1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1981 European Championship for Cadets) was the 6th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Thessaloniki and Katerini, in Greece, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won the trophy for the third time and became the most winning country in the tournament.

Teams

Preliminary round The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

    Team advanced to Semifinals     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPts5504823321054131029095323463458523357381751432040365053504145

Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPts5504632701053238841585323994638523497471751434844065144034396

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

5th–8th playoffs

Championship

Final standings Rank Team4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th

References FIBA Archive FIBA Europe Archive