2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 12th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Rhodes and Ialysos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Greece won their second title.

2009 EuroBasket Under-20
12th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
DatesJuly 16–29
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Greece (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPGreece Kostas Papanikolaou
Top scorerGermany Benzing (22.2)
Top reboundsMontenegro Vučević (10.8)
Top assistsRussia Khvostov (6.1)
PPG (Team) Lithuania (80.4)
RPG (Team) France (39.1)
APG (Team) Russia (14.4)
Official website
Official website (archive)
2008
2010

Israel and Belgium were relegated to Division B.

Teams

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Venues

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City Arena Capacity
Rhodes Venetokleio Sports Hall 1,300
Ialysos Ialysos Sports Hall 800

Preliminary round

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Qualified for the qualifying round

Group A

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Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
  Spain 6 3 0 246 209 37
  Russia 5 2 1 206 201 5
  Latvia 4 1 2 221 227 −5
  Slovenia 3 0 3 212 248 −36
July 16
14:30
Spain   84–72   Russia
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 15–17, 17–20, 32–20
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 16
16:45
Latvia   93–86 (OT)   Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 10–28, 25–21, 20–15, Overtime: 12–5
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 17
14:30
Russia   68–62   Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 12–15, 24–16, 14–18
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 17
16:45
Slovenia   71–89   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–19, 19–23, 12–23
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 18
14:30
Spain   73–66   Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–17, 14–15, 15–16
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 18
16:45
Slovenia   55–66   Russia
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 6–23, 12–11, 16–13
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Group B

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Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
  France 6 3 0 233 198 35
  Greece 5 2 1 230 205 25
  Italy 4 1 2 219 231 −12
  Belgium 3 0 3 197 245 −48
July 16
19:00
Greece   80–58   Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 22–14, 18–17, 19–12
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 16
21:15
France   74–66   Italy
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 24–21, 12–16, 15–12
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 17
19:00
Italy   66–79   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–21, 13–13, 14–23
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 17
21:15
Belgium   61–78   France
Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 16–23, 22–20, 12–22
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 18
19:00
France   81–71   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 13–14, 15–19, 31–21
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 18
21:15
Belgium   78–87   Italy
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 16–21, 12–18, 31–22
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Group C

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Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
  Lithuania 6 3 0 256 198 58
  Montenegro 5 2 1 198 181 17
  Turkey 4 1 2 193 201 −8
  Israel 3 0 3 193 260 −67
July 16
14:30
Turkey   76–75   Israel
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 15-24, 25–15, 13–15
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 16
16:45
Lithuania   73–71   Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 20–18, 18–20, 20–20
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 17
14:30
Montenegro   61–58   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–13, 10–14, 11–12
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 17
16:45
Israel   68–118   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 12–36, 17–17, 21–28, 18–27
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 18
14:30
Montenegro   66–50   Israel
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 15–8, 13–13, 21–17
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 18
16:45
Turkey   59–65   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 18–15, 9–21, 13–11
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

Group D

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Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
  Croatia 5 2 1 252 246 6
  Ukraine 5 2 1 218 216 2
  Serbia 4 1 2 215 229 −14
  Germany 4 1 2 238 232 6
July 16
19:00
Croatia   91–86   Germany
Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 26–14, 16–21, 22–18
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 16
21:15
Serbia   62–70   Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 9–17, 16–18, 23–16
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 17
19:00
Ukraine   86–79   Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 22–28, 18–21, 24–12
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 17
21:15
Germany   77–79   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 17–19, 17–12, 32–27
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 18
19:00
Ukraine   62–75   Germany
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 19–23, 9–19, 13–11
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 18
21:15
Croatia   82–74   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 20–29, 23–13, 20–16
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

Qualifying round

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Qualified for the quarter-finals

Group E

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Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
  Spain 9 4 1 370 344 26
  France 9 4 1 396 363 33
  Greece 9 4 1 370 356 14
  Italy 6 1 4 336 355 −19
  Latvia 6 1 4 362 379 −17
  Russia 6 1 4 330 367 −37
July 20
16:45
Latvia   82–84   France
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 18–22, 13–16, 28–27
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 20
19:00
Italy   60–62   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 12–13, 18–19, 18–12
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 20
21:15
Greece   73–71   Russia
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 11–14, 26–18, 13–17
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 21
16:45
Italy   77–81   Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 18–29, 20–12, 25–17
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 21
19:00
Spain   67–70   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 18–20, 19–12, 17–18
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 21
21:15
Russia   60–81   France
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 16–21, 17–15, 14–19
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 22
16:45
France   76–84   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 14–20, 19–18, 25–22
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 22
19:00
Greece   77–71   Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 20–8, 19–24, 21–19, 17–20
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 22
21:15
Russia   59–67   Italy
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 15–15, 13–21, 17–12
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Group F

