2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

The 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 18th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-16 teams. The tournament was played from 4 to 13 August 2023 in Pitești, Romania.[1]

2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country Romania
CityPitești
Dates4–13 August 2023
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (1st title)
Runners-up Bulgaria
Third place Georgia
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

Participating teams

First round

The draw of the first round was held on 14 February 2023 in Freising, Germany.[2][3]

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals; the third and fourth teams advance to the 9th–16th place playoffs; the other teams will play in the 17th–21st place classification groups.

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 4 4 0 297 268 +29 8 Quarterfinals
2  Georgia 4 3 1 329 263 +66 7
3  Iceland 4 2 2 322 332 −10 6 9th–16th place playoffs
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 3 279 304 −25 5
5  Austria 4 0 4 271 331 −60 4 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
18:00
Romania  72–50  Austria
Pitești Arena, Pitești
4 August 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  62–73  Iceland
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
18:00
Georgia  90–61  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
5 August 2023
18:00
Iceland  88–90  Romania
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
18:00
Romania  66–62  Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
18:00
Austria  84–90  Iceland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
8 August 2023
15:30
Georgia  81–65  Austria
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
8 August 2023
18:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  68–69  Romania
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
15:30
Iceland  71–96  Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
15:30
Austria  72–88  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pitești Arena, Pitești

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Estonia 4 4 0 324 228 +96 8 Quarterfinals
2  Hungary 4 3 1 323 223 +100 7
3  Ukraine 4 2 2 223 246 −23 6 9th–16th place playoffs
4  Great Britain 4 1 3 272 276 −4 5
5  Norway 4 0 4 213 382 −169 4 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
13:00
Ukraine  61–52  Norway
Pitești Arena, Pitești
4 August 2023
15:30
Estonia  86–55  Great Britain
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
15:30
Hungary  67–69  Estonia
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
5 August 2023
20:30
Great Britain  57–59  Ukraine
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
15:30
Norway  64–100  Great Britain
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
6 August 2023
15:30
Ukraine  53–71  Hungary
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
18:00
Estonia  66–50  Ukraine
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
8 August 2023
20:30
Hungary  118–41  Norway
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
9 August 2023
18:00
Great Britain  60–67  Hungary
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
20:30
Norway  56–103  Estonia
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 5 0 441 280 +161 10 Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 5 4 1 369 340 +29 9
3  Denmark 5 3 2 409 333 +76 8 9th–16th place playoffs
4  Luxembourg 5 2 3 385 472 −87 7
5   Switzerland 5 1 4 292 381 −89 6 17th–21st place classification
6  Ireland 5 0 5 209 299 −90 5
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
18:00
Luxembourg  71–64   Switzerland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
4 August 2023
18:00
Denmark  68–85  Croatia
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
4 August 2023
20:30
Ireland  48–71  Czech Republic
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
5 August 2023
13:00
Croatia  80–58  Luxembourg
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
15:30
Switzerland  64–47  Ireland
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
20:30
Czech Republic  79–63  Denmark
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
15:30
Croatia  90–38   Switzerland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
18:00
Luxembourg  77–80  Czech Republic
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
20:30
Denmark  89–58  Ireland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
8 August 2023
13:00
Switzerland  67–90  Denmark
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
15:30
Czech Republic  56–93  Croatia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
20:30
Ireland  56–75  Luxembourg
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
15:30
Luxembourg  44–99  Denmark
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
9 August 2023
18:00
Czech Republic  83–59   Switzerland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
9 August 2023
18:00
Croatia  93–60  Ireland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bulgaria 4 4 0 298 250 +48 8 Quarterfinals
2  Slovakia 4 3 1 321 270 +51 7
3  Sweden 4 2 2 259 289 −30 6 9th–16th place playoffs
4  Portugal 4 1 3 255 266 −11 5
5  Netherlands 4 0 4 201 259 −58 4 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
15:30
Portugal  74–79  Slovakia
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
4 August 2023
15:30
Netherlands  47–63  Bulgaria
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
5 August 2023
15:30
Sweden  66–57  Netherlands
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
5 August 2023
18:00
Bulgaria  70–59  Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
13:00
Slovakia  78–89  Bulgaria
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
20:30
Portugal  61–68  Sweden
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
15:30
Sweden  59–95  Slovakia
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
8 August 2023
18:00
Netherlands  49–61  Portugal
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
9 August 2023
13:00
Bulgaria  76–66  Sweden
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
20:30
Slovakia  69–48  Netherlands
Pitești Arena, Pitești

17th–21st place classification

Group E
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 2 2 0 157 116 +41 4 17th place match
2   Switzerland 2 1 1 120 127 −7 3 19th place match
3  Ireland 2 0 2 107 141 −34 2 21st place
Source: FIBA
11 August 2023
18:00
Ireland  60–77  Netherlands
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
12 August 2023
18:00
Netherlands  80–56   Switzerland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești

Group F
11 August 2023
15:30
Austria  89–58  Norway
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești

Austria advance to the 17th place match; Norway advance to the 19th place match.

