2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers

The 2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 12 to 18 July 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship.[1]

2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers
Tournament details
Dates12–18 July 2021
Teams28
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

History

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The 2020 edition of FIBA U20 Women's European Championship was to be held in Sopron, Hungary 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 U20 Women's European Championship where 16 teams gather in one place.

Structure

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  • 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 and E).
  • All tournaments to be played in Round Robin format, with groups to be created by "serpentine" style allocation, taking the hosting situation into consideration.

Participating teams

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Top-18 Challengers

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Group A

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The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Italy 5 5 0 293 238 +55 10
2   Belgium 5 4 1 383 276 +107 9
3   Latvia 5 3 2 323 333 −10 8
4   Germany 5 2 3 291 282 +9 7
5   Croatia 5 1 4 277 312 −35 6
6   Bulgaria 5 0 5 260 386 −126 5
Source: FIBA
13 July 2021
Latvia   70–99   Belgium
13 July 2021
Croatia   45–47   Germany
13 July 2021
Bulgaria   46–66   Italy
14 July 2021
Germany   56–66   Latvia
14 July 2021
Italy   67–51   Croatia
14 July 2021
Belgium   89–53   Bulgaria
15 July 2021
Latvia   69–64   Croatia
15 July 2021
Belgium   48–54   Italy
15 July 2021
Bulgaria   51–77   Germany
17 July 2021
Germany   62–70   Belgium
17 July 2021
Italy   56–44   Latvia
17 July 2021
Croatia   80–52   Bulgaria
18 July 2021
Germany   49–50   Italy
18 July 2021
Belgium   77–37   Croatia
18 July 2021
Bulgaria   58–74   Latvia

Group B

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The Group B tournament was played in Sopron, Hungary.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Hungary 5 4 1 352 273 +79 9
2   Serbia 5 3 2 329 306 +23 8
3   Czech Republic 5 3 2 394 357 +37 8
4   Spain 5 3 2 347 266 +81 8
5   Israel 5 2 3 325 281 +44 7
6   Ireland 5 0 5 201 465 −264 5
Source: FIBA
12 July 2021
Czech Republic   67–65   Israel
12 July 2021
Serbia   61–57   Spain
12 July 2021
Ireland   28–91   Hungary
13 July 2021
Spain   65–68   Czech Republic
13 July 2021
Israel   91–34   Ireland
13 July 2021
Hungary   61–56   Serbia
14 July 2021
Ireland   29–94   Spain
14 July 2021
Czech Republic   76–85   Serbia
14 July 2021
Israel   56–61   Hungary
16 July 2021
Spain   66–51   Israel
16 July 2021
Serbia   74–50   Ireland
16 July 2021
Hungary   82–68   Czech Republic
17 July 2021
Israel   62–53   Serbia
17 July 2021
Ireland   60–115   Czech Republic
17 July 2021
Spain   65–57   Hungary

Group C

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The Group C tournament was played in Konya, Turkey.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   France 5 5 0 379 270 +109 10
2   Poland 5 4 1 335 293 +42 9
3   Russia 5 3 2 374 335 +39 8
4   Turkey 5 2 3 317 316 +1 7
5   Belarus 5 1 4 285 366 −81 6
6   Portugal 5 0 5 261 371 −110 5
Source: FIBA
13 July 2021
Belarus   53–71   Poland
13 July 2021
Turkey   62–76   Russia
13 July 2021
Portugal   38–86   France
14 July 2021
Russia   88–60   Belarus
14 July 2021
France   74–54   Turkey
14 July 2021
Poland   86–51   Portugal
15 July 2021
Poland   54–71   France
15 July 2021
Belarus   59–83   Turkey
15 July 2021
Portugal   60–66   Russia
17 July 2021
Russia   70–75   Poland
17 July 2021
Turkey   70–58   Portugal
17 July 2021
France   70–50   Belarus
18 July 2021
Portugal   54–63   Belarus
18 July 2021
Poland   49–48   Turkey
18 July 2021
Russia   74–78   France

19–28 Challengers

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Group D

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The Group D tournament was played in Yerevan, Armenia.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Greece 4 4 0 328 219 +109 8
2    Switzerland 4 2 2 342 247 +95 6
3   Ukraine 4 2 2 286 275 +11 6
4   Albania 4 2 2 256 378 −122 6
5   Armenia 4 0 4 241 334 −93 4
Source: FIBA
13 July 2021
Albania   80–78   Ukraine
13 July 2021
Switzerland   88–51   Armenia
14 July 2021
Greece   112–45   Albania
14 July 2021
Ukraine   75–70    Switzerland
15 July 2021
Switzerland   68–69   Greece
15 July 2021
Armenia   66–79   Ukraine
17 July 2021
Albania   52–116    Switzerland
17 July 2021
Greece   88–52   Armenia
18 July 2021
Ukraine   54–59   Greece
18 July 2021
Armenia   72–79   Albania

Group E

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Slovakia 4 4 0 287 181 +106 8
2   Romania 4 3 1 283 252 +31 7
3   Luxembourg 4 2 2 276 252 +24 6
4   Kosovo 4 1 3 222 304 −82 5
5   North Macedonia 4 0 4 216 295 −79 4
Source: FIBA
13 July 2021
Slovakia   71–38   Kosovo
13 July 2021
North Macedonia   55–79   Luxembourg
14 July 2021
Luxembourg   47–67   Slovakia
14 July 2021
Romania   78–55   North Macedonia
15 July 2021
Kosovo   57–91   Luxembourg
15 July 2021
Slovakia   74–52   Romania
17 July 2021
Romania   80–64   Kosovo
17 July 2021
North Macedonia   44–75   Slovakia
18 July 2021
Luxembourg   59–73   Romania
18 July 2021
Kosovo   63–62   North Macedonia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Europe Board approves alternative format for Youth Competitions, new dates for Small Countries Championships". FIBA. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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