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1988 European Promotion Cup for Men

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1988 European Promotion Cup
for Men
Tournament details
Host country Malta
Dates14–18 December 1988
Teams8 (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

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Group stage

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The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams each.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
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

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5th–8th place playoffs

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5th–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
17 December, Malta
 
 
 Wales68
 
18 December, Malta
 
 San Marino72
 
 San Marino82
 
17 December, Malta
 
 Malta72
 
 Malta74
 
 
 Gibraltar69
 
7th place match
 
 
18 December, Malta
 
 
 Wales75
 
 
 Gibraltar77

Championship playoffs

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 December, Malta
 
 
 Luxembourg87
 
18 December, Malta
 
 Ireland91
 
 Ireland69
 
17 December, Malta
 
 Iceland86
 
 Iceland108
 
 
 Cyprus78
 
3rd place match
 
 
18 December, Malta
 
 
 Luxembourg68
 
 
 Cyprus73


 1988 European Promotion Cup winners 

Iceland
First title

Final standings

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Iceland
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Cyprus
4  Luxembourg
5  San Marino
6  Malta
7  Gibraltar
8  Wales

References

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