# 1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 13th 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 Tulcea, Romania, from 23 July to 1 August 1999.
Spain won their first title.

## Qualification round

24 countries entered the qualification round. They were divided in five groups. The top three teams of each group qualified for the Challenge Round.
Spain, Belarus and France received a bye to the Challenge Round.
Romania (as host), Russia (as incumbent champion) and the Czech Republic (as incumbent runner-up) received a bye to the main tournament and did not play in the qualification round or the Challenge Round.

### Group A

The games were played in Riga, Latvia, from August 21 to 23, 1998.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Latvia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 199 | +45 | 5 | Challenge Round | — | 79–80 | 81–63 | 84–56 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 206 | 191 | +15 | 5 | Challenge Round | | — | 56–59 | 70–53 |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 192 | +15 | 5 | Challenge Round | | | — | 85–55 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 239 | −75 | 3 | | | | | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: 1) LAT 1–1 (+17), ITA 1–1 (–2), BEL 1–1 (–15).

### Group B

The games were played in Snina, Slovakia, from August 5 to 9, 1998.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 229 | 151 | +78 | 8 | Challenge Round | — | 65–49 | 36–35 | 69–41 | 59–26 |
| 2 | Slovakia (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 260 | 224 | +36 | 6 | Challenge Round | | — | 55–62 | 80–50 | 76–47 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 2 | 193 | 176 | +17 | 6 | Challenge Round | | | — | 47–49 | 49–36 |
| 4 | Israel | 4 | 2 | 2 | 194 | 231 | −37 | 6 | | | | | — | 54–35 |
| 5 | Macedonia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 238 | −94 | 4 | | | | | | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: 1) SVK 1–1 (+23), UKR 1–1 (+5), ISR 1–1 (–28).

### Group C

The games were played in Škofja Loka, Slovenia, from August 5 to 9, 1998.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Greece | 4 | 4 | 0 | 278 | 150 | +128 | 8 | Challenge Round | — | 69–51 | 73–28 | 56–42 | 80–29 |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 286 | 194 | +92 | 7 | Challenge Round | | — | 87–42 | 87–56 | 61–27 |
| 3 | Austria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 178 | 238 | −60 | 6 | Challenge Round | | | — | 50–48 | 58–30 |
| 4 | Slovenia (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 200 | 232 | −32 | 5 | | | | | — | 54–39 |
| 5 | Portugal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 253 | −128 | 4 | | | | | | — |

### Group D

The games were played in Huskvarna, Sweden, from August 5 to 9, 1998.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 276 | 179 | +97 | 8 | Challenge Round | — | 68–58 | 65–38 | 76–47 | 67–36 |
| 2 | Poland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 287 | 226 | +61 | 7 | Challenge Round | | — | 80–60 | 63–52 | 86–46 |
| 3 | Sweden (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 223 | 246 | −23 | 6 | Challenge Round | | | — | 58–47 | 67–54 |
| 4 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 209 | 233 | −24 | 5 | | | | | — | 63–36 |
| 5 | England | 4 | 0 | 4 | 172 | 283 | −111 | 4 | | | | | | — |

### Group E

The games were played in Adapazarı, Turkey, from August 5 to 9, 1998.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 327 | 159 | +168 | 8 | Challenge Round | — | 72–56 | 65–63 | 71–21 | 119–19 |
| 2 | Turkey (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 283 | 174 | +109 | 7 | Challenge Round | | — | 61–49 | 64–35 | 102–18 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 279 | 180 | +99 | 6 | Challenge Round | | | — | 84–39 | 83–15 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 161 | 235 | −74 | 5 | | | | | — | 66–16 |
| 5 | Malta | 4 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 370 | −302 | 4 | | | | | | — |

## Challenge Round

Eighteen countries entered the Challenge Round: fifteen from the qualification round and Spain, Belarus and France. They were divide in three groups. The top three teams of each group qualified for the final round.
Romania (as host), Russia (as incumbent champion) and the Czech Republic (as incumbent runner-up) received a bye to the main tournament.

### Group A

The games were played in Umag, Croatia, from April 20 to 24, 1999.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 321 | 275 | +46 | 10 | Final Round | — | 54–53 | 52–50 | 74–51 | 74–60 | 67–61 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 312 | 225 | +87 | 9 | Final Round | | — | 70–37 | 56–49 | 70–49 | 63–36 |
| 3 | Croatia (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 284 | 261 | +23 | 7 | Final Round | | | — | 80–44 | 71–46 | 46–49 |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 267 | 324 | −57 | 7 | | | | | — | 63–58 | 60–56 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 287 | 310 | −23 | 6 | | | | | | — | 74–32 |
| 6 | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 234 | 310 | −76 | 6 | | | | | | | — |

### Group B

The games were played in Völklingen, Germany, from April 7 to 11, 1999.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 309 | 244 | +65 | 10 | Final Round | — | 55–46 | 77–65 | 65–36 | 51–49 | 61–48 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 342 | 271 | +71 | 9 | Final Round | | — | 87–59 | 65–50 | 66–55 | 78–52 |
| 3 | Belarus | 5 | 3 | 2 | 323 | 343 | −20 | 8 | Final Round | | | — | 62–56 | 79–71 | 58–52 |
| 4 | Germany (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 274 | 317 | −43 | 7 | | | | | — | 62–58 | 70–67 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 294 | 307 | −13 | 6 | | | | | | — | 61–49 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 268 | 328 | −60 | 5 | | | | | | | — |

