2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
Basketball competition
International basketball competition
2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Dates12–22 July 2012
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Venues2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (1st title)
Runners-up Czech Republic
Third place Israel
Official website
www.fibaeurope.com
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The 2012 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 8th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-20 teams. It was played from 12 to 22 July 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1][2]

Participating teams

First round

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinal round; the other teams will play in the 9th–18nd place classification groups.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bulgaria 3 3 0 222 192 +30 6 Quarterfinal round
2  Israel 3 2 1 223 177 +46 5
3  Austria 3 1 2 165 209 −44 4 9th−18th place classification
4  Slovakia 3 0 3 180 212 −32 3
Source: FIBA Archive
12 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Slovakia  59–64  Austria
Sofia
12 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Israel  69–78  Bulgaria
Sofia
14 July 2012
Boxscore
Austria  39–75  Israel
Sofia
14 July 2012
Boxscore
Bulgaria  69–61  Slovakia
Sofia
16 July 2012
Boxscore
Slovakia  60–79  Israel
Sofia
16 July 2012
Boxscore
Bulgaria  75–62  Austria
Sofia

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 4 4 0 370 211 +159 8 Quarterfinal round
2  Belgium 4 3 1 318 209 +109 7
3  Netherlands 4 2 2 197 286 −89 6 9th−18th place classification
4  Macedonia 4 1 3 241 291 −50 5
5  Luxembourg 4 0 4 244 373 −129 4
Source: FIBA Archive
12 July 2012
Boxscore
Belgium  79–49  Macedonia
Sofia
12 July 2012
Boxscore
Netherlands  39–97  Poland
Sofia
13 July 2012
Boxscore
Luxembourg  56–64  Netherlands
Sofia
13 July 2012
Boxscore
Poland  71–59  Belgium
Sofia
14 July 2012
Boxscore
Macedonia  49–83  Poland
Sofia
14 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Belgium  103–56  Luxembourg
Sofia
15 July 2012
Boxscore
Netherlands  33–77  Belgium
Sofia
15 July 2012
Boxscore
Luxembourg  68–87  Macedonia
Sofia
16 July 2012
Boxscore
Poland  119–64  Luxembourg
Sofia
16 July 2012
Boxscore
Macedonia  56–61  Netherlands
Sofia

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 4 3 1 298 271 +27 7 Quarterfinal round
2  Croatia 4 3 1 309 282 +27 7
3  Portugal 4 2 2 267 291 −24 6 9th−18th place classification
4  Denmark 4 1 3 266 297 −31 5
5  Belarus 4 1 3 282 281 +1 5
Source: FIBA Archive
12 July 2012
Boxscore
Great Britain  76–64  Portugal
Sofia
12 July 2012
Boxscore
Belarus  73–77  Croatia
Sofia
13 July 2012
Boxscore
Denmark  79–77  Belarus
Sofia
13 July 2012
Boxscore
Croatia  78–90  Great Britain
Sofia
14 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Portugal  65–79  Croatia
Sofia
14 July 2012
Boxscore
Great Britain  71–60  Denmark
Sofia
15 July 2012
Boxscore
Belarus  69–61  Great Britain
Sofia
15 July 2012
Boxscore
Denmark  73–74  Portugal
Sofia
16 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Portugal  64–63  Belarus
Sofia
16 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Croatia  75–54  Denmark
Sofia

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 221 168 +53 6 Quarterfinal round
2  Finland 3 1 2 219 223 −4 4
3  Hungary 3 1 2 189 212 −23 4 9th−18th place classification
4   Switzerland 3 1 2 182 208 −26 4
Source: FIBA Archive
12 July 2012
Boxscore
Hungary  53–60   Switzerland
Sofia
12 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Finland  59–74  Czech Republic
Sofia
14 July 2012
Boxscore
Czech Republic  82–51  Hungary
Sofia
14 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Switzerland  64–90  Finland
Sofia
16 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Hungary  85–70  Finland
Sofia
16 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Czech Republic  65–58   Switzerland
Sofia

Quarterfinal round

In this round, the teams play in two groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals; the other teams will play the 5th–8th place playoffs.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bulgaria 3 2 1 218 221 −3 5 Semifinals
2  Israel 3 2 1 214 217 −3 5
3  Poland 3 1 2 214 213 +1 4 5th−8th place playoffs
4  Belgium 3 1 2 207 202 +5 4
Source: FIBA Archive
18 July 2012
Boxscore
Bulgaria  62–82  Belgium
Sofia
18 July 2012
Boxscore
Israel  76–73  Poland
Sofia
19 July 2012
Boxscore
Poland  70–78  Bulgaria
Sofia
19 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Belgium  66–69  Israel
Sofia

