FIBA U16 EuroBasket explained


Current Season:	2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket
Last Season:	2023 FIBA U16 European Championship
Pixels:	200px
Sport:	Basketball
Founded:	1971
Divisions:	3
Teams:	16 (Division A)
Continent:	Europe (FIBA Europe)
Champion:	(4th title)
Most Champs:	(6 titles)
Related Comps:	FIBA U18 EuroBasket FIBA U20 EuroBasket
Website:	fiba.basketball/europe/u16

The FIBA U16 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U16 European Championship,^[1] ^[2] originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Cadets. It's a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition. Through the 2003 edition, it was held every second year, but since the 2004 edition onward, it is held every year. It serves as the qualification tournament for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup in odd years, for the FIBA Europe region. The current champions are Spain.

Division A

Results

Year	Host	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
width=15%	Gold	width=6.5%	Score	width=15%	Silver	width=15%	Bronze	width=6.5%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
1971 details	Italy (Gorizia)		74–60			56–55
1973 details	Italy (Angri & Summonte)		68–57			77–74
1975 details	Greece (Athens & Thessaloniki)		64–61			74–72
1977 details	France (Le Touquet & Berck)		68–66			95–70
1979 details	(Damascus)		103–100			122–82
1981 details	Greece (Thessaloniki & Katerini)		72–57			78–64
1983 details	(Tübingen & Ludwigsburg)		89–86			72–69
1985 details	Bulgaria (Ruse)		99–81			85–81
1987 details	Hungary (Székesfehérvár & Kaposvár)		83–77			84–76
1989 details	Spain (Guadalajara, Tarancón & Cuenca)		81–79			63–59
1991 details	Greece (Kastoria, Komotini & Thessaloniki)		106–91			87–67
1993 details	Turkey (Trabzon, Giresun & Samsun)		76–58			72–62
1995 details	Portugal (Setúbal, Seixal & Almada)		75–62			73–72
1997 details	Belgium (Pepinster, Kortrijk & Quaregnon)		100–87			65–55
1999 details	Slovenia (Polzela, Celje & Laško)		59–48			81–63
2001 details	Latvia (Riga)		55–43			75–74
2003 details	Spain (Madrid)		83–68			92–70
2004 details	Greece (Amaliada & Pyrgos)		65–60			75–69
2005 details	Spain (León)		61–55			70–63
2006 details	Spain (Linares, Andújar & Martos)		110–106			85–69
2007 details	Greece (Ierapetra, Rethymno & Heraklion)		56–55			65–55
2008 details	Italy (Chieti)		75–33			77–65
2009 details	Lithuania (Kaunas)		70–64			75–69
2010 details	Montenegro (Bar)		80–52			75–64
2011 details	Czech Republic (Pardubice, Hradec Králové)		67–57			61–53
2012 details	Lithuania (Panevėžys, Vilnius) & Latvia (Ventspils)		66–61			83–69
2013 details	Ukraine (Kyiv)		65–63			78–50
2014 details	Latvia (Riga, Ogre, Liepāja, Grobiņa)		78–53			77–73
2015 details	Lithuania (Kaunas)		85–83			83–72
2016 details	Poland (Radom)		74–72			77–70
2017 details	Montenegro (Podgorica)		75–68			76–71
2018 details	Serbia (Novi Sad)		71–70			82–59
2019 details	Italy (Udine)		70–61			73–68
2020	(Skopje)	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.
2021	(Skopje)	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.^[3] The 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers were played instead.
2022 details	(Skopje)		77–68			65–46
2023 details	(Skopje)		77–68			88–62
2024 details	Greece (Heraklion)		82–70			74–65

Medal table

Defunct countries in italics.

Participating nations

width=170	Nation	1971	1973	1975	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991
	11th	15th	17th	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–
	–	10th	7th	7th	8th	–	–	9th	11th	12th	11th
	–	–	10th	12th	6th	–	–	6th	–	10th	9th
†	–	11th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th
	–	16th	18th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	–	–	–	–	–	4th	12th	10th	–	–	–
	7th	7th	15th	6th	–	10th	7th	12th	5th	8th	–
	5th	5th	2nd	8th	9th	7th	4th	–	7th	1st	2nd
	–	–	–	–	–	–	11th	–	12th	–	–
	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	6th	6th	11th	11th	–	8th	–	7th	9th	7th	6th
	2nd	4th	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	5th	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st
	–	–	6th	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–
	–	9th	14th	9th	–	11th	–	–	–	11th	–
	–	14th	13th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–
	–	–	19th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
†	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	5th	1st	6th	5th	3rd	5th	5th
	4th	2nd	5th	5th	3rd	9th	2nd	2nd	4th	6th	3rd
	10th	12th	12th	–	–	12th	10th	11th	–	–	–
	12th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th
	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–
	8th	8th	–	1st	10th	6th	9th	8th	10th	4th	4th
	–	–	20th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	9th	13th	9th	10th	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	6th	9th	7th
†	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	5th	1st	1st	1st	2nd	8th
Nation	1971	1973	1975	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991

