Formation | 1957 |
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Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Membership | 50 full member associations |
Official language | English |
President | Jorge Garbajosa |
Parent organization | FIBA |
Website | fiba.basketball/europe |
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations.
FIBA Europe is one of five Regions of FIBA and is responsible for controlling and developing the sport of basketball in Europe. Among many tasks, this includes promoting, supervising and directing international competition at the club and national team levels, as well as governing and appointing European international referees. FIBA Europe is an international federation whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of Europe, of which there are currently 50 members. [1]
The highest decision-making body is the Board of FIBA Europe which consists of 25 persons elected by the National Federations. The Board of FIBA Europe meets twice a year and is the executive body which represents all 50 Federations that make up the membership of FIBA Europe. All 50 federations meet once a year at the General Assembly of FIBA Europe. [1]
The current board members are: [2]
Office | Officeholders [3] |
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President | Jorge Garbajosa |
Treasurer | Grzegorz Bachanski |
Ex-officio members | Andreas Zagklis |
# | Years | Name [4] |
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1 | 2002–2010 | George Vassilakopoulos |
2 | 2010–2013 | Olafur Rafnsson |
3 | 2013–2014 | Cyriel Coomas |
4 | 2014–2023 | Turgay Demirel |
5 | 2023-present | Jorge Garbajosa |
Until 1 January 2015, the position was titled as a Secretary General.
# | Years | Name |
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1 | 2002–2012 | Nar Zanolin |
2 | 2012–present | Kamil Novak |
Note: The men's EuroLeague and EuroCup are not operated by FIBA Europe, but rather by Euroleague Basketball. Both competitions are sanctioned by FIBA and play under FIBA rules.
Competitions | Year | Champion | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
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Men's competitions | |||||
EuroBasket | 2022 | Spain | 4th | France | 2025 |
U20 European Championship | 2024 | France | 3rd | Slovenia | 2025 |
U18 European Championship | 2024 | Germany | 1st | Serbia | 2025 |
U16 European Championship | 2024 | France | 4th | Spain | 2025 |
3x3 Europe Cup | 2024 | Austria | 1st | Serbia | 2025 |
3x3 U18 European Championship | 2023 | Croatia | 1st | Spain | 2024 |
Women's competitions | |||||
EuroBasket Women | 2023 | Belgium | 1st | Spain | 2025 |
U20 Women's European Championship | 2024 | France | 5th | Spain | 2025 |
U18 Women's European Championship | 2024 | France | 3rd | Spain | 2025 |
U16 Women's European Championship | 2024 | Finland | 1st | France | 2025 |
3x3 Women's Europe Cup | 2024 | Spain | 2nd | France | 2025 |
3x3 U18 Women's European Championship | 2023 | France | 3rd | Spain | 2024 |
Competitions | Year | Champion | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
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Men's competitions | |||||
Basketball Champions League | 2023–24 | Unicaja Málaga | 1st | Lenovo Tenerife | 2024–25 |
Europe Cup | 2023–24 | Niners Chemnitz | 1st | Bahçeşehir Koleji | 2024–25 |
Men's junior competitions | |||||
Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament | 2023–24 | Real Madrid | 5st | INSEP | 2024–25 |
Youth Basketball Champions League | 2024 | Rytas | 1st | Galatasaray | 2025 |
Women's competitions | |||||
EuroLeague Women | 2023–24 | Fenerbahçe | 2nd | Villeneuve d'Ascq LM | 2024–25 |
EuroCup Women | 2023–24 | London Lions | 1st | Beşiktaş | 2024–25 |
SuperCup Women | 2023 | Fenerbahçe | 1st | ASVEL Féminin | 2024 |
*Updated through 25 August 2024
Yugoslavia - 19 / Serbia and Montenegro - 9
Country | Men | Women | 3x3 Men | 3x3 Women | Total | ||||||||
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Euro | U20 | U18 | U16 | Euro | U20 | U18 | U16 | Euro | U18 | Euro | U18 | ||
Soviet Union † | 14 | · | 8 | 3 | 21 | · | 11 | 8 | · | · | · | · | 65 |
Spain | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 50 |
France | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
Russia | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | 23 |
Yugoslavia † | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - | · | 1 | - | · | · | · | · | 23 |
Serbia | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 17 |
Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 13 |
Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
Greece | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Croatia | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
Turkey | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
Slovenia | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Belgium | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
Hungary | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Serbia and Montenegro † | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 5 |
Czechoslovakia † | 1 | - | - | - | - | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
Germany | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Israel | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Latvia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Austria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Belarus | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Bulgaria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
CIS † | · | - | - | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
Egypt | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
Finland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Netherlands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Poland | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Romania | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Ukraine | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Note: Titles won by nation, as recognized by FIBA Europe, including defunct states and Egypt, current member of FIBA Africa. The FIBA European Championship for Small Countries is not included in this ranking.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS)* | 65 | 9 | 10 | 84 |
