2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Bulgaria |
| City | Sofia |
| Dates | 30 June – 9 July 2023 |
| Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Croatia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Luxembourg |
| Third place |  Greece |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B was the 17th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for women's national under-18 teams. It was played from 30 June to 9 July 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] Croatia women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.
Participating teams
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Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(16th place, 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division A)
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Great Britain
Greece (14th place, 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division A)
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Romania
Slovakia
Sweden (15th place, 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division A)
Ukraine
First round
[edit]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 four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals; the other teams will play in the 9th–18th place classification groups.
All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 341 | 161 | +180 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Iceland
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4 | 3 | 1 | 257 | 272 | −15 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands
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4 | 2 | 2 | 209 | 227 | −18 | 6 | 9th–18th place classification |
| 4 |  Denmark
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4 | 1 | 3 | 223 | 256 | −33 | 5 | |
| 5 |  North Macedonia
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4 | 0 | 4 | 183 | 297 | −114 | 4 |
Source: FIBA
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 138 | +41 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Ireland
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3 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 159 | −2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Norway
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3 | 1 | 2 | 147 | 174 | −27 | 4 | 9th–18th place classification |
| 4 |  Great Britain
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3 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 170 | −12 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg
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3 | 3 | 0 | 228 | 208 | +20 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Greece
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3 | 2 | 1 | 177 | 149 | +28 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Austria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 164 | 180 | −16 | 4 | 9th–18th place classification |
| 4 |  Romania
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3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 229 | −32 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
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4 | 3 | 1 | 241 | 208 | +33 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Slovakia
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4 | 2 | 2 | 253 | 217 | +36 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Estonia
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4 | 2 | 2 | 213 | 231 | −18 | 6 | 9th–18th place classification |
| 4 |  Ukraine
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4 | 2 | 2 | 231 | 259 | −28 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Sweden
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4 | 1 | 3 | 240 | 263 | −23 | 5 |
Source: FIBA
9th–18th place classification
[edit]Group E
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
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4 | 4 | 0 | 274 | 218 | +56 | 8 | 9th place match |
| 2 | Great Britain
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4 | 2 | 2 | 230 | 244 | −14 | 6 | 11th place match |
| 3 | Denmark
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4 | 2 | 2 | 232 | 213 | +19 | 6 | 13th place match |
| 4 | North Macedonia
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4 | 1 | 3 | 217 | 258 | −41 | 5 | 15th place match |
| 5 | Norway
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4 | 1 | 3 | 244 | 264 | −20 | 5 | 17th place match |
Source: FIBA
Group F
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine
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4 | 4 | 0 | 258 | 231 | +27 | 8 | 9th place match |
| 2 | Estonia
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4 | 2 | 2 | 234 | 207 | +27 | 6 | 11th place match |
| 3 | Sweden
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4 | 2 | 2 | 295 | 281 | +14 | 6 | 13th place match |
| 4 | Austria
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4 | 2 | 2 | 241 | 251 | −10 | 6 | 15th place match |
| 5 | Romania
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4 | 0 | 4 | 224 | 282 | −58 | 4 | 17th place match |
Source: FIBA
17th place match
[edit]15th place match
[edit]13th place match
[edit]11th place match
[edit]9th place match
[edit]Championship playoffs
[edit]| 5th place match | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Croatia | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Ireland | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 55 | Croatia | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 46 | Greece | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Bulgaria | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Greece | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 43 | Croatia | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 68 | Luxembourg | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Iceland | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th place match | Iceland | 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64 | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 55 | Luxembourg | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 69 | C1 | Luxembourg | 82 | Greece | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 86 | D2 | Slovakia | 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]5th–8th place semifinals
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]7th place match
[edit]5th place match
[edit]3rd place match
[edit]Final
[edit]Final standings
[edit]| Rank | Team |
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Croatia
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Luxembourg
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Greece
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| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 5 | Slovakia
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| 6 | Ireland
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| 7 | Iceland
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| 8 | Bulgaria
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| 9 | Netherlands
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| 10 | Ukraine
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| 11 | Estonia
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| 12 | Great Britain
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| 13 | Sweden
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| 14 | Denmark
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| 15 | Austria
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| 16 | North Macedonia
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| 17 | Romania
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| 18 | Norway
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| Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket Division A |