Nation	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2024	Total
width=170	Nation	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2024	Total
	–	–	12th	–	–	–	12th	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th		13
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	1st	14th	–	–	16th	–	–		4
	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	15th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	9
	–	1st	8th	9th	12th	–	10th	8th	4th	8th	7th	6th	1st	1st	8th	6th	11th	9th	4th	4th	1st	8th	14th	–	16th	21
	12th	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13th	2nd	16th	–	2nd	15th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		7
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–		3
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13th	12th	11th	15th	–	–		4
	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13th	6th	5th	15th	–	–	–	12th	11th	9
	7th	6th	4th	4th	5th	5th	1st	2nd	5th	6th	4th	7th	6th	4th	2nd	5th	1st	5th	6th	1st	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	33
	–	–	9th	7th	11th	–	15th	–	–	12th	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	13th	7
	10th	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–	–	11th	13th	8th	5th	8th	7th	7th	9th	13th	9th	14th	–	5th	10th	26
	1st	3rd	5th	2nd	6th	8th	5th	13th	9th	7th	12th	14th	10th	11th	9th	3rd	9th	13th	16th	–	6th	6th	4th	8th	4th	33
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3
	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4
	8th	8th	3rd	–	9th	10th	11th	9th	7th	11th	11th	13th	15th	–	–	–	–	15th	–	11th	10th	11th	5th	13th	6th	27
	6th	5th	11th	–	10th	9th	6th	7th	6th	5th	13th	12th	9th	10th	4th	4th	5th	10th	7th	9th	12th	3rd	6th	2nd	5th	34
	–	–	–	5th	8th	–	13th	11th	11th	9th	10th	9th	14th	6th	10th	13th	2nd	11th	11th	8th	8th	13th	10th	11th	7th	20
	5th	–	–	–	4th	11th	4th	4th	10th	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	13th	11th	9th	10th	2nd	2nd	6th	7th	9th	1st	4th	9th	21
	played as part of									–	–	10th	8th	16th	–	15th	–	12th	8th	2nd	14th	–	9th	14th		9
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–	15th	–		4
	–	4th	10th	6th	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	12th	16th		7
	11th	–	–	10th	–	–	14th	15th	–	–	14th	4th	11th	14th	6th	12th	15th	–	15th	–	–	–	11th	9th	14th	19
	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		5
	3rd	–	2nd	11th	2nd	3rd	2nd	6th	2nd	14th	8th	5th	7th	5th	13th	11th	12th	16th	–	16th	–	4th	–	–		20
	played as part of									1st	5th	3rd	5th	9th	3rd	2nd	6th	8th	10th	3rd	5th	7th	13th	7th	3rd	15
	–	–	7th	12th	–	6th	8th	12th	13th	15th	–	–	–	–	14th	–	–	–	–	10th	13th	10th	7th	6th	12th	13
	2nd	2nd	6th	8th	3rd	4th	7th	3rd	1st	2nd	6th	1st	4th	3rd	7th	1st	3rd	4th	1st	7th	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	35
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	12th	14th	–	–	–	–		9
	4th	7th	–	3rd	7th	2nd	3rd	1st	8th	4th	3rd	8th	3rd	7th	1st	7th	4th	3rd	3rd	5th	3rd	5th	8th	10tth	8th	33
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	12th	10th	9th	15th	–	12th	12th	10th	14th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		9
	playing in lower divisions																									4
	playing in lower divisions																									1
	playing in lower divisions																									2
†	–	12th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	14th	Great Britain^[4]							5
†	playing in lower divisions																									1
†	playing in lower divisions																									1
	playing in FIBA Asia																									1
†	defunct																									3
†	defunct																									11
†	defunct																									11
	–	–	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	9th	10th	3rd	defunct														7

As FR Yugoslavia (1992–2001, 3 participations, 3 gold medals) and as Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006, 4 participations, 2 medals)

