2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

The 2012 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 8th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-20 teams. It was played from 12 to 22 July 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[1][2]

Participating teams

•  Austria (15th place, 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
•  Belarus
•  Belgium
•  Bulgaria
•  Croatia (16th place, 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark
•  Finland
•  Great Britain
•  Hungary
•  Israel
•  Luxembourg
•  Macedonia
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Slovakia
•   Switzerland

First round

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinal round; the other teams will play in the 9th–18nd place classification groups.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	3	3	0	222	192	+30	6	Quarterfinal round
2	Israel	3	2	1	223	177	+46	5
3	Austria	3	1	2	165	209	−44	4	9th−18th place classification
4	Slovakia	3	0	3	180	212	−32	3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	4	4	0	370	211	+159	8	Quarterfinal round
2	Belgium	4	3	1	318	209	+109	7
3	Netherlands	4	2	2	197	286	−89	6	9th−18th place classification
4	Macedonia	4	1	3	241	291	−50	5
5	Luxembourg	4	0	4	244	373	−129	4

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain	4	3	1	298	271	+27	7	Quarterfinal round
2	Croatia	4	3	1	309	282	+27	7
3	Portugal	4	2	2	267	291	−24	6	9th−18th place classification
4	Denmark	4	1	3	266	297	−31	5
5	Belarus	4	1	3	282	281	+1	5

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	3	0	221	168	+53	6	Quarterfinal round
2	Finland	3	1	2	219	223	−4	4
3	Hungary	3	1	2	189	212	−23	4	9th−18th place classification
4	Switzerland	3	1	2	182	208	−26	4

Quarterfinal round

In this round, the teams play in two groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals; the other teams will play the 5th–8th place playoffs.

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	3	2	1	218	221	−3	5	Semifinals
2	Israel	3	2	1	214	217	−3	5
3	Poland	3	1	2	214	213	+1	4	5th−8th place playoffs
4	Belgium	3	1	2	207	202	+5	4

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	2	1	257	201	+56	5	Semifinals
2	Croatia	3	2	1	239	251	−12	5
3	Great Britain	3	1	2	229	236	−7	4	5th−8th place playoffs
4	Finland	3	1	2	195	232	−37	4

9th–18th place classification

In this round, the teams play in two groups of five. The first teams from each group advance to the 9th place match; the second teams advance to the 11th place match; the third teams advance to the 13th place match; the fourth teams advance to the 15th place match; the last teams advance to the 17th place match.

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	4	3	1	313	269	+44	7	9th place match
2	Slovakia	4	3	1	270	223	+47	7	11th place match
3	Netherlands	4	2	2	233	231	+2	6	13th place match
4	Macedonia	4	2	2	288	286	+2	6	15th place match
5	Luxembourg	4	0	4	240	335	−95	4	17st place match

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	4	3	1	241	243	−2	7	9th place match
2	Denmark	4	3	1	307	253	+54	7	11th place match
3	Belarus	4	2	2	299	281	+18	6	13th place match
4	Switzerland	4	2	2	237	262	−25	6	15th place match
5	Hungary	4	0	4	223	268	−45	4	17st place match

17th place match

15th place match

13th place match

11th place match

9th place match

5th−8th place playoffs

	5th–8th place semifinals					5th place match
	E3	Poland	83
	F4	Finland	70
						E3	Poland	83
						F3	Great Britain	53
	F3	Great Britain	101
	E4	Belgium	100			7th place match
						F4	Finland	70
						E4	Belgium	84

5th–8th place semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Championship playoffs

	Semifinals					Final
	E1	Bulgaria	79
	F2	Croatia	85
						F2	Croatia	88
						F1	Czech Republic	80
	F1	Czech Republic	72
	E2	Israel	61			3rd place match
						E1	Bulgaria	67
						E2	Israel	101

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Croatia
	Czech Republic
	Israel
4	Bulgaria
5	Poland
6	Great Britain
7	Belgium
8	Finland
9	Portugal
10	Austria
11	Denmark
12	Slovakia
13	Belarus
14	Netherlands
15	Switzerland
16	Macedonia
17	Luxembourg
18	Hungary

Promoted to the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A

See also

• 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (Division A)

References