2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships

Last updated November 26, 2024

The 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships was the second edition of the European Under-18 3x3 basketball event that features separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament started on 16 July 2016 with the start of two qualifying tournaments and its final tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary from 9–11 September 2016.^[1]

Qualification

The qualification events took place on 16–17 July 2016. A total of 26 men's teams and 22 women's teams took part in the two tournaments, with 12 teams of each gender qualifying for the final championship.^[1]

Men

Qualifier 1

The first qualifying tournament took place in Riga, Latvia from 16 to 17 July 2016.^[1] The top six teams qualified for the U-18 European Championships.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Germany	2	2	0	40	18	+22	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Romania	2	1	1	22	26	−4	.500	Quarterfinals
3	Russia	2	0	2	16	34	−18	.000

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Slovenia	2	1	1	28	28	0	.500	Quarterfinals
2	Latvia	2	1	1	26	24	+2	.500	Quarterfinals
3	Spain	2	1	1	25	27	−2	.500

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Belarus	3	2	1	48	34	+14	.667	Quarterfinals
2	Poland	3	2	1	44	39	+5	.667	Quarterfinals
3	North Macedonia	3	1	2	38	56	−18	.333
4	Ukraine	3	1	2	44	45	−1	.333

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Turkey	3	3	0	50	39	+11	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Serbia	3	2	1	42	31	+11	.667	Quarterfinals
3	Israel	3	1	2	38	45	−7	.333
4	Bulgaria	3	0	3	26	41	−15	.000

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Germany	13

Serbia	18
		Serbia	7

		Latvia	9
Belarus	10

Latvia	14
				Latvia	14

				Slovenia	15
Slovenia	15

Poland	13
		Slovenia	13

		Romania	11
Turkey	13

Romania	19

Loser Bracket		Qualify



Germany	21

Belarus	10
		Germany

		Turkey
Poland	9

Turkey	14

The four quarterfinal winners (Slovenia, Latvia, Serbia, and Romania), plus the fifth and sixth-placed teams (Turkey and Germany), qualified for the U-18 European Championships.^[3]

Qualifier 2

The second qualifying tournament took place in Szolnok, Hungary from 16 to 17 July 2016.^[1] The top six teams qualified for the U-18 European Championships.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Georgia	2	2	0	38	21	+17	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Netherlands	2	1	1	22	33	−11	.500	Quarterfinals
3	Slovakia	2	0	2	28	34	−6	.000

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Hungary	2	2	0	42	28	+14	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	France	2	1	1	34	31	+3	.500	Quarterfinals
3	Ireland	2	0	2	24	41	−17	.000

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	1	1	0	20	8	+12	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Andorra	1	0	1	8	20	−12	.000	Quarterfinals
3	Wales (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(D) Disqualified

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Belgium	2	2	0	40	33	+7	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Lithuania	2	1	1	27	27	0	.500	Quarterfinals
3	Switzerland	2	0	2	24	31	−7	.000

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Georgia	18

Lithuania	12
		Georgia	17

		Czech Republic	21
Czech Republic	21

France	17
				Czech Republic	14

				Belgium	13
Hungary	21

Andorra	16
		Hungary	10

		Belgium	13
Belgium	19

Netherlands	17

Loser Bracket		Fifth place game



Lithuania	14

France	21
		France	21

		Andorra	16
Andorra	21

Netherlands	19

The four quarterfinal winners (Czech Republic, Belgium, Hungary, and Georgia), plus the fifth and sixth-placed teams (France and Andorra), qualified for the U-18 European Championships.^[4]

Women

Qualifier 1

The first qualifying tournament took place in Riga, Latvia from 16 to 17 July 2016.^[1] The top five teams qualified for the U-18 European Championships.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Belgium	4	4	0	58	44	+14	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	4	3	1	63	49	+14	.750
3	Switzerland	4	1	3	57	60	−3	.250
4	Netherlands	4	1	3	52	59	−7	.250
5	Germany	4	1	3	44	62	−18	.250

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Spain	4	4	0	78	9	+69	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Latvia	4	3	1	44	41	+3	.750
3	Slovakia	4	2	2	35	52	−17	.500
4	Turkey	4	1	3	42	50	−8	.250
5	Andorra	4	0	4	27	74	−47	.000

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Belgium	14

Turkey	4
		Belgium	16

		Switzerland	14
Latvia	5

Switzerland	16
				Belgium	6

				Spain	20
Spain	13

Netherlands	8
		Spain	21

		Russia	5
Russia	11

Slovakia	7

Loser Bracket		Fifth place game



Turkey	16

Latvia	8
		Turkey	10

		Netherlands	17
Netherlands	14

Slovakia	13

The four quarterfinal winners (Spain, Belgium, Russia, and Switzerland), plus the fifth-placed team (Netherlands), qualified for the U-18 European Championships.^[3]

Qualifier 2

The second qualifying tournament took place in Szolnok, Hungary from 16 to 17 July 2016.^[1] The top six teams, plus host Hungary, qualified for the U-18 European Championships.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Lithuania	1	1	0	15	11	+4	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	1	0	1	11	15	−4	.000	Quarterfinals
3	Wales (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(D) Disqualified

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	France	2	2	0	38	27	+11	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Belarus	2	1	1	33	20	+13	.500	Quarterfinals
3	Ireland	2	0	2	14	38	−24	.000

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	2	2	0	36	17	+19	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Austria	2	1	1	23	26	−3	.500	Quarterfinals
3	Poland	2	0	2	19	35	−16	.000

