2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B

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.

2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Dates30 June – 9 July 2023
Teams18 (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

Participating teams

First round

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
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 4 4 0 341 161 +180 8 Quarterfinals
2  Iceland 4 3 1 257 272 −15 7
3  Netherlands 4 2 2 209 227 −18 6 9th–18th place classification
4  Denmark 4 1 3 223 256 −33 5
5  North Macedonia 4 0 4 183 297 −114 4
Source: FIBA
30 June 2023
13:00
Netherlands  64–43  North Macedonia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
30 June 2023
15:30
Denmark  63–66  Iceland
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
1 July 2023
15:30
Croatia  91–39  Denmark
St. George School Gym, Sofia
1 July 2023
18:00
Iceland  75–44  Netherlands
St. George School Gym, Sofia
2 July 2023
18:00
Netherlands  42–61  Croatia
St. George School Gym, Sofia
2 July 2023
20:30
North Macedonia  59–77  Iceland
St. George School Gym, Sofia
4 July 2023
15:30
Denmark  48–59  Netherlands
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
4 July 2023
18:00
Croatia  83–41  North Macedonia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
5 July 2023
13:00
Iceland  39–106  Croatia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
5 July 2023
18:00
North Macedonia  40–73  Denmark
St. George School Gym, Sofia

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 3 0 179 138 +41 6 Quarterfinals
2  Ireland 3 2 1 157 159 −2 5
3  Norway 3 1 2 147 174 −27 4 9th–18th place classification
4  Great Britain 3 0 3 158 170 −12 3
Source: FIBA
30 June 2023
13:00
Ireland  58–41  Norway
St. George School Gym, Sofia
30 June 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  55–48  Great Britain
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
2 July 2023
13:00
Great Britain  55–58  Ireland
St. George School Gym, Sofia
2 July 2023
15:30
Norway  49–61  Bosnia and Herzegovina
St. George School Gym, Sofia
5 July 2023
15:30
Norway  57–55  Great Britain
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
5 July 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  63–41  Ireland
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Luxembourg 3 3 0 228 208 +20 6 Quarterfinals
2  Greece 3 2 1 177 149 +28 5
3  Austria 3 1 2 164 180 −16 4 9th–18th place classification
4  Romania 3 0 3 197 229 −32 3
Source: FIBA
30 June 2023
15:30
Greece  62–63  Luxembourg
St. George School Gym, Sofia
30 June 2023
18:00
Romania  61–68  Austria
St. George School Gym, Sofia
2 July 2023
13:00
Luxembourg  92–82  Romania
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
2 July 2023
15:30
Austria  32–46  Greece
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
5 July 2023
13:00
Austria  64–73  Luxembourg
St. George School Gym, Sofia
5 July 2023
20:30
Greece  69–54  Romania
St. George School Gym, Sofia

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bulgaria 4 3 1 241 208 +33 7 Quarterfinals
2  Slovakia 4 2 2 253 217 +36 6
3  Estonia 4 2 2 213 231 −18 6 9th–18th place classification
4  Ukraine 4 2 2 231 259 −28 6
5  Sweden 4 1 3 240 263 −23 5
Source: FIBA
30 June 2023
18:00
Ukraine  54–67  Bulgaria
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
30 June 2023
20:30
Slovakia  53–60  Estonia
St. George School Gym, Sofia
1 July 2023
15:30
Sweden  72–74  Ukraine
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
1 July 2023
18:00
Bulgaria  64–60  Slovakia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
2 July 2023
18:00
Estonia  37–57  Bulgaria
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
2 July 2023
20:30
Slovakia  68–49  Sweden
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
4 July 2023
15:30
Ukraine  44–72  Slovakia
St. George School Gym, Sofia
4 July 2023
18:00
Sweden  62–68  Estonia
St. George School Gym, Sofia
5 July 2023
15:30
Estonia  48–59  Ukraine
St. George School Gym, Sofia
5 July 2023
18:00
Bulgaria  53–57  Sweden
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

