2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women

The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women was the first edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women. 12 teams featured the competition, held in Bardejov, Lučenec and Ružomberok, in Slovakia, from 28 July to 6 August. The team representing Russia won their first title.

2000 EuroBasket Under-20
for Women

1st FIBA European Under-20 Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Slovakia
Dates	28 July – 6 August 2000
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Žirková (23.2)
Top rebounds	Meldere (10.0)
Top assists	Comteße (4.2)
PPG (Team)	Russia (87.1)
RPG (Team)	Latvia (39.1)
APG (Team)	Hungary (12.8)
Official website
fibaeurope.com

Qualification

Main article: 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women qualification

Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The first two teams of each groups qualified for the tournament, where they joined Spain and Slovakia (qualified as host).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	214	201	+13	5
Turkey	3	2	1	180	171	+9	5
Lithuania	3	1	2	186	187	−1	4
Bulgaria	3	1	2	211	232	−21	4

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Croatia	4	4	0	237	182	+55	8
Hungary	4	3	1	291	183	+108	7
Ukraine	4	2	2	227	203	+24	6
Portugal	4	1	3	228	207	+21	5
Luxembourg	4	0	4	139	347	−208	4

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Latvia	4	3	1	245	197	+48	7
Czech Republic	4	3	1	270	210	+60	7
Slovenia	4	3	1	238	237	+1	7
Israel	4	1	3	225	288	−63	5
Greece	4	0	4	193	239	−46	4

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	192	129	+63	6
Romania	3	2	1	188	172	+16	5
France	3	1	2	169	196	−27	4
Belarus	3	0	3	154	206	−52	3

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Italy	5	5	0	351	242	+109	10
Poland	5	3	2	311	305	+6	8
Sweden	5	2	3	315	316	−1	7
Belgium	5	2	3	288	308	−20	7
Finland	5	2	3	271	305	−34	7
Ireland	5	1	4	280	340	−60	6

Qualified teams

• Croatia
• Czech Republic
• Germany
• Hungary
• Italy
• Latvia
• Poland
• Romania
• Russia
• Slovakia
• Spain
• Turkey

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

	Team advanced to Quarterfinals
	Team competed in 9th-12th playoffs

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Russia	5	5	0	426	261	10
Slovakia	5	4	1	303	295	9
Romania	5	3	2	294	356	8
Turkey	5	1	4	304	330	6
Italy	5	1	4	312	348	6
Poland	5	1	4	303	352	6

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Spain	5	5	0	365	310	10
Hungary	5	4	1	303	295	9
Czech Republic	5	2	3	347	371	8
Croatia	5	2	3	323	323	7
Latvia	5	1	4	355	372	6
Germany	5	1	4	327	349	5

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

	Playoffs				Ninth place
	Italy	77
	Germany	83
					Germany	53
					Poland	72
	Latvia	70
	Poland	75
					Eleventh place
					Italy	80
					Latvia	60

Championship

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Hungary	51
	Romania	59
					Romania	56
					Russia	89
	Russia	98
	Croatia	61
									Russia	84
									Czech Republic	57
	Slovakia	67
	Czech Republic	75
					Czech Republic	56
					Turkey	50			Third place
	Turkey	63
	Spain	59
									Romania	58
									Turkey	55

5th–8th playoffs

	Playoffs				Fifth place
	Hungary	47
	Croatia	59
					Croatia	55
					Spain	70
	Slovakia	62
	Spain	74
					Seventh place
					Hungary	85
					Slovakia	64

2000 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship for Women
Russia First title

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Russia	8-0
	Czech Republic	4-4
	Romania	5-3
4th	Turkey	2-6
5th	Spain	7-1
6th	Croatia	3-5
7th	Hungary	5-3
8th	Slovakia	4-4
9th	Poland	3-4
10th	Germany	2-5
11th	Italy	2-5
12th	Latvia	1-6

References

• FIBA Europe Archive