 67–62 | 73–72 |
| Ireland | | | | | | | 84–71 |
| Austria | | | | | | | |

#### Group C

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Poland | 7 | 7 | 0 | 629 | 441 |
| 2 | Sweden | 7 | 5 | 2 | 478 | 382 |
| 3 | Portugal | 7 | 4 | 3 | 447 | 414 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 3 | 492 | 414 |
| 5 | Turkey | 7 | 4 | 3 | 470 | 437 |
| 6 | Latvia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 547 | 445 |
| 7 | England | 7 | 1 | 6 | 398 | 492 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 275 | 711 |
| Poland | 84–71 | 74–66 | 74–68 | 83–68 | 96–82 | 90–52 | 128–34 |
| Sweden | | 61–43 | 56–53 | | 60–59 | 67–50 | 95–21 |
| Portugal | | | 62–60 | 70–57 | | 57–49 | 91–42 |
| Netherlands | | | | 42–40 | 84–69 | 80–63 | 105–50 |
| Turkey | 72–68 | | | | 67–61 | 74–59 | 92–54 |
| Latvia | | 71–58 | | | | 87–43 | 118–37 |
| England | | | | | | | 82–37 |
| Azerbaijan | | | | | | | |

### Second stage
#### Group A

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 409 | 289 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 426 | 307 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 375 |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 346 |
| 5 | Portugal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 290 | 360 |
| 6 | Sweden | 5 | 0 | 5 | 302 | 402 |
| Slovakia | 81–54 | 62–57 | 90–47 | 94–49 |
| Russia | 92–66 | 79–41 | 83–60 | 91–58 |
| Yugoslavia | | 81–69 | 68–59 | 85–74 |
| Romania | | | 63–59 | 68–65 |
| Portugal | | | | 64–56 |
| Sweden | | | | |

#### Group B

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 419 | 417 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 436 | 421 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 426 | 405 |
| 4 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 396 | 387 |
| 5 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 424 | 434 |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 387 | 424 |
| Czech Republic | | 85–82 | 101–88 | | 88–85 | 75–73 |
| Lithuania | | | 88–81 | 75–74 | | 98–79 |
| Bosnia and H. | | | | 85–73 | 96–80 | 76–73 |
| France | 89–70 | | | | 72–70 | 88–87 |
| Finland | | 102–93 | | | | 87–85 |
| Poland | | | | | | |

#### Group C

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 332 |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 379 | 386 |
| 3 | Moldova | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 382 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 354 | 373 |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 372 | 362 |
| 6 | Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 345 | 394 |
| Spain | | 95–62 | 95–62 | 81–73 | | 83–52 |
| Germany | | | 75–58 | 82–76 | | 87–70 |
| Moldova | | | | 80–62 | 69–68 | 85–82 |
| Bulgaria | | | | | 75–63 | 68–67 |
| Croatia | 83–71 | 87–73 | | | | |
| Israel | | | | | 74–71 | |

## First stage
### Group A

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 394 | 368 |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 361 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 389 | 373 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 378 | 388 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 377 | 380 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 5 | 366 | 416 |
| Lithuania | | 78–67 | 75–67 | | 73–70 | 89–82 |
| Spain | | | | 86–71 | 72–62 | 82–78 |
| Germany | | 72-71 | | | 92–88 | 85–65 |
| Yugoslavia | 82–79 | | 74–73 | | | 84–69 |
| Ukraine | | | | 81–67 | | 76–72 |
| Czech Republic | | | | | | |

### Group B

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 350 | 309 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 357 | 328 |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 357 | 341 |
| 4 | Moldova | 5 | 2 | 3 | 334 | 357 |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 368 | 370 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 324 | 385 |
| Slovakia | | 81–73 | | 70–55 | 64–53 | 81–55 |
| Russia | | | 75–66 | 68–53 | | 66–52 |
| Hungary | 73–54 | | | 76–75 | 73–67 | |
| Moldova | | | | | 79–75 | 72–68 |
| Bosnia and H. | | 76–75 | | | | 97–79 |
| Italy | | | 70–69 | | | |

## Final stages

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Lithuania | 68 | | |
| Moldova | 53 | | |
| Moldova | 53 | Lithuania | 78 |
| | | Germany | 77 |
| Russia | 57 | Germany | 77 |
| Germany | 74 | | | | |
| Germany | 74 | | | Lithuania | 72 |
| | | | | Slovakia | 62 |
| Slovakia | 66 | | | Slovakia | 62 |
| Yugoslavia | 57 | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | 57 | Slovakia | 81 | | |
| | | Hungary | 55 | Third place | Third place |
| Spain | 70 | Hungary | 55 | Third place | Third place |
| Hungary | 84 | | | | |
| Hungary | 84 | | | Germany | 86 |
| | | | | Hungary | 61 |
* 1997 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion
* Lithuania First title

## Placement stages

| First round | First round | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Moldova | 73 |
| Russia | 76 | | |
| Russia | 76 | Russia | 77 |
| | | Spain | 82 |
| Yugoslavia | 47 | Spain | 82 |
| Spain | 71 | | |
| Spain | 71 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Moldova | 66 |
| | | Yugoslavia | 56 |
| First round | First round | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| Ukraine | 75 |
| Italy | 73 | | |
| Italy | 73 | Ukraine | 76 |
| | | Czech Republic | 90 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62 | Czech Republic | 90 |
| Czech Republic | 91 | | |
| Czech Republic | 91 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | Italy | 71 |
| | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64 |

## Final standings

| Place | Team | PE |
| | Lithuania | 4 |
| | Slovakia | 2 |
| | Germany | 11 |
| 4 | Hungary | 8 |
| 5 | Spain | 4 |
| 6 | Russia | 3 |
| 7 | Moldova | 1 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 2 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 2 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 9 |
| 11 | Italy | 9 |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |