1975 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

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| continent = Europe U-16

| year = 1975

| logo =

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| host = Greece

| dates = 15–24 July 1975

| teams = 20

| federations = 1

| venues =

| cities = 2

| champions = Soviet Union

| title_number = 2

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| prevseason = 1973

| nextseason = 1977

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The 1975 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1975 European Championship for Cadets) was the third edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, in Greece, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won their second title in a row and became the most winning country in the tournament.

Teams

  • {{bku|16|AUT}}
  • {{bku|16|BEL}}
  • {{bku|16|BUL|1971}}
  • {{bku|16|TCH}}
  • {{bku|16|ENG}}
  • {{bku|16|FRA}}
  • {{bku|16|GRE}}
  • {{bku|16|ISL}}
  • {{bku|16|ISR}}
  • {{bku|16|ITA}}
  • {{bku|16|NED}}
  • {{bku|16|POL}}
  • {{bku|16|POR}}
  • {{bku|16|SCO}}
  • {{bku|16|URS}}
  • {{bku|16|ESP|1945}}
  • {{bku|16|SWE}}
  • {{bku|16|WAL}}
  • {{bku|16|FRG}}
  • {{bku|16|YUG}}

Preliminary round

The twenty teams were allocated in four groups (two groups of four teams each and two groups of six teams each).

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|Team advanced to Quarterfinals

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|Team competed in 9th–16th playoffs

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|Team competed in 17th–18th playoffs

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|Team competed in 19th–20th playoffs

=Group A=

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width=170|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=35|PF

!width=35|PA

!width=25|Pts

bgcolor=#ccffcc

|align="left"|{{bku|16|GRE}}

|3

302021356
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|align="left"|{{bku|16|ESP|1945}}

|3

212271335
bgcolor=#F3F781

|align="left"|{{bku|16|SWE}}

|3

121591844
bgcolor=#F3F781

|align="left"|{{bku|16|POR}}

|3

031142503

=Group B=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=170|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=35|PF

!width=35|PA

!width=25|Pts

bgcolor=#ccffcc

|align="left"|{{bku|16|YUG}}

|3

302421806
bgcolor=#ccffcc

|align="left"|{{bku|16|BEL}}

|3

211982185
bgcolor=#F3F781

|align="left"|{{bku|16|BUL|1971}}

|3

122112054
bgcolor=#F3F781

|align="left"|{{bku|16|FRA}}

|3

031802283

=Group C=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=170|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=35|PF

!width=35|PA

!width=25|Pts

bgcolor=#ccffcc

|align="left"|{{bku|16|URS}}

|5

5056321410
bgcolor=#ccffcc

|align="left"|{{bku|16|TCH}}

|5

414202629
bgcolor=#F3F781

|align="left"|{{bku|16|POL}}

|5

324253488
bgcolor=#F3F781

|align="left"|{{bku|16|ISL}}

|5

232654257
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|align="left"|{{bku|16|AUT}}

|5

142433416
bgcolor=#FF0000

|align="left"|{{bku|16|SCO}}

|5

051805065

=Group D=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=170|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=35|PF

!width=35|PA

!width=25|Pts

bgcolor=#ccffcc

|align="left"|{{bku|16|ITA}}

|5

5050425310
bgcolor=#ccffcc

|align="left"|{{bku|16|NED}}

|5

413813209
bgcolor=#F3F781

|align="left"|{{bku|16|ISR}}

|5

324943238
bgcolor=#F3F781

|align="left"|{{bku|16|FRG}}

|5

234153067
bgcolor=#ffcccc

|align="left"|{{bku|16|ENG}}

|5

142614076
bgcolor=#FF0000

|align="left"|{{bku|16|WAL}}

|5

051576035

Knockout stage

=19th–20th playoffs=

{{2TeamBracket

| RD1=19th place

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{bku|16|SCO}}

| RD1-score1=68

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{bku|16|WAL}}

| RD1-score2=47

}}

=17th–18th playoffs=

{{2TeamBracket

| RD1=17th place

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{bku|16|AUT}}

| RD1-score1=57

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{bku|16|ENG}}

| RD1-score2=49

}}

=9th–12th playoffs=

{{Round8-with third|RD1=Quarterfinals|RD2=Qualifying round|RD3=Ninth place|Consol=Eleventh place

