FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
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FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, previously known as European Championship for Men 'Under22 and Under', is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1992. Until 2004 it was held biannually, but from 2004 onwards it is held every year. The current champions are Spain
Spain national basketball team
The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation...

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Since 2005, a second level Championship is played. It's called Division B, and the champions and runners-up are promoted to next year's Division A Championship. This way, the two bottom teams in Division A Championship are relegated to next year's Division B Championship.

Division A

The Division A is the top level under 20 championship organized by FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...

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These teams have always played in Division A, and have never been relegated to Division B:

Results

Summaries
Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1992
details
1992 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
-5th–8th playoffs:-Championship:-Final standings:-References:**...

 Greece (Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

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65–63 63–60
1994
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1994 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
-5th–8th playoffs:-Championship:-Final standings:-References:**...

 Slovenia (Maribor
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....

, Postojna
Postojna
Postojna is a town and a municipality in the traditional region of Inner Carniola, from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia. Population 14,581 .-History:...

 & Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

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96–91 83–69
1996
details
1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
-5th–8th playoffs:-Championship:-Final standings:-References:**...

 Turkey (Bursa & Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

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85–81 67–62
1998
details
1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
-Championship:-5th–8th playoffs:-Final standings:-References:**...

 Italy (Trapani
Trapani
Trapani is a city and comune on the west coast of Sicily in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the main gateway to the nearby Egadi Islands.-History:...

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92–73 64–57
2000
details
2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
-Championship:-5th–8th playoffs:-Final standings:-References:**...

 Republic of Macedonia (Ohrid
Ohrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...

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66–65 82–77
2002
details
2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
-Championship:-5th–8th playoffs:-Final standings:-References:**...

 Lithuania (Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...

, Alytus
Alytus
Alytus is a city with municipal rights in southern Lithuania. It is the capital of Alytus County. Its population in 2007 was 68,835. Alytus is the historical centre of the Dzūkija region. The city lies on the banks of the Nemunas River. The major highways linking Vilnius, Kaunas, Lazdijai, and...

 & Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

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77–73 95–78
2004
details
2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
-Championship:-5th–8th playoffs:-Final standings:-Points:-Rebounds:-Assists:-All-Tournament Team: Yotam Halperin Ivan Koljevic Konstantinos Vasileiadis Linas Kleiza Erazem Lorbek-References:**...

 Czech Republic (Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

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66–61 92–63
2005
details
2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eighth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Chekhov, in Russia, hosted the tournament. Russia won their first title.Ukraine and the Czech Republic were relegated to Division B....

 Russia (Chekhov
Chekhov, Moscow Oblast
Chekhov is a town and the administrative center of Chekhovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. Before 1954, it was named Lopasnya , after the Lopasnya River. Population: 56,000 ....

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61–53 63–45
2006
details
2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of İzmir, in Turkey, hosted the tournament...

 Turkey (İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

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64–58 83–75
2007
details
2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the tenth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Nova Gorica, in Slovenia, and Gorizia, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Serbia won their third title, the first one with that name...

 Slovenia (Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica ; 21,082 ; 31,000 ) is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy...

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 Italy (Gorizia
Gorizia
Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...

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87–78 74–63
2008
details
2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eleventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament...

 Latvia (Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

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96–89 91–72
2009
details
2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Qualifying round:-Group E:-Group F:- Championship bracket:-5th place bracket:-9th place bracket:-13th place bracket:-Quarter Final Round:...

 Greece (Rhodes & Ialysos
Ialysos
Ialysos , is a town and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the second-largest town on the island of Rhodes...

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90–85 75–72
2010
details
2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 13th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Zadar, Crikvenica and Makarska, in Croatia, hosted the tournament...

 Independent State of Croatia (Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...

, Crikvenica
Crikvenica
Crikvenica is the largest settlement on the coast of the Vinodol coastal area, Croatia, and grew up on an area which was a settlement in the Roman era called Ad Turres. Population 7,121 , total municipality population 11,348 with 90% Croats...

 & Makarska
Makarska
Makarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County....

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73–62 86–79
2011
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2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition featured 16 teams, held in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain from July 14–24. Spain became a champion for the first time.-Preliminary Round:...