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Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
  Lithuania 9 4 1 381 340 41
  Croatia 8 3 2 395 385 10
  Montenegro 8 3 2 347 337 10
  Turkey 7 2 3 335 297 38
  Ukraine 7 2 3 311 389 −48
  Serbia 6 1 4 334 355 −21
July 20
16:45
Serbia   76–67   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 20–13, 17–19, 15–21
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 20
19:00
Croatia   76–70   Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 18–13, 22–17, 21–18
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 20
21:15
Turkey   93–44   Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 27–7, 24–14, 18–10, 24–13
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 21
16:45
Lithuania   93–83   Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 24–31, 26–16, 19–24, 24–12
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 21
19:00
Serbia   52–63   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 6–28, 9–9, 19–12, 18–14
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 21
21:15
Montenegro   72–60   Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 11–19, 17–10, 21–18
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 22
16:45
Croatia   75–62   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 23–10, 19–22, 21–14
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 22
19:00
Ukraine   83–51   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 23–17, 23–11, 18–13
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 22
21:15
Montenegro   73–70   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 17–11, 10–19, 16–14
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

Knockout stage

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Championship bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
July 24
 
 
  Spain77
 
July 25
 
  Turkey60
 
  Spain76
 
July 24
 
  Greece87
 
  Croatia68
 
July 26
 
  Greece77
 
  Greece90
 
July 24
 
  France85
 
  Lithuania68
 
July 25
 
  Italy69
 
  Italy68
 
July 24
 
  France94 Third place
 
  France68
 
July 26
 
  Montenegro47
 
  Spain75
 
 
  Italy72
 

5th place bracket

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Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
July 25
 
 
  Turkey78
 
July 26
 
  Croatia69
 
  Turkey72
 
July 25
 
  Lithuania77
 
  Lithuania80
 
 
  Montenegro72
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 26
 
 
  Croatia76
 
 
  Montenegro77

9th place bracket

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Semi-finalsninth place
 
      
 
July 24
 
 
  Latvia74
 
July 26
 
  Serbia67
 
  Latvia66
 
July 24
 
  Russia89
 
  Ukraine54
 
 
  Russia65
 
eleventh place
 
 
July 26
 
 
  Serbia83
 
 
  Ukraine56

13th place group

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Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
  Slovenia 6 3 0 250 207 43
  Germany 5 2 1 237 211 26
  Israel 4 1 2 227 231 −4
  Belgium 3 0 3 191 256 −65
July 20
14:30
Slovenia   86–77   Germany
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 18–18, 31–20, 22–22
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 20
14:30
Belgium   71–92   Israel
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 11–23, 18–25, 15–21
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 22
14:30
Israel   63–85   Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 18–19, 10–23, 20–22
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 22
14:30
Germany   85–53   Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–14, 30–13, 21–9
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 24
14:30
Slovenia   79–67   Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 17–17, 21–13, 17–20
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 24
16:45
Israel   72–75   Germany
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

Quarter Final Round

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July 24
14:30
Game 49
Spain   77–60   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 20–19, 13–16, 19–13
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 24
16:45
Game 50
France   68–47   Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 18–10, 18–15, 15–8
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 24
19:00
Game 52
Croatia   68–77   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 12–15, 13–20, 22–22
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 24
21:15
Game 51
Lithuania   68–69   Italy
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 11–13, 25–16, 7–22
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Classification round for 9th to 12th place

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July 24
19:00
Game 53
Latvia   74–67   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 16–12, 22–22, 13–21
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 24
21:15
Game 54
Ukraine   54–65   Russia
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 12–17, 11–19, 12–13
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

Semi-finals

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Classification round for 5th to 8th place

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July 25
14:30
Game 55
Turkey   78–69   Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 16–17, 22–12, 23–22
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 25
16:45
Game 56
Lithuania   80–72   Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 24–19, 10–18, 25–11
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Semi-finals

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July 25
19:00
Game 57
Spain   76–87   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 20–20, 20–30, 17–26
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 25
21:15
Game 58
Italy   68–94   France
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 25–19, 13–22, 16–27
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Finals

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July 26
13:15
11th Place
Serbia   83–56   Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 23–2, 17–23, 23–13
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 26
15:30
9th Place
Latvia   66–89   Russia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 12–29, 13–17, 22–23
Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos
July 26
13:15
7th Place
Croatia   76–77   Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 21–19, 22–17, 17–23
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 26
15:45
5th Place
Turkey   72–77   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 14–16, 24–18, 13–33
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 26
18:15
Third Place
Spain   75–72   Italy
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 25–10, 17–26, 13–18
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
July 26
21:00
Final
Greece   90–85   France
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 23–23, 19–22, 26–24
Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes
Referees: Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Petar Obradovic (BIH)

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Greece
    France
    Spain
4th   Italy
5th   Lithuania
6th   Turkey
7th   Montenegro
8th   Croatia
9th   Russia
10th   Latvia
11th   Serbia
12th   Ukraine
13th   Slovenia
14th   Germany
15th   Israel
16th   Belgium

Awards

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 2009 Under-20 European Championship winner 
 
Greece
Second title
Most Valuable Player
  Kostas Papanikolaou

All-Tournament Team

Stats leaders

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