2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers

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2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers
Tournament details
Dates27 July – 1 August 2021
Teams28
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

The 2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 27 July to 1 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship. [1]

Contents

History

The 2020 edition of FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was to be held in Heraklion, Greece 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 U18 Women's European Championship where 16 or more teams gather in one place.

Structure

Participating teams

Top-18 Challengers

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 541339269+709
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 541368308+609
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 541303274+299
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52330731147
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 51430531166
6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5052413901495
Source: FIBA
27 July 2021
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg3892Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
27 July 2021
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg7358Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
27 July 2021
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5367Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
28 July 2021
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5370Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
28 July 2021
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg5749Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
28 July 2021
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg7349Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
29 July 2021
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg7176Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
29 July 2021
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg5467Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
29 July 2021
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg7450Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
31 July 2021
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg8849Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
31 July 2021
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg5648Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
31 July 2021
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg6064Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1 August 2021
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg5170Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1 August 2021
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg6550Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1 August 2021
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg7761Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Klatovy, Czech Republic.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 550331233+9810
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 541357291+669
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 523277320437
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 523292288+47
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 514288387996
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 514296322266
Source: FIBA
27 July 2021
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4750Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
27 July 2021
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg4786Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
27 July 2021
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg6540Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
28 July 2021
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg6755Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
28 July 2021
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg5258Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
28 July 2021
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4771Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
29 July 2021
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg6571Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
29 July 2021
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4363Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
29 July 2021
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg5280Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
31 July 2021
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg7571Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
31 July 2021
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg9047Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
31 July 2021
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6059Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
1 August 2021
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg8764Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1 August 2021
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg5155Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
1 August 2021
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5073Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Heraklion, Greece.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of France.svg  France 550380201+17910
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 541318225+939
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 532275288138
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 523178256787
5Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 514225300756
6Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5052443501065
Source: FIBA
27 July 2021
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg4255Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
27 July 2021
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg3761Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
27 July 2021
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg4172Flag of France.svg  France
28 July 2021
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6963Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
28 July 2021
France  Flag of France.svg7227Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
28 July 2021
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg8239Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
29 July 2021
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg4492Flag of France.svg  France
29 July 2021
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg5654Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
29 July 2021
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4559Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
31 July 2021
France  Flag of France.svg8336Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
31 July 2021
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6938Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
31 July 2021
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg6476Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
1 August 2021
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg020Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
1 August 2021
France  Flag of France.svg6153Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1 August 2021
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6446Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

19–24 Challenger

Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
19Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 541359191+1689
20Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 541330258+729
21Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 532331272+598
22Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 523258337797
23Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 523285302177
24Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 5051873902035
Source: FIBA
27 July 2021
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg5269Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
27 July 2021
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg2190Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
27 July 2021
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg6750Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
28 July 2021
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg8822Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
28 July 2021
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg7647Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
28 July 2021
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg5970Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
29 July 2021
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3465Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
29 July 2021
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg3585Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
29 July 2021
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg6455Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
31 July 2021
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg6149Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
31 July 2021
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg5558Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
31 July 2021
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg5951Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
1 August 2021
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg6768Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
1 August 2021
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg6357Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
1 August 2021
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg3578Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

25–28 Challenger

Group F

The Group F tournament was played in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. After the first round, all four teams advanced to the playoffs.

Group phase

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 33026188+1736
2Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 321194124+705
3Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3121292311024
4Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 303962371413
Source: FIBA
27 July 2021
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg3790Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
27 July 2021
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg9534Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
28 July 2021
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg3166Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
28 July 2021
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg4169Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
29 July 2021
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg10023Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
29 July 2021
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg7321Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra

Playoffs

25th–28th place semifinals 25th place match
      
F1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 100
F4 Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 26
F1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 60
F2 Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 45
F2Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 69
F3 Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 46 27th place match
F4 Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 41
F3Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 44

Source: FIBA

25th–28th place semifinals
31 July 2021
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg10026Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
31 July 2021
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg6946Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
27th place match
1 August 2021
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg4144Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
25th place match
1 August 2021
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg6045Flag of Malta.svg  Malta

Final standings

RankTeam
25Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
26Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
27Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
28Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra

See also

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References

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