1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship qualification

The qualification competition for the 1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship consisted in two different qualification rounds: the Qualifying Round and the Challenge Round. Greece, Macedonia and Italy, as third, fourth and fifth place in the previous tournament, received a bye to the Challenge Round. Croatia, as title holder, Spain, as runner-up, and Belgium, as host, qualified directly for the tournament.

Qualifying round

Twenty-three national teams entered in this round. They were allocated in five groups (three groups of five teams and two groups of four teams). The top three teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Greece, Macedonia and Italy.

     Team advanced to the Challenge Round

Teams in italics hosted the mini-tournament.

Group A

The matches were played on April 19–21, 2006.

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Bulgaria 3302061906
 Poland 3212361965
 Lithuania 3122162134
 Finland 3031722313

Group B

The matches were played on April 17–21, 2006.

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Cyprus 4403092238
 Israel 4312531957
 FR Yugoslavia 4223352726
 Armenia 4132732965
 Romania 4042013854

Group C

The matches were played on April 17–21, 2006.

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Russia 4403411948
 Latvia 4312672347
 Hungary 4222612386
 Czech Republic 4132602925
 Luxembourg 4041903614

Group D

The matches were played on April 12–14, 2006.

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 France 3302471278
 England 3211771707
 Ukraine 3121431876
 Portugal 3031222055

Group E

The matches were played on April 17–21, 2006.

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Slovenia 4402702068
 Turkey 4312602097
 Georgia 4222222716
 Slovakia 4132042245
 Germany 4041842304

Challenge round

The fifteen national teams entering from the Qualifying Round joined Greece, Macedonia and Italy in this round. The eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group advanced to the final tournament, where they joined Croatia, Spain, and Belgium.

     Team advanced to the 1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

Teams in italics hosted the mini-tournament.

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 North Macedonia 5413913199
 Israel 5413072759
 France 5323693018
 Hungary 5233133677
 Turkey 5143263686
 Bulgaria 5143254016

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Russia 55037226110
 Slovenia 5413602989
 Italy 5323163098
 Lithuania 5233283447
 Cyprus 5142923266
 England 5052463765

Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Greece 55043730810
 FR Yugoslavia 5413693389
 Georgia 5323643768
 Latvia 5233513267
 Poland 5143183766
 Ukraine 5052974125

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