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2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

International basketball competition

The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the 5th edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Skopje, in the Republic of Macedonia, hosted the tournament. Netherlands won their first title.

Quick Facts 5th Division B Championship, Tournament details ...

The Netherlands and the Czech Republic were promoted to Division A.

Teams

Squads

Main article: 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B squads

Preliminary round

The seventeen teams were allocated in four groups (one groups of five teams and three groups of four). The two top teams of each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last three teams of each group advanced to the classification round.

     Team advanced to Qualifying round
     Team competed in Classification round

Group A

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16 July 2009
Portugal 78–75 GeorgiaSkopje
Sweden 91–59 LuxembourgSkopje
17 July 2009
Slovakia 74–80 SwedenSkopje
Luxembourg 86–67 PortugalSkopje
18 July 2009
Georgia 88–53 LuxembourgSkopje
Portugal 92–64 SlovakiaSkopje
19 July 2009
Sweden 63–60 PortugalSkopje
Slovakia 67–85 GeorgiaSkopje
20 July 2009
Georgia 62–53 SwedenSkopje
Luxembourg 66–96 SlovakiaSkopje

Group B

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16 July 2009
Finland 65–67 PolandSkopje
Norway 71–59 Great BritainSkopje
18 July 2009
Poland 81–52 NorwaySkopje
Great Britain 74–82 FinlandSkopje
20 July 2009
Finland 87–81 NorwaySkopje
Great Britain 67–84 PolandSkopje

Group C

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16 July 2009
Czech Republic 79–74 RomaniaSkopje
Netherlands 91–56  SwitzerlandSkopje
18 July 2009
Switzerland 42–92 Czech RepublicSkopje
Romania 45–71 NetherlandsSkopje
20 July 2009
Czech Republic 72–80 NetherlandsSkopje
Switzerland 84–71 RomaniaSkopje

Group D

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16 July 2009
Hungary 81–75 BulgariaSkopje
Austria 70–78 MacedoniaSkopje
18 July 2009
Bulgaria 53–55 AustriaSkopje
Macedonia 68–66 HungarySkopje
20 July 2009
Hungary 48–74 AustriaSkopje
Macedonia 62–92 BulgariaSkopje

Qualifying round

The eight top teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each. Teams coming from the same initial group didn't play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them for the first round.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs

Group E

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22 July 2009
Georgia 59–68 FinlandSkopje
Sweden 63–73 PolandSkopje
23 July 2009
Finland 47–70 SwedenSkopje
Poland 71–62 GeorgiaSkopje

Group F

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22 July 2009
Czech Republic 91–69 MacedoniaSkopje
Netherlands 67–62 AustriaSkopje
23 July 2009
Austria 71–83 Czech RepublicSkopje
Macedonia 67–91 NetherlandsSkopje

Classification round

The last three teams of each of the preliminary round groups were allocated in three groups of three teams each.

     Team advanced to Group J
     Team competed in Group K
     Team competed in Group L

Group G

More information Team, Pld ...
21 July 2009
Norway 78–74  SwitzerlandSkopje
22 July 2009
Switzerland 76–66 LuxembourgSkopje
23 July 2009
Luxembourg 54–78 NorwaySkopje

Group H

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21 July 2009
Portugal 56–62 Great BritainSkopje
22 July 2009
Great Britain 69–85 BulgariaSkopje
23 July 2009
Bulgaria 89–64 PortugalSkopje

Group I

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21 July 2009
Hungary 80–94 SlovakiaSkopje
22 July 2009
Slovakia 83–67 RomaniaSkopje
23 July 2009
Romania 48–95 HungarySkopje

Final classification round

The nine teams of the classification round were allocated in another three groups of three teams, depending on their position in the previous round. Group J determined positions 9th to 11th, Group K determined positions 12th to 14th and Group L determined positions 15th to 17th (last).

Group J

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24 July 2009
Norway 80–84 BulgariaSkopje
25 July 2009
Bulgaria 92–89 SlovakiaSkopje
26 July 2009
Slovakia 80–69 NorwaySkopje

Group K

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24 July 2009
Switzerland 79–72 Great BritainSkopje
25 July 2009
Great Britain 80–65 HungarySkopje
26 July 2009
Hungary 85–88  SwitzerlandSkopje

Group L

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24 July 2009
Luxembourg 66–76 PortugalSkopje
25 July 2009
Portugal 96–63 RomaniaSkopje
26 July 2009
Romania 79–92 LuxembourgSkopje

Knockout stage

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
July 25, Skopje
 
 
 Austria88
 
July 26, Skopje
 
 Georgia80
 
 Austria87
 
July 25, Skopje
 
 Macedonia67
 
 Finland55
 
 
 Macedonia77
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 26, Skopje
 
 
 Georgia75
 
 
 Finland97

Championship

 
PlayoffsThird place
 
      
 
July 25, Skopje
 
 
 Poland66
 
July 26, Skopje
 
 Czech Republic79
 
 Czech Republic77
 
July 25, Skopje
 
 Netherlands88
 
 Netherlands71
 
 
 Sweden69
 
Final
 
 
July 26, Skopje
 
 
 Poland96
 
 
 Sweden66
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Final standings

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Stats leaders

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References

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    FIBA Europe.com
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