MVP Awards (since 1999)

Year	MVP Award Winner
1999	Aleksandar Gajić
2001	Veljko Tomović
2003	Nemanja Aleksandrov
2004	Vitaly Kuznetsov
2005	Antoine Diot
2006	Ricky Rubio
2007	Dejan Musli
2008	Jonas Valančiūnas
2009	Tauras Jogėla
2010	Dario Šarić
2011	Mario Hezonja
2012	Okben Ulubay
2013	Stefan Peno
2014	Killian Tillie
2015	Džanan Musa
2016	Usman Garuba
2017	Killian Hayes
2018	Roko Prkačin
2019	Rubén Domínguez
2022	Mario Saint-Supery
2023	Guillermo del Pino
2024	Cameron Houindo

Division B

Results

Year	Host	Promoted to Division A			Bronze medal game
width=15%	Gold	width=6.5%	Score	width=15%	Silver	width=15%	Bronze *	width=6.5%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2004 details	(Brighton)		Round-robin group			Round-robin group
2005 details	Bulgaria (Pravets)		77–63			77–67
2006 details	Estonia (Tallinn)		67–54			85–75*
2007 details	(Skopje)		80–73			66–65*
2008 details	Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)		76–69			81–61
2009 details	Portugal (São João da Madeira)		81–63			78–63
2010 details	Estonia (Tallinn)		61–53			62–60
2011 details	(Strumica)		82–73			72–71
2012 details	Romania (Bucharest)		56–46			79–55
2013 details	Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)		72–69			96–62
2014 details	(Strumica)		76–73			84–60
2015 details	Bulgaria (Sofia)		64–56			57–56
2016 details	Bulgaria (Sofia)		82–76			79–71
2017 details	Bulgaria (Sofia)		74–60			64–63
2018 details	Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)		83–77			84–66
2019 details	Montenegro (Podgorica)		71–58			85–54
2020	Bulgaria (Sofia)	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.
2021	Bulgaria (Sofia)	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers were played instead.
2022 details	Bulgaria (Sofia)		100–72			81–61
2023 details	Romania (Pitești)		85–67			70–68
2024 details	(Skopje)		76–71			80–75

Since 2012, the 3rd team in Division B is also promoted to Division A for the next tournament.

Participating nations

width=170	Nation	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2024	Total
	9th										17th									2
								6th												1
	8th	15th	4th	14th	14th		20th	21st		14th	8th	14th	22nd			21st	8th	18th	14th	15
	7th			15th	6th	11th	18th		10th	20th		24th	6th	9th	16th	17th				12
			10th	9th	9th	9th	13th	10th	1st		5th	6th	7th	6th	9th	5th	3rd		4th	15
	2nd	4th	5th	5th	7th			3rd	5th	2nd				12th	2nd		6th	11th	18th	13
	3rd	8th	3rd	17th	3rd	1st			15th	19th	12th	9th	17th	14th	11th	6th	4th	2nd		16
																		1st		1
	8th	17th		8th	20th			18th						22nd	21st	18th	22nd		20th	10
	4th	13th	1st				1st			5th	4th	16th	8th	8th	4th	7th	16th	8th	15th	14
					18th	2nd		17th	13th	1st		11th	19th	18th	12th	3rd		9th	16th	12
	3rd	7th	8th	4th	11th	3rd	11th	2nd		6th	3rd		5th							11
	6th	5th	12th	12th	10th		16th	12th	17th	16th	14th	1st					18th	6th	1st	14
	7th	11th	6th	11th	8th	6th	9th	11th	11th	3rd					13th	13th	2nd			13
		3rd	2nd			10th	5th	16th	12th	7th	10th	5th	12th	3rd		20th	12th	3rd		14
		1st		10th	1st												1st			4
														4th	7th	10th	10th	10th	12th	6
														1st						1
	6th	10th	11th	2nd		7th	6th	5th	4th	13th	7th	13th	13th	7th	17th	14th	13th	5th	9th	18
	1st				13th							18th	21st	13th	6th	15th	5th	15th	13th	10
	10th	14th	16th	16th		14th	15th	20th		18th	21st	19th	20th	11th	15th	16th	21st	21st	17th	17
								4th	6th	9th	2nd		2nd							5
													14th	19th	23rd	24th				4
			14th			16th	12th	15th	18th	21st	22nd	20th	23rd	20th	24th		20th	14th	22nd	14
				6th	2nd				2nd		1st					4th			5th	6
	5th	18th	13th	7th	17th	15th	4th	7th	9th	12th	11th	8th	11th	2nd		2nd		17th	7th	17
	2nd	16th		18th	15th			19th	7th	8th	9th	22nd	16th	15th	3rd				10th	13
			15th	20th			19th		20th	22nd	19th	21st	18th	24th	22nd	23rd	17th	20th	19th	14
			7th	1st								2nd		10th	5th	1st				6
	4th	2nd			16th	13th	10th	9th	8th	15th	20th	12th	9th	16th	14th	11th	9th	13th	11th	17
	5th	12th	18th	19th	19th	8th	17th	8th	14th	10th	15th	17th	15th	21st	8th	8th	15th	4th	2nd	19
													1st		1st					2
											18th	23rd	24th							3
		6th	17th	13th		12th	8th	22nd	19th	17th		4th	10th	23rd	20th	19th	19th	7th	6th	16
					5th	4th	3rd	1st		4th	6th	7th	3rd							8
	9th	9th	9th	3rd	4th	5th	14th	14th	3rd		13th	3rd			19th	12th	7th	12th	8th	16
					12th		7th	13th	16th	11th	16th	15th		17th	18th	22nd	11th	19th	3rd	13
	1st						2nd					10th	4th	5th	10th	9th	14th	16th	21st	10
width=170	Nation	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2024	Total

