1997 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men
{{Short description|none}}
{{Infobox international basketball competition
| logo =
| size =
| country = Andorra
| city = Andorra la Vella
| dates = 8–12 July 1997
| num_teams = 8
| confederations = 1
| champion_other = {{bku|18|MDA}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{bku|18|AND}}
| third_other = {{bku|18|CYP}}
| website = [https://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_Od-B,kppJpohh7g6KObMA0.season_1997.html www.fibaeurope.com]
| nextseason = 1999
}}
The 1997 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men was the first edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Junior Men, today known as the FIBA U18 European Championship Division C. It was played in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, from 8 to 12 July 1997.[https://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_Od-B,kppJpohh7g6KObMA0.season_1997.html 1997 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men], www.fibaeurope.com[https://web.archive.org/web/20220517024441/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid//sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/index.html 1997 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men], archive.fiba.com Moldova men's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.
Participating teams
- {{bku|18|AND}}
- {{bku|18|CYP}}
- {{bku|18|GIB}}
- {{bku|18|IRL}}
- {{bku|18|LUX}}
- {{bku|18|MLT}}
- {{bku|18|MDA}}
- {{bku|18|SMR}}
First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.
=Group A=
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|for_against_style=points |winpoints=2 |losspoints=1
|team_order=CYP, SMR, LUX, GIB
|win_CYP=3|loss_CYP=0|gf_CYP=277|ga_CYP=168
|win_SMR=2|loss_SMR=1|gf_SMR=205|ga_SMR=217
|win_LUX=1|loss_LUX=2|gf_LUX=235|ga_LUX=196
|win_GIB=0|loss_GIB=3|gf_GIB=159|ga_GIB=295
|name_CYP={{bku|18|CYP}}
|name_SMR={{bku|18|SMR}}
|name_LUX={{bku|18|LUX}}
|name_GIB={{bku|18|GIB}}
|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=5-8 |result4=5-8
|res_col_header=Q
|col_SF=green1|text_SF=Semifinals
|col_5-8=blue1|text_5-8=5th–8th place playoffs
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 8 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220521165106/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/1/grid/A/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|SMR}}
| scoreA = 52
| teamB = {{bku|18|CYP}}
| scoreB = 88
}}
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| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 8 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20230402081951/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/2/grid/A/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|GIB}}
| scoreA = 48
| teamB = {{bku|18|LUX}}
| scoreB = 101
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 9 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220528114452/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/3/grid/A/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|LUX}}
| scoreA = 67
| teamB = {{bku|18|SMR}}
| scoreB = 69
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 9 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220523231838/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/4/grid/A/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|CYP}}
| scoreA = 110
| teamB = {{bku|18|GIB}}
| scoreB = 49
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 10 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220527150950/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/5/grid/A/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|CYP}}
| scoreA = 79
| teamB = {{bku|18|LUX}}
| scoreB = 67
}}
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| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 10 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220528035803/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/6/grid/A/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|GIB}}
| scoreA = 62
| teamB = {{bku|18|SMR}}
| scoreB = 84
}}
=Group B=
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|update=complete
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|for_against_style=points |winpoints=2 |losspoints=1
|team_order=MDA, AND, IRL, MLT
|win_MDA=2|loss_MDA=1|gf_MDA=262|ga_MDA=187
|win_AND=2|loss_AND=1|gf_AND=237|ga_AND=219
|win_IRL=2|loss_IRL=1|gf_IRL=279|ga_IRL=234
|win_MLT=0|loss_MLT=3|gf_MLT=157|ga_MLT=295
|hth_MDA=Head-to-head points: Moldova 3, Andorra 3, Ireland 3. Head-to-head PD: Moldova +24, Andorra +2, Ireland -26.
