1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
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| continent = Europe U-16
| year = 1981
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| host = Greece
| dates = 18–28 August 1981
| teams = 12
| federations = 1
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| cities = 2
| champions = Soviet Union
| title_number = 3
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| prevseason = 1979
| nextseason = 1983
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The 1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1981 European Championship for Cadets) was the 6th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Thessaloniki and Katerini, in Greece, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won the trophy for the third time and became the most winning country in the tournament.
Teams
- {{bku|16|FIN}}
- {{bku|16|FRA}}
- {{bku|16|GRE}}
- {{bku|16|ISR}}
- {{bku|16|ITA}}
- {{bku|16|POL}}
- {{bku|16|URS}}
- {{bku|16|ESP|1977}}
- {{bku|16|SWE}}
- {{bku|16|TUR}}
- {{bku|16|FRG}}
- {{bku|16|YUG}}
Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.
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| style="background: #ccffcc;" |
|Team advanced to Semifinals |
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|Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs |
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|Team competed in 9th–12th 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 | |||||
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| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align="left"|{{bku|16|ITA}} |5 | 5 | 0 | 482 | 332 | 10 |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align="left"|{{bku|16|FRG}} |5 | 4 | 1 | 310 | 290 | 9 |
| bgcolor=#F3F781
|align="left"|{{bku|16|GRE}} |5 | 3 | 2 | 346 | 345 | 8 |
| bgcolor=#F3F781
|align="left"|{{bku|16|TUR}} |5 | 2 | 3 | 357 | 381 | 7 |
| bgcolor=#ffcccc
|align="left"|{{bku|16|POL}} |5 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 403 | 6 |
| bgcolor=#ffcccc
|align="left"|{{bku|16|SWE}} |5 | 0 | 5 | 350 | 414 | 5 |
=Group B=
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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|URS}} |5 | 5 | 0 | 463 | 270 | 10 |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align="left"|{{bku|16|FIN}} |5 | 3 | 2 | 388 | 415 | 8 |
| bgcolor=#F3F781
|align="left"|{{bku|16|ISR}} |5 | 3 | 2 | 399 | 463 | 8 |
| bgcolor=#F3F781
|align="left"|{{bku|16|YUG}} |5 | 2 | 3 | 497 | 471 | 7 |
| bgcolor=#ffcccc
|align="left"|{{bku|16|FRA}} |5 | 1 | 4 | 348 | 440 | 6 |
| bgcolor=#ffcccc
|align="left"|{{bku|16|ESP|1977}} |5 | 1 | 4 | 403 | 439 | 6 |
Knockout stage
=9th–12th playoffs=
{{Round4-with third|RD1=Playoffs|RD2=Ninth place|Consol=Eleventh place
||{{bku|16|POL}}|65|{{bku|16|ESP|1977}}|93
||{{bku|16|SWE}}|71|{{bku|16|FRA}}|97
||{{bku|16|ESP|1977}}|96|{{bku|16|FRA}}|63
||{{bku|16|POL}}|88|{{bku|16|SWE}}|85
}}
=5th–8th playoffs=
{{Round4-with third|RD1=Playoffs|RD2=Fifth place|Consol=Seventh place
||{{bku|16|TUR}}|100|{{bku|16|ISR}}|99
||{{bku|16|YUG}}|125|{{bku|16|GRE}}|76
||{{bku|16|TUR}}|80|{{bku|16|YUG}}|97
||{{bku|16|ISR}}|83|{{bku|16|GRE}}|96
}}
=Championship=
{{Round4-with third|RD1=Semifinals|RD2=Final|Consol=Third place
||{{bku|16|URS}}|90|{{bku|16|FRG}}|57
||{{bku|16|ITA}}|104|{{bku|16|FIN}}|65
||{{bku|16|URS}}|72|{{bku|16|ITA}}|57
||{{bku|16|FRG}}|78|{{bku|16|FIN}}|64
}}
{{winners|bku|16|1981 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship|Soviet Union|Third}}
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|ITA}} | |
| Image:Bronze medal icon.svg
|align=left|{{bku|16|FRG}} | |
| 4th
|align=left|{{bku|16|FIN}} | |
| 5th
|align=left|{{bku|16|YUG}} | |
| 6th
|align=left|{{bku|16|TUR}} | |
| 7th
|align=left|{{bku|16|GRE}} | |
| 8th
|align=left|{{bku|16|ISR}} | |
| 9th
|align=left|{{bku|16|ESP|1977}} | |
| 10th
|align=left|{{bku|16|FRA}} | |
| 11th
|align=left|{{bku|16|POL}} | |
| 12th
|align=left|{{bku|16|SWE}} |
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120813211925/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sID/2303/tid/2792/_/1981_European_Championship_for_Cadets_Final_Round/index.html FIBA Archive]
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.pageID_7clBfMs1Gdwa4QwM7MvUI3.compID_YUjW-7-FJ,kK9s431Lyr41.season_1981.roundID_744.html FIBA Europe Archive]
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