2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women

2000 EuroBasket Under-20 for Women
1st FIBA European Under-20 Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Slovakia
Dates	28 July – 6 August 2000
Teams	12  (from 1 federations)
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Žirková (23.2)  Russia (87.1) Rebounds (10.0)  Latvia (39.1) Assists (4.2)  Hungary (12.8)
Official website
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The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women was the first edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women. 12 teams featured the competition, held in Bardejov, Lučenec and Ružomberok, in Slovakia, from 28 July to 6 August. Russia won their first title.

Qualification[]

Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The first two teams of each groups qualified for the tournament, where they joined Spain and Slovakia (qualified as host).^[1]

Group A Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Germany 3 2 1 214 201 +13 5  Turkey 3 2 1 180 171 +9 5  Lithuania 3 1 2 186 187 −1 4  Bulgaria 3 1 2 211 232 −21 4 Group B Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Croatia 4 4 0 237 182 +55 8  Hungary 4 3 1 291 183 +108 7  Ukraine 4 2 2 227 203 +24 6  Portugal 4 1 3 228 207 +21 5  Luxembourg 4 0 4 139 347 −208 4 Group C Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Latvia 4 3 1 245 197 +48 7  Czech Republic 4 3 1 270 210 +60 7  Slovenia 4 3 1 238 237 +1 7  Israel 4 1 3 225 288 −63 5  Greece 4 0 4 193 239 −46 4

Group D Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Russia 3 3 0 192 129 +63 6  Romania 3 2 1 188 172 +16 5  France 3 1 2 169 196 −27 4  Belarus 3 0 3 154 206 −52 3 Group E Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Italy 5 5 0 351 242 +109 10  Poland 5 3 2 311 305 +6 8  Sweden 5 2 3 315 316 −1 7  Belgium 5 2 3 288 308 −20 7  Finland 5 2 3 271 305 −34 7  Ireland 5 1 4 280 340 −60 6

Qualified teams[]

•  Croatia
•  Czech Republic
•  Germany
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Latvia
•  Poland
•  Romania
•  Russia
•  Slovakia
•  Spain
•  Turkey

Preliminary round[]

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Russia	5	5	0	426	261	10
Slovakia	5	4	1	303	295	9
Romania	5	3	2	294	356	8
Turkey	5	1	4	304	330	6
Italy	5	1	4	312	348	6
Poland	5	1	4	303	352	6

Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Spain	5	5	0	365	310	10
Hungary	5	4	1	303	295	9
Czech Republic	5	2	3	347	371	8
Croatia	5	2	3	323	323	7
Latvia	5	1	4	355	372	6
Germany	5	1	4	327	349	5

Knockout stage[]

9th–12th playoffs[]

	Playoffs				Ninth place
	Italy	77
	Germany	83
					Germany	53
					Poland	72
	Latvia	70
	Poland	75
					Eleventh place
					Italy	80
					Latvia	60

Championship[]

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Hungary	51
	Romania	59
					Romania	56
					Russia	89
	Russia	98
	Croatia	61
									Russia	84
									Czech Republic	57
	Slovakia	67
	Czech Republic	75
					Czech Republic	56
					Turkey	50			Third place
	Turkey	63
	Spain	59
									Romania	58
									Turkey	55

5th–8th playoffs[]

	Playoffs				Fifth place
	Hungary	47
	Croatia	59
					Croatia	55
					Spain	70
	Slovakia	62
	Spain	74
					Seventh place
					Hungary	85
					Slovakia	64

2000 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship for Women
Russia First title

Final standings[]

Rank	Team	Record
	Russia	8-0
	Czech Republic	4-4
	Romania	5-3
4th	Turkey	2-6
5th	Spain	7-1
6th	Croatia	3-5
7th	Hungary	5-3
8th	Slovakia	4-4
9th	Poland	3-4
10th	Germany	2-5
11th	Italy	2-5
12th	Latvia	1-6

References[]

• FIBA Europe Archive