2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
25th FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship | |
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The 2008
Participating teams
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Italy ![]() Lithuania ![]() |
France ![]() Germany ![]() Russia ![]() |
Croatia ![]() Latvia ![]() Turkey
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Squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries will have 12 players on their roster.
Venues
City | Arena | Capacity |
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Amaliada | Municipal Indoor Arena of Amaliada | 2,000 |
Pyrgos | Municipal Indoor Arena of Pyrgos | 3,000 |
Format
- PRELIMINARY ROUND: 4 groups of 4 teams each, playing in a single round-robin elimination. The top 3 teams advance to the second round while the last placed team being eliminated.
- SECOND ROUND: 12 teams left will be divided into 2 groups of six teams. All of the results earned from the second round shall be carried over to this round. The top two teams in both groups qualify for the semifinals and to the 2009 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. The remaining teams then proceed to their respective classification playoffs.
- FINAL ROUND:
- 4-team knockout stage for the CHAMPIONSHIP;
- 4-team knockout stage for 5th–8th place classification playoffs;
- 4-team knockout stage for 9th–12th place classification playoffs.
Preliminary round
Teams are divided equally in 4 groups of four teams each and they will play in a single round-robin format. The top three teams in each group qualified for the second round while the last teams in each group were eliminated.
All times are local, UTC+3.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 195 | +37 | 6 | Advanced to the second round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 211 | +37 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() Israel
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3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 234 | −38 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() Belgium
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3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 218 | −36 | 3 | Eliminated |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(H) Hosts
July 25
14:00 |
Belgium ![]() |
58–64 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 7–15, 13–14, 14–17 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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July 25
19:00 |
Greece ![]() |
77–73 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–15, 16–19, 23–27 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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July 26
14:30 |
Spain ![]() |
88–69 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 21–17, 20–11, 23–22 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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July 26
19:00 |
Israel ![]() |
67–89 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 18–20, 24–20, 11–28 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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July 27
14:30 |
Israel ![]() |
65–87 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 23–19, 10–29, 11–27 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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July 27
19:00 |
Greece ![]() |
66–55 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 19–18, 11–14, 16–9 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() Lithuania
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3 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 205 | +26 | 6 | Advanced to the second round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 178 | +49 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 219 | −27 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 213 | −48 | 3 | Eliminated |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
July 25
14:00 |
Estonia ![]() |
60–65 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 16–15, 15–20, 15–13 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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July 25
21:15 |
Lithuania ![]() |
83–68 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 21–18, 24–14, 16–16 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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July 26
16:45 |
Serbia ![]() |
76–41 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 20–15, 19–8, 14–11 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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July 26
21:15 |
Italy ![]() |
73–76 | ![]() Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 26–17, 17–21, 19–18 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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July 27
16:45 |
Lithuania ![]() |
72–64 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 21–12, 8–16, 18–15 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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July 27
21:15 |
Italy ![]() |
54–83 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 7–24, 15–30, 17–16, 15–13 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 192 | +21 | 5[a] | Advanced to the second round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 207 | +23 | 5[a] | |
3 | ![]() Ukraine
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3 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 209 | −19 | 4[b] | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 232 | −25 | 4[b] | Eliminated |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Notes:
July 25
16:15 |
Germany ![]() |
81–73 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 21–29, 20–19, 27–16 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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July 25
19:00 |
Ukraine ![]() |
64–86 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 17–14, 14–21, 24–25 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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July 26
14:30 |
Russia ![]() |
83–73 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 37–20, 14–19, 16–11, 16–23 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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July 26
21:15 |
France ![]() |
70–50 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 14–14, 19–12, 18–12 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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July 27
14:30 |
Ukraine ![]() |
76–53 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 20–15, 20–8, 22–11 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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July 27
21:15 |
France ![]() |
70–61 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 17–18, 19–20, 19–13 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() Croatia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 249 | 218 | +31 | 6 | Advanced to the second round |
2 | ![]() Turkey
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3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 241 | −3 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 233 | −15 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() Bulgaria
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3 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 237 | −13 | 3 | Eliminated |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
July 25
14:00 |
Latvia ![]() |
70–87 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 17–22, 17–21, 17–23 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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July 25
21:15 |
Bulgaria ![]() |
82–86 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 8–24, 29–22, 19–23, 26–17 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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July 26
16:45 |
Turkey ![]() |
71–68 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 19–21, 9–14, 17–11 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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July 26
