1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

1973 EuroBasket Under-16
2nd FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Italy
Dates	19–29 July 1973
Teams	16 (from 1 federations)
Champions	Soviet Union (1st title)
< 1971 1975 >

The 1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1973 European Championship for Cadets) was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Summonte and Angri, in Italy, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won their first title.

Teams

Preliminary round

The sixteen teams were allocated in two groups of eight teams each.

	Team advanced to Semifinals
	Team competed in 5th-8th playoffs
	Team competed in 9th-12th playoffs
	Team competed in 13th-16th playoffs

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Spain	7	7	0	508	387	14
Yugoslavia	7	5	2	558	363	12
Turkey	7	4	3	457	345	11
France	7	4	3	466	459	11
Czechoslovakia	7	3	4	407	454	10
Sweden	7	3	4	453	490	10
Portugal	7	2	5	341	469	9
England	7	0	7	310	533	7

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Soviet Union	7	7	0	582	351	14
Italy	7	6	1	498	405	13
Greece	7	5	2	510	438	12
Israel	7	3	4	460	478	10
Poland	7	3	4	477	443	10
Belgium	7	3	4	474	503	10
Germany	7	1	6	431	528	8
Austria	7	0	7	326	612	7

Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

Playoffs			Thirteenth place


England	50
Germany	83


			Germany	85
			Portugal	46


			Fifteenth place

Portugal	81	Austria	75
Austria	52		England	73

9th–12th playoffs

Playoffs			Ninth place


Sweden	49
Poland	67


			Poland	85
			Belgium	82


			Eleventh place

Belgium	68	Czechoslovakia	61
Czechoslovakia	58		Sweden	59

5th–8th playoffs

Playoffs			Fifth place


Greece	85
France	64


			Israel	69
			Greece	81


			Seventh place

Israel	70	Turkey	68
Turkey	68		France	70

Championship

Semifinals			Third place


Soviet Union	62
Yugoslavia	58


			Spain	57
			Soviet Union	68


			Final

Italy	58	Italy	74
Spain	62		Yugoslavia	77

1973 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship
Soviet Union First title

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Soviet Union	9-0
	Spain	8-1
	Yugoslavia	6-3
4th	Italy	6-3
5th	Greece	7-2
6th	Israel	4-5
7th	France	5-4
8th	Turkey	4-5
9th	Poland	5-4
10th	Belgium	4-5
11th	Czechoslovakia	4-5
12th	Sweden	3-6
13th	Germany	3-6
14th	Portugal	3-6
15th	Austria	1-8
16th	England	0-9

References

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

Division A

Tournaments	Italy 1971 Italy 1973 Greece 1975 France 1977 Syria 1979 Greece 1981 West Germany 1983 Bulgaria 1985 Hungary 1987 Spain 1989 Greece 1991 Turkey 1993 Portugal 1995 Belgium 1997 Slovenia 1999 Latvia 2001 Spain 2003 Greece 2004 Spain 2005 Spain 2006 Greece 2007 Italy 2008 Lithuania 2009 Montenegro 2010 Czech Republic 2011 Lithuania/Latvia 2012 Ukraine 2013 Latvia 2014 Lithuania 2015

Qualification	1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2004–2015 not held

Division B

Tournaments	Italy 1971 Italy 1973 Greece 1975 France 1977 Syria 1979 Greece 1981 Germany 1983 Bulgaria 1985 Hungary 1987 Spain 1989 Greece 1991 Turkey 1993 Portugal 1995 Belgium 1997 Slovenia 1999 Latvia 2001 Spain 2003 Greece 2004 Spain 2005 Spain 2006 Greece 2007 Italy 2008 Lithuania 2009 Montenegro 2010 Czech Republic 2011 Lithuania 2012 Ukraine 2013 Latvia 2014 Bulgaria 2015

Division C

Tournaments	Cyprus 2002 Andorra 2004 Andorra 2006 Gibraltar 2008 Andorra 2010 San Marino 2011 Gibraltar 2012 Gibraltar 2013 Malta 2014 San Marino 2015

International men's youth basketball

FIBA Youth Olympics World Rankings U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship

Africa	FIBA Africa U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania U-20 U-18 U-16

Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held.

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