The 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was the 37th edition of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-18 teams. It was played from 6 to 14 August 2022 in Heraklion, Greece.[1] Lithuania women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament and became the European champions for the second time.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Greece |
| City | Heraklion |
| Dates | 6–14 August 2022 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion University Sports Hall |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lithuania (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Justė Jocytė |
| Top scorer | Justė Jocytė (19.1 ppg) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
Venues edit
| Heraklion | |
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| Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena | Heraklion University Sports Hall |
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| Capacity: 5,222 | Capacity: 1,080 |
Participating teams edit
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, both Russia and Belarus were expelled from the competition.[2] They were replaced by Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14th in the 2019 Division A tournament and Sweden, 4th in the 2019 Division B tournament.
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech Republic
Finland 
(Winners, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B)
France
Germany
Greece (Runners-up, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B)
Hungary
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russia
Spain
Sweden (Fourth place, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B)
Turkey (Third place, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B)
First round edit
The draw of the first round was held on 15 February 2022 in Freising, Germany.[3][4]
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advance to the playoffs.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 148 | +45 | 6 |
| 2 |  Turkey
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3 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 160 | −5 | 5 |
| 3 |  Italy
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3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 201 | +6 | 4 |
| 4 |  Poland
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3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 193 | −46 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 191 | −10 | 5 |
| 2 |  Latvia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 192 | +7 | 5 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 198 | −6 | 4 |
| 4 |  Belgium
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3 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 164 | +9 | 4 |
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania
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3 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 162 | +40 | 5 |
| 2 |  Finland
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3 | 2 | 1 | 216 | 195 | +21 | 5 |
| 3 |  Hungary
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3 | 2 | 1 | 212 | 209 | +3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Sweden
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3 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 222 | −64 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France
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3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 110 | +128 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany
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3 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 153 | +49 | 5 |
| 3 |  Israel
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3 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 207 | −22 | 4 |
| 4 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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3 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 273 | −155 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Playoff brackets edit
Main bracket edit
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||||||
A1 Spain | 50 | |||||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
B4 Belgium | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||||||
| Finland | 52 | |||||||||||||
C2 Finland | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 13 August | ||||||||||||||
D3 Israel | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 54 | |||||||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||||||
| France | 36 | |||||||||||||
B2 Latvia | 64 | |||||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
A3 Italy | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 48 | |||||||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||||||
| France | 71 | |||||||||||||
D1 France | 94 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
C4 Sweden | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 75 | |||||||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 78 | |||||||||||||
A2 Turkey | 53 | |||||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
B3 Czech Republic | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 81 | |||||||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 87 | |||||||||||||
C1 Lithuania | 84 | |||||||||||||
| 13 August | ||||||||||||||
D4 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 64 | |||||||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | 52 | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||
B1 Greece | 46 | |||||||||||||
| 11 August | 14 August | |||||||||||||
A4 Poland | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Poland | 43 | France | 75 | |||||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | 53 | Germany | 46 | |||||||||||
D2 Germany | 56 | |||||||||||||
C3 Hungary | 55 | |||||||||||||
5th place bracket edit
| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 13 August | ||||||
| Finland | 61 | |||||
| 14 August | ||||||
| Italy | 75 | |||||
| Italy | 86 | |||||
| 13 August | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 79 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 82 | |||||
| Poland | 57 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 14 August | ||||||
| Finland | 71 | |||||
| Poland | 57 | |||||
9th place bracket edit
| 9th–16th place quarterfinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place match | ||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 62 | |||||||||
| 13 August | ||||||||||
| Israel | 58 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 67 | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| Latvia | 69 | |||||||||
| Latvia | 91 | |||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 53 | |||||||||
| Latvia | 69 | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 35 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 80 | |||||||||
| 13 August | ||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 59 | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 52 | 11th place match | ||||||||
| Greece | 45 | |||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 57 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 56 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 63 | |||||||||
13th place bracket edit
| 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place match | |||||
| 13 August | ||||||
| Israel | 78 | |||||
| 14 August | ||||||
| Sweden | 71 | |||||
| Israel | 72 | |||||
| 13 August | ||||||
| Greece | 55 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39 | |||||
| Greece | 50 | |||||
| 15th place match | ||||||
| 14 August | ||||||
| Sweden | 94 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42 | |||||
Playoff results edit
Round of 16 edit
9th–16th place quarterfinals edit
13th–16th place semifinals edit
15th place match edit
13th place match edit
9th–12th place semifinals edit
11th place match edit
9th place match edit
Championship quarterfinals edit
5th–8th place semifinals edit
7th place match edit
5th place match edit
Championship semifinals edit
3rd place match edit
Final edit
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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Lithuania |
6–1 |
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Spain |
6–1 |
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France |
6–1 |
| 4 | Germany |
4–3 |
| 5 | Italy |
4–3 |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
3–4 |
| 7 | Finland |
4–3 |
| 8 | Poland |
1–6 |
| 9 | Latvia |
5–2 |
| 10 | Turkey |
4–3 |
| 11 | Hungary |
4–3 |
| 12 | Belgium |
2–5 |
| 13 | Israel |
3–4 |
| 14 | Greece |
3–4 |
| 15 | Sweden |
1–6 |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0–7 |
| Qualified for the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup | |
| Qualified as the host nation for the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup | |
| Relegated to the 2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B |
References edit
External links edit