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 | |
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.[1]
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.[2][3]
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 |
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
18:00 |
| Romania | 72–50 | Austria |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 20–11, 19–17, 17–10 | ||
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4 August 2023
20:30 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62–73 | Iceland |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 16–15, 12–24, 17–19 | ||
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5 August 2023
18:00 |
| Iceland | 88–90 | Romania |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 20–34, 24–28, 23–19 | ||
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5 August 2023
18:00 |
| Georgia | 90–61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 24–17, 17–16, 24–14 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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6 August 2023
18:00 |
| Romania | 66–62 | Georgia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 22–12, 12–16, 17–15 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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6 August 2023
18:00 |
| Austria | 84–90 | Iceland |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 17–21, 15–23, 23–17 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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8 August 2023
15:30 |
| Georgia | 81–65 | Austria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 25–16, 28–17, 14–15 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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8 August 2023
18:00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 68–69 | Romania |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 22–18, 13–16, 18–19 | ||
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9 August 2023
15:30 |
| Iceland | 71–96 | Georgia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 10–19, 28–21, 17–32 | ||
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9 August 2023
15:30 |
| Austria | 72–88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 15–20, 25–24, 12–30 | ||
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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 |
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
13:00 |
| Ukraine | 61–52 | Norway |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 17–23, 20–8, 11–4 | ||
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4 August 2023
15:30 |
| Estonia | 86–55 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 24–21, 19–11, 19–12 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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5 August 2023
15:30 |
| Hungary | 67–69 | Estonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 13–25, 17–13, 21–13 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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5 August 2023
20:30 |
| Great Britain | 57–59 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 16–12, 11–10, 19–19 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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6 August 2023
15:30 |
| Ukraine | 53–71 | Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–20, 12–12, 13–18, 19–21 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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6 August 2023
15:30 |
| Norway | 64–100 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 12–26, 11–22, 25–24 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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8 August 2023
18:00 |
| Estonia | 66–50 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 20–11, 18–14, 9–17 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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8 August 2023
20:30 |
| Hungary | 118–41 | Norway |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 25–8, 36–9, 28–12 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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9 August 2023
18:00 |
| Great Britain | 60–67 | Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 24–14, 14–20, 10–14 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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9 August 2023
20:30 |
| Norway | 56–103 | Estonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 11–29, 11–26, 16–22 | ||
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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 |
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
18:00 |
| Denmark | 68–85 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 16–29, 17–17, 18–14 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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4 August 2023
18:00 |
| Luxembourg | 71–64 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 11–27, 18–16, 20–10 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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4 August 2023
20:30 |
| Ireland | 48–71 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 16–17, 8–20, 8–14 | ||
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5 August 2023
13:00 |
| Croatia | 80–58 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 21–17, 21–11, 16–15 | ||
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5 August 2023
15:30 |
| Switzerland | 64–47 | Ireland |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–4, 16–12, 10–15, 22–16 | ||
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5 August 2023
20:30 |
| Czech Republic | 79–63 | Denmark |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 15–20, 21–16, 20–9 | ||
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6 August 2023
15:30 |
| Croatia | 90–38 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 20–8, 31–11, 19–9 | ||
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6 August 2023
18:00 |
| Luxembourg | 77–80 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 20–17, 15–27, 26–19 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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6 August 2023
20:30 |
| Denmark | 89–58 | Ireland |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 22–8, 17–21, 21–14 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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8 August 2023
13:00 |
| Switzerland | 67–90 | Denmark |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 14–25, 20–17, 15–26 | ||
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8 August 2023
15:30 |
| Czech Republic | 56–93 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–26, 19–15, 12–28, 15–24 | ||
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8 August 2023
20:30 |
| Ireland | 56–75 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 6–22, 13–19, 13–23 | ||
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9 August 2023
15:30 |
| Luxembourg | 44–99 | Denmark |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–28, 19–25, 7–27, 8–19 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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9 August 2023
18:00 |
| Croatia | 93–60 | Ireland |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 27–14, 15–21, 25–16 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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9 August 2023
18:00 |
| Czech Republic | 83–59 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 10–16, 27–12, 27–13 | ||
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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 |
Source: FIBA
4 August 2023
15:30 |
| Netherlands | 47–63 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 13–11, 8–17, 12–20 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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4 August 2023
15:30 |
| Portugal | 74–79 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 22–21, 21–16, 21–21 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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5 August 2023
15:30 |
| Sweden | 66–57 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 12–18, 10–11, 21–14 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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5 August 2023
