2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B

The 2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B was the 17th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for women's national under-18 teams. It was played from 30 June to 9 July 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] Croatia women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.

2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Dates30 June – 9 July 2023
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (3rd title)
Runners-up Luxembourg
Third place Greece
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 other teams will play in the 9th–18th 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   Croatia 4 4 0 341 161 +180 8 Quarterfinals
2   Iceland 4 3 1 257 272 −15 7
3   Netherlands 4 2 2 209 227 −18 6 9th–18th place classification
4   Denmark 4 1 3 223 256 −33 5
5   North Macedonia 4 0 4 183 297 −114 4
Source: FIBA
30 June 2023
13:00
Netherlands   64–43   North Macedonia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
30 June 2023
15:30
Denmark   63–66   Iceland
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
1 July 2023
15:30
Croatia   91–39   Denmark
St. George School Gym, Sofia
1 July 2023
18:00
Iceland   75–44   Netherlands
St. George School Gym, Sofia
2 July 2023
18:00
Netherlands   42–61   Croatia
St. George School Gym, Sofia
2 July 2023
20:30
North Macedonia   59–77   Iceland
St. George School Gym, Sofia
4 July 2023
15:30
Denmark   48–59   Netherlands
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
4 July 2023
18:00
Croatia   83–41   North Macedonia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
5 July 2023
13:00
Iceland   39–106   Croatia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
5 July 2023
18:00
North Macedonia   40–73   Denmark
St. George School Gym, Sofia

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 3 0 179 138 +41 6 Quarterfinals
2   Ireland 3 2 1 157 159 −2 5
3   Norway 3 1 2 147 174 −27 4 9th–18th place classification
4   Great Britain 3 0 3 158 170 −12 3
Source: FIBA
30 June 2023
13:00
Ireland   58–41   Norway
St. George School Gym, Sofia
30 June 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina   55–48   Great Britain
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
2 July 2023
13:00
Great Britain   55–58   Ireland
St. George School Gym, Sofia
2 July 2023
15:30
Norway   49–61   Bosnia and Herzegovina
St. George School Gym, Sofia
5 July 2023
15:30
Norway   57–55   Great Britain
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
5 July 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina   63–41   Ireland
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Luxembourg 3 3 0 228 208 +20 6 Quarterfinals
2   Greece 3 2 1 177 149 +28 5
3   Austria 3 1 2 164 180 −16 4 9th–18th place classification
4   Romania 3 0 3 197 229 −32 3
Source: FIBA
30 June 2023
15:30
Greece   62–63   Luxembourg
St. George School Gym, Sofia
30 June 2023
18:00
Romania   61–68   Austria
St. George School Gym, Sofia
2 July 2023
13:00
Luxembourg   92–82   Romania
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
2 July 2023
15:30
Austria   32–46   Greece
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
5 July 2023
13:00
Austria   64–73   Luxembourg
St. George School Gym, Sofia
5 July 2023
20:30
Greece   69–54   Romania
St. George School Gym, Sofia

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Bulgaria 4 3 1 241 208 +33 7 Quarterfinals
2   Slovakia 4 2 2 253 217 +36 6
3   Estonia 4 2 2 213 231 −18 6 9th–18th place classification
4   Ukraine 4 2 2 231 259 −28 6
5   Sweden 4 1 3 240 263 −23 5
Source: FIBA
30 June 2023
18:00
Ukraine   54–67   Bulgaria
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
30 June 2023
20:30
Slovakia   53–60   Estonia
St. George School Gym, Sofia
1 July 2023
15:30
Sweden   72–74   Ukraine
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
1 July 2023
18:00
Bulgaria   64–60   Slovakia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
2 July 2023
18:00
Estonia   37–57   Bulgaria
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
2 July 2023
20:30
Slovakia   68–49   Sweden
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
4 July 2023
15:30
Ukraine   44–72   Slovakia
St. George School Gym, Sofia
4 July 2023
18:00
Sweden   62–68   Estonia
St. George School Gym, Sofia
5 July 2023
15:30
Estonia   48–59   Ukraine
St. George School Gym, Sofia
5 July 2023
18:00
Bulgaria   53–57   Sweden
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

