2023 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B

The 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 17th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-20 teams. It was played from 7 to 16 July 2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia.[1]

2023 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country North Macedonia
CitySkopje
Dates7–16 July 2023
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2022
2024

Participating teams edit

First round edit

The draw of the first round was held on 14 February 2023 in Freising, Germany.[2][3]

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals; the third and fourth teams advanced to the 9th–16th place playoffs; the other teams played in the 17th–20th place classification group.

All times are local (Central European Summer TimeUTC+2).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   North Macedonia 4 3 1 316 264 +52 7 Quarterfinals
2   Czech Republic 4 3 1 326 278 +48 7
3   Bulgaria 4 3 1 347 298 +49 7 9th–16th place playoffs
4   Ireland 4 1 3 226 322 −96 5
5   Slovakia 4 0 4 262 315 −53 4 17th–20th place classification
Source: FIBA
7 July 2023
13:30
Bulgaria   95–38   Ireland
7 July 2023
18:30
North Macedonia   75–80   Czech Republic
SRC Kale
8 July 2023
18:30
Slovakia   64–81   North Macedonia
SRC Kale
8 July 2023
21:00
Czech Republic   102–104 (OT)   Bulgaria
9 July 2023
16:00
Bulgaria   94–75   Slovakia
SRC Kale
9 July 2023
18:30
Ireland   44–82   Czech Republic
SRC Kale
11 July 2023
18:30
North Macedonia   83–54   Bulgaria
SRC Kale
11 July 2023
21:00
Slovakia   68–78 (OT)   Ireland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
12 July 2023
16:00
Czech Republic   62–55   Slovakia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
12 July 2023
18:30
Ireland   66–77   North Macedonia
SRC Kale

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 4 4 0 275 229 +46 8 Quarterfinals
2   Great Britain 4 2 2 245 247 −2 6
3   Austria 4 2 2 271 291 −20 6 9th–16th place playoffs
4   Hungary 4 1 3 275 264 +11 5
5   Luxembourg 4 1 3 244 279 −35 5 17th–20th place classification
Source: FIBA
7 July 2023
16:00
Hungary   60–65   Portugal
SRC Kale
7 July 2023
21:00
Great Britain   72–63   Austria
SRC Kale
8 July 2023
13:30
Luxembourg   63–85   Hungary
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
8 July 2023
16:00
Portugal   63–56   Great Britain
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
9 July 2023
13:30
Great Britain   60–67   Luxembourg
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
9 July 2023
18:30
Austria   62–80   Portugal
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
11 July 2023
13:30
Hungary   54–57   Great Britain
SRC Kale
11 July 2023
21:00
Luxembourg   63–67   Austria
SRC Kale
12 July 2023
16:00
Portugal   67–51   Luxembourg
SRC Kale
12 July 2023
18:30
Austria   79–76 (2OT)   Hungary
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 4 4 0 360 284 +76 8 Quarterfinals
2   Ukraine 4 3 1 334 257 +77 7
3   Georgia 4 2 2 294 309 −15 6 9th–16th place playoffs
4   Kosovo 4 1 3 283 313 −30 5
5   Azerbaijan 4 0 4 244 352 −108 4 17th–20th place classification
Source: FIBA
7 July 2023
13:30
Sweden   102–50   Azerbaijan
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
7 July 2023
18:30
Georgia   55–82   Ukraine
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
8 July 2023
13:30
Kosovo   70–80   Georgia
SRC Kale
8 July 2023
21:00
Ukraine   80–83   Sweden
SRC Kale
9 July 2023
16:00
Sweden   84–76   Kosovo
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
9 July 2023
21:00
Azerbaijan   57–94   Ukraine
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
11 July 2023
16:00
Kosovo   75–71   Azerbaijan
SRC Kale
11 July 2023
18:30
Georgia   78–91   Sweden
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
12 July 2023
13:30
Ukraine   78–62   Kosovo
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
12 July 2023
21:00
Azerbaijan   66–81   Georgia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 4 3 1 312 258 +54 7 Quarterfinals
2    Switzerland 4 3 1 310 305 +5 7
3   Latvia 4 2 2 331 284 +47 6 9th–16th place playoffs
4   Finland 4 2 2 318 287 +31 6
5   Albania 4 0 4 247 384 −137 4 17th–20th place classification
Source: FIBA
7 July 2023
16:00
Finland   66–76    Switzerland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
7 July 2023
21:00
Netherlands   65–57   Latvia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
8 July 2023
16:00
Albania   65–97   Netherlands
SRC Kale
8 July 2023
18:30
Latvia   90–66   Finland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
9 July 2023
13:30
Finland   107–46   Albania
SRC Kale
9 July 2023
21:00
Switzerland   96–85 (OT)   Latvia
SRC Kale
11 July 2023
13:30
Netherlands   75–79   Finland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
11 July 2023
16:00
Albania   79–81 (OT)    Switzerland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
12 July 2023
13:30
Latvia   99–57   Albania
SRC Kale
12 July 2023
21:00
Switzerland   57–75   Netherlands
SRC Kale

