International boys' basketball tournament
The FIBA U16 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U16 European Championship ,[1] [2] originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Cadets . It's a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition . Through the 2003 edition , it was held every second year, but since the 2004 edition onward, it is held every year. It serves as the qualification tournament for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup in odd years, for the FIBA Europe region. The current champions are Spain .
Division A
Results
Year
Host
Gold medal game
Bronze medal game
Gold
Score
Silver
Bronze
Score
Fourth place
1971details
Italy (Gorizia )
Yugoslavia
74–60
Italy
Soviet Union
56–55
Spain
1973details
Italy (Angri & Summonte )
Soviet Union
68–57
Spain
Yugoslavia
77–74
Italy
1975details
Greece (Athens & Thessaloniki )
Soviet Union
64–61
Greece
Yugoslavia
74–72
Italy
1977details
France (Le Touquet & Berck )
Turkey
68–66
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
95–70
Italy
1979details
Syria (Damascus )
Yugoslavia
103–100
Italy
Spain
122–82
West Germany
1981details
Greece (Thessaloniki & Katerini )
Soviet Union
72–57
Italy
West Germany
78–64
Finland
1983details
West Germany (Tübingen & Ludwigsburg )
Yugoslavia
89–86
Spain
West Germany
72–69
Greece
1985details
Bulgaria (Ruse )
Yugoslavia
99–81
Spain
Italy
85–81
West Germany
1987details
Hungary (Székesfehérvár & Kaposvár )
Yugoslavia
83–77
Italy
Soviet Union
84–76
Spain
1989details
Spain (Guadalajara , Tarancón & Cuenca )
Greece
81–79
Yugoslavia
Italy
63–59
Turkey
1991details
Greece (Kastoria , Komotini & Thessaloniki )
Italy
106–91
Greece
Spain
87–67
Turkey
1993details
Turkey (Trabzon , Giresun & Samsun )
Greece
76–58
Spain
Russia
72–62
Turkey
1995details
Portugal (Setúbal , Seixal & Almada )
Croatia
75–62
Spain
Greece
73–72
North Macedonia
1997details
Belgium (Pepinster , Kortrijk & Quaregnon )
FR Yugoslavia
100–87
Russia
Israel
65–55
France
1999details
Slovenia (Polzela , Celje & Laško )
FR Yugoslavia
59–48
Greece
Turkey
81–63
France
2001details
Latvia (Riga )
FR Yugoslavia
55–43
Russia
Spain
75–74
Lithuania
2003details
Spain (Madrid )
Serbia and Montenegro
83–68
Turkey
Russia
92–70
Spain
2004details
Greece (Amaliada & Pyrgos )
France
65–60
Russia
Turkey
75–69
Lithuania
2005details
Spain (León )
Turkey
61–55
France
Spain
70–63
Lithuania
2006details
Spain (Linares , Andújar & Martos )
Spain
110–106
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
85–69
Croatia
2007details
Greece (Ierapetra , Rethymno & Heraklion )
Serbia
56–55
Spain
Lithuania
65–55
Turkey
2008details
Italy (Chieti )
Lithuania
75–33
Czech Republic
Turkey
77–65
France
2009details
Lithuania (Kaunas )
Spain
70–64
Lithuania
Serbia
75–69
Poland
2010details
Montenegro (Bar )
Croatia
80–52
Lithuania
Turkey
75–64
Spain
2011details
Czech Republic (Pardubice , Hradec Králové )
Croatia
67–57
Czech Republic
Spain
61–53
France
2012details
Lithuania (Panevėžys , Vilnius ) & Latvia (Ventspils )
Turkey
66–61
France
Serbia
83–69
Italy
2013details
Ukraine (Kyiv )
Spain
65–63
Serbia
Greece
78–50
Italy
2014details
Latvia (Riga , Ogre , Liepāja , Grobiņa )
France
78–53
Latvia
Spain
77–73
Turkey
2015details
Lithuania (Kaunas )
Bosnia and Herzegovina
85–83
Lithuania
Turkey
83–72
Spain
2016details
Poland (Radom )
Spain
74–72
Lithuania
Turkey
77–70
Croatia
2017details
Montenegro (Podgorica )
France
75–68
Montenegro
Serbia
76–71
Croatia
2018details
Serbia (Novi Sad )
Croatia
71–70
Spain
Turkey
82–59
France
2019details
Italy (Udine )
Spain
70–61
France
Italy
73–68
Russia
2020
North Macedonia (Skopje )
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia .
2021
North Macedonia (Skopje)
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe .[3] The 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers were played instead.
