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1996 European Promotion Cup for Women

Tournament details
Host country	Malta
City	Valletta
Dates	26–30 June 1996
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iceland (1st title)
Runners-up	Albania
Third place	Luxembourg
Official website
www.fibaeurope.com
← 1993 1998 →

The 1996 European Promotion Cup for Women was the fourth 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 Valletta, Malta, from 26 to 30 June 1996. Iceland women's national basketball team won the tournament for the first time.

Participating teams

•  Albania
•  Andorra
•  Cyprus
•  Gibraltar
•  Iceland
•  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	Iceland	3	3	0	263	130	+133	6	Semifinals
2	Cyprus	3	2	1	196	199	−3	5
3	Malta	3	1	2	218	235	−17	4	5th–8th place playoffs
4	Andorra	3	0	3	164	277	−113	3

Iceland

100–39

Andorra

Cyprus

76–70

Malta

Andorra

58–79

Cyprus

Malta

50–92

Iceland

Iceland

71–41

Cyprus

Malta

98–67

Andorra

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Albania	3	3	0	264	138	+126	6	Semifinals
2	Luxembourg	3	2	1	194	146	+48	5
3	Wales	3	1	2	140	245	−105	4	5th–8th place playoffs
4	Gibraltar	3	0	3	138	207	−69	3

Luxembourg

42–38

Gibraltar

Albania

95–36

Wales

Wales

39–86

Luxembourg

Gibraltar

36–100

Albania

Luxembourg

66–69

Albania

Wales

65–64

Gibraltar

5th–8th place playoffs

	5th–8th place semifinals					5th place match
	A4	Andorra	53
	B3	Wales	65
						B3	Wales	64
						A3	Malta	77
	B4	Gibraltar	59
	A3	Malta	67			7th place match
						A4	Andorra	51
						B4	Gibraltar	90

5th–8th place semifinals

Andorra

53–65

Wales

Gibraltar

59–67

Malta

7th place match

Andorra

51–90

Gibraltar

5th place match

Wales

64–77

Malta

Championship playoffs

	Semifinals					Final
	A2	Cyprus	64
	B1	Albania	74
						B1	Albania	73
						A1	Iceland	81
	B2	Luxembourg	55
	A1	Iceland	59			3rd place match
						A2	Cyprus	58
						B2	Luxembourg	65

Semifinals

Cyprus

64–74

Albania

Luxembourg

55–59

Iceland

3rd place match

Cyprus

58–65

Luxembourg

Final

Albania

73–81

Iceland

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Iceland
	Albania
	Luxembourg
4	Cyprus
5	Malta
6	Wales
7	Gibraltar
8	Andorra

References

1. 1996 European Promotion Cup for Women official website, www.fibaeurope.com
2. 1996 European Promotion Cup for Women, archive.fiba.com

• FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries
• 1996–97 in European women's basketball
• International sports competitions hosted by Malta
• Basketball in Malta
• 1996 in Maltese sport
• June 1996 sports events in Europe