2 | Spain (ESP) | 49 | 48 | 37 | 134 |
3 | France (FRA) | 30 | 36 | 35 | 101 |
4 | Russia (RUS) | 23 | 17 | 17 | 57 |
5 | Yugoslavia (YUG)* | 19 | 20 | 15 | 54 |
6 | Serbia (SRB) | 17 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
7 | Lithuania (LTU) | 13 | 19 | 9 | 41 |
8 | Italy (ITA) | 12 | 24 | 30 | 66 |
9 | Greece (GRE) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
10 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)* | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
11 | Croatia (CRO) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
12 | Turkey (TUR) | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
13 | Slovenia (SLO) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
14 | Hungary (HUN) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
15 | Belgium (BEL) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
16 | Czechoslovakia (TCH)* | 4 | 17 | 18 | 39 |
17 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
18 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
19 | Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
20 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
21 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
22 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 |
23 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
24 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
26 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
27 | CIS (CIS)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Egypt (EGY)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
32 | Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
33 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
34 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
35 | East Germany (GDR)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (35 entries) | 301 | 301 | 301 | 903 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 89 | 26 | 28 | 143 |
2 | Spain (ESP) | 49 | 48 | 37 | 134 |
3 | Serbia (SRB) | 45 | 33 | 29 | 107 |
4 | France (FRA) | 30 | 36 | 35 | 101 |
5 | Lithuania (LTU) | 13 | 19 | 9 | 41 |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 12 | 24 | 30 | 66 |
7 | Greece (GRE) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
8 | Croatia (CRO) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
9 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 7 | 28 | 24 | 59 |
10 | Turkey (TUR) | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
11 | Slovenia (SLO) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
12 | Hungary (HUN) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
13 | Belgium (BEL) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
14 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
15 | Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
16 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
17 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
18 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 |
19 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
20 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
22 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
23 | Egypt (EGY)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
26 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
27 | Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
28 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
29 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (29 entries) | 301 | 301 | 301 | 903 |
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Code | Association | National teams | FIBA affiliation | IOC member |
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ALB | Albania | 1947 | Yes | |
AND | Andorra | 1988 | Yes | |
ARM | Armenia | 1992 | Yes | |
AUT | Austria | 1934 | Yes | |
AZE | Azerbaijan | 1994 | Yes | |
BLR | Belarus | 1992 | Yes | |
BEL | Belgium | 1933 | Yes | |
BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1992 | Yes | |
BUL | Bulgaria | 1935 | Yes | |
CRO | Croatia | 1992 | Yes | |
CYP | Cyprus | 1974 | Yes | |
CZE | Czech Republic | 1932 | Yes | |
DEN | Denmark | 1951 | Yes | |
EST | Estonia | 1991 | Yes | |
FIN | Finland | 1939 | Yes | |
FRA | France | 1933 | Yes | |
GEO | Georgia | 1992 | Yes | |
GER | Germany | 1934 | Yes | |
GIB | Gibraltar | 1985 | No [n 1] | |
GBR | Great Britain | 2006 | Yes | |
GRE | Greece | 1936 | Yes | |
HUN | Hungary | 1935 | Yes | |
ISL | Iceland | 1959 | Yes | |
IRL | Ireland | 1947 | Yes | |
ISR | Israel | 1939 | Yes | |
ITA | Italy | 1932 | Yes | |
KOS | Kosovo | 2015 | Yes | |
LAT | Latvia | 1992 | Yes | |
LTU | Lithuania | 1992 | Yes | |
LUX | Luxembourg | 1946 | Yes | |
MLT | Malta | 1967 | Yes | |
MDA | Moldova | 1992 | Yes | |
MON | Monaco | 1987 | Yes | |
MNE | Montenegro | 2006 | Yes | |
NED | Netherlands | 1946 | Yes | |
MKD | North Macedonia | 1993 | Yes | |
NOR | Norway | 1968 | Yes | |
POL | Poland | 1934 | Yes | |
POR | Portugal | 1932 | Yes | |
ROU | Romania | 1932 | Yes | |
RUS | Russia | 1947 | Yes | |
SMR | San Marino | 1969 | Yes | |
SRB | Serbia | 1936 | Yes | |
SVK | Slovakia | 1993 | Yes | |
SLO | Slovenia | 1992 | Yes | |
ESP | Spain | 1934 | Yes | |
SWE | Sweden | 1952 | Yes | |
SUI | Switzerland | 1932 | Yes | |
TUR | Turkey | 1936 | Yes | |
UKR | Ukraine | 1992 | Yes |
Code | Association | National teams | FIBA affiliation | FIBA disaffiliation |
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TCH | Czechoslovakia | 1992 | ||
GDR | East Germany | 1952 | 1990 | |
ENG | England [n 2] | 1937 | ||
SCG | Serbia and Montenegro | 1992 | 2006 | |
SCO | Scotland [n 2] | 1947 | ||
URS | Soviet Union | 1992 | ||
WAL | Wales [n 2] | 1956 | ||
YUG | Yugoslavia | 1949 | 1992 |
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