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2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

Tournament details
Host country	Romania
City	Pitești
Dates	4–13 August 2023
Teams	21 (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/history
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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.

Participating teams

•  Austria
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Bulgaria
•  Croatia (14th place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark (16th place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
•  Estonia
•  Georgia
•  Great Britain
•  Hungary
•  Iceland
•  Ireland
•  Luxembourg
•  Netherlands (15th place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
•  Norway
•  Portugal
•  Romania
•  Slovakia
•  Sweden
•   Switzerland
•  Ukraine

First round

The draw of the first round was held on 14 February 2023 in Freising, Germany.

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals; the third and fourth teams advanced to the 9th–16th place playoffs; the other teams advanced to the 17th–21st place classification groups.

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+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

Romania	72–50	Austria
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 20–11, 19–17, 17–10

Bosnia and Herzegovina	62–73	Iceland
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 16–15, 12–24, 17–19

Iceland	88–90	Romania
Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 20–34, 24–28, 23–19

Georgia	90–61	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 24–17, 17–16, 24–14

Romania	66–62	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 22–12, 12–16, 17–15

Austria	84–90	Iceland
Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 17–21, 15–23, 23–17

Georgia	81–65	Austria
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 25–16, 28–17, 14–15

Bosnia and Herzegovina	68–69	Romania
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 22–18, 13–16, 18–19

Iceland	71–96	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 10–19, 28–21, 17–32

Austria	72–88	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 15–20, 25–24, 12–30

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

Ukraine	61–52	Norway
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 17–23, 20–8, 11–4

Estonia	86–55	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 24–21, 19–11, 19–12

Hungary	67–69	Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 13–25, 17–13, 21–13

Great Britain	57–59	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 16–12, 11–10, 19–19

Ukraine	53–71	Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 9–20, 12–12, 13–18, 19–21

Norway	64–100	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 12–26, 11–22, 25–24

Estonia	66–50	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 20–11, 18–14, 9–17

Hungary	118–41	Norway
Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 25–8, 36–9, 28–12

Great Britain	60–67	Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 24–14, 14–20, 10–14

Norway	56–103	Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 11–29, 11–26, 16–22

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

Denmark	68–85	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 16–29, 17–17, 18–14

Luxembourg	71–64	Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 11–27, 18–16, 20–10

Ireland	48–71	Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 16–17, 8–20, 8–14

Croatia	80–58	Luxembourg
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 21–17, 21–11, 16–15

Switzerland	64–47	Ireland
Scoring by quarter: 16–4, 16–12, 10–15, 22–16

Czech Republic	79–63	Denmark
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 15–20, 21–16, 20–9

Croatia	90–38	Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 20–8, 31–11, 19–9

Luxembourg	77–80	Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 20–17, 15–27, 26–19

Denmark	89–58	Ireland
Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 22–8, 17–21, 21–14

Switzerland	67–90	Denmark
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 14–25, 20–17, 15–26

Czech Republic	56–93	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 10–26, 19–15, 12–28, 15–24

Ireland	56–75	Luxembourg
Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 6–22, 13–19, 13–23

Luxembourg	44–99	Denmark
Scoring by quarter: 10–28, 19–25, 7–27, 8–19

Croatia	93–60	Ireland
Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 27–14, 15–21, 25–16

Czech Republic	83–59	Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 10–16, 27–12, 27–13

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

Netherlands	47–63	Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 13–11, 8–17, 12–20

Portugal	74–79	Slovakia
Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 22–21, 21–16, 21–21

Sweden	66–57	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 12–18, 10–11, 21–14

Bulgaria	70–59	Portugal
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 12–14, 20–15, 18–15

Slovakia	78–89	Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 35–25, 18–24, 6–31

Portugal	61–68	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 15–20, 19–13, 13–21

Sweden	59–95	Slovakia
Scoring by quarter: 22–36, 12–25, 15–22, 10–12

Netherlands	49–61	Portugal
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 13–19, 11–13, 10–17

Bulgaria	76–66	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 29–19, 10–16, 15–16

Slovakia	69–48	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 15–7, 15–17, 17–11, 22–13

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

Ireland	60–77	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 8–20, 24–16, 15–18

Netherlands	80–56	Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 23–12, 20–17, 17–17

Group F

Austria	89–58	Norway
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 29–13, 23–17, 17–9

• Austria advance to the 17th place match; Norway advance to the 19th place match.