 Spain (Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

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82–70 66–50

Performances by nation

1 4 0 2 6
2 2 2 0 4
3 2 1 1 4
4 1 3 5 9
5 1 2 1 4
1 2 1 4
7 1 1 3 5
8 1 0 0 1
1 0 0 1
10 0 2 0 2
11 0 1 1 2

Top scorers

Here is a list of all Top Scorers
Year Top Scorer PPG
1996   İbrahim Kutluay 22.3
1998 Igor Rakočević
Igor Rakocevic
Igor Rakočević is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Montepaschi Siena. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is 1.94 m tall...

21.1
2000   Vlado Ilievski
Vlado Ilievski
Vlado Ilievski is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He is a 1.88 m point guard who plays for Anadolu Efes.During his successful career, Ilievski played for KK Partizan, Antbirlik Antalya, FC Barcelona Bàsquet, Lottomatica Roma, VidiVici Bologna, Montepaschi Siena, Tau Cerámica, KK...

23.0
2002   Marko Popović
Marko Popovic (born 1982)
Marko Popović is a Croatian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He is a 1.85 m and 86 kg point guard...

25.0
2004   Konstantinos Vasileiadis 25.5
2005   Damir Markota
Damir Markota
Damir Markota is a Croatian-Swedish professional basketball player at the forward position. He is 2.09 m tall and 118 kg in weight. His style of play has been compared to that of Vladimir Radmanović...

18.3
2006   Ernests Kalve
Ernests Kalve
Ernests Kalve is a professional basketball player, who plays the small forward position. He's currently playing for the Lithuanian club BC Nevėžis.-Pro career:...

20.5
2007   Ronalds Zakis 24.7
2008   Vladimir Dašić
Vladimir Dašić
Vladimir Dašić is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He is 6'10" in height and he plays as both a small forward and a power forward. His family originates from Berane.-Pro career:...

22.8
2009   Robin Benzing
Robin Benzing
Robin Benzing is a German professional basketball player. He currently plays for Bayern Munich in the Basketball Bundesliga and is a member of the German national basketball team.-Pro career:Benzing plays at Bayern Munich in Germany.-German national team:...

22.2
2010   Nikolaos Pappas
Nikolaos Pappas
Nikolaos "Nikos" Pappas is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.95 m tall...

22.1
2011   Nikola Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić is a naturalized Spanish professional basketball player of Montenegrin origin. He is a 2.09 m tall power forward. He plays for Real Madrid.-Pro career:Mirotić began his professional career with the Spanish ACB League club Real Madrid...

27.0

Top Assist Leaders

Here is a list of all Top Assist Leaders
Year Top Assist Leaders APG
1996   Dzmitry Kuzmin 6.0
1998   Kestutis Marciulionis
Kestutis Marciulionis
Kęstutis Marčiulionis is a Lithuanian basketball player. He is a 6'2" point guard.Kęstutis Marčiulionis played NCAA collegiate basketball at the University of Delaware in the United States...

2.3
2000   Sani Bečirovič
Sani Becirovic
Sani Bečirović is a Slovenian 1.96 m professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions...

3.3
2002   Marko Popović
Marko Popovic
Marko Popović may refer to:* Marko Popović , Croatian basketball player* Marko Popović , Montenegrin basketball player* Marko Popović , Serbian soccer player...

7.1
2004   Víctor Sada
Víctor Sada
Víctor Sada Remisa , commonly known as Víctor Sada, is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is a 1.92 m tall point guard.-Pro career:...

4.3
2005   Jure Močnik
Jure Močnik
Jure Močnik is a Slovenian professional basketball player who currently plays for Peristeri B.C.. He is 183 cm tall.- References :*...

5
2006   Edgars Jeromanovs
Edgars Jeromanovs
Edgars Jeromanovs is a professional Latvian basketball player who plays the point guard position. He is currently playing for a Swedish club, the Norrköping Dolphins.He has represented the Latvian national team in EuroBasket 2011....

6.3
2007 Miloš Teodosić
Miloš Teodosic
Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...

5.4
2008   Joaquin Colom 6.1
2009   Dmitry Khvostov 6.1
2010   Andrew Albicy
Andrew Albicy
Andrew Albicy is a French professional basketball player currently playing for BCM Gravelines in the French Pro A.-Club career:Albicy has played with the Paris-Levallois Basket's youth team as a junior...

5.9
2011   Josep Franch 5.1

Top Rebounders

Here is a list of all Top Rebounders
Year Top Rebounder RPG
1996   Radoslav Nesterović
Radoslav Nesterovic
Radoslav "Rašo" Nesterović , usually referred to in English as Rasho Nesterovic , is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He holds citizenship in both Slovenia and Greece. In the NBA he played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and Toronto Raptors...

