# 1978 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1978 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the second edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, held in Cuenca, Spain from 14 to 24 August 1978.
The Soviet Union won their second title in a row.

## Participating teams

* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Finland
* France
* West Germany
* Israel
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Romania
* Scotland
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Tunisia
* Yugoslavia

## Preliminary round

In the PReliminary Round, the fifteen teams were allocated in two groups, one of eight teams and one of seven teams. The top two teams of each group qualified for the Semifinals. The third and fourth team of each group competed in the 5th-8th playoff. The fifth and sixth team of each group competed in the 9th-12th playoff. The seventh of each team competed in the 13th-14th playoff.
* Team advanced to the Semifinals
* Team competed in the 5th-8th Playoff
* Team competed in the 9th-12th Playoff
* Team competed in the 13th-14th Playoff

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 741 | 341 | +400 | 14 |
| Italy | 7 | 6 | 1 | 675 | 364 | +311 | 13 |
| Poland | 7 | 5 | 2 | 577 | 404 | +173 | 12 |
| Finland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 522 | 458 | +64 | 11 |
| Spain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 425 | 446 | −21 | 10 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 5 | 371 | 446 | −75 | 9 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1 | 6 | 285 | 543 | −258 | 8 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 184 | 778 | −594 | 7 |
| Soviet Union | — | — | 94–59 | — | 109–43 | — | — | 140–25 |
| Italy | 76–86 | — | 82–76 | — | — | 80–35 | — | — |
| Poland | — | — | — | 74–64 | 65–62 | — | — | 126–22 |
| Finland | 56–109 | 69–107 | — | — | — | 67–45 | — | — |
| Spain | — | 50–91 | — | 61–67 | — | 50–38 | — | — |
| Netherlands | 48–100 | — | 44–84 | — | — | — | — | 107–31 |
| Scotland | 34–103 | 30–122 | 36–93 | 35–74 | 40–72 | 34–54 | — | 76–25 |
| Tunisia | — | 18–117 | — | 27–125 | 36–87 | — | — | — |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 6 | 0 | 564 | 352 | +212 | 12 |
| Romania | 6 | 4 | 2 | 496 | 374 | +122 | 10 | 1–1 (+6) |
| Yugoslavia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 402 | 367 | +35 | 10 | 1–1 (+3) |
| France | 6 | 4 | 2 | 436 | 364 | +72 | 10 | 1–1 (–9) |
| West Germany | 6 | 2 | 4 | 286 | 401 | −115 | 8 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1 | 5 | 344 | 457 | −113 | 7 |
| Israel | 6 | 0 | 6 | 290 | 503 | −213 | 6 |
| Bulgaria | — | — | 100–70 | 76–67 | — | 89–64 | — |
| Romania | 69–99 | — | — | 74–60 | — | 105–60 | — |
| Yugoslavia | — | 65–57 | — | — | 58–42 | — | 77–57 |
| France | — | — | 62–57 | — | 66–50 | — | — |
| West Germany | 47–86 | 45–96 | — | — | — | — | 52–49 |
| Belgium | — | — | 49–75 | 60–81 | 46–50 | — | — |
| Israel | 35–114 | 45–95 | — | 47–100 | — | 57–65 | — |

## Playoffs
### 13th-14th playoff

* 23 August 1978 08:30
* Boxscore
| Scotland | 35–63 | Israel |
| Scoring by half: 14-32, 21-31 |||

### 9th-12th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th place game | 9th place game |
| August 23 | August 23 |
| West Germany | 54 |
| West Germany | 54 | August 24 | August 24 |
| Netherlands | 60 | August 24 | August 24 |
| Netherlands | 60 | Netherlands | 53 |
| August 23 | August 23 | | Netherlands | 53 |
| August 23 | August 23 | Belgium | 42 |
| Spain | 66 | Belgium | 42 |
| Belgium | 67 | | |
| Belgium | 67 | 11th place game | 11th place game |
| | | August 24 | August 24 |
| | | West Germany | 47 |
| | | Spain | 63 |

### 5th-8th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| August 23 | August 23 |
| Poland | 67 |
| Poland | 67 | August 24 | August 24 |
| France | 66 | August 24 | August 24 |
| France | 66 | Poland | 73 |
| August 23 | August 23 | | Poland | 73 |
| August 23 | August 23 | Yugoslavia | 53 |
| Yugoslavia | 67 | Yugoslavia | 53 |
| Finland | 60 | | |
| Finland | 60 | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| | | August 24 | August 24 |
| | | France | 79 |
| | | Finland | 62 |

### Championship playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| August 23 | August 23 |
| Soviet Union | 84 |
| Soviet Union | 84 | August 24 | August 24 |
| Romania | 67 | August 24 | August 24 |
| Romania | 67 | Soviet Union | 77 |
| August 23 | August 23 | | Soviet Union | 77 |
| August 23 | August 23 | Italy | 62 |
| Bulgaria | 86 | Italy | 62 |
| Italy | 87 | | |
| Italy | 87 | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| | | August 24 | August 24 |
| | | Bulgaria | 107 |
| | | Romania | 84 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Italy |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4th | Romania |
| 5th | Poland |
| 6th | Yugoslavia |
| 7th | France |
| 8th | Finland |
| 9th | Netherlands |
| 10th | Belgium |
| 11th | Spain |
| 12th | West Germany |
| 13th | Israel |
| 14th | Scotland |
| 15th | Tunisia |
* 1978 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners
* Soviet Union 2nd title