FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations.

FIBA Europe
Formation1957; 67 years ago (1957)
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Region served
 Europe
Membership
50 full member associations
Official language
English
President
Spain Jorge Garbajosa
Parent organization
FIBA
Websitewww.fiba.basketball/europe Edit this at Wikidata

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Europe mandated that no official basketball competitions are to be held in either Russia or Belarus, while the teams of the Russian Basketball Federation and of the Belarusian Basketball Federation are being withdrawn from national team competitions and from the club competition season 2022–23.[1]

Structure edit

 
Headquarters of FIBA Europe, in Munich, Germany.

FIBA Europe is one of five Regions of FIBA and is responsible for controlling and developing the sport of basketball in Europe. Among many tasks, this includes promoting, supervising and directing international competition at the club and national team levels, as well as governing and appointing European international referees. FIBA Europe is an international federation whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of Europe, of which there are currently 50 members.[2]

The highest decision-making body is the Board of FIBA Europe which consists of 25 persons elected by the National Federations. The Board of FIBA Europe meets twice a year and is the executive body which represents all 50 Federations that make up the membership of FIBA Europe. All 50 federations meet once a year at the General Assembly of FIBA Europe.[2]

The Board of FIBA Europe edit

The current board members are:[3]

Current Executive Committee edit

Office Officeholders[4]
President   Jorge Garbajosa
Treasurer   Grzegorz Bachanski
Ex-officio members   Andreas Zagklis

Presidents edit

# Years Name[5]
1 2002–2010   George Vassilakopoulos
2 2010–2013   Olafur Rafnsson
3 2013–2014   Cyriel Coomas
4 2014–2023   Turgay Demirel
5 2023-present   Jorge Garbajosa

Executive Directors edit

Until 1 January 2015, the position was titled as a Secretary General.

# Years Name
1 2002–2012   Nar Zanolin
2 2012–present   Kamil Novak

Competitions edit

FIBA Europe competitions edit

Note: The men's EuroLeague and EuroCup are not operated by FIBA Europe, but rather by Euroleague Basketball. Both competitions are sanctioned by FIBA and play under FIBA rules.

Title holders edit

Continental champions edit

Competitions Year Champion Title Runners-up Next edition
Men's competitions
EuroBasket 2022   Spain 4th   France 2025
U20 European Championship 2023   France 2nd   Israel 2024
U18 European Championship 2023   Serbia 5th   Spain 2024
U16 European Championship 2023   Spain 6th   Italy 2024
3x3 Europe Cup 2023   Serbia 5th   Lithuania 2024
3x3 U18 European Championship 2023   Croatia 1st   Spain 2024
Women's competitions
EuroBasket Women 2023   Belgium 1st   Spain 2025
U20 Women's European Championship 2023   France 4th   Latvia 2024
U18 Women's European Championship 2023   Slovenia 1st   France 2024
U16 Women's European Championship 2023   France 5th   Spain 2024
3x3 Women's Europe Cup 2023   Netherlands 1st   Spain 2024
3x3 U18 Women's European Championship 2023   France 3rd   Spain 2024

Continental club champions edit

Competitions Year Champion Title Runners-up Next edition
Men's competitions
Basketball Champions League 2022–23   Telekom Baskets Bonn 1st   Hapoel Jerusalem 2023–24
Europe Cup 2022–23   Anwil Włocławek 1st   Cholet 2023–24
Women's competitions
EuroLeague Women 2022–23   Fenerbahçe 1st   ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. 2023–24
EuroCup Women 2022–23   ASVEL Féminin 1st   Galatasaray 2023–24
SuperCup Women 2023   Fenerbahçe 1st   ASVEL Féminin 2024

