The FIBA U20 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U20 European Championship,[1][2] originally known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under'. It's a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through the 2004 edition, it was held biennially, but since 2005 edition, it is held every year. The tournament was originally an Under-22 age tournament, but it is now an Under-20 age tournament. The current champions are Spain.
Most recent season or competition: 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1992 |
Divisions | 2 |
No. of teams | 16 (Division A) |
Continent | Europe (FIBA Europe) |
Most recent champion(s) | France (2nd title) |
Most titles | Greece, Serbia, Spain (3 titles) |
Related competitions | FIBA Europe U-16 FIBA Europe U-18 |
Official website | fiba.com/europe/u20 |
Starting with the 2005 B edition, a Division B tournament, which is the secondary level of the European Under-20 Basketball Championship, is also organized. Since the 2013 B edition, the top three placed teams at each year's Division B tournament are promoted to the next year's Division A Championship. This way, the three bottom teams of the Division A Championship are relegated to the next year's Division B Championship.
Division A
The Division A is the top level of the Under-20 championship organized by FIBA Europe.
These teams have always played in Division A, and have never been relegated to Division B:
Results
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Serbia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
2 | Spain | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
3 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Lithuania | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
5 | Israel | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
6 | France | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
7 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
8 | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
15 | Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (15 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
Participation details
Nation | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
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Austria | 15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belarus | 1st | 10th | 9th | 14th | 16th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 8th | 12th | 16th | 8th | 14th | 8th | 4th | Q | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 9th | 8th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 20th | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Croatia | 9th | 4th | 8th | 12th | 11th | 5th | 10th | 12th | 8th | 4th | 16th | 12th | 4th | 17th | 2nd | 7th | 7th | 14th | 18 | |||||||
Czech Republic | 12th | 8th | 16th | 16th | 17th | 17th | 6th | 7th | 15th | 15th | Q | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Estonia | 15th | 19th | 16th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 10th | 15th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 3rd | 11th | 11th | 5th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 9th | 8th | 4th | 13th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 1st | Q | 24 | |
Georgia | 12th | 16th | 16th | 20th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 12th | 9th | 7th | 13th | 15th | 14th | 14th | 5th | 5th | 11th | 14th | 11th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 11th | 6th | Q | 19 | ||||||
Great Britain | 11th | 15th | 10th | 8th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 11th | 7th | 1st | 4th | 5th | 8th | 13th | 13th | 1st | 2nd | 12th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 18th | 1st | 13th | 9th | 12th | 3rd | Q | 24 | |
Hungary | 14th | 16th | 20th | 16th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 8th | 15th | 12th | Q | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 4th | 5th | 9th | 10th | 2nd | 10th | 2nd | 4th | 12th | 6th | 10th | 15th | 15th | 7th | 10th | 12th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd | Q | 22 | |||
Italy | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 11th | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 10th | 2nd | 10th | 1st | 10th | 9th | 5th | 13th | 8th | 13th | 9th | 9th | Q | 23 | ||
Latvia | 12th | 7th | 7th | 13th | 14th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 8th | 6th | 2nd | 16th | 5th | 6th | 16th | 16th | 16 | |||||||||
Lithuania | 1st | 8th | 10th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | 11th | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 14th | 1st | 7th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 8th | Q | 23 | ||
Montenegro | played as part of | 5th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 14th | 8th | 18th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 3rd | 13th | Q | 13 | |||||||||||
