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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Bulgaria |
| City | Sofia |
| Dates | 12–22 July 2012 |
| Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Croatia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Czech Republic |
| Third place |  Israel |
| Official website | |
| www.fibaeurope.com | |
| ← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 8th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-20 teams. It was played from 12 to 22 July 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Participating teams
Austria 
(15th place, 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
Belarus
Belgium- Bulgaria
- Croatia (16th place, 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
- Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Great Britain
Hungary- Israel
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Switzerland
First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinal round; the other teams will play in the 9th–18nd place classification groups.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 222 | 192 | +30 | 6 | Quarterfinal round |
| 2 | Israel
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 177 | +46 | 5 | |
| 3 | Austria
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 209 | −44 | 4 | 9th−18th place classification |
| 4 | Slovakia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 212 | −32 | 3 |
| 12 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Slovakia |
59–64 | Austria |
| Sofia |
| 12 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Israel |
69–78 | Bulgaria |
| Sofia |
| 14 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Austria |
39–75 | Israel |
| Sofia |
| 14 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Bulgaria |
69–61 | Slovakia |
| Sofia |
| 16 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Slovakia |
60–79 | Israel |
| Sofia |
| 16 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Bulgaria |
75–62 | Austria |
| Sofia |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 370 | 211 | +159 | 8 | Quarterfinal round |
| 2 | Belgium
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 318 | 209 | +109 | 7 | |
| 3 | Netherlands
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 197 | 286 | −89 | 6 | 9th−18th place classification |
| 4 | Macedonia
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 241 | 291 | −50 | 5 | |
| 5 | Luxembourg
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 244 | 373 | −129 | 4 |
| 12 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Belgium |
79–49 | Macedonia |
| Sofia |
| 12 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Netherlands |
39–97 | Poland |
| Sofia |
| 13 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Luxembourg |
56–64 | Netherlands |
| Sofia |
| 13 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Poland |
71–59 | Belgium |
| Sofia |
| 14 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Macedonia |
49–83 | Poland |
| Sofia |
| 14 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Belgium |
103–56 | Luxembourg |
| Sofia |
| 15 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Netherlands |
33–77 | Belgium |
| Sofia |
| 15 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Luxembourg |
68–87 | Macedonia |
| Sofia |
| 16 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Poland |
119–64 | Luxembourg |
| Sofia |
| 16 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Macedonia |
56–61 | Netherlands |
| Sofia |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 298 | 271 | +27 | 7 | Quarterfinal round |
| 2 | Croatia
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 309 | 282 | +27 | 7 | |
| 3 | Portugal
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 267 | 291 | −24 | 6 | 9th−18th place classification |
| 4 | Denmark
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 266 | 297 | −31 | 5 | |
| 5 | Belarus
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 282 | 281 | +1 | 5 |
| 12 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Great Britain |
76–64 | Portugal |
| Sofia |
| 12 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Belarus |
73–77 | Croatia |
| Sofia |
| 13 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Denmark |
79–77 | Belarus |
| Sofia |
| 13 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Croatia |
78–90 | Great Britain |
| Sofia |
| 14 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Portugal |
65–79 | Croatia |
| Sofia |
| 14 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Great Britain |
71–60 | Denmark |
| Sofia |
| 15 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Belarus |
69–61 | Great Britain |
| Sofia |
| 15 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Denmark |
73–74 | Portugal |
| Sofia |
| 16 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Portugal |
64–63 | Belarus |
| Sofia |
| 16 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Croatia |
75–54 | Denmark |
| Sofia |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 168 | +53 | 6 | Quarterfinal round |
| 2 | Finland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 219 | 223 | −4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Hungary
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 212 | −23 | 4 | 9th−18th place classification |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 208 | −26 | 4 |
| 12 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Hungary |
53–60 | Switzerland |
| Sofia |
| 12 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Finland |
59–74 | Czech Republic |
| Sofia |
| 14 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Czech Republic |
82–51 | Hungary |
| Sofia |
| 14 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Switzerland |
64–90 | Finland |
| Sofia |
| 16 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Hungary |
85–70 | Finland |
| Sofia |
| 16 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Czech Republic |
65–58 | Switzerland |
| Sofia |
Quarterfinal round
In this round, the teams play in two groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals; the other teams will play the 5th–8th place playoffs.
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 221 | −3 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Israel
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 217 | −3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Poland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 213 | +1 | 4 | 5th−8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Belgium
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 202 | +5 | 4 |
| 18 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Bulgaria |
62–82 | Belgium |
| Sofia |
| 18 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Israel |
76–73 | Poland |
| Sofia |
| 19 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Poland |
70–78 | Bulgaria |
| Sofia |
| 19 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Belgium |
66–69 | Israel |
| Sofia |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 257 | 201 | +56 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Croatia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 251 | −12 | 5 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 236 | −7 | 4 | 5th−8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Finland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 232 | −37 | 4 |
| 18 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Great Britain |
64–67 | Finland |
| Sofia |
| 18 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Croatia |
67–92 | Czech Republic |
| Sofia |
| 19 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Czech Republic |
91–75 | Great Britain |
| Sofia |
| 19 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Finland |
69–94 | Croatia |
| Sofia |
9th–18th place classification
In this round, the teams play in two groups of five. The first teams from each group advance to the 9th place match; the second teams advance to the 11th place match; the third teams advance to the 13th place match; the fourth teams advance to the 15th place match; the last teams advance to the 17th place match.
