The 1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 13th 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
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Participation details
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. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in
Tulcea
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Romania
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, from 23 July to 1 August 1999.
Spain won their first title.
Qualification Round
24 countries entered the Qualification Round. They were divided in five groups. The top three teams of each group qualified for the Challenge Round.
Spain, Belarus and France received a bye to the Challenge Round.
Romania (as host), Russia (as incumbent champion) and the Czech Republic (as incumbent runner-up) received a bye to the main tournament and did not play in the Qualification Round or the Challenge Round.
Group A
The games were played in
Riga
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Latvia
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, from August 21 to 23, 1998.
Group B
The games were played in
Snina
Snina ( hu, Szinna, rue, Снина) is a town in Slovakia located at the confluence of the Cirocha river and the small river Pčolinka in the valley between the Bukovec Mountains foothills and the Vihorlat Mountains. It is the closest town wit ...
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Slovakia
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, from August 5 to 9, 1998.
Group C
The games were played in
Škofja Loka
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Slovenia
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, from August 5 to 9, 1998.
Group D
The games were played in
Huskvarna
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Sweden
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, from August 5 to 9, 1998.
Group E
The games were played in
Adapazarı
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Turkey
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, from August 5 to 9, 1998.
Challenge Round
Eighteen countries entered the Challenge Round: fifteen from the Qualification Round and Spain, Belarus and France. They were divide in three groups. The top three teams of each group qualified for the Final Round.
Romania (as host), Russia (as incumbent champion) and the Czech Republic (as incumbent runner-up) received a bye to the main tournament.
Group A
The games were played in
Umag
Umag (; it, Umago) is a coastal town in Istria, Croatia.
Geography
It is the westernmost town of Croatia, and it includes Bašanija, the westernmost point of Croatia.
Population
Umag has a population of 7,281, with a total municipal populatio ...
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Croatia
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, from April 20 to 24, 1999.
Group B
The games were played in
Völklingen
Völklingen (french: Vœlklange, Moselle Franconian: ''Välglinge'') is a town in the district of Saarbrücken, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 10 km west of Saarbrücken, and directly borders France.
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Germany
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, from April 7 to 11, 1999.
Group C
The games were played in
Santander
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Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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, from April 6 to 10, 1999.
Qualified teams
The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.
Main tournament
In the preliminary round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.
Group round
Group A
Group B
Playoffs
9th-12th playoff
Championship playoff
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Final standings
External links
Official Site
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1999
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1999–2000 in European women's basketball
International youth basketball competitions hosted by Romania
International women's basketball competitions hosted by Romania