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Azerbaijan Men's National Under-20 Basketball Team
The Azerbaijan men's national under-20 basketball team is a national basketball team of Azerbaijan, administered by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. eurobasket.com It represents the country in men's international under-20 basketball competitions. participations See also * * |
FIBA U20 European Championship
The FIBA U20 European Championship, previously known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under', is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through the 2004 edition, it was held biennially, but since 2005 edition, it is held every year. The tournament was originally an Under-22 age tournament, but it is now an Under-20 age tournament. The current champions are Spain. Starting with the 2005 B edition, a Division B tournament, which is the secondary level of the European Under-20 Basketball Championship, is also organized. Since the 2013 B edition, the top three placed teams at each year's Division B tournament are promoted to the next year's Division A Championship. This way, the three bottom teams of the Division A Championship are relegated to the next year's Division B Championship. Division A The Division A is the top level of the Under-20 championship organized by FIBA Europe. These teams have always played in Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 and became the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state. In 1920, the country was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR. The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the same year. In September 1991, the ethnic Armenian majority of the Nagorno-Karabakh region formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan Basketball Federation
The Azerbaijan Basketball Federation ( Azerbaijani: ''Azərbaycan Basketbol Federasiyası''), also known as ABF, is the national governing body of basketball in Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1992, and is headquartered in Baku. The Azerbaijan Basketball Federation operates the Azerbaijan men's national team and Azerbaijan women's national team. They organize national competitions in Azerbaijan, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams. The top professional league in Azerbaijan is the Azerbaijan Basketball League. See also *Azerbaijan men's national basketball team *Azerbaijan men's national under-20 basketball team *Azerbaijan men's national under-18 basketball team *Azerbaijan men's national under-16 basketball team *Azerbaijan women's national basketball team References External linksOfficial websiteAzerbaijan FIBA profile Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the fourth edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Târgu Mureș, in Romania, hosted the tournament. Germany won their first title. Germany and Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ... were promoted to Division A. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Squads Preliminary round The nineteen teams were allocated in four groups (three groups of five teams and one groups of four). The two top teams of each group advanced to the Qualifying Round. The third and fourth of each group to the Classification round. The last three teams in the five-team groups advanced to another group to determine the positions 17th t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
The 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 13th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U20 European basketball championship. It was played in Oradea, Romania, from 14 to 23 July 2017. 21 teams participated in the competition. The host team, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ..., won the tournament. Participating teams * * * * * (14th place, 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A) * * (15th place, 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A) * * * (16th place, 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A) * * * * * * * * * * * First round Group A Group B Group C Group D 17th–21st place classification Group E Group F 82–80 *Armenia will play for 17th place; Azerbaijan will play for 19th place. 19th place match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
The 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 14th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U20 European Championship, the second-tier level of the European Under-20 basketball championship. The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 22 July 2018. Participating teams * * * * * * * (15th place, 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A) * * * * * * (16th place, 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A) * * * * * * * * * (14th place, 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A) Group phase In the Group phase, the 22 participating teams are divided into two groups of six and two groups of five. Teams play five or four games within their group. ''All times are local (UTC+3 UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:00. In areas using this time offset, the time is three hours later than the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Following the ISO 8601 standard, a time with this offset would be wri ...).'' Group A Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
The 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 17th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-20 teams. It was played from 7 to 16 July 2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia. Participating teams * * * * * (15th place, 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A) * * * * * * * * * * * (14th place, 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A) * * * * (16th place, 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A) First round The draw of the first round was held on 14 February 2023 in Freising, Germany. In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals; the third and fourth teams advanced to the 9th–16th place playoffs; the other teams played in the 17th–20th place classification group. All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan Men's National Basketball Team
The Azerbaijan men's national basketball team ( az, Azərbaycan milli basketbol komandası) is the national basketball team of Azerbaijan. The team is controlled by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. Since becoming members of FIBA in 1994, Azerbaijan has mostly taken part in smaller competitions such as the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, winning it twice, in 2006 and 2008. The national team also won a title at the Islamic Solidarity Games in their lone appearance in 2005. History After Azerbaijan obtained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation was founded in 1992, and became members of FIBA in 1994. During Azerbaijan's early years, the national team did not appear in any international competition until they entered EuroBasket 2003 qualifiers. Following Azerbaijan's failed qualification process for EuroBasket 2003, the national team entered their first international tournament at the 2004 FIBA European Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan Men's National Under-18 Basketball Team
The Azerbaijan men's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Azerbaijan, administered by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. eurobasket.com It represents the country in international men's under-18 basketball competitions. participations See also * * |
Azerbaijan National Basketball Team
The Azerbaijan men's national basketball team ( az, Azərbaycan milli basketbol komandası) is the national basketball team of Azerbaijan. The team is controlled by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. Since becoming members of FIBA in 1994, Azerbaijan has mostly taken part in smaller competitions such as the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, winning it twice, in 2006 and 2008. The national team also won a title at the Islamic Solidarity Games in their lone appearance in 2005. History After Azerbaijan obtained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation was founded in 1992, and became members of FIBA in 1994. During Azerbaijan's early years, the national team did not appear in any international competition until they entered EuroBasket 2003 qualifiers. Following Azerbaijan's failed qualification process for EuroBasket 2003, the national team entered their first international tournament at the 2004 FIBA European Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
