1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

1977 EuroBasket Under-16
4th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	France
Dates	22–30 July 1977
Teams	12 (from 1 federations)
Champions	Turkey (1st title)
< 1975 1979 >

The 1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1977 European Championship for Cadets) was the 4th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Le Touquet and Berck, in France, hosted the tournament. Turkey won their first title.

Teams

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

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

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Soviet Union	5	5	0	451	259	10
Italy	5	4	1	337	329	9
France	5	3	2	305	304	8
Belgium	5	2	3	318	373	7
Bulgaria	5	1	4	342	387	6
Poland	5	0	5	332	433	5

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Turkey	5	5	0	421	309	10
Yugoslavia	5	4	1	464	373	9
Spain	5	3	2	364	360	8
Greece	5	2	3	339	375	7
Israel	5	1	4	332	405	6
West Germany	5	0	5	285	383	5

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

Playoffs			Ninth place


Bulgaria	76
West Germany	80


			West Germany	65
			Poland	78


			Eleventh place

Israel	91	Bulgaria	78
Poland	104		Israel	89

5th–8th playoffs

Playoffs			Fifth place


Spain	89
Belgium	77


			Spain	76
			France	65


			Seventh place

France	66	Belgium	74
Greece	56		Greece	62

Championship

Semifinals			Final


Turkey	76
Italy	56


			Turkey	68
			Yugoslavia	66


			Third place

Yugoslavia	81	Italy	74
Soviet Union	72		Soviet Union	95

1977 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship
Turkey First title

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Turkey
	Yugoslavia
	Soviet Union
4th	Italy
5th	Spain
6th	France
7th	Belgium
8th	Greece
9th	Poland
10th	West Germany
11th	Israel
12th	Bulgaria

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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