2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country Romania
CityBucharest
Dates19–29 July 2012
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runners-up Montenegro
Third place Sweden
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 9th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for national under-16 teams. It was played from 19 to 29 July 2012 in Bucharest, Romania.[1] Belgium men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.

Participating teams

First round

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinal groups; the third and fourth teams advance to the 9th–16th place classification groups; the other teams will play in the 17th–21st place classification groups.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 4 4 0 295 229 +66 8 Quarterfinal groups
2  Israel 4 3 1 253 238 +15 7
3  Finland 4 2 2 279 271 +8 6 9th–16th place classification
4  Belarus 4 1 3 263 299 −36 5
5  Luxembourg 4 0 4 259 312 −53 4 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA Archive
19 July 2012
Luxembourg  63–67  Belarus
Bucharest
19 July 2012
Sweden  67–57  Finland
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Israel  52–65  Sweden
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Finland  89–82  Luxembourg
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Belarus  69–81  Finland
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Luxembourg  65–71  Israel
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Sweden  85–49  Luxembourg
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Israel  77–56  Belarus
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Finland  52–53  Israel
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Belarus  71–78  Sweden
Bucharest

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 4 3 1 262 217 +45 7 Quarterfinal groups
2  Macedonia 4 3 1 283 233 +50 7
3  Denmark 4 2 2 239 243 −4 6 9th–16th place classification
4  Bulgaria 4 1 3 243 289 −46 5
5  Slovakia 4 1 3 235 280 −45 5 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA Archive
19 July 2012
Slovakia  47–84  Macedonia
Bucharest
19 July 2012
Belgium  61–66  Denmark
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Bulgaria  43–75  Belgium
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Denmark  61–64  Slovakia
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Macedonia  61–52  Denmark
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Slovakia  65–68  Bulgaria
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Belgium  67–59  Slovakia
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Bulgaria  75–89  Macedonia
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Denmark  60–57  Bulgaria
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Macedonia  49–59  Belgium
Bucharest

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Montenegro 4 4 0 315 224 +91 8 Quarterfinal groups
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 2 317 294 +23 6
3  Georgia 4 2 2 214 258 −44 6 9th–16th place classification
4  Romania 4 1 3 229 249 −20 5
5  Estonia 4 1 3 233 283 −50 5 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA Archive
19 July 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina  82–83  Estonia
Bucharest
19 July 2012
Romania  51–55  Georgia
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Montenegro  66–53  Romania
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Georgia  52–82  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Estonia  52–59  Georgia
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina  78–93  Montenegro
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Romania  66–75  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Montenegro  83–45  Estonia
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Georgia  48–73  Montenegro
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Estonia  53–59  Romania
Bucharest

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 5 5 0 279 205 +74 10 Quarterfinal groups
2  Hungary 5 4 1 363 263 +100 9
3   Switzerland 5 3 2 277 292 −15 8 9th–16th place classification
4  Netherlands 5 2 3 262 257 +5 7
5  Norway 5 1 4 220 322 −102 6 17th–21st place classification
6  Austria 5 0 5 251 313 −62 5
Source: FIBA Archive
19 July 2012
Norway  41–90  Hungary
Bucharest
19 July 2012
Austria  57–72   Switzerland
Bucharest
19 July 2012
Netherlands  40–48  Portugal
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Hungary  88–57  Austria
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Portugal  52–33  Norway
Bucharest
20 July 2012
Switzerland  66–55  Netherlands
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Portugal  64–54  Hungary
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Netherlands  48–36  Austria
Bucharest
21 July 2012
Norway  43–55   Switzerland
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Hungary  66–55  Netherlands
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Switzerland  38–72  Portugal
Bucharest
22 July 2012
Austria  61–62  Norway
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Switzerland  46–65  Hungary
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Norway  41–64  Netherlands
Bucharest
23 July 2012
Portugal  43–40  Austria
Bucharest

17th–21st place classification

Group I

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Luxembourg 1 1 0 99 70 +29 2 17th place match
2  Slovakia 1 0 1 70 99 −29 1 19th place match
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Luxembourg  99–70  Slovakia
Bucharest

Group J

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Estonia 2 2 0 123 95 +28 4 17th place match
2  Norway 2 1 1 106 124 −18 3 19th place match
3  Austria 2 0 2 112 122 −10 2
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Austria  51–60  Estonia
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Estonia  63–44  Norway
Bucharest