17th–20th place classification edit

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
17   Luxembourg 3 3 0 250 197 +53 6
18   Slovakia 3 2 1 203 199 +4 5
19   Albania 3 1 2 199 221 −22 4
20   Azerbaijan 3 0 3 169 204 −35 3
First match(es) will be played: 14 July 2023. Source: FIBA
14 July 2023
11:00
Slovakia   72–70   Albania
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
14 July 2023
11:00
Luxembourg   78–63   Azerbaijan
SRC Kale
15 July 2023
11:00
Azerbaijan   47–61   Slovakia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
15 July 2023
11:00
Albania   64–90   Luxembourg
SRC Kale
16 July 2023
9:00
Azerbaijan   59–65   Albania
SRC Kale
16 July 2023
11:30
Slovakia   70–82   Luxembourg
SRC Kale

9th–16th place playoffs edit

13th place match13th–16th place semifinals9th–16th place quarterfinals9th–12th place semifinals9th place match
A3  Bulgaria75
B4  Hungary59
  Hungary81  Bulgaria115
  Latvia (OT)85  Kosovo80
D3  Latvia77
C4  Kosovo81
  Latvia99  Bulgaria70
  Georgia93  Finland78
B3  Austria79
A4  Ireland60
15th place match  Ireland67  Austria7211th place match
  Georgia92  Finland80
  Hungary69C3  Georgia64  Kosovo (OT)78
  Ireland54D4  Finland79  Austria67

9th–16th place quarterfinals edit

14 July 2023
13:30
Bulgaria   75–59   Hungary
SRC Kale
14 July 2023
13:30
Austria   79–60   Ireland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
14 July 2023
16:00
Latvia   77–81   Kosovo
SRC Kale
14 July 2023
16:00
Georgia   64–79   Finland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

13th–16th place semifinals edit

15 July 2023
13:30
Hungary   81–85 (OT)   Latvia
SRC Kale
15 July 2023
16:00
Ireland   67–92   Georgia
SRC Kale

9th–12th place semifinals edit

15 July 2023
18:30
Bulgaria   115–80   Kosovo
SRC Kale
15 July 2023
21:00
Austria   72–80   Finland
SRC Kale

15th place match edit

16 July 2023
14:00
Hungary   69–54   Ireland
SRC Kale

13th place match edit

16 July 2023
16:30
Latvia   99–93   Georgia
SRC Kale

11th place match edit

16 July 2023
19:00
Kosovo   78–67 (OT)   Austria
SRC Kale

9th place match edit

16 July 2023
16:00
Bulgaria   70–78   Finland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

Championship playoffs edit

5th place match5th–8th place semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1  North Macedonia66
B2  Great Britain49
  Great Britain78  North Macedonia66
  Netherlands82  Ukraine53
D1  Netherlands49
C2  Ukraine67
  Netherlands77  North Macedonia72
  Portugal66  Czech Republic85
B1  Portugal57
A2  Czech Republic73
7th place match  Portugal76  Czech Republic943rd place match
   Switzerland58  Sweden74
  Great Britain74C1  Sweden84  Ukraine83
   Switzerland82D2   Switzerland72  Sweden61

Quarterfinals edit

14 July 2023
18:30
North Macedonia   66–49   Great Britain
SRC Kale
14 July 2023
18:30
Portugal   57–73   Czech Republic
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
14 July 2023
21:00
Netherlands   49–67   Ukraine
SRC Kale
14 July 2023
21:00
Sweden   84–72    Switzerland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

5th–8th place semifinals edit

15 July 2023
13:30
Great Britain   78–82   Netherlands
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
15 July 2023
16:00
Portugal   76–58    Switzerland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

Semifinals edit

15 July 2023
18:30
North Macedonia   66–53   Ukraine
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
15 July 2023
21:00
Czech Republic   94–74   Sweden
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

7th place match edit

16 July 2023
11:00
Great Britain   74–82    Switzerland
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

5th place match edit

16 July 2023
13:30
Netherlands   77–66   Portugal
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

3rd place match edit

16 July 2023
18:30
Ukraine   83–61   Sweden
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

Final edit

16 July 2023
21:00
North Macedonia   72–85   Czech Republic
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Czech Republic
    North Macedonia
    Ukraine
4   Sweden
5   Netherlands
6   Portugal
7    Switzerland
8   Great Britain
9   Finland
10   Bulgaria
11   Kosovo
12   Austria
13   Latvia
14   Georgia
15   Hungary
16   Ireland
17   Luxembourg
18   Slovakia
19   Albania
20   Azerbaijan
Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket Division A

References edit

  1. ^ "2023 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B official website". FIBA.basketball.
  2. ^ Draws concluded for FIBA European Youth Championships 2023
  3. ^ Draw results

External links edit