9.6
1998   Samuele Podestà 9.6
2000   Andrija Žižić
Andrija Žižic
Andrija Žižić is a Croatian professional basketball player. His height is 2.07 m and he plays as a forward-center. He currently plays with the pro club KK Cedevita.-Pro career:...

10.3
2002 Nenad Krstić
Nenad Krstic
Nenad Krstić is a Serbian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" tall.-KK Partizan:...

11.3
2004   Paulius Jankunas
Paulius Jankunas
Paulius Jankūnas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player in the Euroleague, the Lithuanian basketball league and VTB United League with Žalgiris Kaunas. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national team...

12.1
2005   Damir Markota
Damir Markota
Damir Markota is a Croatian-Swedish professional basketball player at the forward position. He is 2.09 m tall and 118 kg in weight. His style of play has been compared to that of Vladimir Radmanović...

10.8
2006   Carlos Suárez
Carlos Suárez
Carlos Suárez García-Osorio , commonly known as Carlos Suárez, is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is a 2.03 m tall Small forward/Power Forward.-Pro career:...

10.4
2007   Povilas Butkevicius 11.7
2008   Miroslav Raduljica
Miroslav Raduljica
Miroslav Raduljica is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Euroleague club and defending NLB League champion KK Partizan.-Pro career:...

10.9
2009   Nikola Vucevic
Nikola Vučević
Nikola Vucevic is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for the KK Budućnost Podgorica during NBA lockout. He was selected 16th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.-High School:Vucevic averaged 18 points and 12.0 rebounds as a senior at...

10.8
2010   Furkan Aldemir
Furkan Aldemir
Furkan Aldemir is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays with Galatasaray. He is 2.08 m tall and 105 kg weight...

11.6
2011   Furkan Aldemir
Furkan Aldemir
Furkan Aldemir is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays with Galatasaray. He is 2.08 m tall and 105 kg weight...

15.9

MVP Awards (since 1996)

Year MVP Award Winner
1996   Rasho Nesterovič
1998   Igor Rakočević
Igor Rakocevic
Igor Rakočević is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Montepaschi Siena. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is 1.94 m tall...

2000   Sani Bečirovič
Sani Becirovic
Sani Bečirović is a Slovenian 1.96 m professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions...

2002   Nikos Zisis
Nikos Zisis
Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is currently with the pro club Montepaschi Siena.-Player profile:...

2004   Erazem Lorbek
Erazem Lorbek
Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...

2005   Nikita Kurbanov
Nikita Kurbanov
Nikita Kurbanov is a Russian professional basketball player. He can play at both the small forward and power forward positions.-Pro career:...

2006   Ersan İlyasova
Ersan Ilyasova
Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...

2007   Miloš Teodosić
Miloš Teodosic
Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...

2008   Miroslav Raduljica
Miroslav Raduljica
Miroslav Raduljica is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Euroleague club and defending NLB League champion KK Partizan.-Pro career:...

2009   Kostas Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m tall...

2010   Andrew Albicy
Andrew Albicy
Andrew Albicy is a French professional basketball player currently playing for BCM Gravelines in the French Pro A.-Club career:Albicy has played with the Paris-Levallois Basket's youth team as a junior...

2011   Nikola Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić is a naturalized Spanish professional basketball player of Montenegrin origin. He is a 2.09 m tall power forward. He plays for Real Madrid.-Pro career:Mirotić began his professional career with the Spanish ACB League club Real Madrid...


Results

Summaries
Year Host Promoted to Division A Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
2005
details
2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
-Championship:-5th–8th playoffs:-Final standings:-Points:-Rebounds:-Assists:-References:**...

 Kingdom of Bulgaria (Varna
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...

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86–80 96–76
2006
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 Portugal (Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

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96–88 91–75
2007
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 Poland (Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

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89–68 76–73
2008
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 Kingdom of Romania (Târgu Mureş) 110–102 80–71
2009
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 Republic of Macedonia (Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...

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88–77 96–66
2010
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 Austria (Oberwart
Oberwart
Oberwart or Felsőőr is a town in Burgenland in southeast Austria on the banks of the Pinka River, and the capital of the district of the same name...

 & Güssing
Güssing
Güssing is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is located at , with a population of 3,811 , and is the administrative center of the Güssing district.The Güssing Castle, built in 1157, is the oldest castle in Burgenland and a regional landmark....

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71–66 86–76
2011
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

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79–70 86–85

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