17th–20th place playoffs

19th place match

29 July 2012
Slovakia  84–45  Norway
Bucharest

17th place match

29 July 2012
Luxembourg  73–102  Estonia
Bucharest

9th–16th place classification

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Belarus 3 2 1 234 224 +10 5 9th–12th place playoffs
2  Finland 3 2 1 229 198 +31 5
3  Denmark 3 2 1 210 211 −1 5 13th–16th place playoffs
4  Bulgaria 3 0 3 179 219 −40 3
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Finland  83–50  Bulgaria
Bucharest
25 July 2012
Belarus  89–71  Denmark
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Denmark  79–65  Finland
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Bulgaria  72–76  Belarus
Bucharest

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 187 171 +16 5 9th–12th place playoffs
2  Georgia 3 2 1 177 179 −2 5
3  Romania 3 1 2 193 179 +14 4 13th–16th place playoffs
4   Switzerland 3 1 2 186 214 −28 4
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Georgia  53–76  Netherlands
Bucharest
25 July 2012
Romania  90–68   Switzerland
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Switzerland  52–69  Georgia
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Netherlands  56–52  Romania
Bucharest

13th–16th place playoffs

13th–16th place semifinals 13th place match
      
G3  Denmark 95
H4   Switzerland 49
G3  Denmark 91
H3  Romania 67
H3  Romania 76
G4  Bulgaria 70 15th place match
H4   Switzerland 62
G4  Bulgaria 63

13th–16th place semifinals

28 July 2012
Denmark  95–49   Switzerland
Bucharest
28 July 2012
Romania  76–70  Bulgaria
Bucharest

15th place match

29 July 2012
Switzerland  62–63  Bulgaria
Bucharest

13th place match

29 July 2012
Denmark  91–67  Romania
Bucharest

9th–12th place playoffs

9th–12th place semifinals 9th place match
      
G1  Belarus 74
H2  Georgia 66
G1  Belarus 63
H1  Netherlands 71
H1  Netherlands 76
G2  Finland 59 11th place match
H2  Georgia 48
G2  Finland 89

9th–12th place semifinals

28 July 2012
Belarus  74–66  Georgia
Bucharest
28 July 2012
Netherlands  76–59  Finland
Bucharest

11th place match

29 July 2012
Georgia  48–89  Finland
Bucharest

9th place match

29 July 2012
Belarus  63–71  Netherlands
Bucharest

1st–8th place classification

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 1 194 178 +16 5 Semifinals
2  Belgium 3 2 1 178 173 +5 5
3  Israel 3 1 2 187 194 −7 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4  Macedonia 3 1 2 185 199 −14 4
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Sweden  64–67  Macedonia
Bucharest
25 July 2012
Israel  59–60  Belgium
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Belgium  59–65  Sweden
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Macedonia  69–76  Israel
Bucharest

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 2 1 171 158 +13 5 Semifinals
2  Montenegro 3 2 1 225 183 +42 5
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 2 199 208 −9 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4  Portugal 3 1 2 167 213 −46 4
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2012
Montenegro  42–54  Hungary
Bucharest
25 July 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina  69–52  Portugal
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Portugal  51–90  Montenegro
Bucharest
26 July 2012
Hungary  63–52  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bucharest

5th–8th place playoffs

5th–8th place semifinals 5th place match
      
E3  Israel 73
F4  Portugal 64
E3  Israel 65
F3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 71
F3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 79
E4  Macedonia 69 7th place match
F4  Portugal 56
E4  Macedonia 70

5th–8th place semifinals

28 July 2012
Israel  73–64  Portugal
Bucharest
28 July 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina  79–69  Macedonia
Bucharest

7th place match

29 July 2012
Portugal  56–70  Macedonia
Bucharest

5th place match

29 July 2012
Israel  65–71  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bucharest

Championship playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
E1  Sweden 66
F2  Montenegro 71
F2  Montenegro 46
E2  Belgium 56
F1  Hungary 48
E2  Belgium 50 3rd place match
E1  Sweden 79
F1  Hungary 55

Semifinals

28 July 2012
Sweden  66–71  Montenegro
Bucharest
28 July 2012
Hungary  48–50  Belgium
Bucharest

3rd place match

29 July 2012
Sweden  79–55  Hungary
Bucharest

Final

29 July 2012
Montenegro  46–56  Belgium
Bucharest

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Montenegro
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden
4  Hungary
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina
6  Israel
7  Macedonia
8  Portugal
9  Netherlands
10  Belarus
11  Finland
12  Georgia
13  Denmark
14  Romania
15  Bulgaria
16   Switzerland
17  Estonia
18  Luxembourg
19  Slovakia
20  Norway
21  Austria
Promoted to the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division A

References

  1. ^ 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B schedule


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