19th place match

Norway	73–85	Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 16–21, 18–15, 30–24

17th place match

Austria	58–76	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 10–23, 11–20, 19–16

9th–16th place playoffs

13th place match

13th–16th place semifinals

9th–16th place quarterfinals

9th–12th place semifinals

9th place match

A3

Iceland

63

B4

Great Britain

83

Iceland

71

Great Britain

69

Luxembourg

88

Sweden

64

D3

Sweden

71

C4

Luxembourg

63

Luxembourg

63

Great Britain

69

Portugal

69

Denmark

83

B3

Ukraine

63

A4

Bosnia and Herzegovina

73

15th place match

Ukraine

66

Bosnia and Herzegovina

82

11th place match

Portugal

73

Denmark

86

Iceland

83

C3

Denmark

72

Sweden

61

Ukraine

72

D4

Portugal

66

Bosnia and Herzegovina

65

9th–16th place quarterfinals

Iceland	63–83	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 12–26, 18–22, 13–14

Sweden	71–63	Luxembourg
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 13–16, 18–16, 26–19

Ukraine	63–73	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 11–14, 12–19, 28–23

Denmark	72–66	Portugal
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 17–15, 21–20, 20–14

13th–16th place semifinals

Iceland	71–88	Luxembourg
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 16–23, 18–17, 20–25

Ukraine	66–73	Portugal
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 6–28, 19–15, 22–14

15th place match

Iceland	83–72	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 25–21, 21–18, 15–16

13th place match

Luxembourg	63–69	Portugal
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 18–19, 15–19, 13–14

9th–12th place semifinals

Great Britain	69–64	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 13–10, 18–15, 26–15

Bosnia and Herzegovina	82–86	Denmark
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 22–20, 23–17, 17–23

11th place match

Sweden	61–65	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 10–11, 17–25, 21–16, 13–13

9th place match

Great Britain	69–83	Denmark
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 12–19, 20–17, 19–24

Championship playoffs

5th place match

5th–8th place semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

Romania (OT)

83

B2

Hungary

73

Hungary

79

Romania

56

Czech Republic

55

Bulgaria

67

D1

Bulgaria

81

C2

Czech Republic

54

Hungary

73

Bulgaria

67

Estonia

68

Croatia

85

B1

Estonia

66

A2

Georgia

79

7th place match

Estonia

71

Georgia

65

3rd place match

Slovakia

66

Croatia

82

Czech Republic

53

C1

Croatia

85

Romania

68

Slovakia

65

D2

Slovakia

35

Georgia

70

Quarterfinals

Estonia	66–79	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 11–17, 13–24, 18–27

Croatia	85–35	Slovakia
Scoring by quarter: 30–6, 23–6, 20–10, 12–13

Romania	83–73 (OT)	Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–18, 18–22, 16–15, Overtime: 10–0

Bulgaria	81–54	Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–13, 25–13, 18–16

5th–8th place semifinals

Estonia	71–66	Slovakia
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 27–24, 8–18, 17–8

Hungary	79–55	Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 20–16, 22–16, 15–14

7th place match

Czech Republic	53–65	Slovakia
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 12–14, 14–15, 14–16

5th place match

Hungary	73–68	Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–22, 14–11, 21–23

Semifinals

Romania	56–67	Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 11–19, 16–15, 12–19

Georgia	65–82	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 16–25, 19–19, 22–16

3rd place match

Romania	68–70	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 25–28, 6–15, 21–15

Final

Bulgaria	67–85	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 16–21, 24–20, 13–18

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Croatia
	Bulgaria
	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

References

1. "2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B archive website". FIBA.basketball.
2. Draws concluded for FIBA European Youth Championships 2023
3. Draw results

External links

• Official website of FIBA

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