FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe
Formation1957; 68 years ago (1957)
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Membership50 full member associations
Official language
English
President
Spain Jorge Garbajosa
Parent organization
FIBA
Websitefiba.basketball/europe

FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations.

Structure

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Headquarters of FIBA Europe, in Munich, Germany

FIBA Europe is one of five Regions of FIBA and is responsible for controlling and developing the sport of basketball in Europe. Among many tasks, this includes promoting, supervising and directing international competition at the club and national team levels, as well as governing and appointing European international referees. FIBA Europe is an international federation whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of Europe, of which there are currently 50 members.[1]

The highest decision-making body is the Board of FIBA Europe which consists of 25 persons elected by the National Federations. The Board of FIBA Europe meets twice a year and is the executive body which represents all 50 Federations that make up the membership of FIBA Europe. All 50 federations meet once a year at the General Assembly of FIBA Europe.[1]

The Board of FIBA Europe

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The current board members are:[2]

  • Spain Jorge Garbajosa, president
  • Poland Grzegorz Bachanski, treasurer
  • Belgium Stefan Garaleas
  • Bulgaria Georgi Glouchkov
  • Cyprus Athos Antoniou
  • Czech Republic Michal Konecny
  • Spain Elisa Aguilar
  • Estonia Keio Kuhi
  • Germany Wolfgang Brenscheidt
  • Gibraltar John Gonçalves
  • Greece Asterios Zois
  • Hungary Ivan Bodrogvary
  • Republic of Ireland Bernard O'Byrne
  • Iceland Hannes S. Jonsson
  • Israel Amiram Halevy
  • Italy Maurizio Bertea
  • Kosovo Arben Fetahu
  • Latvia Edgars Sneps
  • Netherlands Maarten Hoffer
  • Portugal Manuel Fernandes
  • Romania Carmen Tocală
  • Slovenia Matej Erjavec
  • Switzerland Giancarlo Sergi
  • Sweden Elisabeth Egnell
  • Turkey Hüseyin Beşok

Current Executive Committee

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Office Officeholders[3]
President Spain Jorge Garbajosa
Treasurer Poland Grzegorz Bachanski
Ex-officio members Greece Andreas Zagklis

Presidents

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# Years Name[4]
1 2002–2010 Greece George Vassilakopoulos
2 2010–2013 Iceland Ólafur Rafnsson
3 2013–2014 Belgium Cyriel Coomas
4 2014–2023 Turkey Turgay Demirel
5 2023–present Spain Jorge Garbajosa

Executive Directors

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Until 1 January 2015, the position was titled as a Secretary General.

# Years Name
1 2002–2012 Canada Nar Zanolin
2 2012–present Czech Republic Kamil Novak

Competitions

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FIBA Europe competitions

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Note: The men's EuroLeague and EuroCup Basketball are not operated by FIBA Europe, but rather by Euroleague Basketball. Both competitions are sanctioned by FIBA and play under FIBA rules.

Title holders

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Continental champions

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Competitions Year Champion Title Runners-up Next edition
Men's competitions
EuroBasket 2022  Spain 4th  France 2025
U20 EuroBasket 2024  France 3rd  Slovenia 2025
U18 EuroBasket 2024  Germany 1st  Serbia 2025
U16 EuroBasket 2024  France 4th  Spain 2025
3x3 Europe Cup 2024  Austria 1st  Serbia 2025
3x3 U17 Europe Cup 2023  Croatia 1st  Spain 2024
Women's competitions
EuroBasket Women 2023  Belgium 1st  Spain 2025
U20 Women's EuroBasket 2024  France 5th  Spain 2025
U18 Women's EuroBasket 2024  France 3rd  Spain 2025
U16 Women's EuroBasket 2024  Finland 1st  France 2025
3x3 Women's Europe Cup 2024  Spain 2nd  France 2025
3x3 U17 Women's Europe Cup 2023  France 3rd  Spain 2024

Continental club champions

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Competitions Year Champion Title Runners-up Next edition
Men's competitions
Basketball Champions League 2023–24 Spain Unicaja Málaga 1st Spain Lenovo Tenerife 2024–25
Europe Cup 2023–24 Germany Niners Chemnitz 1st Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji 2024–25
Men's junior competitions
Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament 2023–24 Spain Real Madrid 5st France INSEP 2024–25
Youth Basketball Champions League 2024 Lithuania Rytas 1st Turkey Galatasaray 2025
Women's competitions
EuroLeague Women 2023–24 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2nd France Villeneuve d'Ascq LM 2024–25
EuroCup Women 2023–24 United Kingdom London Lions 1st Turkey Beşiktaş 2024–25
SuperCup Women 2024 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2nd Turkey Beşiktaş 2025