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 313 | 269 | +44 | 7 | 9th place match |
| 2 | Slovakia
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 223 | +47 | 7 | 11th place match |
| 3 | Netherlands
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 233 | 231 | +2 | 6 | 13th place match |
| 4 | Macedonia
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 288 | 286 | +2 | 6 | 15th place match |
| 5 | Luxembourg
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 240 | 335 | −95 | 4 | 17st place match |
| 18 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Macedonia |
60–80 | Slovakia |
| Sofia |
| 18 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Austria |
108–64 | Luxembourg |
| Sofia |
| 19 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Netherlands |
61–64 | Austria |
| Sofia |
| 19 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Slovakia |
76–52 | Luxembourg |
| Sofia |
| 20 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Austria |
77–85 | Macedonia |
| Sofia |
| 20 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Netherlands |
47–55 | Slovakia |
| Sofia |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 241 | 243 | −2 | 7 | 9th place match |
| 2 | Denmark
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 307 | 253 | +54 | 7 | 11th place match |
| 3 | Belarus
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 299 | 281 | +18 | 6 | 13th place match |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 237 | 262 | −25 | 6 | 15th place match |
| 5 | Hungary
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 223 | 268 | −45 | 4 | 17st place match |
| 18 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Denmark |
78–47 | Switzerland |
| Sofia |
| 18 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Hungary |
60–70 | Belarus |
| Sofia |
| 19 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Portugal |
61–55 | Hungary |
| Sofia |
| 19 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Switzerland |
78–89 | Belarus |
| Sofia |
| 20 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Hungary |
55–77 | Denmark |
| Sofia |
| 20 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Portugal |
42–52 | Switzerland |
| Sofia |
17th place match
| 21 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Luxembourg |
94–86 | Hungary |
| Sofia |
15th place match
| 21 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Macedonia |
71–80 | Switzerland |
| Sofia |
13th place match
| 22 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Netherlands |
52–64 | Belarus |
| Sofia |
11th place match
| 22 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Slovakia |
62–81 | Denmark |
| Sofia |
9th place match
| 22 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Austria |
57–66 | Portugal |
| Sofia |
5th−8th place playoffs
| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | ||||||||
| E3 | Poland
| 83 | |||||||
| F4 | Finland
| 70 | |||||||
| E3 | Poland
| 83 | |||||||
| F3 | Great Britain
| 53 | |||||||
| F3 | Great Britain
| 101 | |||||||
| E4 | Belgium
| 100 | 7th place match | ||||||
| F4 | Finland
| 70 | |||||||
| E4 | Belgium
| 84 | |||||||
5th–8th place semifinals
| 21 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Poland |
83–70 | Finland |
| Sofia |
| 21 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Great Britain |
101–100 | Belgium |
| Sofia |
7th place match
| 22 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Finland |
70–84 | Belgium |
| Sofia |
5th place match
| 22 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Poland |
83–53 | Great Britain |
| Sofia |
Championship playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| E1 | Bulgaria
| 79 | |||||||
| F2 | Croatia
| 85 | |||||||
| F2 | Croatia
| 88 | |||||||
| F1 | Czech Republic
| 80 | |||||||
| F1 | Czech Republic
| 72 | |||||||
| E2 | Israel
| 61 | 3rd place match | ||||||
| E1 | Bulgaria
| 67 | |||||||
| E2 | Israel
| 101 | |||||||
Semifinals
| 21 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Bulgaria |
79–85 | Croatia |
| Sofia |
| 21 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Czech Republic |
72–61 | Israel |
| Sofia |
3rd place match
| 22 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Bulgaria |
67–101 | Israel |
| Sofia |
Final
| 22 July 2012 |
| Boxscore |
| Croatia |
88–80 | Czech Republic |
| Sofia |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Croatia
|
 |
Czech Republic
|
 |
Israel
|
| 4 | Bulgaria
|
| 5 | Poland
|
| 6 | Great Britain
|
| 7 | Belgium
|
| 8 | Finland
|
| 9 | Portugal
|
| 10 | Austria
|
| 11 | Denmark
|
| 12 | Slovakia
|
| 13 | Belarus
|
| 14 | Netherlands
|
| 15 | Switzerland
|
| 16 | Macedonia
|
| 17 | Luxembourg
|
| 18 | Hungary
|
| Promoted to the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A |
See also
- 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (Division A)
References
- 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B official website, www.fibaeurope.com
- 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B results, archive.fiba.com
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