# 1980 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1980 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the third 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 Zalaegerszeg and Pécs, Hungary, from 6 to 14 August 1980.
The Soviet Union won their third title in a row.

## Participating teams

* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* France
* West Germany
* Hungary
* Italy
* Poland
* Romania
* 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 three teams of each group advanced to the final group. The last three teams of each group qualified for the classification group.
* Team advanced to the finals
* Team competed in the classification round

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 456 | 270 | +186 | 10 |
| Romania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 372 | 369 | +3 | 9 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 333 | 353 | −20 | 8 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 355 | 358 | −3 | 7 |
| Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 307 | 365 | −58 | 6 |
| Spain | 5 | 0 | 5 | 348 | 456 | −108 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | — | — | 78–53 | 83–61 | 90–52 | — |
| Romania | 66–98 | — | — | — | — | 80–68 |
| Czechoslovakia | — | 63–70 | — | 70–66 | 52–51 | 95–88 |
| Yugoslavia | — | 78–79 | — | — | 66–52 | — |
| Poland | — | 62–77 | — | — | — | 90–80 |
| Spain | 38–107 | — | — | 74–84 | — | — |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 334 | 307 | +27 | 10 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 374 | 322 | +52 | 9 |
| Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 329 | 327 | +2 | 8 |
| France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 289 | 298 | −9 | 7 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 4 | 295 | 329 | −34 | 6 |
| West Germany | 5 | 0 | 5 | 280 | 318 | −38 | 5 |
| Italy | — | 74–67 | — | — | 72–60 | — |
| Bulgaria | — | — | 84–66 | — | 72–64 | 81–68 |
| Hungary | 72–74 | — | — | 63–52 | 71–61 | 57–56 |
| France | 52–54 | 50–70 | — | — | — | — |
| Sweden | — | — | — | 56–69 | — | 54–45 |
| West Germany | 56–60 | — | — | 55–66 | — | — |

## Classification round

In this stage, the last three teams of each group of the preliminary round competed for the 7th-12th place. The games between teams of the same group in the previous round were taken into account.

### Group X

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 352 | 291 | +61 | 10 |
| Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 298 | 290 | +8 | 9 |
| France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 321 | 302 | +19 | 8 |
| Spain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 352 | 366 | −14 | 6 | 1–1 (+8) |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 4 | 266 | 291 | −25 | 6 | 1–1 (–2) |
| West Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 259 | 308 | −49 | 6 | 1–1 (–6) |
| Yugoslavia | — | — | 58–56 | — | — | 76–50 |
| Poland | — | — | — | — | 46–45 | 58–52 |
| France | — | 47–52 | — | — | — | — |
| Spain | — | — | 81–83 | — | 63–52 | — |
| Sweden | 59–68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Germany | — | — | — | 57–54 | — | — |

## Finals

In this stage, the top three teams of each group of the preliminary round competed for the Championship. The games between teams of the same group in the previous round were taken into account.

### Group X

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 452 | 317 | +135 | 10 |
| Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 376 | 373 | +3 | 9 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 379 | 397 | −18 | 8 |
| Romania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 359 | 403 | −44 | 7 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 338 | 369 | −31 | 6 |
| Hungary | 5 | 0 | 5 | 343 | 388 | −45 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | — | 106–79 | 93–50 | — | — | — |
| Italy | — | — | — | 76–66 | — | — |
| Bulgaria | — | — | — | — | 83–82 | — |
| Romania | — | — | 82–95 | — | — | 75–71 |
| Czechoslovakia | — | 62–73 | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary | 69–77 | — | — | — | 65–78 | — |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Italy |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4th | Romania |
| 5th | Czechoslovakia |
| 6th | Hungary |
| 7th | Yugoslavia |
| 8th | Poland |
| 9th | France |
| 10th | Spain |
| 11th | Sweden |
| 12th | West Germany |
* 1980 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners
* Soviet Union 3rd title