The 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship was an international

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

competition, held from 5 to 14 August 2005, in Córdoba and

Mar de Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a s ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. It was the last edition of the

FIBA Under-21 World Championship The FIBA Under-21 World Championship was a men's under-21-only basketball competition organized by the International Basketball Federation The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organization ...

. Twelve national teams competed in the tournament. Lithuania won their first title, after defeating Greece in the final.

Qualified teams

Iran originally qualified for the finals, but withdrew after refusing to issue a visa because the Iranian government refused to play against Israel.

Preliminary round

''All times are local ( UTC–3).''

Group A

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group B

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

9th–12th place playoffs

9th–12th place semifinals

11th place match

9th place match

Championship playoffs

Quarterfinals

5th–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

Final standings

References

{{International youth basketball FIBA Under-21 World Championship International basketball competitions hosted by Argentina 2005 in Argentine sport 2005 in basketball Sport in Mar del Plata