2006 European Promotion Cup for Women

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.[1] Luxembourg women's national basketball team won the tournament for the first time.

2006 European Promotion Cup for Women
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
CityTa' Qali
Dates18–23 July 2006
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Luxembourg (1st title)
Runners-up Scotland
Third place Moldova

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
Source: FIBA Archive
18 July 2006
Luxembourg  56–45  Moldova
19 July 2006
Moldova  104–34  Gibraltar
20 July 2006
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
Source: FIBA Archive
18 July 2006
Malta  77–47  Wales
18 July 2006
Scotland  72–39  Andorra
19 July 2006
Andorra  51–76  Malta
19 July 2006
Wales  26–100  Scotland
20 July 2006
Malta  64–71  Scotland
20 July 2006
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
Source: FIBA
22 July 2006
Gibraltar  50–54  Wales
23 July 2006
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
Luxembourg  65–60  Malta
22 July 2006
Moldova  48–68  Scotland

3rd place match
23 July 2006
Malta  75–81  Moldova

Final
23 July 2006
Luxembourg  54–49  Scotland

Final standings
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Luxembourg
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Scotland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Moldova
4  Malta
5  Andorra
6  Wales
7  Gibraltar

References
  1. FIBA Archive
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