1988 EuroBasket Under-20

-1st FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Malta
Dates	14-18 December 1988
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iceland (1st title)
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The 1988 European Promotion Cup for Men was the first edition of the European Promotion Cup for Men, today known as European Basketball Championship for Small Countries.

Teams

•  Cyprus
•  Gibraltar
•  Iceland
•  Ireland
•  Luxembourg
•  Malta
•  San Marino
•  Wales

Results

Group stage

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	264	201	6
Iceland	3	2	1	237	200	5
San Marino	3	1	2	233	216	4
Gibraltar	3	0	3	167	284	3

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

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Cyprus	3	3	0	254	187	6
Luxembourg	3	2	1	276	242	5
Malta	3	1	2	207	247	4
Wales	3	0	3	197	258	3

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 playoffs

	Playoffs				Fifth place
	December 17, Malta
	Wales	68
					December 18, Malta
	San Marino	72
					San Marino	82
	December 17, Malta
					Malta	72
	Malta	74
	Gibraltar	69
					Seventh place
					December 18, Malta
					Wales	75
					Gibraltar	77

Championship

	Semifinals				Final
	December 17, Malta
	Luxembourg	87
					December 18, Malta
	Ireland	91
					Ireland	69
	December 17, Malta
					Iceland	86
	Iceland	108
	Cyprus	78
					Third place
					December 18, Malta
					Luxembourg	68
					Cyprus	73

1988 European Promotion Cup
Iceland First title

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Iceland
	Ireland
	Cyprus
4th	Luxembourg
5th	San Marino
6th	Malta
7th	Gibraltar
8th	Wales