1998 European Promotion Cup for Women
{{Infobox international basketball competition
| tourney_name =
| logo =
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| country = Austria
| city = Oberpullendorf
| dates = 16–20 June 1998
| num_teams = 8
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{bkw|AUT}}
| count = 3
| second_other = {{bkw|LUX}}
| third_other = {{bkw|CYP}}
| website =
| prevseason = 1996
| nextseason = 2000
}}
The 1998 European Promotion Cup for Women was the fifth edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Women, today known as FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries. The tournament took place in Oberpullendorf, Austria, from 16 to 20 June 1998.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200117163900/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/index.html FIBA Archive] Austria women's national basketball team won the tournament for the third time.
Participating teams
- {{bkw|ARM}}
- {{bkw|AUT}}
- {{bkw|CYP}}
- {{bkw|GIB}}
- {{bkw|ISL}}
- {{bkw|LUX}}
- {{bkw|MLT}}
- {{bkw|WAL}}
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
|team1=LUX|team2=ISL|team3=MLT|team4=GIB
|win_LUX=3|loss_LUX=0|gf_LUX=190|ga_LUX=144
|win_ISL=2|loss_ISL=1|gf_ISL=209|ga_ISL=136
|win_MLT=1|loss_MLT=2|gf_MLT=162|ga_MLT=185
|win_GIB=0|loss_GIB=3|gf_GIB=119|ga_GIB=215
|name_LUX={{bkw|LUX}}
|name_ISL={{bkw|ISL}}
|name_MLT={{bkw|MLT}}
|name_GIB={{bkw|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
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 16 June 1998
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| teamA = {{bkw-rt|ISL}}
| teamB = {{bkw|LUX}}
| scoreA = 48
| scoreB = 56
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 16 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220520155805/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/2/grid/A/rid/1645/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|MLT}}
| teamB = {{bkw|GIB}}
| scoreA = 55
| scoreB = 50
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 17 June 1998
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| teamA = {{bkw-rt|GIB}}
| teamB = {{bkw|ISL}}
| scoreA = 29
| scoreB = 90
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 17 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220603171934/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/4/grid/A/rid/1645/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|LUX}}
| teamB = {{bkw|MLT}}
| scoreA = 64
| scoreB = 56
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 18 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220521014606/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/5/grid/A/rid/1645/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|ISL}}
| teamB = {{bkw|MLT}}
| scoreA = 71
| scoreB = 51
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 18 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220520104144/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/6/grid/A/rid/1645/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|GIB}}
| teamB = {{bkw|LUX}}
| scoreA = 40
| scoreB = 70
}}
=Group B=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
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|for_against_style=points |winpoints=2|losspoints=1
|team1=AUT|team2=CYP|team3=ARM|team4=WAL
|win_AUT=3|loss_AUT=0|gf_AUT=259|ga_AUT=85
|win_CYP=2|loss_CYP=1|gf_CYP=155|ga_CYP=158
|win_ARM=1|loss_ARM=2|gf_ARM=143|ga_ARM=204
|win_WAL=0|loss_WAL=3|gf_WAL=103|ga_WAL=213
|name_AUT={{bkw|AUT}}
|name_CYP={{bkw|CYP}}
|name_ARM={{bkw|ARM}}
|name_WAL={{bkw|WAL}}
|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
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 16 June 1998
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| teamA = {{bkw-rt|AUT}}
| teamB = {{bkw|CYP}}
| scoreA = 73
| scoreB = 24
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 16 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220520174339/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/2/grid/B/rid/1645/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|ARM}}
| teamB = {{bkw|WAL}}
| scoreA = 63
| scoreB = 37
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 17 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220520122711/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/3/grid/B/rid/1645/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|ARM}}
| teamB = {{bkw|AUT}}
| scoreA = 30
| scoreB = 100
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 17 June 1998
| report = [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/4/grid/B/rid/1645/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|CYP}}
| teamB = {{bkw|WAL}}
| scoreA = 64
