1988 European Promotion Cup for Men
International basketball tournament
International basketball competition
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Malta |
Dates | 14–18 December 1988 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Iceland (1st title) |
Runners-up | Ireland |
Third place | Cyprus |
Official website | |
www.fibaeurope.com | |
1990 → |
The 1988 European Promotion Cup for Men was the inaugural edition of the European Promotion Cup for Men, the international basketball tournament, today known as the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. The event took place in Malta from 14 to 18 December 1988. Iceland won the tournament after beating Ireland in the final.[1][2]
Participating teams
Group stage
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams each.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 201 | +63 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 200 | +37 | 5 | |
3 | San Marino | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 216 | +17 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 167 | 284 | −117 | 3 |
Source: FIBA Archive
14 December 1988 | |||||
Ireland | 114–59 | Gibraltar | Malta | ||
San Marino | 75–83 | Iceland | Malta | ||
15 December 1988 | |||||
Ireland | 71–68 | Iceland | Malta | ||
San Marino | 84–54 | Gibraltar | Malta | ||
16 December 1988 | |||||
Iceland | 86–54 | Gibraltar | Malta | ||
Ireland | 79–74 | San Marino | Malta |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 187 | +67 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 276 | 242 | +34 | 5 | |
3 | Malta (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 247 | −40 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 258 | −61 | 3 |
Source: FIBA Archive
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
14 December 1988 | |||||
Wales | 78–105 | Luxembourg | Malta | ||
Malta | 58–86 | Cyprus | Malta | ||
15 December 1988 | |||||
Cyprus | 94–79 | Luxembourg | Malta | ||
Malta | 79–69 | Wales | Malta | ||
16 December 1988 | |||||
Wales | 50–74 | Cyprus | Malta | ||
Malta | 70–92 | Luxembourg | Malta |
Knockout stage
5th–8th place playoffs
5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
17 December, Malta | ||||||
Wales | 68 | |||||
18 December, Malta | ||||||
San Marino | 72 | |||||
San Marino | 82 | |||||
17 December, Malta | ||||||
Malta | 72 | |||||
Malta | 74 | |||||
Gibraltar | 69 | |||||
7th place match | ||||||
18 December, Malta | ||||||
Wales | 75 | |||||
Gibraltar | 77 |
Championship playoffs
Semifinals | Final | |||||
17 December, Malta | ||||||
Luxembourg | 87 | |||||
18 December, Malta | ||||||
Ireland | 91 | |||||
Ireland | 69 | |||||
17 December, Malta | ||||||
Iceland | 86 | |||||
Iceland | 108 | |||||
Cyprus | 78 | |||||
3rd place match | ||||||
18 December, Malta | ||||||
Luxembourg | 68 | |||||
Cyprus | 73 |
1988 European Promotion Cup winners |
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Iceland First title |
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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Iceland | |
Ireland | |
Cyprus | |
4 | Luxembourg |
5 | San Marino |
6 | Malta |
7 | Gibraltar |
8 | Wales |
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