2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B

The 2012 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 9th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for national under-16 teams. It was played from 19 to 29 July 2012 in Bucharest, Romania.[1] Belgium men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.

2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country Romania
CityBucharest
Dates19–29 July 2012
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runners-up Montenegro
Third place Sweden
2011
2013

Participating teams edit

First round edit

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinal groups; the third and fourth teams advance to the 9th–16th place classification groups; the other teams will play in the 17th–21st place classification groups.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 4 4 0 295 229 +66 8 Quarterfinal groups
2   Israel 4 3 1 253 238 +15 7
3   Finland 4 2 2 279 271 +8 6 9th–16th place classification
4   Belarus 4 1 3 263 299 −36 5
5   Luxembourg 4 0 4 259 312 −53 4 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA Archive
19 July 2012
Luxembourg   63–67   Belarus
Bucharest
19 July 2012
Sweden   67–57   Finland
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Israel   52–65   Sweden
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Finland   89–82   Luxembourg
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Belarus   69–81   Finland
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Luxembourg   65–71   Israel
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Sweden   85–49   Luxembourg
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Israel   77–56   Belarus
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Finland   52–53   Israel
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Belarus   71–78   Sweden
Bucharest

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 4 3 1 262 217 +45 7 Quarterfinal groups
2   Macedonia 4 3 1 283 233 +50 7
3   Denmark 4 2 2 239 243 −4 6 9th–16th place classification
4   Bulgaria 4 1 3 243 289 −46 5
5   Slovakia 4 1 3 235 280 −45 5 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA Archive
19 July 2012
Slovakia   47–84   Macedonia
Bucharest
19 July 2012
Belgium   61–66   Denmark
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Bulgaria   43–75   Belgium
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Denmark   61–64   Slovakia
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Macedonia   61–52   Denmark
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Slovakia   65–68   Bulgaria
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Belgium   67–59   Slovakia
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Bulgaria   75–89   Macedonia
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Denmark   60–57   Bulgaria
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Macedonia   49–59   Belgium
Bucharest

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Montenegro 4 4 0 315 224 +91 8 Quarterfinal groups
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 2 317 294 +23 6
3   Georgia 4 2 2 214 258 −44 6 9th–16th place classification
4   Romania 4 1 3 229 249 −20 5
5   Estonia 4 1 3 233 283 −50 5 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA Archive
19 July 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina   82–83   Estonia
Bucharest
19 July 2012
Romania   51–55   Georgia
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Montenegro   66–53   Romania
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Georgia   52–82   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Estonia   52–59   Georgia
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina   78–93   Montenegro
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Romania   66–75   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Montenegro   83–45   Estonia
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Georgia   48–73   Montenegro
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Estonia   53–59   Romania
Bucharest

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 5 5 0 279 205 +74 10 Quarterfinal groups
2   Hungary 5 4 1 363 263 +100 9
3    Switzerland 5 3 2 277 292 −15 8 9th–16th place classification
4   Netherlands 5 2 3 262 257 +5 7
5   Norway 5 1 4 220 322 −102 6 17th–21st place classification
6   Austria 5 0 5 251 313 −62 5
Source: FIBA Archive
19 July 2012
Norway   41–90   Hungary
Bucharest
19 July 2012
Austria   57–72    Switzerland
Bucharest
19 July 2012
Netherlands   40–48   Portugal
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Hungary   88–57   Austria
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Portugal   52–33   Norway
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Switzerland   66–55   Netherlands
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Portugal   64–54   Hungary
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Netherlands   48–36   Austria
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Norway   43–55    Switzerland
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Hungary   66–55   Netherlands
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Switzerland   38–72   Portugal
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Austria   61–62   Norway
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Switzerland   46–65   Hungary
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Norway   41–64   Netherlands
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Portugal   43–40   Austria
Bucharest

17th–21st place classification edit

Group I edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Luxembourg 1 1 0 99 70 +29 2 17th place match
2   Slovakia 1 0 1 70 99 −29 1 19th place match
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Luxembourg   99–70   Slovakia
Bucharest

Group J edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Estonia 2 2 0 123 95 +28 4 17th place match
2   Norway 2 1 1 106 124 −18 3 19th place match
3   Austria 2 0 2 112 122 −10 2
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Austria   51–60   Estonia
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Estonia   63–44   Norway
Bucharest

