Basketball at the 2025 Games of the Small States of Europe
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Andorra |
| Dates | 27–31 May |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | Pavelló Joan Alay |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Montenegro (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Luxembourg |
| Third place |  Cyprus |
| Fourth place | Andorra |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Top scorer | Anne Simon (61 points)[1] (12.2 ppg) |
Basketball at the 2025 Games of the Small States of Europe was held from 27 to 31 May 2025 in Andorra La Vella. Similar to 2023, only a women's basketball event took place.
Montenegro won their third gold medal after beating Luxembourg in the final.[2]
Cyprus took bronze after triumphing over hosts Andorra in the bronze medal game.[3]
Teams
| Team | App | First | Last | Streak | Best placement in tournament | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra H | 2nd | 2005 | 1 | Fourth place (2005) | 104 | |
| Cyprus | 12th | 1989 | 2023 | 4 | Runners-up (1991, 2003) | 78 |
| Luxembourg | 14th | 14 | Champions (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2013, 2015) | 50 | ||
| Montenegro | 3rd | 2019 | 3 | Champions (2019, 2023) | 19 | |
Venue
The venue was the Pavelló Joan Alay in Andorra's capital, Andorra La Vella.
Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 128 | +111 | 6 |
| 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 140 | +111 | 5 |
| 3 | Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 170 | 174 | −4 | 4 |
| 4 | Andorra (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 300 | −218 | 3 |
Source: GSSE
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
27 May 2025 17:30 |
| Luxembourg | 63–41 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 16–11, 21–9, 14–9 | ||
| Pts: Simon 17 | Pts: Pilakouta 17 | |
Pavelló Joan Alay, Andorra La Vella |
27 May 2025 20:00 |
| Andorra | 24–111 | Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 4–32, 10–20, 6–37, 4–22 | ||
| Pts: Rodriguez 7 | Pts: Savkovic 16 | |
Pavelló Joan Alay, Andorra La Vella |
28 May 2025 17:30 |
| Cyprus | 52–85 | Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 9–17, 13–22, 18–23 | ||
| Pts: Pilakouta 13 | Pts: Zivaljevic 15 | |
Pavelló Joan Alay, Andorra La Vella |
28 May 2025 20:00 |
| Luxembourg | 112–32 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–7, 28–9, 31–7, 21–9 | ||
| Pts: Baum 21 | Pts: Marrugat, Santamaria 6 | |
Pavelló Joan Alay, Andorra La Vella |
29 May 2025 17:30 |
| Montenegro | 55–64 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 8–13, 13–15, 16–19 | ||
| Pts: Kovacevic, Zivaljevic 11 | Pts: Etute 19 | |
Pavelló Joan Alay, Andorra La Vella |
29 May 2025 20:00 |
| Andorra | 26–77 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–20, 5–24', 7–21, 7–12 | ||
| Pts: Marrugat 9 | Pts: Pilakouta 14 | |
Pavelló Joan Alay, Andorra La Vella |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 May | ||||||
| Luxembourg | 90 | |||||
| 31 May | ||||||
| Andorra | 35 | |||||
| Luxembourg | 56 | |||||
| 30 May | ||||||
| Montenegro | 68 | |||||
| Montenegro | 70 | |||||
| Cyprus | 46 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 31 May | ||||||
| Andorra | 44 | |||||
| Cyprus | 58 | |||||
Semifinals
30 May 2025 17:30 |
| Luxembourg | 90–35 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–10, 30–8, 16–5, 16–12 | ||
| Pts: Simon 16 | Pts: Fernández 15 | |
Pavelló Joan Alay, Andorra La Vella |
30 May 2025 20:00 |
| Montenegro | 70–46 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–5, 14–11, 11–24, 22–6 | ||
| Pts: Bulajic 18 | Pts: Chenaklieva 19 | |
Pavelló Joan Alay, Andorra La Vella |
Third place game
31 May 2025 10:00 |
| Andorra | 44–58 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–11, 12–18, 12–17, 9–12 | ||
| Pts: Solano 11 | Pts: Pangalos 13 | |
Pavelló Joan Alay, Andorra La Vella |
Final
31 May 2025 12:30 |
| Luxembourg | 56–68 | Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 15–13, 10–15, 11–20 | ||
| Pts: Etute 11 | Pts: Jovanovic 22 | |
Pavelló Joan Alay, Andorra La Vella |
Final rankings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Montenegro |
 | Luxembourg |
 | Cyprus |
| 4 | Andorra |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 5×5 | Montenegro Marija Baošić Maja Bigović Milena Bigović Jelena Bulajić Nikolina Ilić Milica Jovanović Bojana Kovačević Marija Leković Jovana Pašić Zorana Radonjić Jovana Savković Sofija Živaljević | Luxembourg Joy Baum Charlie Bidinger Faith Etute Joyce Etute Laurie Irthum Jovana Jakšić Dionne Madjo Magaly Meynadier Svenia Nürenberg Jo Oly Anne Simon Esmeralda Skrijelj | Cyprus Veatriki Akathiotou Emelia Georgiou Maria Konstantinou Ioanna Kyprianou Eleni Oikonomidou Marissa Ariella Pangalos Despina Papaioannou Eleni Pilakouta Tijana Raca Sofia Stylianidi Kyriaki Taylor Styliana Velinova Chenaklieva |
References
- ^ "Andora 2025". andora2025.furkisport.com.
- ^ "Košarkašice osvojile zlato na Igrama malih zemalja Evrope". May 31, 2025.
- ^ "Cyprus beat Andorra, earn third place". www.eurobasket.com.