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1981 EuroBasket Under-16
6th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Greece
Dates	18–28 August 1981
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (3rd title)
	← 1979 1983 →

The 1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1981 European Championship for Cadets) was the 6th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Thessaloniki and Katerini, in Greece, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won the trophy for the third time and became the most winning country in the tournament.

Teams

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

	Team advanced to Semifinals
	Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
	Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Italy	5	5	0	482	332	10
West Germany	5	4	1	310	290	9
Greece	5	3	2	346	345	8
Turkey	5	2	3	357	381	7
Poland	5	1	4	320	403	6
Sweden	5	0	5	350	414	5

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Soviet Union	5	5	0	463	270	10
Finland	5	3	2	388	415	8
Israel	5	3	2	399	463	8
Yugoslavia	5	2	3	497	471	7
France	5	1	4	348	440	6
Spain	5	1	4	403	439	6

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

Playoffs		Ninth place



Poland	65

Spain	93
		Spain	96

		France	63
Sweden	71

France	97
		Eleventh place



		Poland	88

		Sweden	85

5th–8th playoffs

Playoffs		Fifth place



Turkey	100

Israel	99
		Turkey	80

		Yugoslavia	97
Yugoslavia	125

Greece	76
		Seventh place



		Israel	83

		Greece	96

Championship

Semifinals		Final



Soviet Union	90

West Germany	57
		Soviet Union	72

		Italy	57
Italy	104

Finland	65
		Third place



		West Germany	78

		Finland	64

1981 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship
Soviet Union Third title

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Soviet Union
	Italy
	West Germany
4th	Finland
5th	Yugoslavia
6th	Turkey
7th	Greece
8th	Israel
9th	Spain
10th	France
11th	Poland
12th	Sweden

1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship