1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women


The 1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from 5 to 13 July 1997. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation 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

Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
;FIBA Africa
;FIBA Asia
;FIBA Americas
;FIBA Oceania
;FIBA Europe

Group A

PositionTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreak
1541344298+4691-0
2541336277+5990-1
3532308277+318
4523327311+167
5514216321-10561-0
6514276323-4760-1

Group B

PositionTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreak
1541393335+5891-1
2541380300+8091-1
3541351343+891-1
4523284287-37
5514372422-506
6505295391-965

Knockout stage

Bracket

;5th place bracket
;9th place bracket

Classification 9-12

Classification 5-8

Semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards