2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers

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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

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]

History[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Top-18 Challengers[edit]

Group A[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Group D[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]