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.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | July 5–13 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer |  Miki (22.1) |
| Top rebounds |  Plutin (12.1) |
| Top assists | Teasley (4.1) |
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 edit
Competing nations edit
Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
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Preliminary round edit
- Times given below are in UTC-03:00
Group A edit
| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreak |
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| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | First place | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| United States | 90 | |||||
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| Slovakia | 77 | |||||
| United States | 78 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| Australia | 74 | |||||
| Brazil | 60 | |||||
| Australia | 71 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| Slovakia | 45 | |||||
| Brazil | 40 | |||||
- 5th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| Russia | 74 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| China | 57 | |||||
| Russia | 68 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 63 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 57 | |||||
| Spain | 54 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| China | 60 | |||||
| Spain | 57 | |||||
- 9th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| Cuba | 59 | |||||
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| Argentina | 74 | |||||
| Australia | 70 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
| Slovakia | 60 | |||||
| Mali | 60 | |||||
| Japan | 58 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| Cuba | 67 | |||||
| Japan | 63 | |||||
Classification 9–12 edit
Classification 5–8 edit
Semifinals edit
Eleventh place game edit
Ninth place game edit
Seventh place game edit
Fifth place game edit
Third place game edit
Final edit
Final standings edit
| # | Team | W-L |
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United States
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6–1 |
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Australia
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5–2 |
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Slovakia
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5–2 |
| 4 | Brazil
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4–3 |
| 5 | Russia
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6–1 |
| 6 | Czech Republic
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4–3 |
| 7 | China
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3–4 |
| 8 | Spain
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2–5 |
| 9 | Argentina
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3–4 |
| 10 | Mali
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2–5 |
| 11 | Cuba
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2–5 |
| 12 | Japan
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0–7 |
Awards edit
| 1997 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship winner |
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 United States First title |
References edit
- ^ FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2016-07-14