The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the

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. The city of

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, in the

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, hosted the tournament.

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won their second title.

Teams

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Squads

Qualification

Twenty-five national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The first two teams from groups A, B, C, D and the first three teams from group E qualified for the tournament, where they joined

(qualified as hosts).Qualifying round results
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Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

Championship

5th–8th playoffs

Final standings

Stats leaders

Points

Rebounds

Assists

All-Tournament Team

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References

FIBA Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fiba 2004–05 in European basketball 2004–05 in Czech basketball FIBA U20 European Championship Sport in Brno International youth basketball competitions hosted by the Czech Republic