| First 2 from each Group qualify to Europe Women 1987 |
| Direct Qualification | | Spain | Host | | | Soviet Union | Women 1985 | 1st |
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| From Women 1985 only Belgium(12) and Netherlands(11) did not qualify. | | New teams were Sweden and Finland. |
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| Group A | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 281: | 183 | | 2. Sweden | 2 | 1 | 259: | 203 | | 3. Belgium | 1 | 2 | 203: | 238 | | 4. Portugal | 0 | 3 | 161: | 290 |
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| Team | Bulg | Swed | Belg | Port | | Bulgaria | ----- | 87:77 | 94:54 | 110:52 | | Sweden | | ----- | 82:69 | 100:47 | | Belgium | | | ----- | 80:62 | | Portugal | | | | ----- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played in Lisboa (POR) | | 26.09 | 18:00 |  Sweden | 100-47 |  Portugal | 53-21 | | 26.09 | 21:30 |  Bulgaria | 94-54 |  Belgium | 53-32 | | 27.09 | 16:30 | Bulgaria | 87-77 | Sweden | 36-39 | | 27.09 | 18:30 | Belgium | 80-62 | Portugal | | | 28.09 | 16:00 | Sweden | 82-69 | Belgium | 42-34 | | 28.09 | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 110-52 | Portugal | 58-31 |
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| Group B | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Hungary | 2 | 1 | 225: | 192 | | 2. Finland | 2 | 1 | 133: | 114 | | 3. Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 197: | 179 | | 4. England | 0 | 3 | 149: | 221 |
| Tie-Break | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Hungary | 1 | 1 | 151: | 144 | | 2. Finland | 1 | 1 | 130: | 132 | | 3. Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 128: | 133 |
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| Team | Hung | Finl | Neth | Engl | | Hungary | ---- | | 78:69 | 74:48 | | Finland | 75:73 | ---- | | 78:55 | | Netherlands | | 59:55 | ---- | 69:46 | | England | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Lahti (FIN) | | 19.09 |  Hungary | 78-69 |  Netherlands | 45-30 | | 19.09 |  Finland | 78-55 |  England | | | 20.09 | Hungary | 74-48 | England | | | 20.09 | Netherlands | 59-55 | Finland | 29-32 | | 21.09 | Netherlands | 69-46 | England | | | 21.09 | Finland | 75-73 | Hungary | |
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| Group C | w | l | pf | pa | ns | | 1. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 315: | 169 | | | 2. Romania | 2 | 1 | 120: | 139 | 1 | | 3. West Germany | 1 | 2 | 241: | 224 | | | 4. Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 100: | 244 | 1 |
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| Team | Czec | Roma | West | Swit | | Czechoslovakia | ----- | 82:55 | 101:72 | 132:42 | | Romania | | ----- | 65:57 | bt | | West Germany | | | ----- | 112:58 | | Switzerland | | | | ----- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Wuppertal (FRG) | | 05.09 |  Czechoslovakia | 82-55 |  Romania | 42-29 | | 05.09 |  West Germany | 112-58 |  Switzerland | | | 06.09 | Czechoslovakia | 132-42 | Switzerland | | | 06.09 | Romania | 65-57 | West Germany | | | 07.09 | Czechoslovakia | 101-72 | West Germany | | | 07.09 | Romania | bt | Switzerland | |
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| Group D | w | l | pf | pa | ns | | 1. Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 55: | 46 | 2 | | 2. France | 2 | 1 | 46: | 55 | 2 | | 3. Israel | 1 | 2 | 81: | 70 | 2 | | 4. Ireland | 0 | 3 | 70: | 81 | 2 |
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| Team | Yugo | Fran | Isra | Irel | | Yugoslavia | ---- | 55:46 | bt | bt | | France | | ---- | bt | bt | | Israel | | | ---- | 81:70 | | Ireland | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Vrasac (YUG) | | --.09 |  France | bt |  Ireland | | | --.09 |  Yugoslavia | bt |  Israel | | | --.09 | France | bt | Israel | | | --.09 | Yugoslavia | bt | Ireland | | | 14.09 | Israel | 81-70 | Ireland | 30-41 | | 14.09 | Yugoslavia | 55-46 | France | |
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| Group E | w | l | pf | pa | ns | | -. Poland | 2 | 0 | 118: | 47 | 2 | | -. Italy | 2 | 0 | 101: | 51 | 2 | | 3. Norway | 1 | 2 | 175: | 260 | | | 4. Scotland | 0 | 3 | 41: | 82 | 2 |
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| Team | Pola | Ital | Norw | Scot | | Poland | ----- | | 118:47 | bt | | Italy | | ----- | 101:51 | bt | | Norway | | | ----- | 82:41 | | Scotland | | | | ----- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at VHoybraaten (NOR) 05-07.09 | | --.09 |  Italy | bt |  Scotland | | | --.09 |  Poland | 118-47 |  Norway | | | --.09 | Italy | 101-51 | Norway | | | --.09 | Poland | bt | Scotland | | | --.09 | Norway | 82-41 | Scotland | | | --.09 | Poland | | Italy | |
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