# 1996 European Promotion Cup for Women

The 1996 European Promotion Cup for Women was the fourth edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Women, today known as FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries. The tournament took place in Valletta, Malta, from 26 to 30 June 1996. Iceland women's national basketball team won the tournament for the first time.

## Participating teams

* Albania
* Andorra
* Cyprus
* Gibraltar
* Iceland
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Wales

## 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 | Iceland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 130 | +133 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cyprus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 196 | 199 | −3 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Malta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 235 | −17 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Andorra | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 277 | −113 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 26 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Iceland | 100–39 | Andorra |
* 26 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Cyprus | 76–70 | Malta |
* 27 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Andorra | 58–79 | Cyprus |
* 27 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Malta | 50–92 | Iceland |
* 28 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Iceland | 71–41 | Cyprus |
* 28 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Malta | 98–67 | Andorra |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Albania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 138 | +126 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 146 | +48 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 245 | −105 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 138 | 207 | −69 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 26 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Luxembourg | 42–38 | Gibraltar |
* 26 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Albania | 95–36 | Wales |
* 27 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Wales | 39–86 | Luxembourg |
* 27 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Gibraltar | 36–100 | Albania |
* 28 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Luxembourg | 66–69 | Albania |
* 28 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Wales | 65–64 | Gibraltar |

## 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 | Andorra | 53 | | | |
| B3 | Wales | 65 | | | |
| B3 | Wales | 65 | B3 | Wales | 64 |
| | | | A3 | Malta | 77 |
| B4 | Gibraltar | 59 | A3 | Malta | 77 |
| A3 | Malta | 67 | 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | | A4 | Andorra | 51 |
| | | | B4 | Gibraltar | 90 |

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 29 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Andorra | 53–65 | Wales |
* 29 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Gibraltar | 59–67 | Malta |

### 7th place match

* 30 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Andorra | 51–90 | Gibraltar |

### 5th place match

* 30 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Wales | 64–77 | Malta |

## Championship playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A2 | Cyprus | 64 | | | |
| B1 | Albania | 74 | | | |
| B1 | Albania | 74 | B1 | Albania | 73 |
| | | | A1 | Iceland | 81 |
| B2 | Luxembourg | 55 | A1 | Iceland | 81 |
| A1 | Iceland | 59 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | A2 | Cyprus | 58 |
| | | | B2 | Luxembourg | 65 |

### Semifinals

* 29 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Cyprus | 64–74 | Albania |
* 29 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Luxembourg | 55–59 | Iceland |

### 3rd place match

* 30 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Cyprus | 58–65 | Luxembourg |

### Final

* 30 June 1996
* Boxscore
| Albania | 73–81 | Iceland |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Iceland |
| | Albania |
| | Luxembourg |
| 4 | Cyprus |
| 5 | Malta |
| 6 | Wales |
| 7 | Gibraltar |
| 8 | Andorra |