# 1988 European Promotion Cup for Men

The 1988 European Promotion Cup for Men was the inaugural edition of the European Promotion Cup for Men, the international basketball tournament, today known as the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. The event took place in Malta from 14 to 18 December 1988. Iceland won the tournament after beating Ireland in the final.

## Participating teams

* Cyprus
* Gibraltar
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* San Marino
* Wales

## Group stage

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams each.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 201 | +63 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 200 | +37 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | San Marino | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 216 | +17 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 167 | 284 | −117 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 14 December 1988 |
| Ireland | 114–59 | Gibraltar | Malta |
| San Marino | 75–83 | Iceland | Malta |
| 15 December 1988 |
| Ireland | 71–68 | Iceland | Malta |
| San Marino | 84–54 | Gibraltar | Malta |
| 16 December 1988 |
| Iceland | 86–54 | Gibraltar | Malta |
| Ireland | 79–74 | San Marino | Malta |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 187 | +67 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 276 | 242 | +34 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Malta (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 247 | −40 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 258 | −61 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 14 December 1988 |
| Wales | 78–105 | Luxembourg | Malta |
| Malta | 58–86 | Cyprus | Malta |
| 15 December 1988 |
| Cyprus | 94–79 | Luxembourg | Malta |
| Malta | 79–69 | Wales | Malta |
| 16 December 1988 |
| Wales | 50–74 | Cyprus | Malta |
| Malta | 70–92 | Luxembourg | Malta |

## Knockout stage
### 5th–8th place playoffs

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 17 December, Malta | 17 December, Malta |
| Wales | 68 |
| Wales | 68 | 18 December, Malta | 18 December, Malta |
| San Marino | 72 | 18 December, Malta | 18 December, Malta |
| San Marino | 72 | San Marino | 82 |
| 17 December, Malta | 17 December, Malta | | San Marino | 82 |
| 17 December, Malta | 17 December, Malta | Malta | 72 |
| Malta | 74 | Malta | 72 |
| Gibraltar | 69 | | |
| Gibraltar | 69 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 18 December, Malta | 18 December, Malta |
| | | Wales | 75 |
| | | Gibraltar | 77 |

### Championship playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 17 December, Malta | 17 December, Malta |
| Luxembourg | 87 |
| Luxembourg | 87 | 18 December, Malta | 18 December, Malta |
| Ireland | 91 | 18 December, Malta | 18 December, Malta |
| Ireland | 91 | Ireland | 69 |
| 17 December, Malta | 17 December, Malta | | Ireland | 69 |
| 17 December, Malta | 17 December, Malta | Iceland | 86 |
| Iceland | 108 | Iceland | 86 |
| Cyprus | 78 | | |
| Cyprus | 78 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 18 December, Malta | 18 December, Malta |
| | | Luxembourg | 68 |
| | | Cyprus | 73 |
* 1988 European Promotion Cup winners
* Iceland First title

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Iceland |
| | Ireland |
| | Cyprus |
| 4 | Luxembourg |
| 5 | San Marino |
| 6 | Malta |
| 7 | Gibraltar |
| 8 | Wales |