2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers

2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers

Tournament details
Dates	3–8 August 2021
Teams	32
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

The 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 3 to 8 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U18 European Championship.^[1]

The 2020 edition of FIBA U18 European Championship was to be held in Konya, Turkey but was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic continued in 2021, the FIBA Europe decided to hold alternative format of competition to replace traditional format of U18 European Championship where 16 or more teams gather in one place.

• The events are to be played on a voluntary participation basis, with promotion/relegation to be frozen across Divisions A, B and C.
• The Top 18 ranked teams (16 currently in Division A, plus two additional teams by 2019 ranking in respective category) to play three tournaments of six teams each (Groups A, B and C).
• All other registered teams, ranked 19 and lower, to play in tournaments of up to six teams each (Groups D/E).
• One tournament of up to six teams to be created with the lowest-ranked teams to accommodate Division C and Small Countries (Groups F/G).
• All tournaments to be played in Round Robin format, with groups to be created by "serpentine" style allocation, taking the hosting situation into consideration.

The Group A tournament was played in Skopje, North Macedonia.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Spain	5	5	0	391	293	+98	10
2	Serbia	5	4	1	406	349	+57	9
3	Germany	5	3	2	421	381	+40	8
4	Croatia	5	2	3	417	406	+11	7
5	North Macedonia	5	1	4	360	428	−68	6
6	Georgia	5	0	5	286	424	−138	5

The Group B tournament was played in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Israel	5	4	1	447	372	+75	9
2	Lithuania	5	3	2	389	360	+29	8
3	Estonia	5	3	2	372	366	+6	8
4	France	5	3	2	379	350	+29	8
5	Greece	5	2	3	345	396	−51	7
6	Portugal	5	0	5	316	404	−88	5

The Group C tournament was played in Konya, Turkey.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Slovenia	5	5	0	370	292	+78	10
2	Poland	5	3	2	335	332	+3	8
3	Latvia	5	2	3	277	347	−70	7
4	Russia	5	2	3	331	324	+7	7
5	Turkey	5	2	3	331	349	−18	7
6	Czech Republic	5	1	4	308	308	0	6

The Groups D/E tournament was played in Levice, Slovakia.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	2	2	0	181	140	+41	4	19–25 Challenger Final Four
2	Hungary	2	1	1	146	143	+3	3
3	Ireland	2	0	2	150	194	−44	2	19–25 Challenger Consolation round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	3	2	1	231	224	+7	5	19–25 Challenger Final Four
2	Ukraine	3	2	1	230	210	+20	5
3	Romania	3	1	2	213	213	0	4	19–25 Challenger Consolation round
4	Switzerland	3	1	2	240	267	−27	4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
23	Romania	2	2	0	172	154	+18	4
24	Switzerland	2	1	1	172	176	−4	3
25	Ireland	2	0	2	159	173	−14	2

	19th–22nd place semifinals					19th place match
	D1	Bulgaria	67
	E2	Ukraine	84
						E2	Ukraine	68
						D2	Hungary	80
	E1	Slovakia	59
	D2	Hungary	61			21st place match
						D1	Bulgaria	63
						E1	Slovakia	71

Rank	Team
19	Hungary
20	Ukraine
21	Slovakia
22	Bulgaria
23	Romania
24	Switzerland
25	Ireland

The Groups F/G tournament was played in Tirana, Albania.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kosovo	2	2	0	193	107	+86	4	26–32 Challenger Final Four
2	Albania	2	1	1	144	136	+8	3
3	Moldova	2	0	2	96	190	−94	2	26–32 Challenger Consolation round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Luxembourg	3	3	0	237	156	+81	6	26–32 Challenger Final Four
2	Andorra	3	2	1	205	179	+26	5
3	Gibraltar	3	1	2	169	197	−28	4	26–32 Challenger Consolation round
4	Malta	3	0	3	168	247	−79	3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
30	Gibraltar	2	2	0	157	132	+25	4
31	Malta	2	1	1	141	140	+1	3
32	Moldova	2	0	2	131	157	−26	2

	26th–29th place semifinals					26th place match
	F1	Kosovo	80
	G2	Andorra	71
						F1	Kosovo	84
						G1	Luxembourg	58
	G1	Luxembourg	64
	F2	Albania	63			28th place match
						G2	Andorra	56
						F2	Albania	61

Rank	Team
26	Kosovo
27	Luxembourg
28	Albania
29	Andorra
30	Gibraltar
31	Malta
32	Moldova

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• Official website
• Competition schedule