2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

The 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 18th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-16 teams. The tournament was played from 4 to 13 August 2023 in Pitești, Romania.[1]

2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country Romania
CityPitești
Dates4–13 August 2023
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (1st title)
Runners-up Bulgaria
Third place Georgia
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2022
2024

Participating teams

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First round

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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 advance to the quarterfinals; the third and fourth teams advance to the 9th–16th place playoffs; the other teams will play in the 17th–21st place classification groups.

All times are local (Eastern European Summer TimeUTC+3).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Romania 4 4 0 297 268 +29 8 Quarterfinals
2   Georgia 4 3 1 329 263 +66 7
3   Iceland 4 2 2 322 332 −10 6 9th–16th place playoffs
4   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 3 279 304 −25 5
5   Austria 4 0 4 271 331 −60 4 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
18:00
Romania   72–50   Austria
Pitești Arena, Pitești
4 August 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina   62–73   Iceland
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
18:00
Georgia   90–61   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
5 August 2023
18:00
Iceland   88–90   Romania
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
18:00
Romania   66–62   Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
18:00
Austria   84–90   Iceland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
8 August 2023
15:30
Georgia   81–65   Austria
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
8 August 2023
18:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina   68–69   Romania
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
15:30
Iceland   71–96   Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
15:30
Austria   72–88   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pitești Arena, Pitești

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Estonia 4 4 0 324 228 +96 8 Quarterfinals
2   Hungary 4 3 1 323 223 +100 7
3   Ukraine 4 2 2 223 246 −23 6 9th–16th place playoffs
4   Great Britain 4 1 3 272 276 −4 5
5   Norway 4 0 4 213 382 −169 4 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
13:00
Ukraine   61–52   Norway
Pitești Arena, Pitești
4 August 2023
15:30
Estonia   86–55   Great Britain
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
15:30
Hungary   67–69   Estonia
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
5 August 2023
20:30
Great Britain   57–59   Ukraine
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
15:30
Norway   64–100   Great Britain
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
6 August 2023
15:30
Ukraine   53–71   Hungary
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
18:00
Estonia   66–50   Ukraine
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
8 August 2023
20:30
Hungary   118–41   Norway
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
9 August 2023
18:00
Great Britain   60–67   Hungary
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
20:30
Norway   56–103   Estonia
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 5 5 0 441 280 +161 10 Quarterfinals
2   Czech Republic 5 4 1 369 340 +29 9
3   Denmark 5 3 2 409 333 +76 8 9th–16th place playoffs
4   Luxembourg 5 2 3 385 472 −87 7
5    Switzerland 5 1 4 292 381 −89 6 17th–21st place classification
6   Ireland 5 0 5 209 299 −90 5
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
18:00
Luxembourg   71–64    Switzerland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
4 August 2023
18:00
Denmark   68–85   Croatia
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
4 August 2023
20:30
Ireland   48–71   Czech Republic
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
5 August 2023
13:00
Croatia   80–58   Luxembourg
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
15:30
Switzerland   64–47   Ireland
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
20:30
Czech Republic   79–63   Denmark
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
15:30
Croatia   90–38    Switzerland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
18:00
Luxembourg   77–80   Czech Republic
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
20:30
Denmark   89–58   Ireland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
8 August 2023
13:00
Switzerland   67–90   Denmark
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
15:30
Czech Republic   56–93   Croatia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
20:30
Ireland   56–75   Luxembourg
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
15:30
Luxembourg   44–99   Denmark
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
9 August 2023
18:00
Czech Republic   83–59    Switzerland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
9 August 2023
18:00
Croatia   93–60   Ireland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Bulgaria 4 4 0 298 250 +48 8 Quarterfinals
2   Slovakia 4 3 1 321 270 +51 7
3   Sweden 4 2 2 259 289 −30 6 9th–16th place playoffs
4   Portugal 4 1 3 255 266 −11 5
5   Netherlands 4 0 4 201 259 −58 4 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
15:30
Portugal   74–79   Slovakia
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
4 August 2023
15:30
Netherlands   47–63   Bulgaria
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
5 August 2023
15:30
Sweden   66–57   Netherlands
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
5 August 2023
18:00
Bulgaria   70–59   Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
13:00
Slovakia   78–89   Bulgaria
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
20:30
Portugal   61–68   Sweden
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
15:30
Sweden   59–95   Slovakia
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
8 August 2023
18:00
Netherlands   49–61   Portugal
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
9 August 2023
13:00
Bulgaria   76–66   Sweden
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
20:30
Slovakia   69–48   Netherlands
Pitești Arena, Pitești

17th–21st place classification

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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 2 2 0 157 116 +41 4 17th place match
2    Switzerland 2 1 1 120 127 −7 3 19th place match
3   Ireland 2 0 2 107 141 −34 2 21st place
Source: FIBA
11 August 2023
18:00
Ireland   60–77   Netherlands
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
12 August 2023
18:00
Netherlands   80–56    Switzerland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești

Group F

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11 August 2023
15:30
Austria   89–58   Norway
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești

Austria advance to the 17th place match; Norway advance to the 19th place match.

