2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

2005 EuroBasket Under-20
8th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	July 8–17
Teams	16
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Nikita Kurbanov
Top scorer	Markota (18.3)
Top rebounds	Markota (10.8)
Top assists	Močnik (5.0)
Official website
	Official website (archive)
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The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eighth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Chekhov, in Russia, hosted the tournament. Russia won their first title.

Ukraine and the Czech Republic were relegated to Division B.

Format change edit

For the first time, the format of the competition was changed. Four more teams entered the competition, and another round was played. The two last teams were relegated to Division B.

Teams edit

Squads edit

Preliminary round edit

The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each.

	Team advanced to Quarter-Final round
	Team competed in Classification round

Group A edit

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Greece	3	3	0	239	176	6
Latvia	3	2	1	218	202	5
Ukraine	3	1	2	203	223	4
Germany	3	0	3	190	249	3


8 July 2005
Germany	60–89	Greece	Chekhov
Ukraine	72–73	Latvia	Chekhov
9 July 2005
Greece	87–60	Ukraine	Chekhov
Latvia	89–67	Germany	Chekhov
10 July 2005
Germany	63–71	Ukraine	Chekhov
Latvia	56–63	Greece	Chekhov

Group B edit

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Lithuania	3	3	0	303	183	6
Italy	3	2	1	214	214	5
Belarus	3	1	2	174	209	4
Czech Republic	3	0	3	161	246	3


8 July 2005
Belarus	72–52	Czech Republic	Chekhov
Italy	77–109	Lithuania	Chekhov
9 July 2005
Belarus	49–93	Lithuania	Chekhov
Czech Republic	52–73	Italy	Chekhov
10 July 2005
Czech Republic	57–101	Lithuania	Chekhov
Italy	64–53	Belarus	Chekhov

Group C edit

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Russia	3	2	1	303	183	5
France	3	2	1	214	214	5
Croatia	3	1	2	174	209	4
Slovenia	3	1	2	161	246	4


8 July 2005
France	66–57	Slovenia	Chekhov
Croatia	68–83	Russia	Chekhov
9 July 2005
Slovenia	62–81	Croatia	Chekhov
Russia	76–60	France	Chekhov
10 July 2005
France	76–57	Croatia	Chekhov
Russia	64–65	Slovenia	Chekhov

Group D edit

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Serbia and Montenegro	3	3	0	226	180	6
Israel	3	2	1	199	198	5
Spain	3	1	2	216	204	4
Turkey	3	0	3	170	229	3


8 July 2005
Serbia and Montenegro	80–73	Spain	Chekhov
Israel	73–65	Turkey	Chekhov
9 July 2005
Israel	71–65	Spain	Chekhov
Serbia and Montenegro	78–52	Turkey	Chekhov
10 July 2005
Israel	55–68	Serbia and Montenegro	Chekhov
Spain	78–53	Turkey	Chekhov

Quarter-Final round edit

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

	Team advanced to Semifinals
	Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs

Group E edit

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	233	185	6
Israel	3	1	2	183	201	4
Greece	3	1	2	180	202	4
Italy	3	1	2	207	215	4


12 July 2005
Greece	51–60	Israel	Chekhov
Italy	72–76	Russia	Chekhov
13 July 2005
Israel	60–64	Italy	Chekhov
Russia	71–50	Greece	Chekhov
14 July 2005
Greece	79–71	Italy	Chekhov
Russia	86–63	Israel	Chekhov

Group F edit

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Lithuania	3	2	1	228	204	5
Serbia and Montenegro	3	2	1	207	187	5
France	3	1	2	188	213	4
Latvia	3	1	2	184	203	4


12 July 2005
Latvia	53–73	Serbia and Montenegro	Chekhov
Lithuania	87–65	France	Chekhov
13 July 2005
France	56–54	Latvia	Chekhov
Serbia and Montenegro	62–67	Lithuania	Chekhov
14 July 2005
Latvia	77–74	Lithuania	Chekhov
France	67–72	Serbia and Montenegro	Chekhov

Classification round edit

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

	Team competed to 9th–12th playoffs
	Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs

Group G edit

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Croatia	3	3	0	244	187	6
Turkey	3	2	1	211	206	5
Ukraine	3	1	2	199	229	4
Czech Republic	3	0	3	192	224	3


12 July 2005
Ukraine	59–68	Turkey	Chekhov
Czech Republic	56–72	Croatia	Chekhov
13 July 2005
Croatia	90–61	Ukraine	Chekhov
Turkey	73–65	Czech Republic	Chekhov
14 July 2005
Ukraine	79–71	Czech Republic	Chekhov
Croatia	82–70	Turkey	Chekhov

Group H edit

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	227	163	6
Slovenia	3	2	1	205	185	5
Belarus	3	1	2	186	220	4
Germany	3	0	3	173	223	3


12 July 2005
Germany	52–73	Spain	Chekhov
Belarus	56–74	Slovenia	Chekhov
13 July 2005
Slovenia	76–61	Germany	Chekhov
Spain	86–56	Belarus	Chekhov
14 July 2005
Germany	60–74	Belarus	Chekhov
Slovenia	55–68	Spain	Chekhov

Knockout stage edit

13th–16th playoffs edit

Playoffs		Thirteenth place

July 16, Chekhov

Ukraine	65
		July 17, Chekhov
Germany	81
		Germany	59
July 16, Chekhov
		Belarus	54
Belarus	76

Czech Republic	59
		Fifteenth place

		July 17, Chekhov

		Ukraine	76

		Czech Republic	50