2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers

2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers

Tournament details
Dates	3–8 August 2021
Teams	32
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
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The 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers were basketball competitions which took place from 3 to 8 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U18 European Championship.^[1]

History[]

The 2020 edition of FIBA U18 European Championship was to be held in Konya, Turkey but was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic continued in 2021, the FIBA Europe decided to hold alternative format of competition to replace traditional format of U18 European Championship where 16 or more teams gather in one place.

Structure[]

• The events are to be played on a voluntary participation basis, with promotion/relegation to be frozen across Divisions A, B and C.
• The Top 18 ranked teams (16 currently in Division A, plus two additional teams by 2019 ranking in respective category) to play three tournaments of six teams each (Groups A, B and C).
• All other registered teams, ranked 19 and lower, to play in tournaments of up to six teams each (Groups D/E).
• One tournament of up to six teams to be created with the lowest-ranked teams to accommodate Division C and Small Countries (Groups F/G).
• All tournaments to be played in Round Robin format, with groups to be created by "serpentine" style allocation, taking the hosting situation into consideration.

Group A[]

The Group A tournament was played in Skopje, North Macedonia.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Spain	5	5	0	391	293	+98	10
2	Serbia	5	4	1	406	349	+57	9
3	Germany	5	3	2	421	381	+40	8
4	Croatia	5	2	3	417	406	+11	7
5	North Macedonia	5	1	4	360	428	−68	6
6	Georgia	5	0	5	286	424	−138	5

Group B[]

The Group B tournament was played in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Israel	5	4	1	447	372	+75	9
2	Lithuania	5	3	2	389	360	+29	8
3	Estonia	5	3	2	372	366	+6	8
4	France	5	3	2	379	350	+29	8
5	Greece	5	2	3	345	396	−51	7
6	Portugal	5	0	5	316	404	−88	5

Group C[]

The Group C tournament was played in Konya, Turkey.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Slovenia	5	5	0	370	292	+78	10
2	Poland	5	3	2	335	332	+3	8
3	Latvia	5	2	3	277	347	−70	7
4	Russia	5	2	3	331	324	+7	7
5	Turkey	5	2	3	331	349	−18	7
6	Czech Republic	5	1	4	308	308	0	6

Groups D/E[]

The Groups D/E tournament was played in Levice, Slovakia.

First round[]

Group D[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	2	2	0	181	140	+41	4	Semifinals
2	Hungary	2	1	1	146	143	+3	3
3	Ireland	2	0	2	150	194	−44	2	5th–7th place classification

Group E[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	3	2	1	231	224	+7	5	Semifinals
2	Ukraine	3	2	1	230	210	+20	5
3	Romania	3	1	2	213	213	0	4	5th–7th place classification
4	Switzerland	3	1	2	240	267	−27	4

5th–7th place classification[]

Group Z[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
5	Romania	2	2	0	172	154	+18	4
6	Switzerland	2	1	1	172	176	−4	3
7	Ireland	2	0	2	159	173	−14	2

Playoffs[]

	Semifinals					Final
	D1	Bulgaria	67
	E2	Ukraine	84
						E2	Ukraine	68
						D2	Hungary	80
	E1	Slovakia	59
	D2	Hungary	61			3rd place match
						D1	Bulgaria	63
						E1	Slovakia	71

Semifinals[]

3rd place match[]

Final[]

Final standings[]

Rank	Team
1	Hungary
2	Ukraine
3	Slovakia
4	Bulgaria
5	Romania
6	Switzerland
7	Ireland

Groups F/G[]

The Groups F/G tournament was played in Tirana, Albania.

First round[]

Group F[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kosovo	2	2	0	193	107	+86	4	Semifinals
2	Albania	2	1	1	144	136	+8	3
3	Moldova	2	0	2	96	190	−94	2	5th–7th place classification

Group G[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Luxembourg	3	3	0	237	156	+81	6	Semifinals
2	Andorra	3	2	1	205	179	+26	5
3	Gibraltar	3	1	2	169	197	−28	4	5th–7th place classification
4	Malta	3	0	3	168	247	−79	3

5th–7th place classification[]

Group X[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
5	Gibraltar	2	2	0	157	132	+25	4
6	Malta	2	1	1	141	140	+1	3
7	Moldova	2	0	2	131	157	−26	2

Playoffs[]

	Semifinals					Final
	F1	Kosovo	80
	G2	Andorra	71
						F1	Kosovo	84
						G1	Luxembourg	58
	G1	Luxembourg	64
	F2	Albania	63			3rd place match
						G2	Andorra	56
						F2	Albania	61

Semifinals[]

3rd place match[]

Final[]

Final standings[]

Rank	Team
1	Kosovo
2	Luxembourg
3	Albania
4	Andorra
5	Gibraltar
6	Malta
7	Moldova

See also[]

• 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers
• 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers
• 2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers
• 2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers
• 2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Competition schedule