1979 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

1979 EuroBasket Under-16
5th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Syria
Dates	19–27 July 1979
Teams	11 (from 1 federations)
Champions	Yugoslavia (2nd title)
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The 1979 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1979 European Championship for Cadets) was the 5th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Damascus, in Syria, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the second time and tied with the Soviet Union as the most winning countries in the tournament.

The eleven teams were allocated in two groups (one of five and one of six teams).

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