2022details
North Macedonia (Skopje)
Lithuania
77–68
Spain
France
65–46
Greece
2023details
North Macedonia (Skopje)
Spain
77–68
Italy
France
88–62
Lithuania
2024details
Greece (Heraklion )
Medal table
Defunct countries in italics.
Participating nations
Nation
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
Total
Belgium
–
–
12th
–
–
–
12th
16th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15th
13
Bosnia and Herzegovina
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8th
1st
14th
–
–
16th
–
–
4
Bulgaria
–
–
–
–
–
12th
–
–
–
–
–
–
12th
15th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
Croatia
–
1st
8th
9th
12th
–
10th
8th
4th
8th
7th
6th
1st
1st
8th
6th
11th
9th
4th
4th
1st
8th
14th
–
21
Czech Republic
12th
11th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13th
2nd
16th
–
2nd
15th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
Denmark
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16th
–
–
–
16th
–
–
–
–
–
16th
–
3
Estonia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13th
12th
11th
15th
–
–
4
Finland
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13th
6th
5th
15th
–
–
–
12th
9
France
7th
6th
4th
4th
5th
5th
1st
2nd
5th
6th
4th
7th
6th
4th
2nd
5th
1st
5th
6th
1st
4th
2nd
3rd
3rd
33
Georgia
–
–
9th
7th
11th
–
15th
–
–
12th
16th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16th
–
–
–
7
Germany
10th
–
16th
–
–
–
–
–
15th
–
–
11th
13th
8th
5th
8th
7th
7th
9th
13th
9th
14th
–
5th
26
Greece
1st
3rd
5th
2nd
6th
8th
5th
13th
9th
7th
12th
14th
10th
11th
9th
3rd
9th
13th
16th
–
6th
6th
4th
8th
33
Hungary
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Iceland
9th
–
–
–
–
–
–
14th
16th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
Israel
8th
8th
3rd
–
9th
10th
11th
9th
7th
11th
11th
13th
15th
–
–
–
–
15th
–
11th
10th
11th
5th
13th
27
Italy
6th
5th
11th
–
10th
9th
6th
7th
6th
5th
13th
12th
9th
10th
4th
4th
5th
10th
7th
9th
12th
3rd
6th
2nd
34
Latvia
–
–
–
5th
8th
–
13th
11th
11th
9th
10th
9th
14th
6th
10th
13th
2nd
11th
11th
8th
8th
13th
10th
11th
20
Lithuania
5th
–
–
–
4th
11th
4th
4th
10th
3rd
1st
2nd
2nd
13th
11th
9th
10th
2nd
2nd
6th
7th
9th
1st
4th
21
Montenegro
played as part of
–
–
10th
8th
16th
–
15th
–
12th
8th
2nd
14th
–
9th
14th
9
Netherlands
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15th
–
15th
–
4
North Macedonia
–
4th
10th
6th
–
7th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12th
12th
16th
7
Poland
11th
–
–
10th
–
–
14th
15th
–
–
14th
4th
11th
14th
6th
12th
15th
–
15th
–
–
–
11th
9th
19
Portugal
–
9th
–
–
–
–
–
–
14th
16th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
Russia
3rd
–
2nd
11th
2nd
3rd
2nd
6th
2nd
14th
8th
5th
7th
5th
13th
11th
12th
16th
–
16th
–
4th
–
–
20
Serbia
played as part of
1st
5th
3rd
5th
9th
3rd
2nd
6th
8th
10th
3rd
5th
7th
13th
7th
15
Slovenia
–
–
7th
12th
–
6th
8th
12th
13th
15th
–
–
–
–
14th
–
–
–
–
10th
13th
10th
7th
6th
13
Spain
2nd
2nd
6th
8th
3rd
4th
7th
3rd
1st
2nd
6th
1st
4th
3rd
7th
1st
3rd
4th
1st
7th
2nd
1st
2nd
1st
35
Sweden
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16th
–
–
12th
14th
–
–
–
–
9
Turkey
4th
7th
–
3rd
7th
2nd
3rd
1st
8th
4th
3rd
8th
3rd
7th
1st
7th
4th
3rd
3rd
5th
3rd
5th
8th
10tth
33
Ukraine
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5th
12th
10th
9th
15th
–
12th
12th
10th
14th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
Nation
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
Total
Austria
playing in lower divisions
4
Romania
playing in lower divisions
1
Switzerland
playing in lower divisions
2
England †
–
12th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16th
–
–
14th
Great Britain [5]
5
Scotland †
playing in lower divisions
1
Wales †
playing in lower divisions
1
Syria
playing in FIBA Asia
1
Czechoslovakia †
defunct
3
Soviet Union †
defunct
11
Yugoslavia †
defunct
11
FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro A
–
–
1st
1st
1st
1st
9th
10th
3rd
defunct
7
^A As FR Yugoslavia (1992–2001, 3 participations, 3 gold medals) and as Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006, 4 participations, 2 medals)
MVP Awards (since 1999)
Division B
Results
Since 2012, the 3rd team in Division B is also promoted to Division A for the next tournament.
