2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

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]

2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Dates12–22 July 2012
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (1st title)
Runners-up Czech Republic
Third place Israel
Official website
www.fibaeurope.com
2011
2013

Participating teams

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First round

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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

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Bulgaria330222192+306Quarterfinal round
2  Israel321223177+465
3  Austria312165209−4449th−18th place classification
4  Slovakia303180212−323
Source: FIBA Archive
12 July 2012
Slovakia  59–64  Austria
Sofia
12 July 2012
Israel  69–78  Bulgaria
Sofia
14 July 2012
Austria  39–75  Israel
Sofia
14 July 2012
Bulgaria  69–61  Slovakia
Sofia
16 July 2012
Slovakia  60–79  Israel
Sofia
16 July 2012
Bulgaria  75–62  Austria
Sofia

Group B

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Poland440370211+1598Quarterfinal round
2  Belgium431318209+1097
3  Netherlands422197286−8969th−18th place classification
4  Macedonia413241291−505
5  Luxembourg404244373−1294
Source: FIBA Archive
12 July 2012
Belgium  79–49  Macedonia
Sofia
12 July 2012
Netherlands  39–97  Poland
Sofia
13 July 2012
Luxembourg  56–64  Netherlands
Sofia
13 July 2012
Poland  71–59  Belgium
Sofia
14 July 2012
Macedonia  49–83  Poland
Sofia
14 July 2012
Belgium  103–56  Luxembourg
Sofia
15 July 2012
Netherlands  33–77  Belgium
Sofia
15 July 2012
Luxembourg  68–87  Macedonia
Sofia
16 July 2012
Poland  119–64  Luxembourg
Sofia
16 July 2012
Macedonia  56–61  Netherlands
Sofia

Group C

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Great Britain431298271+277Quarterfinal round
2  Croatia431309282+277
3  Portugal422267291−2469th−18th place classification
4  Denmark413266297−315
5  Belarus413282281+15
Source: FIBA Archive
12 July 2012
Great Britain  76–64  Portugal
Sofia
12 July 2012
Belarus  73–77  Croatia
Sofia
13 July 2012
Denmark  79–77  Belarus
Sofia
13 July 2012
Croatia  78–90  Great Britain
Sofia
14 July 2012
Portugal  65–79  Croatia
Sofia
14 July 2012
Great Britain  71–60  Denmark
Sofia
15 July 2012
Belarus  69–61  Great Britain
Sofia
15 July 2012
Denmark  73–74  Portugal
Sofia
16 July 2012
Portugal  64–63  Belarus
Sofia
16 July 2012
Croatia  75–54  Denmark
Sofia

Group D

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Czech Republic330221168+536Quarterfinal round
2  Finland312219223−44
3  Hungary312189212−2349th−18th place classification
4   Switzerland312182208−264
Source: FIBA Archive
12 July 2012
Hungary  53–60   Switzerland
Sofia
12 July 2012
Finland  59–74  Czech Republic
Sofia
14 July 2012
Czech Republic  82–51  Hungary
Sofia
14 July 2012
Switzerland  64–90  Finland
Sofia
16 July 2012
Hungary  85–70  Finland
Sofia
16 July 2012
Czech Republic  65–58   Switzerland
Sofia

Quarterfinal round

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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

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Bulgaria321218221−35Semifinals
2  Israel321214217−35
3  Poland312214213+145th−8th place playoffs
4  Belgium312207202+54
Source: FIBA Archive
18 July 2012
Bulgaria  62–82  Belgium
Sofia
18 July 2012
Israel  76–73  Poland
Sofia
19 July 2012
Poland  70–78  Bulgaria
Sofia
19 July 2012
Belgium  66–69  Israel
Sofia

Group F

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Czech Republic321257201+565Semifinals
2  Croatia321239251−125
3  Great Britain312229236−745th−8th place playoffs
4  Finland312195232−374
Source: FIBA Archive
18 July 2012
Great Britain  64–67  Finland
Sofia
18 July 2012
Croatia  67–92  Czech Republic
Sofia
19 July 2012
Czech Republic  91–75  Great Britain
Sofia
19 July 2012
Finland  69–94  Croatia
Sofia

9th–18th place classification

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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

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Austria431313269+4479th place match
2  Slovakia431270223+47711th place match
3  Netherlands422233231+2613th place match
4  Macedonia422288286+2615th place match
5  Luxembourg404240335−95417st place match
Source: FIBA Archive
18 July 2012
Macedonia  60–80  Slovakia
Sofia
18 July 2012
Austria  108–64  Luxembourg
Sofia
19 July 2012
Netherlands  61–64  Austria
Sofia
19 July 2012
Slovakia  76–52  Luxembourg
Sofia
20 July 2012
Austria  77–85  Macedonia
Sofia
20 July 2012
Netherlands  47–55  Slovakia
Sofia

Group H

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Portugal431241243−279th place match
2  Denmark431307253+54711th place match
3  Belarus422299281+18613th place match
4   Switzerland422237262−25615th place match
5  Hungary404223268−45417st place match
Source: FIBA Archive
18 July 2012
Denmark  78–47   Switzerland
Sofia
18 July 2012
Hungary  60–70  Belarus
Sofia
19 July 2012
Portugal  61–55  Hungary
Sofia
19 July 2012
Switzerland  78–89  Belarus
Sofia
20 July 2012
Hungary  55–77  Denmark
Sofia
20 July 2012
Portugal  42–52   Switzerland
Sofia

17th place match

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21 July 2012
Luxembourg  94–86  Hungary
Sofia

15th place match

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21 July 2012
Macedonia  71–80   Switzerland
Sofia

13th place match

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22 July 2012
Netherlands  52–64  Belarus
Sofia

11th place match

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22 July 2012
Slovakia  62–81  Denmark
Sofia

9th place match

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22 July 2012
Austria  57–66  Portugal
Sofia

5th−8th place playoffs

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5th–8th place semifinals5th place match
      
E3  Poland83
F4  Finland70
E3  Poland83
F3  Great Britain53
F3  Great Britain101
E4  Belgium1007th place match
F4  Finland70
E4  Belgium84

5th–8th place semifinals

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21 July 2012
Poland  83–70  Finland
Sofia
21 July 2012
Great Britain  101–100  Belgium
Sofia

7th place match

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22 July 2012
Finland  70–84  Belgium
Sofia

5th place match

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22 July 2012
Poland  83–53  Great Britain
Sofia

Championship playoffs

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SemifinalsFinal
      
E1  Bulgaria79
F2  Croatia85
F2  Croatia88
F1  Czech Republic80
F1  Czech Republic72
E2  Israel613rd place match
E1  Bulgaria67
E2  Israel101

Semifinals

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21 July 2012
Bulgaria  79–85  Croatia
Sofia
21 July 2012
Czech Republic  72–61  Israel
Sofia

3rd place match

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22 July 2012
Bulgaria  67–101  Israel
Sofia

Final

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22 July 2012
Croatia  88–80  Czech Republic
Sofia

Final standings

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RankTeam
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 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

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References

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