Titles by country edit

*Updated through 28 September 2023

  Yugoslavia - 19 /   Serbia and Montenegro - 9

Country Men Women 3x3 Men 3x3 Women Total
Euro U20 U18 U16 Euro U20 U18 U16 Euro U18 Euro U18
  Soviet Union 14 · 8 3 21 · 11 8 · · · · 65
  Spain 4 3 5 6 4 9 5 10 - - 1 2 49
  France 1 2 4 3 2 4 2 5 - 1 3 3 30
  Russia 1 1 - - 3 5 5 6 - - 2 - 23
  Yugoslavia 8 1 5 8 - · 1 - · · · · 23
  Serbia - 3 5 1 2 - 1 - 5 - - - 17
  Lithuania 3 2 2 2 1 - 2 - - 1 - - 13
  Italy 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 - - - - 12
  Greece 2 3 2 2 - - - - - - - - 9
  Croatia - - 3 4 - - - - - 1 - - 8
  Turkey - 1 2 3 - - - - - 1 - - 7
  Slovenia 1 2 - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 6
  Belgium - - - - 1 - 2 - - 1 - 1 5
  Hungary 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 5
  Serbia and Montenegro - 1 1 1 - · 1 1 · · · · 5
  Czechoslovakia 1 - - - - · 2 1 · · · · 4
  Czech Republic - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - 3
  Germany 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3
  Israel - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 2
  Latvia 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2
  Belarus - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
  Bosnia and Herzegovina - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
  Bulgaria - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
  CIS · - · · · · 1 · · · · · 1
  Egypt 1 · · · · · · · · · · · 1
  Netherlands - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
  Poland - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
  Romania - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1
  Ukraine - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1

Note: Titles won by nation, as recognized by FIBA Europe, including defunct states and Egypt, current member of FIBA Africa. The FIBA European Championship for Small Countries is not included in this ranking.

Medals edit

  • As of 15 September 2023.

Events edit

  1. FIBA EuroBasket (1935-2022) - 41 Editions
  2. FIBA U20 European Championship (1992-2023) - 24 Editions
  3. FIBA U18 European Championship (1964-2023) - 38 Editions
  4. FIBA U16 European Championship (1971-2023) - 35 Editions
  5. FIBA EuroBasket Women (1938-2023) - 39 Editions
  6. FIBA U20 Women's European Championship (2000-2023) - 20 Editions
  7. FIBA U18 Women's European Championship (1965-2023) - 38 Editions
  8. FIBA U16 Women's European Championship (1976-2023) - 33 Editions
  9. FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (2014-2023) - 16 (8+8) Editions
  10. FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships (2015-2023) - 16 (8+8) Editions

Without Precursors edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)*6591084
2  Spain (ESP)494836133
3  France (FRA)303535100
4  Russia (RUS)23171757
5  Yugoslavia (YUG)*19201554
6  Serbia (SRB)17101037
7  Lithuania (LTU)1319941
8  Italy (ITA)12243066
9  Greece (GRE)98825
10  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)*93416
11  Croatia (CRO)86620
12  Turkey (TUR)791632
13  Slovenia (SLO)66315
14  Hungary (HUN)591125
15  Belgium (BEL)53412
16  Czechoslovakia (TCH)*4171839
17  Czech Republic (CZE)311620
18  Germany (GER)35816
19  Latvia (LAT)28717
20  Israel (ISR)25310
21  Bulgaria (BUL)191222
22  Poland (POL)161219
23  Netherlands (NED)13610
24  Belarus (BLR)1225
  Romania (ROU)1225
26  Ukraine (UKR)1135
27  CIS (CIS)*1012
  Egypt (EGY)*1012
29  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1001
30  Slovakia (SVK)0314
31  Montenegro (MNE)0112
32  Portugal (POR)0101
33  Sweden (SWE)0022
34  East Germany (GDR)*0011
Totals (34 entries)300300300900

