1988 European Promotion Cup for Men

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]

1988 European Promotion Cup
for Men

Tournament details
Host country	Malta
Dates	14–18 December 1988
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iceland (1st title)
Runners-up	Ireland
Third place	Cyprus
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Participating teams

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

Group stage

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

Group A

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

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

5th–8th place playoffs

	5th–8th place semifinals				5th place match
	17 December, Malta
	Wales	68
					18 December, Malta
	San Marino	72
					San Marino	82
	17 December, Malta
					Malta	72
	Malta	74
	Gibraltar	69
					7th place match
					18 December, Malta
					Wales	75
					Gibraltar	77

Championship playoffs

	Semifinals				Final
	17 December, Malta
	Luxembourg	87
					18 December, Malta
	Ireland	91
					Ireland	69
	17 December, Malta
					Iceland	86
	Iceland	108
	Cyprus	78
					3rd place match
					18 December, Malta
					Luxembourg	68
					Cyprus	73

1988 European Promotion Cup winners
Iceland First title

Final standings

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