1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
| 1997 FIBA Under-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Brazil | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 5 – 13 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
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The 1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from 5 to 13 July 1997. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Brazilian Basketball Confederation.
Twelve national teams competed for the championship. United States came away with the Gold medal by defeating Australia 78-74 in the final.[1]
Venues
Competing nations
Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
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Preliminary round
- Times given below are in UTC-03:00
Group A
| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreak |
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| 1 |  | 5 | 4 | 1 | 344 | 298 | +46 | 9 | 1-0 |
| 2 |  | 5 | 4 | 1 | 336 | 277 | +59 | 9 | 0-1 |
| 3 |  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 308 | 277 | +31 | 8 | |
| 4 |  | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 311 | +16 | 7 | |
| 5 |  | 5 | 1 | 4 | 216 | 321 | -105 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 6 |  | 5 | 1 | 4 | 276 | 323 | -47 | 6 | 0-1 |
Group B
| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 335 | +58 | 9 | 1-1 (+24) |
| 2 |  | 5 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 300 | +80 | 9 | 1-1 (+3) |
| 3 |  | 5 | 4 | 1 | 351 | 343 | +8 | 9 | 1-1 (-27) |
| 4 |  | 5 | 2 | 3 | 284 | 287 | -3 | 7 | |
| 5 |  | 5 | 1 | 4 | 372 | 422 | -50 | 6 | |
| 6 |  | 5 | 0 | 5 | 295 | 391 | -96 | 5 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | First place | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| 90 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| 77 | |||||
| 78 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| 74 | |||||
| 60 | |||||
| 71 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| 45 | |||||
| 40 | |||||
- 5th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| 74 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| 57 | |||||
| 68 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| 63 | |||||
| 57 | |||||
| 54 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| 60 | |||||
| 57 | |||||
- 9th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| 59 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| 74 | |||||
| 70 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| 60 | |||||
| 60 | |||||
| 58 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| 67 | |||||
| 63 | |||||
Classification 9-12
Classification 5-8
Semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
| # | Team | W-L |
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6-1 |
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5-2 |
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5-2 |
| 4 | |
4-3 |
| 5 | |
6-1 |
| 6 | |
4-3 |
| 7 | |
3-4 |
| 8 | |
2-5 |
| 9 | |
3-4 |
| 10 | |
2-5 |
| 11 | |
2-5 |
| 12 | |
0-7 |
Awards
| 1997 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship Winner |
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United States First title |
References
- ↑ FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2016-07-14
External links
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Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held. | ||
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