| scoreB = 35
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 18 June 1998
| report = [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/5/grid/B/rid/1645/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|AUT}}
| teamB = {{bkw|WAL}}
| scoreA = 86
| scoreB = 31
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 18 June 1998
| report = [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/6/grid/B/rid/1645/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|ARM}}
| teamB = {{bkw|CYP}}
| scoreA = 50
| scoreB = 67
}}
5th–8th place playoffs
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD1 = 5th–8th place semifinals
| RD2 = 5th place match
| RD2b = 7th place match
| RD1-seed1 = A4
| RD1-team1 = {{bkw|GIB}}
| RD1-score1 = 62
| RD1-seed2 = B3
| RD1-team2 = {{bkw|ARM}}
| RD1-score2 = 59
| RD1-seed3 = B4
| RD1-team3 = {{bkw|WAL}}
| RD1-score3 = 50
| RD1-seed4 = A3
| RD1-team4 = {{bkw|MLT}}
| RD1-score4 = 56
| RD2-seed1 = A4
| RD2-team1 = {{bkw|GIB}}
| RD2-score1 = 51
| RD2-seed2 = A3
| RD2-team2 = {{bkw|MLT}}
| RD2-score2 = 62
| RD2b-seed1 = B3
| RD2b-team1 = {{bkw|ARM}}
| RD2b-score1 = 42
| RD2b-seed2 = B4
| RD2b-team2 = {{bkw|WAL}}
| RD2b-score2 = 41
}}
=5th–8th place semifinals=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 19 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220520071053/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/1/rid/1646/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|GIB}}
| teamB = {{bkw|ARM}}
| scoreA = 62
| scoreB = 59
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 19 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220520064046/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/2/rid/1646/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|WAL}}
| teamB = {{bkw|MLT}}
| scoreA = 50
| scoreB = 56
}}
=7th place match=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 20 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220520211440/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/1/rid/1647/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|ARM}}
| teamB = {{bkw|WAL}}
| scoreA = 42
| scoreB = 41
}}
=5th place match=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 20 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20230926234200/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/2/rid/1647/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|GIB}}
| teamB = {{bkw|MLT}}
| scoreA = 51
| scoreB = 62
}}
Championship playoffs
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD2b = 3rd place match
| RD1-seed1 = A2
| RD1-team1 = {{bkw|ISL}}
| RD1-score1 = 45
| RD1-seed2 = B1
| RD1-team2 = {{bkw|AUT}}
| RD1-score2 = 65
| RD1-seed3 = B2
| RD1-team3 = {{bkw|CYP}}
| RD1-score3 = 62
| RD1-seed4 = A1
| RD1-team4 = {{bkw|LUX}}
| RD1-score4 = 71
| RD2-seed1 = B1
| RD2-team1 = {{bkw|AUT}}
| RD2-score1 = 85
| RD2-seed2 = A1
| RD2-team2 = {{bkw|LUX}}
| RD2-score2 = 45
| RD2b-seed1 = A2
| RD2b-team1 = {{bkw|ISL}}
| RD2b-score1 = 51
| RD2b-seed2 = B2
| RD2b-team2 = {{bkw|CYP}}
| RD2b-score2 = 53
}}
=Semifinals=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 19 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220520023948/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/3/rid/1646/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|ISL}}
| teamB = {{bkw|AUT}}
| scoreA = 45
| scoreB = 65
}}
{{basketballbox
| date = 19 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220521004546/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/4/rid/1646/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|CYP}}
| teamB = {{bkw|LUX}}
| scoreA = 62
| scoreB = 71
}}
=3rd place match=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 20 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220520064047/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/3/rid/1647/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|ISL}}
| teamB = {{bkw|CYP}}
| scoreA = 51
| scoreB = 53
}}
=Final=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = 20 June 1998
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220521043157/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/4/rid/1647/sid/2751/_/1998_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]
| teamA = {{bkw-rt|AUT}}
| teamB = {{bkw|LUX}}
| scoreA = 85
| scoreB = 45
}}
Final standings
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| Rank
! Team |
|---|
| {{Gold1}}
|align=left| {{bkw|AUT}} |
| {{Silver2}}
|align=left| {{bkw|LUX}} |
| {{Bronze3}}
|align=left| {{bkw|CYP}} |
| 4
|align=left| {{bkw|ISL}} |
| 5
|align=left| {{bkw|MLT}} |
| 6
|align=left| {{bkw|GIB}} |
| 7
|align=left| {{bkw|ARM}} |
| 8
|align=left| {{bkw|WAL}} |