The FIBA U20 European Championship, previously known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under', is a men's youth
basketball
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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
Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
.
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
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.
These teams have always played in Division A, and have never been relegated to Division B:
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Results
Medal table
Countries in ''italics'' no longer compete in FIBA U20 European Championship
Participation details
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As FR Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
(1992–2003, 4 participations, 2 medals) and as Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of ...
(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
FIBA Europe
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.
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
See also
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FIBA U16 European Championship
The FIBA U16 European Championship, previously known as the FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets, is a youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition. Through the 2003 edition, it was held every second year, but since th ...
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FIBA U18 European Championship
The FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Juniors, is a youth men's basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held biennially through the 2002 edition. From the 2004 e ...
References
Archive FIBA
External links
Official website
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Basketball competitions in Europe between national teams
Europe
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