1979 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Youth basketball tournament
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The 1979 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1979 European Championship for Cadets) was the 5th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Damascus, in Syria, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the second time and tied with the Soviet Union as the most winning countries in the tournament.
Host countrySyria
Dates19–27 July 1979
Teams11 (from 1 federation)
Venue (in 1 host city)
| 5th FIBA Under-16 European Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Syria |
| Dates | 19–27 July 1979 |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 federation) |
| Venue | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (2nd title) |
Teams
Preliminary round
The eleven teams were allocated in two groups (one of five and one of six teams).
| Team advanced to Semifinals | |
| Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs | |
| Team competed in 9th–11th round |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
4 | 4 | 0 | 380 | 279 | 8 |
 West Germany |
4 | 3 | 1 | 305 | 288 | 7 |
 Syria |
4 | 1 | 3 | 310 | 307 | 5 |
 Belgium |
4 | 1 | 3 | 284 | 333 | 5 |
 Turkey |
4 | 1 | 3 | 272 | 344 | 5 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 477 | 371 | 10 |
 Spain |
5 | 4 | 1 | 506 | 352 | 9 |
 Soviet Union |
5 | 3 | 2 | 447 | 389 | 8 |
 Bulgaria |
5 | 2 | 3 | 412 | 399 | 7 |
 Greece |
5 | 1 | 4 | 378 | 397 | 6 |
 Austria |
5 | 0 | 5 | 287 | 599 | 5 |
Knockout stage
| Ninth place | |
| Tenth place | |
| Eleventh place |
9th–11th round
5th–8th playoffs
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| Syria | 79 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 104 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 75 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 91 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 111 | |||||
| Belgium | 70 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Syria | 104 | |||||
| Belgium | 74 | |||||
Championship
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Italy | 76 | |||||
| Spain | 69 | |||||
| Italy | 100 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 103 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 95 | |||||
| West Germany | 73 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Spain | 122 | |||||
| West Germany | 82 | |||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Yugoslavia |
 |
Italy |
 |
Spain |
| 4th | West Germany |
| 5th | Soviet Union |
| 6th | Bulgaria |
| 7th | Syria |
| 8th | Belgium |
| 9th | Greece |
| 10th | Turkey |
| 11th | Austria |
| 1979 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship |
|---|
 Yugoslavia Second title |
- Team roster
Srđan Dabić, Nebojša Zorkić, Marko Ivanović, Matej Janžek, Milan Benčić, Zoran Čutura, Dragan Zovko, Tomislav Tiringer, Jurica Kos, Robert Medved, Željko Mrnjavac, and Jurid Kebe. Head coach: Luka Stančić.