Medal table
Participating nations
Nation
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
Total
Albania
9th
17th
2
Armenia
6th
1
Austria
8th
15th
4th
14th
14th
20th
21st
14th
8th
14th
22nd
21st
8th
18th
14
Belarus
7th
15th
6th
11th
18th
10th
20th
24th
6th
9th
16th
17th
12
Belgium
10th
9th
9th
9th
13th
10th
1st
5th
6th
7th
6th
9th
5th
3rd
14
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2nd
4th
5th
5th
7th
3rd
5th
2nd
12th
2nd
6th
11th
12
Bulgaria
3rd
8th
3rd
17th
3rd
1st
15th
19th
12th
9th
17th
14th
11th
6th
4th
2nd
16
Croatia
1st
1
Cyprus
8th
17th
8th
20th
18th
22nd
21st
18th
22nd
9
Czech Republic
4th
13th
1st
1st
5th
4th
16th
8th
8th
4th
7th
16th
8th
13
Denmark
18th
2nd
17th
13th
1st
11th
19th
18th
12th
3rd
9th
11
England
3rd
7th
8th
4th
11th
3rd
11th
2nd
6th
3rd
5th
11
Estonia
6th
5th
12th
12th
10th
16th
12th
17th
16th
14th
1st
18th
6th
13
Finland
7th
11th
6th
11th
8th
6th
9th
11th
11th
3rd
13th
13th
2nd
13
Georgia
3rd
2nd
10th
5th
16th
12th
7th
10th
5th
12th
3rd
20th
12th
3rd
14
Germany
1st
10th
1st
1st
4
Great Britain
4th
7th
10th
10th
10th
5
Greece
1st
1
Hungary
6th
10th
11th
2nd
7th
6th
5th
4th
13th
7th
13th
13th
7th
17th
14th
13th
5th
17
Iceland
1st
13th
18th
21st
13th
6th
15th
5th
15th
9
Ireland
10th
14th
16th
16th
14th
15th
20th
18th
21st
19th
20th
11th
15th
16th
21st
21st
16
Israel
4th
6th
9th
2nd
2nd
5
Kosovo
14th
19th
23rd
24th
4
Luxembourg
14th
16th
12th
15th
18th
21st
22nd
20th
23rd
20th
24th
20th
14th
13
Montenegro
6th
2nd
2nd
1st
4th
5
Netherlands
5th
18th
13th
7th
17th
15th
4th
7th
9th
12th
11th
8th
11th
2nd
2nd
17th
16
North Macedonia
2nd
16th
18th
15th
19th
7th
8th
9th
22nd
16th
15th
3rd
12
Norway
15th
20th
19th
20th
22nd
19th
21st
18th
24th
22nd
23rd
17th
20th
13
Poland
7th
1st
2nd
10th
5th
1st
6
Portugal
4th
2nd
16th
13th
10th
9th
8th
15th
20th
12th
9th
16th
14th
11th
9th
13th
16
Romania
5th
12th
18th
19th
19th
8th
17th
8th
14th
10th
15th
17th
15th
21st
8th
8th
15th
4th
18
Russia
1st
1st
2
Scotland
18th
23rd
24th
3
Slovakia
6th
17th
13th
12th
8th
22nd
19th
17th
4th
10th
23rd
20th
19th
19th
7th
15
Slovenia
5th
4th
3rd
1st
4th
6th
7th
3rd
8
Sweden
9th
9th
9th
3rd
4th
5th
14th
14th
3rd
13th
3rd
19th
12th
7th
12th
15
Switzerland
12th
7th
13th
16th
11th
16th
15th
17th
18th
22nd
11th
19th
12
Ukraine
1st
2nd
10th
4th
5th
10th
9th
14th
16th
9
Nation
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
Total
Division C
Results
Medal table
Participating nations
Under-17 World Cup record
See also
References
External links
Division A Qualification Division B Division C
Organizations Competitions for national teams
Active club competitions
Defunct club competitions
Team awards Individual awards