With Precursors edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia (RUS)892628143
2  Spain (ESP)494836133
3  Serbia (SRB)453329107
4  France (FRA)303535100
5  Lithuania (LTU)1319941
6  Italy (ITA)12243066
7  Greece (GRE)98825
8  Croatia (CRO)86620
9  Czech Republic (CZE)7282459
10  Turkey (TUR)791632
11  Slovenia (SLO)66315
12  Hungary (HUN)591125
13  Belgium (BEL)53412
14  Germany (GER)35917
15  Latvia (LAT)28717
16  Israel (ISR)25310
17  Bulgaria (BUL)191222
18  Poland (POL)161219
19  Netherlands (NED)13610
20  Belarus (BLR)1225
  Romania (ROU)1225
22  Ukraine (UKR)1135
23  Egypt (EGY)*1012
24  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1001
25  Slovakia (SVK)0314
26  Montenegro (MNE)0112
27  Portugal (POR)0101
28  Sweden (SWE)0022
Totals (28 entries)300300300900
  1.   Russia +   CIS +   Soviet Union
  2.   Serbia +   Serbia and Montenegro +   Yugoslavia
  3.   Czech Republic +   Czechoslovakia
  4.   Germany +   East Germany

FIBA World Rankings edit

Overview edit

Members edit

Code Association National teams FIBA
affiliation
IOC
member
ALB   Albania 1947 Yes
AND   Andorra 1988 Yes
ARM   Armenia 1992 Yes
AUT   Austria 1934 Yes
AZE   Azerbaijan 1994 Yes
BLR   Belarus 1992 Yes
BEL   Belgium 1933 Yes
BIH   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992 Yes
BUL   Bulgaria 1935 Yes
CRO   Croatia 1992 Yes
CYP   Cyprus 1974 Yes
CZE   Czech Republic 1932 Yes
DEN   Denmark 1951 Yes
EST   Estonia 1991 Yes
FIN   Finland 1939 Yes
FRA   France 1933 Yes
GEO   Georgia 1992 Yes
GER   Germany 1934 Yes
GIB   Gibraltar 1985 No[n 1]
GBR   Great Britain 2006 Yes
GRE   Greece 1936 Yes
HUN   Hungary 1935 Yes
ISL   Iceland 1959 Yes
IRL   Ireland 1947 Yes
ISR   Israel 1939 Yes
ITA   Italy 1932 Yes
KOS   Kosovo 2015 Yes
LAT   Latvia 1992 Yes
LTU   Lithuania 1992 Yes
LUX   Luxembourg 1946 Yes
MLT   Malta 1967 Yes
MDA   Moldova 1992 Yes
MON   Monaco 1987 Yes
MNE   Montenegro 2006 Yes
NED   Netherlands 1946 Yes
MKD   North Macedonia 1993 Yes
NOR   Norway 1968 Yes
POL   Poland 1934 Yes
POR   Portugal 1932 Yes
ROU   Romania 1932 Yes
RUS   Russia 1947 Yes
SMR   San Marino 1969 Yes
SRB   Serbia 2006 Yes
SVK   Slovakia 1993 Yes
SLO   Slovenia 1992 Yes
ESP   Spain 1934 Yes
SWE   Sweden 1952 Yes
SUI   Switzerland 1932 Yes
TUR   Turkey 1936 Yes
UKR   Ukraine 1992 Yes

Defunct members edit

Code Association National teams FIBA
affiliation
FIBA
disaffiliation
TCH   Czechoslovakia 1992
GDR   East Germany 1952 1990
ENG   England[n 2] 1937
SCG   Serbia and Montenegro 1992 2006
SCO   Scotland[n 2] 1947
URS   Soviet Union 1992
WAL   Wales[n 2] 1956
YUG   Yugoslavia 1949 1992

Notes edit

  1. ^ Part of the British Olympic Association.
  2. ^ a b c Integrated in the British Association.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Russia and Belarus withdrawn from FIBA's European national team and club competitions". FIBA.basketball.
  2. ^ a b "Organisation of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Board of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ "FIBA Europe Executive Committee". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ "President". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  6. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

External links edit