2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

Metz Les Arènes (cap. : 4500)

Metz Palais des sports Saint Symphorien (cap. : 1800)

Hagondange Salle Paul Lamm (cap. :1500)

In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three qualified for the Qualifying Round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the classification games.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Serbia	3	2	1	207	174	+33	5	1–1, +14
France	3	2	1	227	213	+24	5	1–1, +3
Slovenia	3	2	1	207	221	−14	5	1–1; -17
Czech Republic	3	0	3	194	227	−33	3

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Croatia	3	3	0	228	198	+30	6
Spain	3	2	1	258	212	+46	5
Germany	3	1	2	207	233	−26	4
Ukraine	3	0	3	220	270	−50	3

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Turkey	3	3	0	237	182	+55	6
Latvia	3	1	2	181	203	−22	4	1–1, +13
Bulgaria	3	1	2	170	192	−22	4	1–1, −6
Greece	3	1	2	200	211	−11	4	1–1, −7

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Lithuania	3	3	0	254	207	+47	6
Italy	3	1	2	205	198	+7	4	1–1, +8
Russia	3	1	2	186	193	−7	4	1–1, −0
Israel	3	1	2	173	220	−47	4	1–1, −8

The twelve teams remaining were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group played for the 9th–12th place.

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Spain	5	4	1	375	334	+41	9
France	5	3	2	356	341	+15	8	2–0
Serbia	5	3	2	358	321	+37	8	1–1
Croatia	5	3	2	376	357	+19	8	0–2
Germany	5	1	4	310	387	−77	6	1–0
Slovenia	5	1	4	355	390	−35	6	0–1

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Lithuania	5	5	0	432	335	+97	10
Italy	5	3	2	351	316	+35	8	1–1, +8
Russia	5	3	2	361	317	+44	8	1–1, −1
Turkey	5	3	2	373	338	+35	8	1–1, −7
Latvia	5	1	4	289	359	−70	6	1–0
Bulgaria	5	0	5	258	399	−141	5	0–1