# 1982 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1982 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the fourth 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 Forssa and Uusikaupunki, Finland, from 8 to 15 August 1982.
The Soviet Union won their fourth title in a row.

## Participating teams

* Bulgaria
* Finland
* France
* West Germany
* Hungary
* Israel
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* 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.
* Team advanced to the Semifinals
* Team competed in the 5th-8th playoff
* Team competed in the 9th-12th playoff

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 364 | 268 | +96 | 10 |
| Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 355 | 253 | +102 | 9 |
| France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 227 | 260 | −33 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 303 | 306 | −3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 238 | 365 | −127 | 6 | 1–0 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 4 | 294 | 329 | −35 | 6 | 0–1 |
| Bulgaria | — | 62–59 | 71–44 | 77–61 | 81–45 | 73–59 |
| Italy | — | — | 58–34 | 80–56 | 88–41 | 70–60 |
| France | — | — | — | 47–46 | 58–40 | 44–45 |
| Finland | — | — | — | — | 69–41 | 71–61 |
| Netherlands | — | — | — | — | — | 71–69 |
| Sweden | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 363 | 246 | +117 | 10 |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 411 | 260 | +151 | 9 |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 245 | 307 | −62 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 294 | 328 | −34 | 7 | 0–1 |
| West Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 289 | 345 | −56 | 6 | 1–0 |
| Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 224 | 340 | −116 | 6 | 0–1 |
| Yugoslavia | — | 75–71 | 70–42 | 70–46 | 66–51 | 82–36 |
| Soviet Union | — | — | 88–43 | 87–51 | 91–48 | 74–43 |
| Spain | — | — | — | 68–56 | 53–50 | 39–43 |
| Hungary | — | — | — | — | 75–61 | 66–42 |
| West Germany | — | — | — | — | — | 79–60 |
| Israel | — | — | — | — | — | — |

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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th place game | 9th place game |
| August 14 | August 14 |
| West Germany | 59 |
| West Germany | 59 | August 15 | August 15 |
| Sweden | 43 | August 15 | August 15 |
| Sweden | 43 | West Germany | 63 |
| August 14 | August 14 | | West Germany | 63 |
| August 14 | August 14 | Netherlands | 53 |
| Netherlands | 63 | Netherlands | 53 |
| Israel | 52 | | |
| Israel | 52 | 11th place game | 11th place game |
| | | August 15 | August 15 |
| | | Sweden | 74 |
| | | Israel | 35 |

### 5th-8th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| August 14 | August 14 |
| France | 41 |
| France | 41 | August 15 | August 15 |
| Hungary | 60 | August 15 | August 15 |
| Hungary | 60 | Hungary | 69 |
| August 14 | August 14 | | Hungary | 69 |
| August 14 | August 14 | Finland | 71 |
| Spain | 63 | Finland | 71 |
| Finland | 64 | | |
| Finland | 64 | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| | | August 15 | August 15 |
| | | France | 57 |
| | | Spain | 55 |

### Championship playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| August 14 | August 14 |
| Bulgaria | 75 |
| Bulgaria | 75 | August 15 | August 15 |
| Soviet Union | 84 | August 15 | August 15 |
| Soviet Union | 84 | Soviet Union | 66 |
| August 14 | August 14 | | Soviet Union | 66 |
| August 14 | August 14 | Yugoslavia | 65 |
| Yugoslavia | 65 | Yugoslavia | 65 |
| Italy | 57 | | |
| Italy | 57 | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| | | August 15 | August 15 |
| | | Italy | 70 |
| | | Bulgaria | 68 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Yugoslavia |
| | Italy |
| 4th | Bulgaria |
| 5th | Finland |
| 6th | Hungary |
| 7th | France |
| 8th | Spain |
| 9th | West Germany |
| 10th | Netherlands |
| 11th | Sweden |
| 12th | Israel |
* 1982 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners
* Soviet Union 4th title