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]

Contents

History

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

Participating teams

Top-18 Challengers

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 550293238+5510
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 541383276+1079
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 532323333108
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 523291282+97
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 514277312356
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 5052603861265
Source: FIBA
13 July 2021
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg7099Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
13 July 2021
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg4547Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
13 July 2021
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg4666Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
14 July 2021
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5666Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
14 July 2021
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6751Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
14 July 2021
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg8953Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
15 July 2021
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg6964Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
15 July 2021
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg4854Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
15 July 2021
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg5177Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
17 July 2021
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg6270Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
17 July 2021
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5644Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
17 July 2021
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg8052Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
18 July 2021
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4950Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
18 July 2021
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg7737Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
18 July 2021
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg5874Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Sopron, Hungary.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 541352273+799
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 532329306+238
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 532394357+378
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 532347266+818
5Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 523325281+447
6Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5052014652645
Source: FIBA
12 July 2021
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6765Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
12 July 2021
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg6157Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
12 July 2021
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2891Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
13 July 2021
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6568Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
13 July 2021
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg9134Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
13 July 2021
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg6156Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
14 July 2021
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2994Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
14 July 2021
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg7685Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
14 July 2021
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg5661Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
16 July 2021
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6651Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
16 July 2021
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg7450Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
16 July 2021
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg8268Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
17 July 2021
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg6253Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
17 July 2021
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg60115Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
17 July 2021
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6557Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Konya, Turkey.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of France.svg  France 550379270+10910
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 541335293+429
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 532374335+398
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 523317316+17
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 514285366816
6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5052613711105
Source: FIBA
13 July 2021
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg5371Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
13 July 2021
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg6276Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
13 July 2021
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3886Flag of France.svg  France
14 July 2021
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg8860Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
14 July 2021
France  Flag of France.svg7454Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
14 July 2021
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg8651Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
15 July 2021
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg5471Flag of France.svg  France
15 July 2021
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg5983Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
15 July 2021
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg6066Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
17 July 2021
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg7075Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
17 July 2021
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg7058Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
17 July 2021
France  Flag of France.svg7050Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
18 July 2021
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg5463Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
18 July 2021
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4948Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
18 July 2021
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg7478Flag of France.svg  France

19–28 Challengers

Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Yerevan, Armenia.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 440328219+1098
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 422342247+956
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 422286275+116
4Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 4222563781226
5Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 404241334934
Source: FIBA
13 July 2021
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg8078Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
13 July 2021
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg8851Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
14 July 2021
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg11245Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
14 July 2021
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg7570Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
15 July 2021
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg6869Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
15 July 2021
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg6679Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
17 July 2021
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg52116Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
17 July 2021
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg8852Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
18 July 2021
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg5459Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
18 July 2021
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg7279Flag of Albania.svg  Albania

Group E

The Group E tournament was played in Skopje, North Macedonia.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 440287181+1068
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 431283252+317
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 422276252+246
4Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 413222304825
5Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 404216295794
Source: FIBA
13 July 2021
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg7138Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
13 July 2021
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg5579Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
14 July 2021
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg4767Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
14 July 2021
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg7855Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
15 July 2021
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg5791Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
15 July 2021
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg7452Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
17 July 2021
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg8064Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
17 July 2021
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg4475Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
18 July 2021
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg5973Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
18 July 2021
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg6362Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia

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References

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