International basketball competition
The 1997 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men was the first edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Junior Men, today known as the FIBA U18 European Championship Division C . It was played in Andorra la Vella , Andorra , from 8 to 12 July 1997.[1] [2] Moldova men's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.
Participating teams [ edit ] First round [ edit ] In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.
Group A [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Cyprus 3 3 0 277 168 +109 6 Semifinals 2 San Marino 3 2 1 205 217 −12 5 3 Luxembourg 3 1 2 235 196 +39 4 5th–8th place playoffs 4 Gibraltar 3 0 3 159 295 −136 3
Group B [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Moldova 3 2 1 262 187 +75 5[a] Semifinals 2 Andorra 3 2 1 237 219 +18 5[a] 3 Ireland 3 2 1 279 234 +45 5[a] 5th–8th place playoffs 4 Malta 3 0 3 157 295 −138 3
^ a b c Head-to-head points: Moldova 3, Andorra 3, Ireland 3. Head-to-head PD: Moldova +24, Andorra +2, Ireland -26. 5th–8th place playoffs [ edit ] 5th–8th place semifinals [ edit ] 7th place match [ edit ] 5th place match [ edit ] Championship playoffs [ edit ] Semifinals [ edit ] 3rd place match [ edit ] Final standings [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Division A Qualification Division B Division C