19th place match

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13 August 2023
13:30
Norway   73–85    Switzerland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești

17th place match

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13 August 2023
16:00
Austria   58–76   Netherlands
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești

9th–16th place playoffs

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13th place match13th–16th place semifinals9th–16th place quarterfinals9th–12th place semifinals9th place match
A3  Iceland63
B4  Great Britain83
  Iceland71  Great Britain69
  Luxembourg88  Sweden64
D3  Sweden71
C4  Luxembourg63
  Luxembourg63  Great Britain69
  Portugal69  Denmark83
B3  Ukraine63
A4  Bosnia and Herzegovina73
15th place match  Ukraine66  Bosnia and Herzegovina8211th place match
  Portugal73  Denmark86
  Iceland83C3  Denmark72  Sweden61
  Ukraine72D4  Portugal66  Bosnia and Herzegovina65

9th–16th place quarterfinals

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11 August 2023
13:00
Iceland   63–83   Great Britain
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
11 August 2023
15:30
Sweden   71–63   Luxembourg
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
11 August 2023
18:00
Ukraine   63–73   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
11 August 2023
20:30
Denmark   72–66   Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

13th–16th place semifinals

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12 August 2023
13:00
Iceland   71–88   Luxembourg
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
12 August 2023
15:30
Ukraine   66–73   Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

9th–12th place semifinals

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12 August 2023
18:00
Great Britain   69–64   Sweden
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
12 August 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina   82–86   Denmark
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

15th place match

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13 August 2023
11:00
Iceland   83–72   Ukraine
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

13th place match

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13 August 2023
13:30
Luxembourg   63–69   Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

11th place match

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13 August 2023
16:00
Sweden   61–65   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

9th place match

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13 August 2023
18:30
Great Britain   69–83   Denmark
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

Championship playoffs

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5th place match5th–8th place semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1  Romania (OT)83
B2  Hungary73
  Hungary79  Romania56
  Czech Republic55  Bulgaria67
D1  Bulgaria81
C2  Czech Republic54
  Hungary73  Bulgaria67
  Estonia68  Croatia85
B1  Estonia66
A2  Georgia79
7th place match  Estonia71  Georgia653rd place match
  Slovakia66  Croatia82
  Czech Republic53C1  Croatia85  Romania68
  Slovakia65D2  Slovakia35  Georgia70

Quarterfinals

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11 August 2023
13:00
Estonia   66–79   Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
11 August 2023
15:30
Bulgaria   81–54   Czech Republic
Pitești Arena, Pitești
11 August 2023
18:00
Romania   83–73 (OT)   Hungary
Pitești Arena, Pitești
11 August 2023
20:30
Croatia   85–35   Slovakia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

5th–8th place semifinals

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12 August 2023
13:00
Hungary   79–55   Czech Republic
Pitești Arena, Pitești
12 August 2023
15:30
Estonia   71–66   Slovakia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

Semifinals

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12 August 2023
18:00
Romania   56–67   Bulgaria
Pitești Arena, Pitești
12 August 2023
20:30
Georgia   65–82   Croatia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

7th place match

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13 August 2023
13:00
Czech Republic   53–65   Slovakia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

5th place match

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13 August 2023
15:30
Hungary   73–68   Estonia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

3rd place match

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13 August 2023
18:00
Romania   68–70   Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

Final

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13 August 2023
20:30
Bulgaria   67–85   Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 16–21, 24–20, 13–18
Pitești Arena, Pitești

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Croatia
    Bulgaria
    Georgia
4   Romania
5   Hungary
6   Estonia
7   Slovakia
8   Czech Republic
9   Denmark
10   Great Britain
11   Bosnia and Herzegovina
12   Sweden
13   Portugal
14   Luxembourg
15   Iceland
16   Ukraine
17   Netherlands
18   Austria
19    Switzerland
20   Norway
21   Ireland
Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division A

References

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  1. ^ "2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B official website". FIBA.basketball.
  2. ^ Draws concluded for FIBA European Youth Championships 2023
  3. ^ Draw results
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