2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the 5th edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Skopje, in the Republic of Macedonia, hosted the tournament. Netherlands won their first title.

2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
5th Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host nationMacedonia
DatesJuly 16–26
Teams17
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Netherlands
(1st title)
MVP Rašid Mahalbašić[1]
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Mahalbašić (19.4)  Czech Republic (81.9)
Rebounds Török (11.3)  Slovakia (38.4)
Assists Tsivtsivadze (5.5)  Bulgaria (15.7)
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The Netherlands and the Czech Republic were promoted to Division A.

Teams

  •  Austria
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Finland
  •  Germany
  •  Great Britain
  •  Hungary
  •  Luxembourg
  •  Macedonia
  •  Netherlands
  •  Norway
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Romania
  •  Slovakia
  •  Sweden
  •   Switzerland

Preliminary round

The seventeen teams were allocated in four groups (one groups of five teams and three groups of four). The two top teams of each group advanced to the Qualifying Round. The last three teams of each group advanced to the Classification Round.

     Team advanced to Qualifying round
     Team competed in Classification round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Georgia 4313102517
 Sweden 4312872557
 Portugal 4222972886
 Slovakia 4133013235
 Luxembourg 4132643425
16 July 2009
Portugal 78–75 GeorgiaSkopje
Sweden 91–59 LuxembourgSkopje
17 July 2009
Slovakia 74–80 SwedenSkopje
Luxembourg 86–67 PortugalSkopje
18 July 2009
Georgia 88–53 LuxembourgSkopje
Portugal 92–64 SlovakiaSkopje
19 July 2009
Sweden 63–60 PortugalSkopje
Slovakia 67–85 GeorgiaSkopje
20 July 2009
Georgia 62–53 SwedenSkopje
Luxembourg 66–96 SlovakiaSkopje

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Poland 3302321846
 Finland 3212342225
 Norway 3122042274
 Great Britain 3032002373
16 July 2009
Finland 65–67 PolandSkopje
Norway 71–59 Great BritainSkopje
18 July 2009
Poland 81–52 NorwaySkopje
Great Britain 74–82 FinlandSkopje
20 July 2009
Finland 87–81 NorwaySkopje
Great Britain 67–84 PolandSkopje

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Netherlands 3302421736
 Czech Republic 3212431965
  Switzerland 3121822544
 Romania 3031902343
16 July 2009
Czech Republic 79–74 RomaniaSkopje
Netherlands 91–56  SwitzerlandSkopje
18 July 2009
Switzerland  42–92 Czech RepublicSkopje
Romania 45–71 NetherlandsSkopje
20 July 2009
Czech Republic 72–80 NetherlandsSkopje
Switzerland  84–71 RomaniaSkopje

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Macedonia 3212082285
 Austria 3211991795
 Hungary 3121952174
 Bulgaria 3122201984
16 July 2009
Hungary 81–75 BulgariaSkopje
Austria 70–78 MacedoniaSkopje
18 July 2009
Bulgaria 53–55 AustriaSkopje
Macedonia 68–66 HungarySkopje
20 July 2009
Hungary 48–74 AustriaSkopje
Macedonia 62–92 BulgariaSkopje

Qualifying round

The eight top teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each. Teams coming from the same initial group didn't play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them for the first round.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts Tie-break
 Poland 3302111906
 Sweden 31218618241–1 (+14)
 Georgia 31218319241–1 (0)
 Finland 31218019641–1 (−14)
22 July 2009
Georgia 59–68 FinlandSkopje
Sweden 63–73 PolandSkopje
23 July 2009
Finland 47–70 SwedenSkopje
Poland 71–62 GeorgiaSkopje

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Netherlands 3302382016
 Czech Republic 3212462205
 Macedonia 3122142524
 Austria 3032032283
22 July 2009
Czech Republic 91–69 MacedoniaSkopje
Netherlands 67–62 AustriaSkopje
23 July 2009
Austria 71–83 Czech RepublicSkopje
Macedonia 67–91 NetherlandsSkopje

Classification round

The last three teams of each of the preliminary round groups were allocated in three groups of three teams each.

     Team advanced to Group J
     Team competed in Group K
     Team competed in Group L

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Norway 2201561284
  Switzerland 2111501443
 Luxembourg 2021201542
21 July 2009
Norway 78–74  SwitzerlandSkopje
22 July 2009
Switzerland  76–66 LuxembourgSkopje
23 July 2009
Luxembourg 54–78 NorwaySkopje

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Bulgaria 2201741334
 Great Britain 2111311413
 Portugal 2021201512
21 July 2009
Portugal 56–62 Great BritainSkopje
22 July 2009
Great Britain 69–85 BulgariaSkopje
23 July 2009
Bulgaria 89–64 PortugalSkopje

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Slovakia 2201771474
 Hungary 2111751423
 Romania 2021151782
21 July 2009
Hungary 80–94 SlovakiaSkopje
22 July 2009
Slovakia 83–67 RomaniaSkopje
23 July 2009
Romania 48–95 HungarySkopje

Final classification round

The nine teams of the Classification Round were allocated in another three groups of three teams, depending on their position in the previous round. Group J determined positions 9th to 11th, Group K determined positions 12th to 14th and Group L determined positions 15th to 17th (last).

Group J

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Bulgaria 2201761694
 Slovakia 2111691613
 Norway 2021491642
24 July 2009
Norway 80–84 BulgariaSkopje
25 July 2009
Bulgaria 92–89 SlovakiaSkopje
26 July 2009
Slovakia 80–69 NorwaySkopje

Group K

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Switzerland 2201671574
 Great Britain 2111521443
 Hungary 2021501682
24 July 2009
Switzerland  79–72 Great BritainSkopje
25 July 2009
Great Britain 80–65 HungarySkopje
26 July 2009
Hungary 85–88  SwitzerlandSkopje

Group L

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Portugal 2201721294
 Luxembourg 2111581553
 Romania 2021421882
24 July 2009
Luxembourg 66–76 PortugalSkopje
25 July 2009
Portugal 96–63 RomaniaSkopje
26 July 2009
Romania 79–92 LuxembourgSkopje

Knockout stage

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
July 25, Skopje
 
 
 Austria88
 
July 26, Skopje
 
 Georgia80
 
 Austria87
 
July 25, Skopje
 
 Macedonia67
 
 Finland55
 
 
 Macedonia77
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 26, Skopje
 
 
 Georgia75
 
 
 Finland97

Championship

 
PlayoffsThird place
 
      
 
July 25, Skopje
 
 
 Poland66
 
July 26, Skopje
 
 Czech Republic79
 
 Czech Republic77
 
July 25, Skopje
 
 Netherlands88
 
 Netherlands71
 
 
 Sweden69
 
Final
 
 
July 26, Skopje
 
 
 Poland96
 
 
 Sweden66
 2009 FIBA Europe U-20
Championship Division B 

Netherlands
First title

Final standings

RankTeam
 Netherlands
 Czech Republic
 Poland
4th  Sweden
5th  Austria
6th  Macedonia
7th  Finland
8th  Georgia
9th  Bulgaria
10th  Slovakia
11th  Norway
12th   Switzerland
13th  Great Britain
14th  Hungary
15th  Portugal
16th  Luxembourg
17th  Romania

Stats leaders

References

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