1997 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men

Tournament details
Host country	Andorra
City	Andorra la Vella
Dates	8–12 July 1997
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Moldova (1st title)
Runners-up	Andorra
Third place	Cyprus
Official website
www.fibaeurope.com
1999 →

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

•   Andorra
•   Cyprus
•   Gibraltar
•   Ireland
•   Luxembourg
•   Malta
•   Moldova
•   San Marino

First round

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

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

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

5th–8th place playoffs

	5th–8th place semifinals					5th place match
	A4	Gibraltar	48
	B3	Ireland	118
						B3	Ireland	84
						A3	Luxembourg	69
	B4	Malta	48
	A3	Luxembourg	96			7th place match
						A4	Gibraltar	61
						B4	Malta	78

5th–8th place semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Championship playoffs

	Semifinals					Final
	A2	San Marino	84
	B1	Moldova	93
						B1	Moldova	85
						B2	Andorra	78
	B2	Andorra	76
	A1	Cyprus	73			3rd place match
						A2	San Marino	81
						A1	Cyprus	114

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Moldova
	Andorra
	Cyprus
4	San Marino
5	Ireland
6	Luxembourg
7	Malta
8	Gibraltar

References