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

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]

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 TimeUTC+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  7250  Austria
Pitești Arena, Pitești
4 August 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  6273  Iceland
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
18:00
Georgia  9061  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
5 August 2023
18:00
Iceland  8890  Romania
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
18:00
Romania  6662  Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
18:00
Austria  8490  Iceland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
8 August 2023
15:30
Georgia  8165  Austria
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
8 August 2023
18:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  6869  Romania
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
15:30
Iceland  7196  Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
15:30
Austria  7288  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  6152  Norway
Pitești Arena, Pitești
4 August 2023
15:30
Estonia  8655  Great Britain
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
15:30
Hungary  6769  Estonia
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
5 August 2023
20:30
Great Britain  5759  Ukraine
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
15:30
Norway  64100  Great Britain
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
6 August 2023
15:30
Ukraine  5371  Hungary
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
18:00
Estonia  6650  Ukraine
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
8 August 2023
20:30
Hungary  11841  Norway
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
9 August 2023
18:00
Great Britain  6067  Hungary
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
20:30
Norway  56103  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  7164   Switzerland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
4 August 2023
18:00
Denmark  6885  Croatia
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
4 August 2023
20:30
Ireland  4871  Czech Republic
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
5 August 2023
13:00
Croatia  8058  Luxembourg
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
15:30
Switzerland  6447  Ireland
Pitești Arena, Pitești
5 August 2023
20:30
Czech Republic  7963  Denmark
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
15:30
Croatia  9038   Switzerland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
18:00
Luxembourg  7780  Czech Republic
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
20:30
Denmark  8958  Ireland
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
8 August 2023
13:00
Switzerland  6790  Denmark
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
15:30
Czech Republic  5693  Croatia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
20:30
Ireland  5675  Luxembourg
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
15:30
Luxembourg  4499  Denmark
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
9 August 2023
18:00
Czech Republic  8359   Switzerland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
9 August 2023
18:00
Croatia  9360  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  7479  Slovakia
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
4 August 2023
15:30
Netherlands  4763  Bulgaria
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
5 August 2023
15:30
Sweden  6657  Netherlands
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
5 August 2023
18:00
Bulgaria  7059  Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
6 August 2023
13:00
Slovakia  7889  Bulgaria
Pitești Arena, Pitești
6 August 2023
20:30
Portugal  6168  Sweden
Pitești Arena, Pitești
8 August 2023
15:30
Sweden  5995  Slovakia
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
8 August 2023
18:00
Netherlands  4961  Portugal
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
9 August 2023
13:00
Bulgaria  7666  Sweden
Pitești Arena, Pitești
9 August 2023
20:30
Slovakia  6948  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  6077  Netherlands
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
12 August 2023
18:00
Netherlands  8056   Switzerland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești

Group F

11 August 2023
15:30
Austria  8958  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  7385   Switzerland
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești

17th place match

13 August 2023
16:00
Austria  5876  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  6383  Great Britain
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
11 August 2023
15:30
Sweden  7163  Luxembourg
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
11 August 2023
18:00
Ukraine  6373  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
11 August 2023
20:30
Denmark  7266  Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

13th–16th place semifinals

12 August 2023
13:00
Iceland  7188  Luxembourg
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
12 August 2023
15:30
Ukraine  6673  Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

9th–12th place semifinals

12 August 2023
18:00
Great Britain  6964  Sweden
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
12 August 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  8286  Denmark
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

15th place match

13 August 2023
11:00
Iceland  8372  Ukraine
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

13th place match

13 August 2023
13:30
Luxembourg  6369  Portugal
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

11th place match

13 August 2023
16:00
Sweden  6165  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești

9th place match

13 August 2023
18:30
Great Britain  6983  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  6679  Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești
11 August 2023
15:30
Bulgaria  8154  Czech Republic
Pitești Arena, Pitești
11 August 2023
18:00
Romania  8373 (OT)  Hungary
Pitești Arena, Pitești
11 August 2023
20:30
Croatia  8535  Slovakia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

5th–8th place semifinals

12 August 2023
13:00
Hungary  7955  Czech Republic
Pitești Arena, Pitești
12 August 2023
15:30
Estonia  7166  Slovakia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

Semifinals

12 August 2023
18:00
Romania  5667  Bulgaria
Pitești Arena, Pitești
12 August 2023
20:30
Georgia  6582  Croatia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

7th place match

13 August 2023
13:00
Czech Republic  5365  Slovakia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

5th place match

13 August 2023
15:30
Hungary  7368  Estonia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

3rd place match

13 August 2023
18:00
Romania  6870  Georgia
Pitești Arena, Pitești

Final

13 August 2023
20:30
Bulgaria  6785  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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