2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Kosovo |
| City | Pristina |
| Dates | 19–27 July 2023 |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cyprus (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Azerbaijan |
| Third place | Andorra |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball/history | |
The 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C was the 17th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U16 European Championship, the third tier of the European under-16 basketball championship. It was played from 19 to 27 July 2023 in Pristina, Kosovo.[1] Cyprus men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.
Participating teams
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Cyprus (22nd place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B)
- Gibraltar
- Kosovo
- Malta
- San Marino
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 two groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals; the other teams will play in the 5th–9th place classification group.
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 323 | 199 | +124 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Andorra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 313 | 204 | +109 | 5 | |
| 3 | Malta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 249 | −82 | 4 | 5th−9th place classification |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 305 | −151 | 3 |
19 July 2023
12:30 |
| Andorra | 125–50 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 24–15, 38–12, 35–9 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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19 July 2023
17:30 |
| Kosovo | 103–53 | Malta |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–6, 23–15, 31–18, 25–14 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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21 July 2023
12:30 |
| Malta | 57–98 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–27, 14–25, 10–25, 21–21 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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21 July 2023
20:00 |
| Gibraltar | 56–123 | Kosovo |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 18–31, 10–32, 21–38 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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24 July 2023
12:30 |
| Malta | 57–48 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–5, 15–17, 14–15, 16–11 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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24 July 2023
20:00 |
| Andorra | 90–97 | Kosovo |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 25–26, 27–36, 18–15 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 326 | 237 | +89 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cyprus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 356 | 219 | +137 | 7 | |
| 3 | Armenia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 323 | 258 | +65 | 7 | 5th−9th place classification |
| 4 | Albania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 | 351 | −101 | 5 | |
| 5 | San Marino | 4 | 0 | 4 | 199 | 389 | −190 | 4 |
Source: FIBA
19 July 2023
15:00 |
| Cyprus | 65–51 | Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 25–12, 7–16, 12–9 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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19 July 2023
20:00 |
| San Marino | 44–102 | Armenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–34, 9–24, 10–23, 12–21 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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20 July 2023
15:00 |
| Albania | 73–67 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 15–16, 22–16, 17–17 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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20 July 2023
17:30 |
| Armenia | 76–63 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 14–15, 21–11, 19–17 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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21 July 2023
15:00 |
| Azerbaijan | 92–58 | Armenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 17–15, 34–18, 23–10 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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21 July 2023
17:30 |
| Cyprus | 110–51 | Albania |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 25–12, 28–8, 31–16 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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23 July 2023
15:00 |
| San Marino | 41–118 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 13–23, 2–38, 12–30 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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23 July 2023
17:30 |
| Albania | 67–87 | Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–31, 9–15, 15–20, 30–21 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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24 July 2023
15:00 |
| Armenia | 87–59 | Albania |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–7, 24–16, 22–21, 21–15 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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24 July 2023
17:30 |
| Azerbaijan | 96–47 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–11, 16–15, 28–18, 17–3 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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5th−9th place classification
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Armenia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 357 | 191 | +166 | 8 |
| 6 | Albania | 4 | 3 | 1 | 297 | 251 | +46 | 7 |
| 7 | Malta | 4 | 2 | 2 | 199 | 288 | −89 | 6 |
| 8 | San Marino | 4 | 1 | 3 | 227 | 282 | −55 | 5 |
| 9 | Gibraltar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 198 | 266 | −68 | 4 |
Source: FIBA
25 July 2023
15:00 |
| Albania | 69–50 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 21–14, 9–11, 26–11 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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25 July 2023
17:30 |
| Malta | 59–51 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 15–17, 14–12, 15–7 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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26 July 2023
12:30 |
| Armenia | 93–36 | Malta |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–11, 20–9, 24–12, 18–4 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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26 July 2023
15:00 |
| Gibraltar | 48–65 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 13–15, 9–17, 14–12 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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27 July 2023
12:30 |
| Armenia | 75–52 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–6, 18–21, 24–10, 20–15 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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27 July 2023
15:00 |
| Malta | 47–96 | Albania |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–24, 8–20, 12–31, 22–21 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Kosovo | 49 | |||||||
| B2 | Cyprus | 74 | |||||||
| B2 | Cyprus | 78 | |||||||
| B1 | Azerbaijan | 75 | |||||||
| B1 | Azerbaijan | 87 | |||||||
| A2 | Andorra | 64 | 3rd place match | ||||||
| A1 | Kosovo | 59 | |||||||
| A2 | Andorra | 97 | |||||||
Semifinals
26 July 2023
17:30 |
| Azerbaijan | 87–64 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 25–12, 28–16, 13–17 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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26 July 2023
20:00 |
| Kosovo | 49–74 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–28, 7–25, 15–10, 18–11 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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3rd place match
27 July 2023
17:30 |
| Kosovo | 59–97 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–32, 10–20, 18–22, 16–23 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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Final
27 July 2023
20:00 |
| Cyprus | 78–75 | Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 21–26, 14–14, 22–17 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Cyprus | |
| Azerbaijan | |
| Andorra | |
| 4 | Kosovo |
| 5 | Armenia |
| 6 | Albania |
| 7 | Malta |
| 8 | San Marino |
| 9 | Gibraltar |
| Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division B |