### Group C

The games were played in Santander, Spain, from April 6 to 10, 1999.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Spain (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 369 | 182 | +187 | 10 | Final Round | — | 73–31 | 59–46 | 86–37 | 73–32 | 78–36 |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 239 | 238 | +1 | 9 | Final Round | | — | 65–55 | 41–40 | 57–43 | 45–27 |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 324 | 231 | +93 | 8 | Final Round | | | — | 78–31 | 69–41 | 76–35 |
| 4 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 3 | 222 | 306 | −84 | 7 | | | | | — | 58–51 | 56–50 |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 218 | 297 | −79 | 6 | | | | | | — | 51–40 |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 188 | 306 | −118 | 5 | | | | | | | — |

## Qualified teams

The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| Romania | Hosts | 9th | 1997 | Runners-up (1989) |
| Russia | 1997 winners | 4th | 1995 | Champions (1993, 1995, 1997) |
| Czech Republic | 1997 runner-up | 3rd | 1997 | Runners-up (1997) |
| Poland | Challenge Round Group A winners | 9th | 1997 | 5th (1976, 1978) |
| France | Challenge Round Group A runners-up | 11th | 1997 | 3rd (1997) |
| Croatia | Challenge Round Group A third place | 3rd | 1997 | 6th (1997) |
| Slovakia | Challenge Round Group B winners | 3rd | 1995 | 4th (1993) |
| Yugoslavia | Challenge Round Group B runners-up | 11th | 1997 | Runners-up (1982, 1991) |
| Belarus | Challenge Round Group B third place | 3rd | 1997 | 4th (1997) |
| Spain | Challenge Round Group C winners | 13th | 1995 | Runners-up (1993) |
| Turkey | Challenge Round Group C runners-up | 1st (debut) | — | — |
| Greece | Challenge Round Group C third place | 5th | 1995 | 5th (1991) |

## Main tournament

In the preliminary round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.

### Group round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 357 | +3 | 9 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 68–64 | 71–83 | 69–66 | 72–66 | 80–78 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 284 | 244 | +40 | 8 | Advance to quarterfinals | | — | 45–58 | 51–36 | 56–26 | 65–56 |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 324 | 315 | +9 | 8 | Advance to quarterfinals | | | — | 64–74 | 69–62 | 50–60 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 292 | 279 | +13 | 8 | Advance to quarterfinals | | | | — | 42–32 | 74–63 |
| 5 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 251 | 281 | −30 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 65–42 |
| 6 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 299 | 334 | −35 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head records: FRA 1–1 (+5), POL 1–1 (0), SVK 1–1 (–5).

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 287 | 297 | −10 | 9 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 84–82 | 45–43 | 37–65 | 54–52 | 67–55 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 336 | 306 | +30 | 9 | Advance to quarterfinals | | — | 61–54 | 57–55 | 56–52 | 80–61 |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 285 | 283 | +2 | 8 | Advance to quarterfinals | | | — | 49–46 | 64–62 | 75–69 |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 314 | 226 | +88 | 8 | Advance to quarterfinals | | | | — | 42–32 | 74–63 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 313 | 287 | +26 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 65–42 |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 270 | 406 | −136 | 5 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |

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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th place game | 9th place game |
| July 30 | July 30 |
| Romania | 48 |
| Romania | 48 | July 31 | July 31 |
| Turkey | 57 | July 31 | July 31 |
| Turkey | 57 | Turkey | 56 |
| July 30 | July 30 | | Turkey | 56 |
| July 30 | July 30 | Croatia | 64 |
| Croatia | 71 | Croatia | 64 |
| Czech Republic | 62 | | |
| Czech Republic | 62 | 11th place game | 11th place game |
| | | July 31 | July 31 |
| | | Romania | 51 |
| | | Czech Republic | 95 |

#### Championship playoff

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| July 30 | July 30 | | | |
| Belarus | 57 | | | |
| Belarus | 57 | July 31 | July 31 | | |
| Spain | 71 | July 31 | July 31 | |
| Spain | 71 | Spain | 76 | |
| July 30 | July 30 | | Spain | 76 | |
| July 30 | July 30 | Russia | 67 | |
| Poland | 63 | Russia | 67 | |
| Poland | 63 | | | | August 1 | August 1 |
| Russia | 75 | | | | August 1 | August 1 |
| Russia | 75 | | | | Spain | 66 |
| July 30 | July 30 | | | | | Spain | 66 |
| July 30 | July 30 | | | | Yugoslavia | 58 |
| Slovakia | 52 | | | | Yugoslavia | 58 |
| Slovakia | 52 | July 31 | July 31 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | 54 | July 31 | July 31 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | 54 | Yugoslavia | 52 | | | |
| July 30 | July 30 | | Yugoslavia | 52 | | | |
| July 30 | July 30 | France | 47 | | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| Greece | 46 | France | 47 | | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| Greece | 46 | | | | August 1 | August 1 |
| France | 62 | | | | August 1 | August 1 |
| France | 62 | | | | France | 57 |
| | | | | | Russia | 50 |

##### 5th-8th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| July 31 | July 31 |
| Belarus | 48 |
| Belarus | 48 | August 1 | August 1 |
| Poland | 79 | August 1 | August 1 |
| Poland | 79 | Poland | 54 |
| July 31 | July 31 | | Poland | 54 |
| July 31 | July 31 | Slovakia | 66 |
| Slovakia | 56 | Slovakia | 66 |
| Greece | 46 | | |
| Greece | 46 | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| | | August 1 | August 1 |
| | | Belarus | 56 |
| | | Greece | 60 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Spain |
| | Yugoslavia |
| | France |
| 4th | Russia |
| 5th | Slovakia |
| 6th | Poland |
| 7th | Greece |
| 8th | Belarus |
| 9th | Croatia |
| 10th | Turkey |
| 11th | Czech Republic |
| 12th | Romania |
* 1997 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners
* Spain 1st title