The 1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Feminino Sub-19 da Fiba 1997) 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:
Preliminary round
- Times given below are in UTC-03:00
Group A
| Position |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Tiebreak
|
| 1 |
Brazil |
5 |
4 |
1 |
344 |
298 |
+46 |
9 |
1–0
|
| 2 |
Slovakia |
5 |
4 |
1 |
336 |
277 |
+59 |
9 |
0–1
|
| 3 |
Czech Republic |
5 |
3 |
2 |
308 |
277 |
+31 |
8 |
|
| 4 |
China |
5 |
2 |
3 |
327 |
311 |
+16 |
7 |
|
| 5 |
Mali |
5 |
1 |
4 |
216 |
321 |
−105 |
6 |
1–0
|
| 6 |
Argentina |
5 |
1 |
4 |
276 |
323 |
−47 |
6 |
0–1
|
Group B
| Position |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Tiebreak
|
| 1 |
United States |
5 |
4 |
1 |
393 |
335 |
+58 |
9 |
1–1 (+24)
|
| 2 |
Australia |
5 |
4 |
1 |
380 |
300 |
+80 |
9 |
1–1 (+3)
|
| 3 |
Russia |
5 |
4 |
1 |
351 |
343 |
+8 |
9 |
1–1 (−27)
|
| 4 |
Spain |
5 |
2 |
3 |
284 |
287 |
−3 |
7 |
|
| 5 |
Cuba |
5 |
1 |
4 |
372 |
422 |
−50 |
6 |
|
| 6 |
Japan |
5 |
0 |
5 |
295 |
391 |
−96 |
5 |
|
Knockout stage
Bracket
- 5th place bracket
- 9th place bracket
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
Awards
| 1997 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship winner
|
 United States First title
|
References
- ^ FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2016-07-14
External links