| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malta |
| City | Ta' Qali |
| Dates | 18–23 July 2006 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Luxembourg (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Scotland |
| Third place |  Moldova |
| ← 2004 2008 → | |
The 2006 European Promotion Cup for Women was the ninth 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 Ta' Qali, Malta, from 18 to 23 July 2006. Luxembourg women's national basketball team won the tournament for the first time.
Participating teams
First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–7th place classification.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 78 | +89 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Moldova
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 90 | +59 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Gibraltar
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 215 | −148 | 2 | 5th–7th place classification |
| 18 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Luxembourg |
56–45 | Moldova |
| 19 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Moldova |
104–34 | Gibraltar |
| 20 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Gibraltar |
33–111 | Luxembourg |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 243 | 129 | +114 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Malta
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 169 | +48 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Andorra
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 151 | 197 | −46 | 4 | 5th–7th place classification |
| 4 |  Wales
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 238 | −116 | 3 |
| 18 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Malta |
77–47 | Wales |
| 18 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Scotland |
72–39 | Andorra |
| 19 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Andorra |
51–76 | Malta |
| 19 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Wales |
26–100 | Scotland |
| 20 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Malta |
64–71 | Scotland |
| 20 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Andorra |
61–49 | Wales |
5th–7th place classification
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andorra
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 87 | +70 | 4 |
| 6 | Wales
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 111 | −8 | 3 |
| 7 | Gibraltar
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 150 | −62 | 2 |
| 22 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Gibraltar |
50–54 | Wales |
| 23 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Gibraltar |
38–96 | Andorra |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Luxembourg
| 65 | |||||||
| B2 | Malta
| 60 | |||||||
| A1 | Luxembourg
| 54 | |||||||
| B1 | Scotland
| 49 | |||||||
| A2 | Moldova
| 48 | |||||||
| B1 | Scotland
| 68 | 3rd place match | ||||||
| B2 | Malta
| 75 | |||||||
| A2 | Moldova
| 81 | |||||||
Semifinals
| 22 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Luxembourg |
65–60 | Malta |
| 22 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Moldova |
48–68 | Scotland |
3rd place match
| 23 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Malta |
75–81 | Moldova |
Final
| 23 July 2006 |
| Boxscore |
| Luxembourg |
54–49 | Scotland |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Luxembourg
|
|
Scotland
|
|
Moldova
|
| 4 | Malta
|
| 5 | Andorra
|
| 6 | Wales
|
| 7 | Gibraltar
|