The 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1999 European Championship for Cadets) was the 15th edition of the

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. The cities of

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and

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, in

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, hosted the tournament.

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won the trophy for the second time in a row.

Teams

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Qualification

There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined

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and

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. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined

(title holder),

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(runner-up) and

(host) in the final tournament.

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

Championship

5th–8th playoffs

Final standings

;Team Roster

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, Miloš Pavlović,

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, Mirko Kovač,

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, and Tomislav Tomović. Head Coach:

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References

FIBA Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fiba FIBA U16 European Championship 1999–2000 in European basketball 1999 in Slovenian sport International youth basketball competitions hosted by Slovenia