Netherlands | 15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Macedonia | 11th | 15th | Q | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 11th | 9th | 14th | 14th | 13th | 15th | Q | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 14th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 9th | 16th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Russia | 7th | 8th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 1st | 10th | 4th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 11th | 4th | 13th | 16th | 16 | |||||||||
Serbia | played as part of | 1st | 1st | 11th | 7th | 13th | 4th | 13th | 3rd | 1st | 11th | 5th | 6th | 15th | 5th | Q | 15 | |||||||||
Slovakia | 12th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 8th | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 1st | 10th | 3rd | 5th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 7th | 10th | 12th | 13th | 9th | 14th | 11th | 10th | 11th | Q | 23 | ||
Spain | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 11th | 9th | 11th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 10th | Q | 25 |
Sweden | 9th | 13th | 16th | 19th | 10th | 12th | 14th | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Turkey | 10th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 9th | 12th | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 6th | 13th | 6th | 9th | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 7th | Q | 24 | |
Ukraine | 12th | 10th | 15th | 8th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 12th | 18th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 12th | 10th | 16th | 15 | ||||||||||
Nation | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
CIS | 7th | defunct | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 5th | defunct | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and MontenegroA | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | defunct | 7 |
- ^A As FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003, 4 participations, 2 medals) and as Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006, 3 participations, 2 medals)
MVP Awards (since 1996)
Year | MVP Award Winner |
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1996 | Rasho Nesterović |
1998 | Igor Rakočević |
2000 | Sani Bečirovič |
2002 | Nikos Zisis |
2004 | Erazem Lorbek |
2005 | Nikita Kurbanov |
2006 | Ersan İlyasova |
2007 | Miloš Teodosić |
2008 | Miroslav Raduljica |
2009 | Kostas Papanikolaou |
2010 | Andrew Albicy |
2011 | Nikola Mirotić |
2012 | Léo Westermann |
2013 | Amedeo Della Valle |
2014 | Cedi Osman |
2015 | Marko Gudurić |
2016 | Marc García |
2017 | Vassilis Charalampopoulos |
2018 | Yovel Zoosman |
2019 | Deni Avdija |
2022 | Juan Núñez |
2023 | Ilias Kamardine |
Statistical leaders
Assist leaders
Year | Top Assist Leaders | APG |
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1996 | Dzmitry Kuzmin | 6.0 |
1998 | Kęstutis Marčiulionis | 2.3 |
2000 | Sani Bečirovič | 3.3 |
2002 | Marko Popović | 7.1 |
2004 | Víctor Sada | 4.3 |
2005 | Jure Močnik | 5 |
2006 | Edgars Jeromanovs | 6.3 |
2007 | Miloš Teodosić | 5.4 |
2008 | Quino Colom | 6.1 |
2009 | Dmitry Khvostov | 6.1 |
2010 | Andrew Albicy | 5.9 |
2011 | Josep Franch | 5.1 |
2012 | Klym Artamonov | 5.3 |
2013 | Klym Artamonov | 6.2 |
2014 | Matic Rebec | 9.0 |
2015 | Radovan Kouril | 5.5 |
2016 | Žan Mark Šiško | 7.1 |
2017 | Tamir Blatt | 10.1 |
2018 | Pol Figueras | 6.4 |
2019 | Yam Madar | 7.7 |
2022 | Vito Kučić | 6.4 |
2023 | Noam Yaacov | 7.6 |
Top rebounders
Year | Top Rebounder | RPG |
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1996 | Rasho Nesterović | 9.6 |
1998 | Samuele Podestà | 9.6 |
2000 | Andrija Žižić | 10.3 |
2002 | Nenad Krstić | 11.3 |
2004 | Paulius Jankūnas | 12.1 |
2005 | Damir Markota | 10.8 |
2006 | Carlos Suárez | 10.4 |
2007 | Povilas Butkevičius | 11.7 |
2008 | Miroslav Raduljica | 10.9 |
2009 | Nikola Vučević | 10.8 |
2010 | Furkan Aldemir | 11.6 |
2011 | Furkan Aldemir | 15.9 |
2012 | Vyacheslav Bobrov | 8.9 |
2013 | Tomaž Bolčina | 9.7 |
2014 | Sasha Vezenkov | 11.2 |
2015 | Domantas Sabonis | 13.2 |
2016 | Regimantas Miniotas | 9.3 |
2017 | Simon Birgander | 13.8 |
2018 | Miloš Popović | 11.4 |
2019 | Marko Simonović | 11.4 |
2022 | Adem Bona | 10.9 |
2023 | Daniel Wolf | 12.0 |
Division B
Division B is the lower tier of the two Under-20 championships organized by FIBA Europe.
Results
- Until 2011, the top two placed teams in Division B were promoted to the next year's Division A.
- In 2012, the top four teams in Division B were promoted to the 2013 Division A.
- Since 2013, the top three teams in Division B are promoted to Division A for the next tournament.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
2 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
17 | Iceland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
North Macedonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
19 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
21 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
23 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
24 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (26 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |