# 1984 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1984 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the fifth 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 Perugia and Marsciano, Italy, from 8 to 15 July 1984.
The Soviet Union won their fifth title in a row.

## Participating teams

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* France
* West Germany
* Hungary
* Italy
* Netherlands
* 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 | Bulgaria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 455 | 271 | +184 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 85–84 | 77–72 | 100–42 | 104–39 | 89–34 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 483 | 300 | +183 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | | — | 77–74 | 80–53 | 124–56 | 118–32 |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 393 | 288 | +105 | 8 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | — | 70–67 | 88–36 | 89–31 |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 275 | 337 | −62 | 7 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | | — | 49–48 | 64–39 |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 263 | 435 | −172 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 84–70 |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 206 | 444 | −238 | 5 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 349 | 318 | +31 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 64–63 | 76–73 | 82–84 | 61–49 | 66–49 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 260 | 227 | +33 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | | — | 44–37 | 42–37 | 61–55 | 50–34 |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 352 | 316 | +36 | 8 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | — | 77–71 | 78–70 | 87–55 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 326 | 263 | +63 | 8 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | | — | 67–36 | 67–26 |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 268 | 317 | −49 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 58–50 |
| 6 | West Germany | 5 | 0 | 5 | 214 | 328 | −114 | 5 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |

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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th place game | 9th place game |
| July 14 | July 14 |
| Austria | 59 |
| Austria | 59 | July 15 | July 15 |
| France | 66 | July 15 | July 15 |
| France | 66 | France | 64 |
| July 14 | July 14 | | France | 64 |
| July 14 | July 14 | Belgium | 55 |
| Belgium | 52 | Belgium | 55 |
| West Germany | 50 | | |
| West Germany | 50 | 11th place game | 11th place game |
| | | July 15 | July 15 |
| | | Austria | 51 |
| | | West Germany | 73 |

### 5th-8th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| July 14 | July 14 |
| Spain | 72 |
| Spain | 72 | July 15 | July 15 |
| Romania | 89 | July 15 | July 15 |
| Romania | 89 | Romania | 76 |
| July 14 | July 14 | | Romania | 76 |
| July 14 | July 14 | Hungary | 77 |
| Hungary | 69 | Hungary | 77 |
| Yugoslavia | 59 | | |
| Yugoslavia | 59 | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| | | July 15 | July 15 |
| | | Spain | 53 |
| | | Yugoslavia | 74 |

### Championship playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| July 14 | July 14 |
| Soviet Union | 86 |
| Soviet Union | 86 | July 15 | July 15 |
| Italy | 80 | July 15 | July 15 |
| Italy | 80 | Soviet Union | 72 |
| July 14 | July 14 | | Soviet Union | 72 |
| July 14 | July 14 | Bulgaria | 67 |
| Bulgaria | 63 | Bulgaria | 67 |
| Netherlands | 51 | | |
| Netherlands | 51 | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| | | July 15 | July 15 |
| | | Italy | 69 |
| | | Netherlands | 66 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Bulgaria |
| | Italy |
| 4th | Netherlands |
| 5th | Romania |
| 6th | Hungary |
| 7th | Spain |
| 8th | Yugoslavia |
| 9th | France |
| 10th | Belgium |
| 11th | West Germany |
| 12th | Austria |
* 1984 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners
* Soviet Union 5th title