The FIBA U20 European Championship, previously known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under', is a men's youth

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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

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. 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

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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

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. These teams have always played in Division A, and have never been relegated to Division B: * * * * *

Results

Medal table

Countries in ''italics'' no longer compete in FIBA U20 European Championship

Participation details

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(1992–2003, 4 participations, 2 medals) and as

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(2003–2006, 3 participations, 2 medals)

MVP Awards (since 1996)

Statistical leaders

Top scorers Assist leaders Top rebounders

Division B

Division B is the lower tier of the two Under-20 championships organized by

Results

* Until 2011, the top two placed teams in Division B were promoted to the next year's Division A. * In 2012, the top four teams in Division B were promoted to the 2013 Division A. * Since 2013, the top three teams in Division B are promoted to Division A for the next tournament.

Medal table

References

Archive FIBA

External links

Official website
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Division A

Results

Medal table

Participation details

MVP Awards (since 1996)

Statistical leaders

Division B

Results

Medal table

See also

References

External links