2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C

2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C
Tournament details
Host country Kosovo
CityPristina
Dates19–27 July 2023
Teams9 (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
2022
2024

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

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First round

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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 TimeUTC+2).

Group A

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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
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
19 July 2023
12:30
Andorra  125–50  Gibraltar
Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 24–15, 38–12, 35–9
1 Tetori Sports Hall
19 July 2023
17:30
Kosovo  103–53  Malta
Scoring by quarter: 24–6, 23–15, 31–18, 25–14
1 Tetori Sports Hall
21 July 2023
12:30
Malta  57–98  Andorra
Scoring by quarter: 12–27, 14–25, 10–25, 21–21
1 Tetori Sports Hall
21 July 2023
20:00
Gibraltar  56–123  Kosovo
Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 18–31, 10–32, 21–38
1 Tetori Sports Hall
24 July 2023
12:30
Malta  57–48  Gibraltar
Scoring by quarter: 12–5, 15–17, 14–15, 16–11
1 Tetori Sports Hall
24 July 2023
20:00
Andorra  90–97  Kosovo
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 25–26, 27–36, 18–15
1 Tetori Sports Hall

Group B

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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
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
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
20 July 2023
17:30
Armenia  76–63  Cyprus
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 14–15, 21–11, 19–17
1 Tetori Sports Hall
21 July 2023
15:00
Azerbaijan  92–58  Armenia
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 17–15, 34–18, 23–10
1 Tetori Sports Hall
21 July 2023
17:30
Cyprus  110–51  Albania
Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 25–12, 28–8, 31–16
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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
23 July 2023
17:30
Albania  67–87  Azerbaijan
Scoring by quarter: 13–31, 9–15, 15–20, 30–21
1 Tetori Sports Hall
24 July 2023
15:00
Armenia  87–59  Albania
Scoring by quarter: 20–7, 24–16, 22–21, 21–15
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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

5th−9th place classification

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Group C

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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
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
26 July 2023
12:30
Armenia  93–36  Malta
Scoring by quarter: 31–11, 20–9, 24–12, 18–4
1 Tetori Sports Hall
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
27 July 2023
12:30
Armenia  75–52  Gibraltar
Scoring by quarter: 13–6, 18–21, 24–10, 20–15
1 Tetori Sports Hall
27 July 2023
15:00
Malta  47–96  Albania
Scoring by quarter: 5–24, 8–20, 12–31, 22–21
1 Tetori Sports Hall

Playoffs

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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

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26 July 2023
17:30
Azerbaijan  87–64  Andorra
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 25–12, 28–16, 13–17
1 Tetori Sports Hall
26 July 2023
20:00
Kosovo  49–74  Cyprus
Scoring by quarter: 9–28, 7–25, 15–10, 18–11
1 Tetori Sports Hall

3rd place match

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27 July 2023
17:30
Kosovo  59–97  Andorra
Scoring by quarter: 15–32, 10–20, 18–22, 16–23
1 Tetori Sports Hall

Final

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27 July 2023
20:00
Cyprus  78–75  Azerbaijan
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 21–26, 14–14, 22–17
1 Tetori Sports Hall

Final standings

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Cyprus
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Azerbaijan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Andorra
4  Kosovo
5  Armenia
6  Albania
7  Malta
8  San Marino
9  Gibraltar
Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division B

References

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