title: 1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
text: # 1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
  
  The 1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Feminino Sub-19 da Fiba 1997) took place in Brazil from 5 to 13 July 1997. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Brazilian Basketball Confederation.
  
  Twelve national teams competed for the championship. United States came away with the Gold medal by defeating Australia 78–74 in the final.
  
  ## Venues
  
  * Natal
  
  ## Competing nations
  
  Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
      Times given below are in UTC-03:00
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Position | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreak |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 344 | 298 | +46 | 9 | 1–0 |
  | 2 | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 336 | 277 | +59 | 9 | 0–1 |
  | 3 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 308 | 277 | +31 | 8 | |
  | 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 311 | +16 | 7 | |
  | 5 | Mali | 5 | 1 | 4 | 216 | 321 | −105 | 6 | 1–0 |
  | 6 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 276 | 323 | −47 | 6 | 0–1 |
  
  * 5 July 1997 10:00
  
  | Mali | 37–60 | Czech Republic |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 5 July 1997 14:00
  
  | Argentina | 79–65 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 5 July 1997 19:15
  
  | Slovakia | 73–75 | Brazil |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 6 July 1997 11:30
  
  | China | 66–37 | Mali |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 6 July 1997 15:30
  
  | Czech Republic | 59–63 | Slovakia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 6 July 1997 19:30
  
  | Brazil | 73–48 | Argentina |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 7 July 1997 12:00
  
  | Mali | 56–48 | Argentina |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 7 July 1997 16:00
  
  | Slovakia | 60–55 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 7 July 1997 20:00
  
  | Czech Republic | 53–61 | Brazil |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 9 July 1997 12:00
  
  | Argentina | 50–62 | Slovakia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 9 July 1997 16:00
  
  | China | 65–69 | Czech Republic |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 9 July 1997 20:00
  
  | Brazil | 69–48 | Mali |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 10 July 1997 12:00
  
  | Czech Republic | 67–51 | Argentina |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 10 July 1997 16:00
  
  | Slovakia | 78–38 | Mali |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 10 July 1997 20:00
  
  | China | 76–66 | Brazil |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Position | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreak |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 335 | +58 | 9 | 1–1 (+24) |
  | 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 300 | +80 | 9 | 1–1 (+3) |
  | 3 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 351 | 343 | +8 | 9 | 1–1 (−27) |
  | 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 284 | 287 | −3 | 7 | |
  | 5 | Cuba | 5 | 1 | 4 | 372 | 422 | −50 | 6 | |
  | 6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 295 | 391 | −96 | 5 | |
  
  * 5 July 1997 12:00
  
  | Cuba | 57–72 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 5 July 1997 16:00
  
  | United States | 84–65 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 5 July 1997 21:00
  
  | Russia | 66–63 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 6 July 1997 9:30
  
  | Japan | 63–68 | Cuba |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 6 July 1997 13:30
  
  | Spain | 45–59 | Russia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 6 July 1997 17:30
  
  | Australia | 80–74 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 7 July 1997 10:00
  
  | Russia | 76–58 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 7 July 1997 14:00
  
  | Spain | 41–53 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 7 July 1997
  
  | Cuba | 88–92 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 9 July 1997 10:00
  
  | Australia | 91–58 | Cuba |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 9 July 1997 14:00
  
  | Japan | 48–70 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 9 July 1997 18:00
  
  | United States | 76–46 | Russia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 10 July 1997 10:00
  
  | Japan | 61–93 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 10 July 1997 14:00
  
  | Spain | 56–70 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 10 July 1997 18:00
  
  | Russia | 104–101 | Cuba |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | First place | First place |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 July | 12 July |
  | United States | 90 |
  | United States | 90 | 13 July | 13 July |
  | Slovakia | 77 | 13 July | 13 July |
  | Slovakia | 77 | United States | 78 |
  | 12 July | 12 July | | United States | 78 |
  | 12 July | 12 July | Australia | 74 |
  | Brazil | 60 | Australia | 74 |
  | Australia | 71 | | |
  | Australia | 71 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 13 July | 13 July |
  | | | Slovakia | 45 |
  | | | Brazil | 40 |
  
  **5th place bracket**
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 July | 12 July |
  | Russia | 74 |
  | Russia | 74 | 13 July | 13 July |
  | China | 57 | 13 July | 13 July |
  | China | 57 | Russia | 68 |
  | 12 July | 12 July | | Russia | 68 |
  | 12 July | 12 July | Czech Republic | 63 |
  | Czech Republic | 57 | Czech Republic | 63 |
  | Spain | 54 | | |
  | Spain | 54 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
  | | | 13 July | 13 July |
  | | | China | 60 |
  | | | Spain | 57 |
  
  **9th place bracket**
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 July | 12 July |
  | Cuba | 59 |
  | Cuba | 59 | 13 July | 13 July |
  | Argentina | 74 | 13 July | 13 July |
  | Argentina | 74 | Australia | 70 |
  | 12 July | 12 July | | Australia | 70 |
  | 12 July | 12 July | Slovakia | 60 |
  | Mali | 60 | Slovakia | 60 |
  | Japan | 58 | | |
  | Japan | 58 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
  | | | 13 July | 13 July |
  | | | Cuba | 67 |
  | | | Japan | 63 |
  
  ### Classification 9–12
  
  * 12 July 1997 10:00
  
  | Cuba | 59–74 | Argentina |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 12 July 1997 12:00
  
  | Mali | 60–58 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ### Classification 5–8
  
  * 12 July 1997 14:00
  
  | Russia | 74–57 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 12 July 1997 16:00
  
  | Czech Republic | 57–54 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * 12 July 1997 18:00
  
  | Brazil | 60–71 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  * 12 July 1997 20:00
  
  | United States | 90–77 | Slovakia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ### Eleventh place game
  
  * 13 July 1997 9:30
  
  | Cuba | 67–63 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ### Ninth place game
  
  * 13 July 1997 11:30
  
  | Argentina | 70–60 | Mali |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ### Seventh place game
  
  * 13 July 1997 13:30
  
  | China | 60–57 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ### Fifth place game
  
  * 13 July 1997 15:30
  
  | Russia | 68–63 | Czech Republic |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ### Third place game
  
  * 13 July 1997 17:30
  
  | Slovakia | 45–40 | Brazil |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ### Final
  
  * 13 July 1997 19:30
  
  | United States | 78–74 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Natal
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | # | Team | W-L |
  | - | - | - |
  | | United States | 6–1 |
  | | Australia | 5–2 |
  | | Slovakia | 5–2 |
  | 4 | Brazil | 4–3 |
  | 5 | Russia | 6–1 |
  | 6 | Czech Republic | 4–3 |
  | 7 | China | 3–4 |
  | 8 | Spain | 2–5 |
  | 9 | Argentina | 3–4 |
  | 10 | Mali | 2–5 |
  | 11 | Cuba | 2–5 |
  | 12 | Japan | 0–7 |
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 1997 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship winner
  * United States First title
  