19:00 |
Croatia ![]() |
71–67 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 14–11, 18–23, 25–16 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
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July 27
14:30 |
Latvia ![]() |
80–75 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 18–26, 17–13, 20–18 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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July 27
19:00 |
Turkey ![]() |
81–91 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 15–16, 22–20, 25–30 |
Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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Second round
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 378 | 316 | +62 | 10 | Qualified to the semi-finals and to the World Cup |
2 | ![]() Lithuania
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5 | 3 | 2 | 356 | 351 | +5 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 396 | 397 | −1 | 7[a] | Qualified for the 5–8th place classification playoffs |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 364 | 361 | +3 | 7[b] | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 326 | 391 | −65 | 7[c] | Relegated for the 9–12th place classification playoffs |
6 | ![]() Italy
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5 | 1 | 4 | 363 | 367 | −4 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Notes:
- ^ 1–1 win–loss record against each other, 1.0083 in head-to-head quotient system to win third place
- ^ 1–1 win–loss record against each other, 0.9975 in head-to-head quotient system to win fourth place
- ^ 1–1 win–loss record against each other, 0.8337 in head-to-head quotient system to win fifth place
29 July 2008 | Israel ![]() |
72–61 | ![]() Lithuania
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Pyrgos |
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16:45 | Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 17–12, 19–20, 23–10 | |||
: Ron Sabag 7 | Boxscore | Pts: Motiejūnas 18 Rebs: Motiejūnas 14 Asts: Kristijonas Gaska 3 |
Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Aleksander Gorshkov (RUS), Nicolas Maestre (FRA) |
29 July 2008 | Italy ![]() |
63–68 | ![]() |
Pyrgos |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 16–16, 12–26, 22–17 | |||
3 | Boxscore | Pts: Mantzaris 9
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Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Dubravko Muhvic (CRO), Vladimir Tsekov (BUL), Petros Christophides (CYP) |
29 July 2008 | Serbia ![]() |
93–87 | ![]() |
Pyrgos |
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21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 42–19, 10–26, 24–20, 17–22 | |||
Boxscore | Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena |
30 July 2008 | Italy ![]() |
vs. | ![]() |
Pyrgos |
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Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | ||||
Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena |
30 July 2008 | Greece ![]() |
vs. | ![]() |
Pyrgos |
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Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | ||||
Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena |
30 July 2008 | Spain ![]() |
vs. | ![]() Lithuania
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Pyrgos |
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Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | ||||
Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena |
31 July 2008 | Serbia ![]() |
vs. | ![]() |
Pyrgos |
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Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | ||||
Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena |
31 July 2008 | Lithuania ![]() |
vs. | ![]() |
Pyrgos |
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Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | ||||
Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena |
31 July 2008 | Spain ![]() |
vs. | ![]() Italy
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Pyrgos |
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Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | ||||
Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 359 | 331 | +28 | 9 | Qualified to the semi-finals and to the 2009 FIBA Basketball Under-19 World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 386 | +29 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 389 | 361 | +28 | 8 | Qualified for the 5–8th place classification playoffs |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 389 | 346 | +43 | 8 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 373 | 393 | −20 | 7 | Relegated for the 9–12th place classification playoffs |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 313 | 415 | −102 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Classification playoffs
9th–12th place classification playoffs
Classification Semifinals | Ninth place match | |||||
August 2 | ||||||
![]() Turkey | 80 | |||||
August 3 | ||||||
![]() | 73 | |||||
![]() Israel | 72 | |||||
![]() Ukraine | 75 | |||||
Eleventh place match | ||||||
August 3 | ||||||
![]() Ukraine | 68 |
Classification Semifinals
August 2
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Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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August 2
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Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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Eleventh place match
August 3
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Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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Ninth place match
August 3
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Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada
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5th–8th place classification playoffs
Classification Semifinals | Fifth place match | |||||
August 2 | ||||||
![]() | 63 | |||||
August 3 | ||||||
![]() | 85 | |||||
![]() | 85 | |||||
August 2 | ||||||
![]() | 89 | |||||
![]() | 107 | |||||
![]() | 91 | |||||
Seventh place match | ||||||
August 3 | ||||||
![]() | 69 | |||||
![]() | 71 |
Classification Semifinals
August 2
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August 2
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Seventh place match
August 3
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Fifth place match
Winner qualified for the World Cup.
August 3
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Final round
All times are local, UTC+3.
Semifinals | Final | |||||
August 2 | ||||||
![]() Croatia | 62 | |||||
![]() Lithuania | 50 | |||||
![]() Lithuania | 79 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
August 3 | ||||||
![]() Croatia | 73 | |||||
![]() | 68 |
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
August 3
17:45 |
Croatia ![]() |
73–68 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 17–24, 24–16, 14–13 | ||
: Prostran 7 | Pts: Lang 15 Rebs: Tanghe 6 Asts: Albicy 5 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kestutis Palipauskas (LTU), Serge De Coster (BEL), Leonidas Spiridonos (GRE) |
Final
August 3
20:30 |
Greece ![]() |
57–50 | ![]() Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 6–11, 21–14, 16–13, 14–12 | ||
: Sloukas 3 | Pts: Motiejūnas 17 Rebs: Slezas 10 Asts: Peicukevicius 2 |
Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos
Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Dubravko Muhvic (CRO), Roman Kolar (SLO), Branislav Mrdak (SRB) |
Final standings
The top 5 teams qualified for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
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Awards
2008 Under-18 European Championship winner |
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![]() Greece First title |
Most Valuable Player
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All-Tournament Team
- Mario Delas
Kostas Sloukas
Nikos Pappas
- Enes Kanter
Donatas Motiejūnas