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Israel	2	2	0	26	24	+2	1.000	Quarterfinals
2	Ukraine	2	1	1	34	33	+1	.500	Quarterfinals
3	Romania	2	0	2	30	33	−3	.000

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Lithuania	13

Ukraine	8
		Lithuania	18

		Czech Republic	16
Czech Republic	17

Belarus	14
				Lithuania	15

				France	19
France	13

Austria	11
		France	12

		Israel	7
Israel	17

Hungary	12

Loser Bracket		Qualify



Ukraine	12

Belarus	21
		Belarus

		Austria
Austria	13

Hungary	11

Hosts Hungary and the four quarterfinal winners (France, Lithuania, Czech Republic, and Israel), plus the fifth and sixth-placed teams (Belarus and Austria), qualified for the U-18 European Championships.^[4]

Final Tournament

The second edition of the FIBA 3x3 Under-18 European Championships was held in Debrecen, Hungary from 9 to 11 September 2016. A total of 12 teams of each gender qualified for the championship through one of two qualifying tournaments.^[1]^[3]^[4] Pools were announced on 9 August 2016.^[5]

France won an historic double as both their men's and women's teams took home gold for their first championship in this competition.^[2]

Qualified Teams

Men's teams

Women's teams

Men's tournament

Pool play

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Romania	2	2	0	33	28	+5	1.000	Advance to quarterfinals	—	17–14	16–14
2	France	2	1	1	28	30	−2	.500	Advance to quarterfinals	—	—	14–13
3	Georgia	2	0	2	27	30	−3	.000		—	—	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	2	2	0	33	27	+6	1.000	Advance to quarterfinals	—	18–13	—
2	Andorra	2	1	1	34	35	−1	.500	Advance to quarterfinals	—	—	—
3	Slovenia	2	0	2	31	36	−5	.000		14–15	17–21	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Hungary (H)	2	2	0	37	29	+8	1.000	Advance to quarterfinals	—	21–15	16–14
2	Turkey	2	1	1	36	35	+1	.500	Advance to quarterfinals	—	—	21–14
3	Latvia	2	0	2	28	37	−9	.000		—	—	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Germany	2	2	0	36	27	+9	1.000	Advance to quarterfinals	—	20–14	16–13
2	Belgium	2	1	1	29	28	+1	.500	Advance to quarterfinals	—	—	15–8
3	Serbia	2	0	2	21	31	−10	.000		—	—	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

11 September

Romania	12
		11 September
Belgium	13
		Belgium	11
11 September
		Andorra	5
Hungary	14
				11 September
Andorra	18
				Belgium	15
11 September
				France	19
Czech Republic	16
		11 September
Turkey	20
		Turkey	12
11 September
		France	17	Third place
Germany	13
				11 September
France	16
				Andorra	17

				Turkey	18

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF
1	France	5	4	1	80
2	Belgium	5	3	2	68
3	Turkey	5	3	2	86
4	Andorra	5	2	3	74
5	Hungary	3	2	1	51
6	Germany	3	2	1	49
7	Czech Republic	3	2	1	49
8	Romania	3	2	1	45
9	Slovenia	2	0	2	31
10	Latvia	2	0	2	28
11	Georgia	2	0	2	27
12	Serbia	2	0	2	21

Women's tournament

Pool play

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Hungary (H)	2	2	0	36	12	+24	1.000	Advance to quarterfinals	—	21–5	15–7
2	Belarus	2	1	1	19	34	−15	.500	Advance to quarterfinals	—	—	—
3	Israel	2	0	2	20	29	−9	.000		—	13–14	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Belgium	2	2	0	34	21	+13	1.000	Advance to quarterfinals	—	—	—
2	Russia	2	1	1	22	19	+3	.500	Advance to quarterfinals	11–13	—	—
3	Netherlands	2	0	2	16	32	−16	.000		10–21	6–11	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Spain	2	2	0	36	15	+21	1.000	Advance to quarterfinals	—	15–10	21–5
2	Czech Republic	2	1	1	25	26	−1	.500	Advance to quarterfinals	—	—	15–11
3	Lithuania	2	0	2	16	36	−20	.000		—	—	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	France	2	2	0	29	14	+15	1.000	Advance to quarterfinals	—	10–6	19–8
2	Switzerland	2	1	1	17	20	−3	.500	Advance to quarterfinals	—	—	11–10
3	Austria	2	0	2	18	30	−12	.000		—	—	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

4 September

Hungary	11
		4 September
Switzerland	7
		Hungary	13
4 September
		Russia	10
Spain	16
				4 September
Russia	17
				Hungary	10
4 September
				France	11
Belgium	10
		4 September
Czech Republic	11
		Czech Republic	7
4 September
		France	9	Third place
France	15
				4 September
Belarus	11
				Russia	14

				Czech Republic	17

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF
1	France	5	5	0	64
2	Hungary	5	4	1	70
3	Czech Republic	5	3	2	60
4	Russia	5	2	3	63
5	Spain	3	2	1	52
6	Belgium	3	2	1	44
7	Belarus	3	1	2	30
8	Switzerland	3	1	2	24
9	Israel	2	0	2	20
10	Austria	2	0	2	18
11	Netherlands	2	0	2	16
12	Lithuania	2	0	2	16

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2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships

Contents

Qualification

Men

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 2

Women

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 2

Final Tournament

Qualified Teams

Men's tournament

Pool play

Knockout stage

Final standings

Women's tournament

Pool play

Knockout stage

Final standings

Related Research Articles

References

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