||{{bku|16|POR}}|40|{{bku|16|BUL|1971}}|82

||{{bku|16|SWE}}|57|{{bku|16|FRA}}|55

||{{bku|16|ISL}}|69|{{bku|16|ISR}}|118

||{{bku|16|POL}}|59|{{bku|16|FRG}}|80

||{{bku|16|BUL}}|61|{{bku|16|SWE}}|57

||{{bku|16|ISR}}|74|{{bku|16|FRG}}|80

||{{bku|16|BUL}}|62|{{bku|16|FRG}}|77

||{{bku|16|ISR}}|85|{{bku|16|SWE}}|68

}}

==13th–16th playoffs==

{{Round4-with third|RD1=Playoffs|RD2=Thirteenth place|Consol=Fifteenth place

||{{bku|16|POR}}|68|{{bku|16|FRA}}|54

||{{bku|16|ISL}}|53|{{bku|16|POL}}|107

||{{bku|16|POR}}|2|{{bku|16|POL}}|0

||{{bku|16|FRA}}|58|{{bku|16|ISL}}|54

}}

=Championship=

{{Round8-with third|RD1=Quarterfinals|RD2=Semifinals|RD3=Final|Consol=Third place

||{{bku|16|ESP|1945}}|65|{{bku|16|YUG}}|67

||{{bku|16|GRE}}|78|{{bku|16|BEL}}|72

||{{bku|16|TCH}}|61|{{bku|16|ITA}}|85

||{{bku|16|NED}}|50|{{bku|16|URS}}|84

||{{bku|16|YUG}}|68|{{bku|16|GRE}}|77

||{{bku|16|ITA}}|69|{{bku|16|URS}}|107

||{{bku|16|GRE}}|61|{{bku|16|URS}}|64

||{{bku|16|YUG}}|74|{{bku|16|ITA}}|72

}}

==5th–8th playoffs==

{{Round4-with third|RD1=Playoffs|RD2=Fifth place|Consol=Seventh place

||{{bku|16|ESP|1945}}|71|{{bku|16|BEL}}|62

||{{bku|16|TCH}}|63|{{bku|16|NED}}|64

||{{bku|16|ESP|1945}}|92|{{bku|16|NED}}|49

||{{bku|16|BEL}}|85|{{bku|16|TCH}}|67

}}

{{winners|bku|16|1975 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship|Soviet Union|Second}}

Final standings

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Rank|Team
Image:Gold medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{bku|16|URS}}

Image:Silver medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{bku|16|GRE}}

Image:Bronze medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{bku|16|YUG}}

4th

|align=left|{{bku|16|ITA}}

5th

|align=left|{{bku|16|ESP|1945}}

6th

|align=left|{{bku|16|NED}}

7th

|align=left|{{bku|16|BEL}}

8th

|align=left|{{bku|16|TCH}}

9th

|align=left|{{bku|16|FRG}}

10th

|align=left|{{bku|16|BUL|1971}}

11th

|align=left|{{bku|16|ISR}}

12th

|align=left|{{bku|16|SWE}}

13th

|align=left|{{bku|16|POR}}

14th

|align=left|{{bku|16|POL}}

15th

|align=left|{{bku|16|FRA}}

16th

|align=left|{{bku|16|ISL}}

17th

|align=left|{{bku|16|AUT}}

18th

|align=left|{{bku|16|ENG}}

19th

|align=left|{{bku|16|SCO}}

20th

|align=left|{{bku|16|WAL}}

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20180520050550/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sID/2300/_/1975_European_Championship_for_Cadets_Final_Round/index.html FIBA Archive]
  • [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.pageID_7clBfMs1Gdwa4QwM7MvUI3.compID_YUjW-7-FJ,kK9s431Lyr41.season_1975.roundID_2300.html FIBA Europe Archive]

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1975

Category:1975–76 in European basketball

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Category:International youth basketball competitions hosted by Greece