17th–20th place playoffs edit

19th place match edit

29 July 2012
Slovakia   84–45   Norway
Bucharest

17th place match edit

29 July 2012
Luxembourg   73–102   Estonia
Bucharest

9th–16th place classification edit

Group G edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Belarus 3 2 1 234 224 +10 5 9th–12th place playoffs
2   Finland 3 2 1 229 198 +31 5
3   Denmark 3 2 1 210 211 −1 5 13th–16th place playoffs
4   Bulgaria 3 0 3 179 219 −40 3
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Finland   83–50   Bulgaria
Bucharest
25 July 2012
Belarus   89–71   Denmark
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Denmark   79–65   Finland
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Bulgaria   72–76   Belarus
Bucharest

Group H edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 1 187 171 +16 5 9th–12th place playoffs
2   Georgia 3 2 1 177 179 −2 5
3   Romania 3 1 2 193 179 +14 4 13th–16th place playoffs
4    Switzerland 3 1 2 186 214 −28 4
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Georgia   53–76   Netherlands
Bucharest
25 July 2012
Romania   90–68    Switzerland
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Switzerland   52–69   Georgia
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Netherlands   56–52   Romania
Bucharest

13th–16th place playoffs edit

13th–16th place semifinals 13th place match
      
G3   Denmark 95
H4    Switzerland 49
G3   Denmark 91
H3   Romania 67
H3   Romania 76
G4   Bulgaria 70 15th place match
H4    Switzerland 62
G4   Bulgaria 63

13th–16th place semifinals edit

28 July 2012
Denmark   95–49    Switzerland
Bucharest
28 July 2012
Romania   76–70   Bulgaria
Bucharest

15th place match edit

29 July 2012
Switzerland   62–63   Bulgaria
Bucharest

13th place match edit

29 July 2012
Denmark   91–67   Romania
Bucharest

9th–12th place playoffs edit

9th–12th place semifinals 9th place match
      
G1   Belarus 74
H2   Georgia 66
G1   Belarus 63
H1   Netherlands 71
H1   Netherlands 76
G2   Finland 59 11th place match
H2   Georgia 48
G2   Finland 89

9th–12th place semifinals edit

28 July 2012
Belarus   74–66   Georgia
Bucharest
28 July 2012
Netherlands   76–59   Finland
Bucharest

11th place match edit

29 July 2012
Georgia   48–89   Finland
Bucharest

9th place match edit

29 July 2012
Belarus   63–71   Netherlands
Bucharest

1st–8th place classification edit

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 2 1 194 178 +16 5 Semifinals
2   Belgium 3 2 1 178 173 +5 5
3   Israel 3 1 2 187 194 −7 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4   Macedonia 3 1 2 185 199 −14 4
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Sweden   64–67   Macedonia
Bucharest
25 July 2012
Israel   59–60   Belgium
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Belgium   59–65   Sweden
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Macedonia   69–76   Israel
Bucharest

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 2 1 171 158 +13 5 Semifinals
2   Montenegro 3 2 1 225 183 +42 5
3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 2 199 208 −9 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4   Portugal 3 1 2 167 213 −46 4
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Montenegro   42–54   Hungary
Bucharest
25 July 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina   69–52   Portugal
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Portugal   51–90   Montenegro
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Hungary   63–52   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bucharest

5th–8th place playoffs edit

5th–8th place semifinals 5th place match
      
E3   Israel 73
F4   Portugal 64
E3   Israel 65
F3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 71
F3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 79
E4   Macedonia 69 7th place match
F4   Portugal 56
E4   Macedonia 70

5th–8th place semifinals edit

28 July 2012
Israel   73–64   Portugal
Bucharest
28 July 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina   79–69   Macedonia
Bucharest

7th place match edit

29 July 2012
Portugal   56–70   Macedonia
Bucharest

5th place match edit

29 July 2012
Israel   65–71   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bucharest

Championship playoffs edit

Semifinals Final
      
E1   Sweden 66
F2   Montenegro 71
F2   Montenegro 46
E2   Belgium 56
F1   Hungary 48
E2   Belgium 50 3rd place match
E1   Sweden 79
F1   Hungary 55

Semifinals edit

28 July 2012
Sweden   66–71   Montenegro
Bucharest
28 July 2012
Hungary   48–50   Belgium
Bucharest

3rd place match edit

29 July 2012
Sweden   79–55   Hungary
Bucharest

Final edit

29 July 2012
Montenegro   46–56   Belgium
Bucharest

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Belgium
    Montenegro
    Sweden
4   Hungary
5   Bosnia and Herzegovina
6   Israel
7   Macedonia
8   Portugal
9   Netherlands
10   Belarus
11   Finland
12   Georgia
13   Denmark
14   Romania
15   Bulgaria
16    Switzerland
17   Estonia
18   Luxembourg
19   Slovakia
20   Norway
21   Austria
Promoted to the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division A

References edit