1971 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

1971 FIBA U16 European Championship
1st FIBA Under-16 European Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	10–17 July 1971
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Yugoslavia (1st title)
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The 1971 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1971 European Championship for Cadets) was the first edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Gorizia, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won their first title.

Host countryItaly

Dates10–17 July 1971

Teams12 (from 1 confederation)

Venue (in 1 host city)

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Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Soviet Union	5	5	0	371	199	+172	10
Spain	5	4	1	295	200	+95	9
Greece	5	3	2	265	242	+23	8
Turkey	5	2	3	244	264	−20	7
Sweden	5	1	4	229	389	−160	6
Austria	5	0	5	204	314	−110	5

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Italy	5	5	0	363	265	+128	10
Yugoslavia	5	4	1	361	257	+104	9
Israel	5	3	2	369	312	+57	8
France	5	2	3	328	318	+10	7
Germany	5	1	4	294	351	−57	6
Switzerland	5	0	5	210	452	−242	5

Playoffs		Ninth place

Gorizia

Austria	58
		Gorizia
Germany	80
		Germany	77
Gorizia
		Sweden	63
Sweden	76

Switzerland	31
		Eleventh place

		Gorizia

		Austria	90

		Switzerland	54

Playoffs		Fifth place

Gorizia

Israel	91
		Gorizia
Turkey	50
		Israel	65
Gorizia
		Greece	74
Greece	65

France	64
		Seventh place

		Gorizia

		Turkey	59

		France	66

Semifinals		Third place

Gorizia

Italy	66
		Gorizia
Spain	58
		Italy	60
Gorizia
		Yugoslavia	74
Soviet Union	65

Yugoslavia	67
		Final

		Gorizia

		Spain	55

		Soviet Union	56

1971 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

Teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

5th–8th playoffs

Championship

Final standings

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