The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eighth edition of the

FIBA Europe Under-20 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 ...

. The city of

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, in

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, hosted the tournament.

won their first title.

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and the

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were relegated to Division B.

Format change

For the first time, the format of the competition was changed. Four more teams entered the competition, and another round was played. The two last teams were relegated to Division B.

Teams

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Squads

Preliminary round

The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarter-Final round

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

Group E

Group F

Classification round

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

Ukraine and the Czech Republic were relegated to Division B.

9th–12th playoffs

5th–8th playoffs

Championship

Final standings

Stats leaders

Points

Rebounds

Assists

All-Tournament Team

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References

FIBA Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA FIBA U20 European Championship 2005–06 in European basketball 2005–06 in Russian basketball International youth basketball competitions hosted by Russia