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1989 European Promotion Cup for Women

Tournament details
Host country	Luxembourg
City	Oberanven
Dates	13–17 December 1989
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Austria (1st title)
Runners-up	Ireland
Third place	Luxembourg
1991 →

The 1989 European Promotion Cup for Women was the first edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Women, today known as FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries. The tournament took place in Oberanven, Luxembourg, from 13 to 17 December 1989. Austria women's national basketball team won the tournament for the first time.

Participating teams

•  Austria
•  Cyprus
•  Gibraltar
•  Iceland
•  Ireland
•  Luxembourg
•  Malta
•  Wales

First round

In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	3	3	0	254	134	+120	6	Semifinals
2	Iceland	3	2	1	195	212	−17	5
3	Wales	3	1	2	184	198	−14	4	5th–8th place playoffs
4	Cyprus	3	0	3	145	234	−89	3

Iceland

73–56

Cyprus

Austria

78–43

Wales

Wales

65–70

Iceland

Cyprus

39–85

Austria

Cyprus

50–76

Wales

Austria

91–52

Iceland

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	3	3	0	305	114	+191	6	Semifinals
2	Luxembourg	3	2	1	290	146	+144	5
3	Malta	3	1	2	125	303	−178	4	5th–8th place playoffs
4	Gibraltar	3	0	3	97	254	−157	3

Ireland

104–17

Gibraltar

Luxembourg

129–39

Malta

Malta

39–129

Ireland

Gibraltar

35–103

Luxembourg

Malta

47–45

Gibraltar

Ireland

72–58

Luxembourg

5th–8th place playoffs

	5th–8th place semifinals					5th place match
	A3	Wales	96
	B4	Gibraltar	40
						A3	Wales	86
						A4	Cyprus	50
	B3	Malta	46
	A4	Cyprus	52			7th place match
						B4	Gibraltar	49
						B3	Malta	50

5th–8th place semifinals

Wales

96–40

Gibraltar

Malta

46–52

Cyprus

7th place match

Gibraltar

49–50

Malta

5th place match

Wales

86–50

Cyprus

Championship playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	A1	Austria	64
	B2	Luxembourg	52
						A1	Austria	63
						B1	Ireland	57
	B1	Ireland	74
	A2	Iceland	55			3rd place match
						B2	Luxembourg	73
						A2	Iceland	52

Semifinals

Austria

64–52

Luxembourg

Ireland

74–55

Iceland

3rd place match

Luxembourg

73–52

Iceland

Final

Austria

63–57

Ireland

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Austria
	Ireland
	Luxembourg
4	Iceland
5	Wales
6	Cyprus
7	Malta
8	Gibraltar

References

1. FIBA Archive

• FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries
• 1989–90 in European women's basketball
• International sports competitions hosted by Luxembourg
• Basketball in Luxembourg
• 1989 in Luxembourgian sport
• December 1989 sports events in Europe