The 1978 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the second edition of the European
basketball
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championship for U16 women's teams, today known as
FIBA U16 Women's European Championship
The FIBA U16 Women's European Championship is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1976. The current champions are France.
Division A Results
Medal table
* Defunct states in italics
Participation details
: As FR Yugoslavia (1992–20 ...
. 16 teams featured in the competition, held in
Cuenca,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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from 14 to 24 August 1978.
The Soviet Union won their second title in a row.
Participating teams
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Preliminary round
In the PReliminary Round, the fifteen teams were allocated in two groups, one of eight teams and one of seven teams. The top two teams of each group qualified for the Semifinals. The third and fourth team of each group competed in the 5th-8th playoff. The fifth and sixth team of each group competed in the 9th-12th playoff. The seventh of each team competed in the 13th-14th playoff.
Group A
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Group B
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Playoffs
13th-14th playoff
9th-12th playoff
5th-8th playoff
Championship playoff
Final standings
External links
Official Site
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1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
1978–79 in European women's basketball
1978–79 in Spanish basketball
International youth basketball competitions hosted by Spain
International women's basketball competitions hosted by Spain