Division C

Results

Year	Host	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
width=15%	Gold	width=6.5%	Score	width=15%	Silver	width=15%	Bronze	width=6.5%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2000 details	Malta		Round-robin group			Round-robin group
2002 details	Cyprus		Round-robin group			Round-robin group
2004 details	Andorra		Round-robin group			Round-robin group
2006 details	Andorra		85–69			59–42
2008 details	Gibraltar		102–39			75–69 (2OT)
2010 details	Andorra		74–30			86–54
2011 details	San Marino		84–70			77–67
2012 details	Gibraltar		61–53			50–45
2013 details	Gibraltar		Round-robin group			Round-robin group
2014 details	Malta		Round-robin group			Round-robin group
2015 details	San Marino		76–59			55–44
2016 details	Cyprus		62–50			81–56
2017 details	Andorra		88–70			75–55
2018 details	San Marino		84–49			65–43
2019 details	Albania		78–50			84–72
2020		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo.
2021		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers were played instead.
2022 details			84-65			68-53
2023 details			78–75			97-59
2024 details	Albania		101–61			71–63

Participating nations

width=170	Nation	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2024	Total
											5th	10th	6th	8th	5th	3rd	6th	2nd	8
	2nd	4th	1st	6th	7th	3rd	1st	5th	3rd	2nd	6th	6th	4th	1st	2nd	1st	3rd		17
												8th	1st			2nd	5th	3rd	5
														3rd					1
												2nd	3rd	6th			2nd	4th	5
		1st		3rd		1st						1st					1st		5
	5th	6th	5th		4th	8th	6th	3rd	1st	4th	8th	4th	2nd	10th	7th	8th	9th	8th	17
											2nd					4th	4th	bgcolor=gold	1st	4
		2nd	2nd	1st											1st				5
	3rd	5th		4th	6th	6th	4th	6th		1st	3rd	5th	10th	7th	9th	6th	7th	6th	16
					3rd							3rd	8th	9th	6th	5th		7th	7
				8th	5th	7th	5th	1st			7th		5th						7
				5th	8th	4th	2nd	4th	5th	5th	1st	7th	9th	4th	8th	7th	8th	5th	15
	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd		2nd	2nd					5th	4th				10
	4th		4th	7th	2nd	5th	3rd	7th	4th	3rd	4th	9th	7th	2nd	3rd				14
width=170	Nation	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2024	Total

Under-17 World Cup record

Team	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	2026	Total
	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–		1
	–	3rd	–	–	7th	–	–		2
	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–		1
	–	–	–	12th	–	–	–		1
	–	10th	8th	6th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	Q		6
	8th	–	–	–	–	–	Q		2
	–	–	12th	–	–	–	–		1
	–	–	9th	–	–	–	Q		2
	4th	9th	–	3rd	–	4th	Q		5
	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–		1
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	–	–	–	–	8th	–		2
	5th	–	3rd	–	10th	5th	–		4
	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–		1
	10th	4th	4th	4th	–	2nd	Q		6
	–	–	–	2nd	5th	–	Q	Q	4
Total	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	6