The 1985 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 6th 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 Tuzla, then Yugoslavia, from 20 to 27 July 1985.

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1985 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

6th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host country	Yugoslavia
Dates	20–27 July 1985
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (6th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Nakić (24.9)
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The Soviet Union won their sixth title in a row.

•  Belgium
•  Bulgaria
•  Finland
•  France
•  West Germany
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Netherlands
•  Romania
•  Soviet Union
•  Spain
•  Yugoslavia

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

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	466	230	+236	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	85–84	77–72	100–42	104–39	89–34
2	Italy	5	4	1	349	296	+53	9				—	77–74	80–53	124–56	118–32
3	Romania	5	3	2	343	284	+59	8	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	70–67	88–36	89–31
4	France	5	2	3	278	336	−58	7						—	49–48	64–39
5	Spain	5	1	4	285	345	−60	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	84–70
6	Finland	5	0	5	221	451	−230	5								—

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Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	5	5	0	412	255	+157	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	64–63	76–73	82–84	61–49	66–49
2	Hungary	5	4	1	391	290	+101	9				—	44–37	42–37	61–55	50–34
3	Bulgaria	5	3	2	370	348	+22	8	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	77–71	78–70	87–55
4	Netherlands	5	2	3	310	348	−38	7						—	67–36	67–26
5	Belgium	5	1	4	252	365	−113	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	58–50
6	West Germany	5	0	5	266	385	−119	5								—

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Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record.

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