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 257 201 +56 5 Semifinals
2  Croatia 3 2 1 239 251 −12 5
3  Great Britain 3 1 2 229 236 −7 4 5th−8th place playoffs
4  Finland 3 1 2 195 232 −37 4
Source: FIBA Archive
18 July 2012
Boxscore
Great Britain  64–67  Finland
Sofia
18 July 2012
Boxscore
Croatia  67–92  Czech Republic
Sofia
19 July 2012
Boxscore
Czech Republic  91–75  Great Britain
Sofia
19 July 2012
Boxscore
Finland  69–94  Croatia
Sofia

9th–18th place classification

In this round, the teams play in two groups of five. The first teams from each group advance to the 9th place match; the second teams advance to the 11th place match; the third teams advance to the 13th place match; the fourth teams advance to the 15th place match; the last teams advance to the 17th place match.

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 4 3 1 313 269 +44 7 9th place match
2  Slovakia 4 3 1 270 223 +47 7 11th place match
3  Netherlands 4 2 2 233 231 +2 6 13th place match
4  Macedonia 4 2 2 288 286 +2 6 15th place match
5  Luxembourg 4 0 4 240 335 −95 4 17st place match
Source: FIBA Archive
18 July 2012
Boxscore
Macedonia  60–80  Slovakia
Sofia
18 July 2012
Boxscore
Austria  108–64  Luxembourg
Sofia
19 July 2012
Boxscore
Netherlands  61–64  Austria
Sofia
19 July 2012
Boxscore
Slovakia  76–52  Luxembourg
Sofia
20 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Austria  77–85  Macedonia
Sofia
20 July 2012
Boxscore
Netherlands  47–55  Slovakia
Sofia

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 4 3 1 241 243 −2 7 9th place match
2  Denmark 4 3 1 307 253 +54 7 11th place match
3  Belarus 4 2 2 299 281 +18 6 13th place match
4   Switzerland 4 2 2 237 262 −25 6 15th place match
5  Hungary 4 0 4 223 268 −45 4 17st place match
Source: FIBA Archive
18 July 2012
Boxscore
Denmark  78–47   Switzerland
Sofia
18 July 2012
Boxscore
Hungary  60–70  Belarus
Sofia
19 July 2012
Boxscore
Portugal  61–55  Hungary
Sofia
19 July 2012
Boxscore
Switzerland  78–89  Belarus
Sofia
20 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Hungary  55–77  Denmark
Sofia
20 July 2012
Boxscore
Portugal  42–52   Switzerland
Sofia

17th place match

21 July 2012
Boxscore
Luxembourg  94–86  Hungary
Sofia

15th place match

21 July 2012
Boxscore
Macedonia  71–80   Switzerland
Sofia

13th place match

22 July 2012
Boxscore
Netherlands  52–64  Belarus
Sofia

11th place match

22 July 2012
Boxscore
Slovakia  62–81  Denmark
Sofia

9th place match

22 July 2012
Boxscore
Austria  57–66  Portugal
Sofia

5th−8th place playoffs

5th–8th place semifinals 5th place match
      
E3  Poland 83
F4  Finland 70
E3  Poland 83
F3  Great Britain 53
F3  Great Britain 101
E4  Belgium 100 7th place match
F4  Finland 70
E4  Belgium 84

5th–8th place semifinals

21 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Poland  83–70  Finland
Sofia
21 July 2012
Boxscore
Great Britain  101–100  Belgium
Sofia

7th place match

22 July 2012
Boxscore
Finland  70–84  Belgium
Sofia

5th place match

22 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Poland  83–53  Great Britain
Sofia

Championship playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
E1  Bulgaria 79
F2  Croatia 85
F2  Croatia 88
F1  Czech Republic 80
F1  Czech Republic 72
E2  Israel 61 3rd place match
E1  Bulgaria 67
E2  Israel 101

Semifinals

21 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Bulgaria  79–85  Croatia
Sofia
21 July 2012
Boxscore
Czech Republic  72–61  Israel
Sofia

3rd place match

22 July 2012
Boxscore[dead link]
Bulgaria  67–101  Israel
Sofia

Final

22 July 2012
Boxscore
Croatia  88–80  Czech Republic
Sofia

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Czech Republic
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Israel
4  Bulgaria
5  Poland
6  Great Britain
7  Belgium
8  Finland
9  Portugal
10  Austria
11  Denmark
12  Slovakia
13  Belarus
14  Netherlands
15   Switzerland
16  Macedonia
17  Luxembourg
18  Hungary
Promoted to the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A

See also

References

  1. ^ 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B official website, www.fibaeurope.com
  2. ^ 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B results, archive.fiba.com


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