|hth_AND=MDA
|hth_IRL=MDA
|name_MDA={{bku|18|MDA}}
|name_AND={{bku|18|AND}}
|name_IRL={{bku|18|IRL}}
|name_MLT={{bku|18|MLT}}
|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=5-8 |result4=5-8
|res_col_header=Q
|col_SF=green1|text_SF=Semifinals
|col_5-8=blue1|text_5-8=5th–8th place playoffs
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 8 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220528034259/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/1/grid/B/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|MLT}}
| scoreA = 54
| teamB = {{bku|18|IRL}}
| scoreB = 125
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 8 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220521163602/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/2/grid/B/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|AND}}
| scoreA = 77
| teamB = {{bku|18|MDA}}
| scoreB = 72
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 9 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220528115955/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/3/grid/B/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|MDA}}
| scoreA = 97
| teamB = {{bku|18|MLT}}
| scoreB = 46
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 9 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220524075039/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/4/grid/B/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|IRL}}
| scoreA = 90
| teamB = {{bku|18|AND}}
| scoreB = 87
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 10 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220525174448/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/5/grid/B/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|IRL}}
| scoreA = 64
| teamB = {{bku|18|MDA}}
| scoreB = 93
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 10 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220527150950/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/6/grid/B/rid/1511/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|AND}}
| scoreA = 73
| teamB = {{bku|18|MLT}}
| scoreB = 57
}}
5th–8th place playoffs
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1 = 5th–8th place semifinals
| RD2 = 5th place match
| RD2b = 7th place match
| RD1-seed1 = A4
| RD1-team1 = {{bku|18|GIB}}
| RD1-score1 = 48
| RD1-seed2 = B3
| RD1-team2 = {{bku|18|IRL}}
| RD1-score2 = 118
| RD1-seed3 = B4
| RD1-team3 = {{bku|18|MLT}}
| RD1-score3 = 48
| RD1-seed4 = A3
| RD1-team4 = {{bku|18|LUX}}
| RD1-score4 = 96
| RD2-seed1 = B3
| RD2-team1 = {{bku|18|IRL}}
| RD2-score1 = 84
| RD2-seed2 = A3
| RD2-team2 = {{bku|18|LUX}}
| RD2-score2 = 69
| RD2b-seed1 = A4
| RD2b-team1 = {{bku|18|GIB}}
| RD2b-score1 = 61
| RD2b-seed2 = B4
| RD2b-team2 = {{bku|18|MLT}}
| RD2b-score2 = 78
}}
=5th–8th place semifinals=
{{basketballbox
| date = 11 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220523150138/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/1/rid/1512/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|GIB}}
| scoreA = 48
| teamB = {{bku|18|IRL}}
| scoreB = 118
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 11 July 1997
| report = [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/2/rid/1512/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|MLT}}
| scoreA = 48
| teamB = {{bku|18|LUX}}
| scoreB = 96
}}
=7th place match=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 12 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220526103332/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/1/rid/1513/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|GIB}}
| scoreA = 61
| teamB = {{bku|18|MLT}}
| scoreB = 78
}}
=5th place match=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 12 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220527152453/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/2/rid/1513/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|IRL}}
| scoreA = 84
| teamB = {{bku|18|LUX}}
| scoreB = 69
}}
Championship playoffs
{{4TeamBracket
| RD2 = Final
| RD2b = 3rd place match
| RD1-seed1 = A2
| RD1-team1 = {{bku|18|SMR}}
| RD1-score1 = 84
| RD1-seed2 = B1
| RD1-team2 = {{bku|18|MDA}}
| RD1-score2 = 93
| RD1-seed3 = B2
| RD1-team3 = {{bku|18|AND}}
| RD1-score3 = 76
| RD1-seed4 = A1
| RD1-team4 = {{bku|18|CYP}}
| RD1-score4 = 73
| RD2-seed1 = B1
| RD2-team1 = {{bku|18|MDA}}
| RD2-score1 = 85
| RD2-seed2 = B2
| RD2-team2 = {{bku|18|AND}}
| RD2-score2 = 78
| RD2b-seed1 = A2
| RD2b-team1 = {{bku|18|SMR}}
| RD2b-score1 = 81
| RD2b-seed2 = A1
| RD2b-team2 = {{bku|18|CYP}}
| RD2b-score2 = 114
}}
=Semifinals=
{{basketballbox
| date = 11 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220526220608/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/3/rid/1512/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|SMR}}
| scoreA = 84
| teamB = {{bku|18|MDA}}
| scoreB = 93
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 11 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220528121458/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/4/rid/1512/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|AND}}
| scoreA = 76
| teamB = {{bku|18|CYP}}
| scoreB = 73
}}
=3rd place match=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 12 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20191028124506/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/3/rid/1513/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|SMR}}
| scoreA = 81
| teamB = {{bku|18|CYP}}
| scoreB = 114
}}
=Final=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 12 July 1997
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20191028101433/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/4/rid/1513/sid/2734/_/1997_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bku-rt|18|MDA}}
| scoreA = 85
| teamB = {{bku|18|AND}}
| scoreB = 78
}}
Final standings
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |
| width=50|Rank
! width=170|Team | |
|---|---|
| {{gold1}} | align=left|{{bku|18|MDA}} |
| {{silver2}} | align=left|{{bku|18|AND}} |
| {{bronze3}} | align=left|{{bku|18|CYP}} |
| 4 | align=left|{{bku|18|SMR}} |
| 5 | align=left|{{bku|18|IRL}} |
| 6 | align=left|{{bku|18|LUX}} |
| 7 | align=left|{{bku|18|MLT}} |
| 8 | align=left|{{bku|18|GIB}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship}}
{{International youth basketball}}
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Category:FIBA U18 European Championship Division C
Category:1997–98 in European basketball
Category:1997 in Andorran sport
Category:International basketball competitions hosted by Andorra