# 1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 7th 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 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, from 26 July to 2 August 1987.
The Soviet Union won their seventh title in a row.

## Participating teams

* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Finland
* France
* West Germany
* Hungary
* Italy
* Poland
* 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 | 383 | 339 | +44 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 80–75 | 69–58 | 79–62 | 83–73 | 72–71 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 401 | 379 | +22 | 8 | Advance to Semifinals | | — | 89–68 | 66–80 | 83–69 | 88–82 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 318 | 344 | −26 | 7 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | — | 62–64 | 58–52 | 72–70 |
| 4 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 335 | 346 | −11 | 7 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | | — | 67–70 | 62–69 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 351 | 376 | −25 | 7 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 87–85 |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 377 | 381 | −4 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: 1) ITA 1–1 (+4), FIN 1–1 (–1), POL 1–1 (–3).

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 454 | 299 | +155 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 70–67 | 106–57 | 87–47 | 99–58 | 92–70 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 396 | 322 | +74 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | | — | 91–71 | 78–52 | 82–54 | 78–75 |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 375 | 374 | +1 | 8 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | — | 78–45 | 86–68 | 83–64 |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 297 | 371 | −74 | 7 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | | — | 76–63 | 77–65 |
| 5 | West Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 312 | 407 | −95 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 69–64 |
| 6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 399 | −61 | 5 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |

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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th place game | 9th place game |
| August 1 | August 1 |
| West Germany | 74 |
| West Germany | 74 | August 2 | August 2 |
| Spain | 75 | August 2 | August 2 |
| Spain | 75 | Spain | 80 |
| August 1 | August 1 | | Spain | 80 |
| August 1 | August 1 | Hungary | 76 |
| Poland | 57 | Hungary | 76 |
| Hungary | 84 | | |
| Hungary | 84 | 11th place game | 11th place game |
| | | August 2 | August 2 |
| | | West Germany | 82 |
| | | Poland | 81 |

### 5th-8th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| August 1 | August 1 |
| Romania | 92 |
| Romania | 92 | August 2 | August 2 |
| Finland | 59 | August 2 | August 2 |
| Finland | 59 | Romania | 70 |
| August 1 | August 1 | | Romania | 70 |
| August 1 | August 1 | France | 53 |
| Italy | 52 | France | 53 |
| France | 53 | | |
| France | 53 | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| | | August 2 | August 2 |
| | | Finland | 53 |
| | | Italy | 66 |

### Championship playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| August 1 | August 1 |
| Soviet Union | 98 |
| Soviet Union | 98 | August 2 | August 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 83 | August 2 | August 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 83 | Soviet Union | 83 |
| August 1 | August 1 | | Soviet Union | 83 |
| August 1 | August 1 | Czechoslovakia | 58 |
| Bulgaria | 70 | Czechoslovakia | 58 |
| Czechoslovakia | 81 | | |
| Czechoslovakia | 81 | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| | | August 2 | August 2 |
| | | Yugoslavia | 89 |
| | | Bulgaria | 72 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| | Yugoslavia |
| 4th | Bulgaria |
| 5th | Romania |
| 6th | France |
| 7th | Italy |
| 8th | Finland |
| 9th | Spain |
| 10th | Hungary |
| 11th | West Germany |
| 12th | Poland |
* 1987 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners
* Soviet Union 7th title