9th–18th place classification

Group E
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 4 4 0 274 218 +56 8 9th place match
2  Great Britain 4 2 2 230 244 −14 6 11th place match
3  Denmark 4 2 2 232 213 +19 6 13th place match
4  North Macedonia 4 1 3 217 258 −41 5 15th place match
5  Norway 4 1 3 244 264 −20 5 17th place match
Source: FIBA
6 July 2023
15:30
Denmark  51–58  Great Britain
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
6 July 2023
18:00
Norway  57–72  North Macedonia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
7 July 2023
13:00
Netherlands  77–74  Norway
St. George School Gym, Sofia
7 July 2023
15:30
Great Britain  64–62  North Macedonia
St. George School Gym, Sofia
8 July 2023
13:00
Netherlands  74–53  Great Britain
St. George School Gym, Sofia
8 July 2023
15:30
Norway  56–60  Denmark
St. George School Gym, Sofia

Group F
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 4 4 0 258 231 +27 8 9th place match
2  Estonia 4 2 2 234 207 +27 6 11th place match
3  Sweden 4 2 2 295 281 +14 6 13th place match
4  Austria 4 2 2 241 251 −10 6 15th place match
5  Romania 4 0 4 224 282 −58 4 17th place match
Source: FIBA
6 July 2023
15:30
Romania  65–78  Sweden
St. George School Gym, Sofia
6 July 2023
18:00
Austria  48–59  Ukraine
St. George School Gym, Sofia
7 July 2023
18:00
Estonia  70–35  Romania
St. George School Gym, Sofia
7 July 2023
20:30
Austria  74–83  Sweden
St. George School Gym, Sofia
8 July 2023
18:00
Ukraine  66–63  Romania
St. George School Gym, Sofia
8 July 2023
20:30
Estonia  48–51  Austria
St. George School Gym, Sofia

17th place match
9 July 2023
13:00
Norway  67–80  Romania
St. George School Gym, Sofia

15th place match
9 July 2023
15:30
North Macedonia  74–81  Austria
St. George School Gym, Sofia

13th place match
9 July 2023
18:00
Denmark  62–77  Sweden
St. George School Gym, Sofia

11th place match
9 July 2023
13:00
Great Britain  40–53  Estonia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

9th place match
9 July 2023
15:30
Netherlands  66–64  Ukraine
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

Championship playoffs
5th place match5th–8th place semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1 Croatia66
B2 Ireland59
 Ireland55 Croatia45
 Bulgaria46 Greece41
D1 Bulgaria51
C2 Greece59
 Ireland43 Croatia93
 Slovakia68 Luxembourg66
B1 Bosnia and Herzegovina65
A2 Iceland48
7th place match Iceland50 Bosnia and Herzegovina643rd place match
 Slovakia55 Luxembourg65
 Bulgaria69C1 Luxembourg82 Greece68
 Iceland86D2 Slovakia77 Bosnia and Herzegovina44

Quarterfinals
7 July 2023
13:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  65–48  Iceland
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
7 July 2023
15:30
Luxembourg  82–77  Slovakia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
7 July 2023
18:00
Bulgaria  51–59  Greece
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
7 July 2023
20:30
Croatia  66–59  Ireland
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

5th–8th place semifinals
8 July 2023
13:00
Iceland  50–55  Slovakia
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
8 July 2023
15:30
Ireland  55–46  Bulgaria
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

Semifinals
8 July 2023
18:00
Croatia  45–41  Greece
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia
8 July 2023
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  64–65  Luxembourg
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

7th place match
9 July 2023
10:30
Bulgaria  69–86  Iceland
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

5th place match
9 July 2023
10:30
Ireland  43–68  Slovakia
St. George School Gym, Sofia

3rd place match
9 July 2023
18:00
Greece  68–44  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

Final
9 July 2023
20:30
Croatia  93–66  Luxembourg
Triaditsa Hall, Sofia

Final standings
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Luxembourg
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Greece
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 Slovakia
6 Ireland
7 Iceland
8 Bulgaria
9 Netherlands
10 Ukraine
11 Estonia
12 Great Britain
13 Sweden
14 Denmark
15 Austria
16 North Macedonia
17 Romania
18 Norway
Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division A

References
  1. "2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B official website". FIBA.basketball.
  2. Draws concluded for FIBA European Youth Championships 2023
  3. Draw results
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