The 1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 7th edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, from 26 July to 2 August 1987.
| 7th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Poland |
| Dates | 26 July – 2 August 1987 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (7th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer |  Lelas (26.6) |
The Soviet Union won their seventh title in a row.
Participating teams edit
Preliminary round edit
In the preliminary round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Bulgaria
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5 | 5 | 0 | 383 | 339 | +44 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 80–75 | 69–58 | 79–62 | 83–73 | 72–71 | |
| 2 | Yugoslavia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 401 | 379 | +22 | 8 | — | 89–68 | 66–80 | 83–69 | 88–82 | |||
| 3 | Italy
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5 | 2 | 3 | 318 | 344 | −26 | 7[a] | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | — | 62–64 | 58–52 | 72–70 | |||
| 4 | Finland
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5 | 2 | 3 | 335 | 346 | −11 | 7[a] | — | 67–70 | 62–69 | |||||
| 5 | Poland
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5 | 2 | 3 | 351 | 376 | −25 | 7[a] | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | — | 87–85 | |||||
| 6 | Spain
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5 | 1 | 4 | 377 | 381 | −4 | 6 | — |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Soviet Union
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5 | 5 | 0 | 454 | 299 | +155 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 70–67 | 106–57 | 87–47 | 99–58 | 92–70 | |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 396 | 322 | +74 | 9 | — | 91–71 | 78–52 | 82–54 | 78–75 | |||
| 3 | Romania
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5 | 3 | 2 | 375 | 374 | +1 | 8 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | — | 78–45 | 86–68 | 83–64 | |||
| 4 | France
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5 | 2 | 3 | 297 | 371 | −74 | 7 | — | 76–63 | 77–65 | |||||
| 5 | West Germany
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5 | 1 | 4 | 312 | 407 | −95 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | — | 69–64 | |||||
| 6 | Hungary
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5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 399 | −61 | 5 | — |
Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.
Playoffs edit
9th-12th playoff edit
| Semifinals | 9th place game | |||||
| August 1 | ||||||
| West Germany | 74 | |||||
| August 2 | ||||||
| Spain | 75 | |||||
| Spain | 80 | |||||
| August 1 | ||||||
| Hungary | 76 | |||||
| Poland | 57 | |||||
| Hungary | 84 | |||||
| 11th place game | ||||||
| August 2 | ||||||
| West Germany | 82 | |||||
| Poland | 81 | |||||
5th-8th playoff edit
| Semifinals | 5th place game | |||||
| August 1 | ||||||
| Romania | 92 | |||||
| August 2 | ||||||
| Finland | 59 | |||||
| Romania | 70 | |||||
| August 1 | ||||||
| France | 53 | |||||
| Italy | 52 | |||||
| France | 53 | |||||
| 7th place game | ||||||
| August 2 | ||||||
| Finland | 53 | |||||
| Italy | 66 | |||||
Championship playoff edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| August 1 | ||||||
| Soviet Union | 98 | |||||
| August 2 | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 83 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 83 | |||||
| August 1 | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 58 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 70 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 81 | |||||
| Bronze game | ||||||
| August 2 | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 89 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 72 | |||||
Final standings edit
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