The 1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 7th 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 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, from 26 July to 2 August 1987.

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1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

7th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host country	Poland
Dates	26 July – 2 August 1987
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (7th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Lelas (26.6)
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The Soviet Union won their seventh title in a row.

•  Bulgaria
•  Czechoslovakia
•  Finland
•  France
•  West Germany
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Poland
•  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	Bulgaria	5	5	0	383	339	+44	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	80–75	69–58	79–62	83–73	72–71
2	Yugoslavia	5	3	2	401	379	+22	8				—	89–68	66–80	83–69	88–82
3	Italy	5	2	3	318	344	−26	7[lower-alpha 1]	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	62–64	58–52	72–70
4	Finland	5	2	3	335	346	−11	7[lower-alpha 1]						—	67–70	62–69
5	Poland	5	2	3	351	376	−25	7[lower-alpha 1]	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	87–85
6	Spain	5	1	4	377	381	−4	6								—

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

1. Head-to-head record: 1) ITA 1–1 (+4), FIN 1–1 (–1), POL 1–1 (–3).

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	454	299	+155	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	70–67	106–57	87–47	99–58	92–70
2	Czechoslovakia	5	4	1	396	322	+74	9				—	91–71	78–52	82–54	78–75
3	Romania	5	3	2	375	374	+1	8	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	78–45	86–68	83–64
4	France	5	2	3	297	371	−74	7						—	76–63	77–65
5	West Germany	5	1	4	312	407	−95	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	69–64
6	Hungary	5	0	5	338	399	−61	5								—

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

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