FIBA European Championship for Small Countries

The FIBA European Championship for Small Countries is the lowest-ranked tier of the biannual FIBA EuroBasket competition, organized by FIBA Europe.

History

This championship was first introduced in 1988, as the Promotion Cup, the competition organized for the lowest ranked European national basketball teams. Since then, the competition has been held biannually. In 2007, the Promotion Cup was officially renamed EuroBasket Division C. In 2011, after the divisional system for the FIBA EuroBasket was abolished, the FIBA EuroBasket Division C was renamed to FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.[1]

Results
Year Host Final match Third place match
First place Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
1988
details		  Malta
Iceland		 86–69
Ireland
Cyprus		 73–68
Luxembourg
1990
details		  Wales (Cardiff)
Iceland		 101–93
Cyprus
Luxembourg		 75–70
Ireland
1992
details		  Cyprus (Nicosia)
Austria		 70–68
Luxembourg
Cyprus		 86–85
Ireland
1994
details		  Ireland (Dublin)
Ireland		 81–78
Cyprus
Iceland		 95–87
Luxembourg
1996
details		  San Marino
Austria		 54–52
Norway
San Marino		 85–70
Wales
1998
details		  Gibraltar
Andorra		 Group tournament
Wales
San Marino		 Group tournament
Gibraltar
2000
details		  Andorra
Andorra		 Group tournament
San Marino
Scotland		 Group tournament
Wales
2002
details		  Malta (Ta' Qali)
San Marino		 82–70
Wales
Scotland		 94–80
Andorra
2004
details		  Andorra
Andorra		 95–83
Luxembourg
Scotland		 101–78
Azerbaijan
2006
details		  Albania (Durrës)
Azerbaijan		 66–57
Albania
Andorra		 94–85
Moldova
2008
details		  Scotland (Edinburgh)
Azerbaijan		 80–78
Moldova
Scotland		 90–76
Andorra
2010
details		  Malta (Valletta)
Denmark		 87–69
Andorra
Malta		 85–77
Moldova
2012
details		  San Marino
Andorra		 74–72
Moldova
Malta		 96–57
San Marino
2014
details		  Gibraltar
Andorra		 66–63
Malta
Scotland		 67–55
San Marino
2016
details		  Moldova (Ciorescu)
Armenia		 79–71
Andorra
San Marino		 60–53
Ireland
2018
details		  San Marino
Malta		 75–59
Norway
Ireland		 86–66
Gibraltar
2021
details		  Ireland (Limerick) Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performance
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Andorra5218
2 Iceland2013
3 Austria2002
 Azerbaijan2002
5 San Marino1135
6 Malta1124
7 Ireland1113
8 Armenia1001
 Denmark1001
10 Cyprus0224
11 Luxembourg0213
12 Moldova0202
 Norway0202
 Wales0202
15 Albania0101
16 Scotland0055
Totals (16 nations)16161648

Participation details
Team
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020		 Total
 Albania6th5th2nd3
 Andorra8th6th1st1st4th1st3rd4th2nd1st1st2nd5thDNP13
 Armenia1stDNP1
 Austria1st1st2
 Azerbaijan4th1st1stDNP3
 Cyprus3rd2nd3rd2nd4
 Denmark1st1
 Gibraltar7th5th7th7th8th4th6th8th7th7th6th7th7th6th8th4thDNP16
 Iceland1st1st3rd3
 Ireland2nd4th4th1st4th3rdDNP6
 Luxembourg4th3rd2nd4th2nd5
 Malta6th7th6th6th7th5th5th7th9th8th7th3rd3rd2nd6th1stDNP16
 Moldova5th4th2nd4th2nd5th7th7
 Norway2nd2nd2
 San Marino5th6th5th3rd3rd2nd1st6th5th5th8th4th4th3rd6thDNP15
 Scotland5th3rd3rd3rd3rd6th6th3rd8
 Wales8th8th8th5th4th2nd4th2nd8th6th8th5th5th5th7th15

See also

References
  1. Small Countries commission in San Marino FIBA Europe. July 20, 2011
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