19th place match
13 August 2023
13:30
Norway  73–85   Switzerland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești

17th place match
13 August 2023
16:00
Austria  58–76  Netherlands
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești

9th–16th place playoffs
13th place match13th–16th place semifinals9th–16th place quarterfinals9th–12th place semifinals9th place match
A3 Iceland63
B4 Great Britain83
 Iceland71 Great Britain69
 Luxembourg88 Sweden64
D3 Sweden71
C4 Luxembourg63
 Luxembourg63 Great Britain69
 Portugal69 Denmark83
B3 Ukraine63
A4 Bosnia and Herzegovina73
15th place match Ukraine66 Bosnia and Herzegovina8211th place match
 Portugal73 Denmark86
 Iceland83C3 Denmark72 Sweden61
 Ukraine72D4 Portugal66 Bosnia and Herzegovina65

9th–16th place quarterfinals
11 August 2023
13:00
Iceland  63–83  Great Britain
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
11 August 2023
15:30
Sweden  71–63  Luxembourg
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
11 August 2023
18:00
Ukraine  63–73  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
11 August 2023
20:30
Denmark  72–66  Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

13th–16th place semifinals
12 August 2023
13:00
Iceland  71–88  Luxembourg
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
12 August 2023
15:30
Ukraine  66–73  Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

9th–12th place semifinals
12 August 2023
18:00
Great Britain  69–64  Sweden
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
12 August 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  82–86  Denmark
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

15th place match
13 August 2023
11:00
Iceland  83–72  Ukraine
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

13th place match
13 August 2023
13:30
Luxembourg  63–69  Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

11th place match
13 August 2023
16:00
Sweden  61–65  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

9th place match
13 August 2023
18:30
Great Britain  69–83  Denmark
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

Championship playoffs
5th place match5th–8th place semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1 Romania (OT)83
B2 Hungary73
 Hungary79 Romania56
 Czech Republic55 Bulgaria67
D1 Bulgaria81
C2 Czech Republic54
 Hungary73 Bulgaria67
 Estonia68 Croatia85
B1 Estonia66
A2 Georgia79
7th place match Estonia71 Georgia653rd place match
 Slovakia66 Croatia82
 Czech Republic53C1 Croatia85 Romania68
 Slovakia65D2 Slovakia35 Georgia70

Quarterfinals
11 August 2023
13:00
Estonia  66–79  Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
11 August 2023
15:30
Bulgaria  81–54  Czech Republic
Pitești Arena, Pitești
11 August 2023
18:00
Romania  83–73 (OT)  Hungary
Pitești Arena, Pitești
11 August 2023
20:30
Croatia  85–35  Slovakia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

5th–8th place semifinals
12 August 2023
13:00
Hungary  79–55  Czech Republic
Pitești Arena, Pitești
12 August 2023
15:30
Estonia  71–66  Slovakia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

Semifinals
12 August 2023
18:00
Romania  56–67  Bulgaria
Pitești Arena, Pitești
12 August 2023
20:30
Georgia  65–82  Croatia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

7th place match
13 August 2023
13:00
Czech Republic  53–65  Slovakia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

5th place match
13 August 2023
15:30
Hungary  73–68  Estonia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

3rd place match
13 August 2023
18:00
Romania  68–70  Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

Final
13 August 2023
20:30
Bulgaria  67–85  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 16–21, 24–20, 13–18
Pitești Arena, Pitești

Final standings
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georgia
4 Romania
5 Hungary
6 Estonia
7 Slovakia
8 Czech Republic
9 Denmark
10 Great Britain
11 Bosnia and Herzegovina
12 Sweden
13 Portugal
14 Luxembourg
15 Iceland
16 Ukraine
17 Netherlands
18 Austria
19  Switzerland
20 Norway
21 Ireland
Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A

References
  1. "2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B official website". FIBA.basketball.
  2. Draws concluded for FIBA European Youth Championships 2023
  3. Draw results
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