1975 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 1975 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1975 European Championship for Cadets) was the third edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, in Greece, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won their second title in a row and became the most winning country in the tournament.

1975 EuroBasket Under-16
3rd FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates15–24 July 1975
Teams20
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
1973
1977

Teams

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Preliminary round

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The twenty teams were allocated in four groups (two groups of four teams each and two groups of six teams each).

     Team advanced to Quarterfinals
     Team competed in 9th–16th playoffs
     Team competed in 17th–18th playoffs
     Team competed in 19th–20th playoffs

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Greece 3 3 0 202 135 6
  Spain 3 2 1 227 133 5
  Sweden 3 1 2 159 184 4
  Portugal 3 0 3 114 250 3

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Yugoslavia 3 3 0 242 180 6
  Belgium 3 2 1 198 218 5
  Bulgaria 3 1 2 211 205 4
  France 3 0 3 180 228 3

Group C

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Soviet Union 5 5 0 563 214 10
  Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 420 262 9
  Poland 5 3 2 425 348 8
  Iceland 5 2 3 265 425 7
  Austria 5 1 4 243 341 6
  Scotland 5 0 5 180 506 5

Group D

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Italy 5 5 0 504 253 10
  Netherlands 5 4 1 381 320 9
  Israel 5 3 2 494 323 8
  West Germany 5 2 3 415 306 7
  England 5 1 4 261 407 6
  Wales 5 0 5 157 603 5

Knockout stage

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19th–20th playoffs

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19th place
   
  Scotland 68
  Wales 47

17th–18th playoffs

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17th place
   
  Austria 57
  England 49

9th–12th playoffs

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QuarterfinalsQualifying roundNinth place
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Portugal40
 
 
 
  Bulgaria82
 
  Bulgaria61
 
 
 
  Sweden57
 
  Sweden57
 
 
 
  France55
 
  Bulgaria62
 
 
 
  West Germany77
 
  Iceland69
 
 
 
  Israel118
 
  Israel74
 
 
 
  West Germany80 Eleventh place
 
  Poland59
 
 
 
  West Germany80
 
  Israel85
 
 
  Sweden68
 

13th–16th playoffs

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PlayoffsThirteenth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Portugal68
 
 
 
  France54
 
  Portugal2
 
 
 
  Poland0
 
  Iceland53
 
 
  Poland107
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
 
 
 
  France58
 
 
  Iceland54

Championship

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Spain65
 
 
 
  Yugoslavia67
 
  Yugoslavia68
 
 
 
  Greece77
 
  Greece78
 
 
 
  Belgium72
 
  Greece61
 
 
 
  Soviet Union64
 
  Czechoslovakia61
 
 
 
  Italy85
 
  Italy69
 
 
 
  Soviet Union107 Third place
 
  Netherlands50
 
 
 
  Soviet Union84
 
  Yugoslavia74
 
 
  Italy72
 

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Spain71
 
 
 
  Belgium62
 
  Spain92
 
 
 
  Netherlands49
 
  Czechoslovakia63
 
 
  Netherlands64
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Belgium85
 
 
  Czechoslovakia67


 1975 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 
 
Soviet Union
Second title

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Soviet Union
    Greece
    Yugoslavia
4th   Italy
5th   Spain
6th   Netherlands
7th   Belgium
8th   Czechoslovakia
9th   West Germany
10th   Bulgaria
11th   Israel
12th   Sweden
13th   Portugal
14th   Poland
15th   France
16th   Iceland
17th   Austria
18th   England
19th   Scotland
20th   Wales

References

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