Titles by country

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As of 25 August 2024

 Yugoslavia – 19 /  Serbia and Montenegro – 9

Country Men Women 3x3 Men 3x3 Women Total
Euro U20 U18 U16 Euro U20 U18 U16 Euro U17 Euro U17
 Soviet Union † 14 · 8 3 21 · 11 8 · · · · 65
 Spain 4 3 5 6 4 9 5 10 - - 2 2 50
 France 1 3 4 4 2 5 3 5 - 1 3 3 34
 Russia 1 1 - - 3 5 5 6 - - 2 - 23
 Yugoslavia † 8 1 5 8 - · 1 - · · · · 23
 Serbia - 3 5 1 2 - 1 - 5 - - - 17
 Lithuania 3 2 2 2 1 - 2 - - 1 - - 13
 Italy 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 - - - - 12
 Greece 2 3 2 2 - - - - - - - - 9
 Croatia - - 3 4 - - - - - 1 - - 8
 Turkey - 1 2 3 - - - - - 1 - - 7
 Slovenia 1 2 - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 6
 Belgium - - - - 1 - 2 - - 1 - 1 5
 Hungary 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 5
 Serbia and Montenegro † - 1 1 1 - · 1 1 · · · · 5
 Czechoslovakia † 1 - - - - · 2 1 · · · · 4
 Germany 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4
 Czech Republic - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - 3
 Israel - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 2
 Latvia 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2
 Austria - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1
 Belarus - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
 Bulgaria - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
 CIS † · - - · · · 1 · · · · · 1
 Egypt 1 · · · · · · · · · · · 1
 Finland - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
 Netherlands - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
 Poland - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
 Romania - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1
 Ukraine - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1

Note: Titles won by nation, as recognized by FIBA Europe, including defunct states and Egypt, current member of FIBA Africa. The FIBA European Championship for Small Countries is not included in this ranking.

Medals

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As of 25 August 2024

Events

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  1. EuroBasket (1935–2022) – 41 Editions
  2. FIBA U20 EuroBasket (1992–2024) – 25 Editions
  3. FIBA U18 EuroBasket (1964–2024) – 39 Editions
  4. FIBA U16 EuroBasket (1971–2024) – 36 Editions
  5. EuroBasket Women (1938–2023) – 39 Editions
  6. FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket (2000–2024) – 21 Editions
  7. FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket (1965–2024) – 39 Editions
  8. FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket (1976–2024) – 34 Editions
  9. FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (Men) (2014–2024) – 9 Editions
  10. FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (Women) (2014–2024) – 9 Editions
  11. FIBA 3x3 U17 Europe Cup (Men) (2015–2023) – 8 Editions
  12. FIBA 3x3 U17 Europe Cup (Women) (2015–2023) – 8 Editions

Without Precursors

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)*6591084
2 Spain (ESP)494837134
3 France (FRA)303635101
4 Russia (RUS)23171757
5 Yugoslavia (YUG)*19201554
6 Serbia (SRB)17101037
7 Lithuania (LTU)1319941
8 Italy (ITA)12243066
9 Greece (GRE)98825
10 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)*93416
11 Croatia (CRO)86620
12 Turkey (TUR)791632
13 Slovenia (SLO)66315
14 Hungary (HUN)591125
15 Belgium (BEL)53412
16 Czechoslovakia (TCH)*4171839
17 Czech Republic (CZE)311620
18 Germany (GER)35816
19 Latvia (LAT)28717
20 Israel (ISR)25310
21 Bulgaria (BUL)191222
22 Poland (POL)161219
23 Netherlands (NED)13610
24 Belarus (BLR)1225
 Romania (ROU)1225
26 Ukraine (UKR)1135
27 CIS (CIS)*1012
 Egypt (EGY)*1012
29 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1001
 Finland (FIN)1001
31 Slovakia (SVK)0314
32 Montenegro (MNE)0112
33 Portugal (POR)0101
34 Sweden (SWE)0022
35 East Germany (GDR)*0011
Totals (35 entries)301301301903