18:00 |
| Bulgaria | 70–59 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 12–14, 20–15, 18–15 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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6 August 2023
13:00 |
| Slovakia | 78–89 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 35–25, 18–24, 6–31 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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6 August 2023
20:30 |
| Portugal | 61–68 | Sweden |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 15–20, 19–13, 13–21 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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8 August 2023
15:30 |
| Sweden | 59–95 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–36, 12–25, 15–22, 10–12 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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8 August 2023
18:00 |
| Netherlands | 49–61 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 13–19, 11–13, 10–17 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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9 August 2023
13:00 |
| Bulgaria | 76–66 | Sweden |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 29–19, 10–16, 15–16 | ||
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9 August 2023
20:30 |
| Slovakia | 69–48 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–7, 15–17, 17–11, 22–13 | ||
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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 |
Source: FIBA
11 August 2023
18:00 |
| Ireland | 60–77 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 8–20, 24–16, 15–18 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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12 August 2023
18:00 |
| Netherlands | 80–56 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 23–12, 20–17, 17–17 | ||
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Group F
11 August 2023
15:30 |
| Austria | 89–58 | Norway |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 29–13, 23–17, 17–9 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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19th place match
13 August 2023
13:30 |
| Norway | 73–85 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 16–21, 18–15, 30–24 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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17th place match
13 August 2023
16:00 |
| Austria | 58–76 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 10–23, 11–20, 19–16 | ||
Universitatea Sport Hall, Pitești
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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
11 August 2023
13:00 |
| Iceland | 63–83 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 12–26, 18–22, 13–14 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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11 August 2023
15:30 |
| Sweden | 71–63 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 13–16, 18–16, 26–19 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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11 August 2023
18:00 |
| Ukraine | 63–73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 11–14, 12–19, 28–23 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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11 August 2023
20:30 |
| Denmark | 72–66 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 17–15, 21–20, 20–14 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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13th–16th place semifinals
12 August 2023
13:00 |
| Iceland | 71–88 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 16–23, 18–17, 20–25 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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12 August 2023
15:30 |
| Ukraine | 66–73 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 6–28, 19–15, 22–14 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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15th place match
13 August 2023
11:00 |
| Iceland | 83–72 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 25–21, 21–18, 15–16 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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13th place match
13 August 2023
13:30 |
| Luxembourg | 63–69 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 18–19, 15–19, 13–14 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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9th–12th place semifinals
12 August 2023
18:00 |
| Great Britain | 69–64 | Sweden |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 13–10, 18–15, 26–15 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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12 August 2023
20:30 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82–86 | Denmark |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 22–20, 23–17, 17–23 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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11th place match
13 August 2023
16:00 |
| Sweden | 61–65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–11, 17–25, 21–16, 13–13 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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9th place match
13 August 2023
18:30 |
| Great Britain | 69–83 | Denmark |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 12–19, 20–17, 19–24 | ||
Sala Sporturilor, Pitești
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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
11 August 2023
13:00 |
| Estonia | 66–79 | Georgia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 11–17, 13–24, 18–27 | ||
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11 August 2023
15:30 |
| Croatia | 85–35 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–6, 23–6, 20–10, 12–13 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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11 August 2023
18:00 |
| Romania | 83–73 (OT) | Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–18, 18–22, 16–15, Overtime: 10–0 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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11 August 2023
20:30 |
| Bulgaria | 81–54 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–13, 25–13, 18–16 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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5th–8th place semifinals
12 August 2023
13:00 |
| Estonia | 71–66 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 27–24, 8–18, 17–8 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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12 August 2023
15:30 |
| Hungary | 79–55 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 20–16, 22–16, 15–14 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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7th place match
13 August 2023
13:00 |
| Czech Republic | 53–65 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 12–14, 14–15, 14–16 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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5th place match
13 August 2023
15:30 |
| Hungary | 73–68 | Estonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–22, 14–11, 21–23 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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Semifinals
12 August 2023
18:00 |
| Romania | 56–67 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 11–19, 16–15, 12–19 | ||
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12 August 2023
20:30 |
| Georgia | 65–82 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 16–25, 19–19, 22–16 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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3rd place match
13 August 2023
18:00 |
| Romania | 68–70 | Georgia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 25–28, 6–15, 21–15 | ||
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Final
13 August 2023
20:30 |
| Bulgaria | 67–85 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 16–21, 24–20, 13–18 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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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 |
| Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division A |