The 1989 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 8th 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 Timișoara, Romania, from 5 to 12 August 1989.

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1989 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

8th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host country	Romania
Dates	5–12 August 1989
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Vardaki (17)
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Czechoslovakia won their first and only title before their dissolution four years later. It was the first time that a team other than the Soviet Union won the title.

•  Czechoslovakia
•  France
•  West Germany
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Netherlands
•  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	Soviet Union	5	5	0	350	204	+146	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	62–50	68–52	67–37	79–35	74–30
2	Spain	5	3	2	298	245	+53	8				—	54–48	68–30	76–53	50–52
3	Yugoslavia	5	3	2	293	284	+9	8	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	58–48	67–49	65–65
4	France	5	2	3	217	280	−63	7						—	45–44	57–43
5	Poland	5	1	4	236	316	−80	6	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	55–49
6	Greece	5	1	4	239	304	−65	6								—

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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	Czechoslovakia	5	5	0	302	232	+70	10	Advance to Semifinals		—	62–57	51–47	58–40	72–53	59–35
2	Romania	5	4	1	314	242	+72	9				—	59–57	67–34	72–60	59–29
3	Italy	5	2	3	282	248	+34	7[lower-alpha 1]	Transfer to 5th–8th playoff				—	69–71	61–40	48–27
4	West Germany	5	2	3	251	280	−29	7[lower-alpha 1]						—	55–59	51–27
5	Hungary	5	2	3	270	301	−31	7[lower-alpha 1]	Transfer to 9th–12th playoff						—	58–41
6	Netherlands	5	0	5	159	275	−116	5								—

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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 (+19), FRG 1–1 (–2), HUN 1–1 (–17).

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