With Precursors

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)892628143
2 Spain (ESP)494837134
3 Serbia (SRB)453329107
4 France (FRA)303635101
5 Lithuania (LTU)1319941
6 Italy (ITA)12243066
7 Greece (GRE)98825
8 Croatia (CRO)86620
9 Czech Republic (CZE)7282459
10 Turkey (TUR)791632
11 Slovenia (SLO)66315
12 Hungary (HUN)591125
13 Belgium (BEL)53412
14 Germany (GER)35917
15 Latvia (LAT)28717
16 Israel (ISR)25310
17 Bulgaria (BUL)191222
18 Poland (POL)161219
19 Netherlands (NED)13610
20 Belarus (BLR)1225
 Romania (ROU)1225
22 Ukraine (UKR)1135
23 Egypt (EGY)*1012
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1001
 Finland (FIN)1001
26 Slovakia (SVK)0314
27 Montenegro (MNE)0112
28 Portugal (POR)0101
29 Sweden (SWE)0022
Totals (29 entries)301301301903
  1.  Russia +  CIS +  Soviet Union
  2.  Serbia +  Serbia and Montenegro +  Yugoslavia
  3.  Czech Republic +  Czechoslovakia
  4.  Germany +  East Germany

FIBA World Rankings

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Overview

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Members

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Code Association National teams FIBA
affiliation		 IOC
member
ALB Albania Albania
1947 Yes
AND Andorra Andorra
1988 Yes
ARM Armenia Armenia
1992 Yes
AUT Austria Austria
1934 Yes
AZE Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
1994 Yes
BLR Belarus Belarus
1992 Yes
BEL Belgium Belgium
1933 Yes
BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
1992 Yes
BUL Bulgaria Bulgaria
1935 Yes
CRO Croatia Croatia
1992 Yes
CYP Cyprus Cyprus
1974 Yes
CZE Czech Republic Czech Republic
1932 Yes
DEN Denmark Denmark
1951 Yes
EST Estonia Estonia
1991 Yes
FIN Finland Finland
1939 Yes
FRA France France
1933 Yes
GEO Georgia (country) Georgia
1992 Yes
GER Germany Germany
1934 Yes
GIB Gibraltar Gibraltar
1985 No[n 1]
GBR United Kingdom Great Britain
2006 Yes
GRE Greece Greece
1936 Yes
HUN Hungary Hungary
1935 Yes
ISL Iceland Iceland
1959 Yes
IRL Republic of Ireland Ireland
1947 Yes
ISR Israel Israel
1939 Yes
ITA Italy Italy
1932 Yes
KOS Kosovo Kosovo
2015 Yes
LAT Latvia Latvia
1992 Yes
LTU Lithuania Lithuania
1992 Yes
LUX Luxembourg Luxembourg
1946 Yes
MLT Malta Malta
1967 Yes
MDA Moldova Moldova
1992 Yes
MON Monaco Monaco
1987 Yes
MNE Montenegro Montenegro
2006 Yes
NED Netherlands Netherlands
1946 Yes
MKD North Macedonia North Macedonia
1993 Yes
NOR Norway Norway
1968 Yes
POL Poland Poland
1934 Yes
POR Portugal Portugal
1932 Yes
ROU Romania Romania
1932 Yes
RUS Russia Russia
1947 Yes
SMR San Marino San Marino
1969 Yes
SRB Serbia Serbia
1936 Yes
SVK Slovakia Slovakia
1993 Yes
SLO Slovenia Slovenia
1992 Yes
ESP Spain Spain
1934 Yes
SWE Sweden Sweden
1952 Yes
SUI Switzerland Switzerland
1932 Yes
TUR Turkey Turkey
1936 Yes
UKR Ukraine Ukraine
1992 Yes

Defunct members

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Code Association National teams FIBA
affiliation		 FIBA
disaffiliation
TCH Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1992
GDR East Germany East Germany
1952 1990
ENG England England[n 2]
1937
SCG Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
1992 2006
SCO Scotland Scotland[n 2]
1947
URS Soviet Union Soviet Union
1992
WAL Wales Wales[n 2]
1956
YUG Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
1949 1992

Notes

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  1. ^ Part of the British Olympic Association.
  2. ^ a b c Integrated in the British Association.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Organisation of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Board of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ "FIBA Europe Executive Committee". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ "President". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  6. ^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.

See also

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