9th–18th place classification

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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 4 4 0 274 218 +56 8 9th place match
2   Great Britain 4 2 2 230 244 −14 6 11th place match
3   Denmark 4 2 2 232 213 +19 6 13th place match
4   North Macedonia 4 1 3 217 258 −41 5 15th place match
5   Norway 4 1 3 244 264 −20 5 17th place match
Source: FIBA
6 July 2023
15:30
Denmark   51–58   Great Britain
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
6 July 2023
18:00
Norway   57–72   North Macedonia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
7 July 2023
13:00
Netherlands   77–74   Norway
St. George School Gym, Sofia
7 July 2023
15:30
Great Britain   64–62   North Macedonia
St. George School Gym, Sofia
8 July 2023
13:00
Netherlands   74–53   Great Britain
St. George School Gym, Sofia
8 July 2023
15:30
Norway   56–60   Denmark
St. George School Gym, Sofia

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Ukraine 4 4 0 258 231 +27 8 9th place match
2   Estonia 4 2 2 234 207 +27 6 11th place match
3   Sweden 4 2 2 295 281 +14 6 13th place match
4   Austria 4 2 2 241 251 −10 6 15th place match
5   Romania 4 0 4 224 282 −58 4 17th place match
Source: FIBA
6 July 2023
15:30
Romania   65–78   Sweden
St. George School Gym, Sofia
6 July 2023
18:00
Austria   48–59   Ukraine
St. George School Gym, Sofia
7 July 2023
18:00
Estonia   70–35   Romania
St. George School Gym, Sofia
7 July 2023
20:30
Austria   74–83   Sweden
St. George School Gym, Sofia
8 July 2023
18:00
Ukraine   66–63   Romania
St. George School Gym, Sofia
8 July 2023
20:30
Estonia   48–51   Austria
St. George School Gym, Sofia

17th place match

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9 July 2023
13:00
Norway   67–80   Romania
St. George School Gym, Sofia

15th place match

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9 July 2023
15:30
North Macedonia   74–81   Austria
St. George School Gym, Sofia

13th place match

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9 July 2023
18:00
Denmark   62–77   Sweden
St. George School Gym, Sofia

11th place match

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9 July 2023
13:00
Great Britain   40–53   Estonia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

9th place match

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9 July 2023
15:30
Netherlands   66–64   Ukraine
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

Championship playoffs

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5th place match5th–8th place semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1  Croatia66
B2  Ireland59
  Ireland55  Croatia45
  Bulgaria46  Greece41
D1  Bulgaria51
C2  Greece59
  Ireland43  Croatia93
  Slovakia68  Luxembourg66
B1  Bosnia and Herzegovina65
A2  Iceland48
7th place match  Iceland50  Bosnia and Herzegovina643rd place match
  Slovakia55  Luxembourg65
  Bulgaria69C1  Luxembourg82  Greece68
  Iceland86D2  Slovakia77  Bosnia and Herzegovina44

Quarterfinals

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7 July 2023
13:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina   65–48   Iceland
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
7 July 2023
15:30
Luxembourg   82–77   Slovakia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
7 July 2023
18:00
Bulgaria   51–59   Greece
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
7 July 2023
20:30
Croatia   66–59   Ireland
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

5th–8th place semifinals

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8 July 2023
13:00
Iceland   50–55   Slovakia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
8 July 2023
15:30
Ireland   55–46   Bulgaria
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

Semifinals

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8 July 2023
18:00
Croatia   45–41   Greece
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
8 July 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina   64–65   Luxembourg
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

7th place match

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9 July 2023
10:30
Bulgaria   69–86   Iceland
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

5th place match

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9 July 2023
10:30
Ireland   43–68   Slovakia
St. George School Gym, Sofia

3rd place match

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9 July 2023
18:00
Greece   68–44   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

Final

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9 July 2023
20:30
Croatia   93–66   Luxembourg
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Croatia
    Luxembourg
    Greece
4   Bosnia and Herzegovina
5   Slovakia
6   Ireland
7   Iceland
8   Bulgaria
9   Netherlands
10   Ukraine
11   Estonia
12   Great Britain
13   Sweden
14   Denmark
15   Austria
16   North Macedonia
17   Romania
18   Norway
Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket Division A

References

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  1. ^ "2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B official website". FIBA.basketball.
  2. ^ Draws concluded for FIBA European Youth Championships 2023
  3. ^ Draw results
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