1985 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women

1985 EuroBasket Under-16 for Women
6th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nation	Yugoslavia
Dates	20 – 27 July 1985
Teams	12
Champions	Soviet Union (6th title)
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Nakić (24.9)  Soviet Union (90.1)
< 1984 1987 >

The 1985 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women (known at that time as 1985 European Championship for Cadettes) was the sixth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Tuzla, then Yugoslavia, from 20 to 27 July 1985.

The Soviet Union won their sixth title in a row.

Participating teams

•  Belgium
•  Bulgaria
•  Finland
•  France
•  West Germany
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Netherlands
•  Romania
•  Soviet Union
•  Spain
•  Yugoslavia

Preliminary Round

In the Preliminary Round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	466	230	+236	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	85–84	77–72	100–42	104–39	89–34
2	Italy	5	4	1	349	296	+53	9				—	77–74	80–53	124–56	118–32
3	Romania	5	3	2	343	284	+59	8	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	70–67	88–36	89–31
4	France	5	2	3	278	336	−58	7						—	49–48	64–39
5	Spain	5	1	4	285	345	−60	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	84–70
6	Finland	5	0	5	221	451	−230	5								—

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	5	5	0	412	255	+157	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	64–63	76–73	82–84	61–49	66–49
2	Hungary	5	4	1	391	290	+101	9				—	44–37	42–37	61–55	50–34
3	Bulgaria	5	3	2	370	348	+22	8	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	77–71	78–70	87–55
4	Netherlands	5	2	3	310	348	−38	7						—	67–36	67–26
5	Belgium	5	1	4	252	365	−113	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	58–50
6	West Germany	5	0	5	266	385	−119	5								—

Playoffs

9th-12th playoff

	Semifinals				9th place game
	July 26
	Belgium	53
					July 27
	Finland	47
					Belgium	51
	July 26
					Spain	84
	Spain	58
	West Germany	47
					11th place game
					July 27
					Finland	55
					West Germany	65

5th-8th playoff

	Semifinals				5th place game
	July 26
	France	63
					July 27
	Bulgaria	66
					Bulgaria	56
	July 26
					Romania	60
	Romania	88
	Netherlands	42
					7th place game
					July 27
					France	54
					Netherlands	65

Championship playoff

	Semifinals				Final
	July 26
	Soviet Union	87
					July 27
	Hungary	67
					Soviet Union	78
	July 26
					Italy	55
	Yugoslavia	66
	Italy	70
					Bronze game
					July 27
					Yugoslavia	53
					Hungary	50

Final standings

Rank Team 01 !  Soviet Union 02 !  Italy 03 !  Yugoslavia 4th  Hungary 5th  Romania 6th  Bulgaria 7th  Netherlands 8th  France 9th  Spain 10th  Belgium 11th  West Germany 12th  Finland

1985 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship Winners  Soviet Union 6th title

External links

• Official Site