2019 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Kosovo |
| City | Pristina |
| Dates | 3–11 August 2019 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bulgaria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Finland |
| Third place |  Ireland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Lotta Vehka-aho |
| Top scorer | Lotta Vehka-aho (25.2 ppg) |
| Top rebounds |  Josipa Pavić (12.8 rpg) |
| Top assists |  Dor Saar (5.3 apg) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2019 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship was the 15th edition of the Women's European basketball championship Division B for national under-20 teams. Held from 3 to 11 August in Pristina, Kosovo, 12 teams participated in the tournament.[1]
Venues[edit]
| Pristina | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 Tetori | 2,000 | |
| Palace of Youth and Sports | 2,500 | |
Participating teams[edit]
Bulgaria
Croatia 
(16th place, 2018 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship)
Finland
Great Britain
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Kosovo (host)
Romania
Turkey
Ukraine
First round[edit]
The draw took place on 13 December 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia.[2]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 104 | +30 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | Israel
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 121 | +6 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Iceland
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 154 | −36 | 2 | 9th–12th place classification |
Source: FIBA
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 111 | +24 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 |  Great Britain
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 125 | −9 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 121 | −15 | 2 | 9th–12th place classification |
Source: FIBA
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 118 | +49 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 |  Romania
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 169 | 127 | +42 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Kosovo (H)
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 187 | −91 | 2 | 9th–12th place classification |
Group D[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 98 | +53 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | Bulgaria
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 128 | −23 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Greece
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 145 | −30 | 2 | 9th–12th place classification |
Source: FIBA
Second round[edit]
Group E[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 172 | +21 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Great Britain
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 186 | +28 | 5 | |
| 3 | Croatia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 204 | −26 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Israel
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 180 | −23 | 4 |
Source: FIBA
Group F[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 223 | 139 | +84 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 201 | −8 | 5 | |
| 3 | Turkey
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 191 | 201 | −10 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Romania
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 253 | −66 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
9th–12th place classification[edit]
Group G[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ukraine
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 126 | +81 | 6 |
| 10 | Iceland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 179 | +32 | 5 |
| 11 | Greece
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 174 | +5 | 4 |
| 12 | Kosovo (H)
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 270 | −118 | 3 |
Knockout stage[edit]
5th–8th place playoffs[edit]
| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | ||||||||
| E3 | Croatia
| 72 | |||||||
| F4 | Romania
| 69 | |||||||
| E3 | Croatia
| 61 | |||||||
| E4 | Israel
| 70 | |||||||
| F3 | Turkey
| 80 | |||||||
| E4 | Israel
| 83 | 7th place match | ||||||
| F4 | Romania
| 56 | |||||||
| F3 | Turkey
| 86 | |||||||
5th–8th place semifinals[edit]
10 August 2019
16:30 |
| Croatia |
72–69 (OT) | Romania |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 13–15, 26–13, 16–19, Overtime: 5–2 | ||
7th place game[edit]
5th place game[edit]
Championship playoffs[edit]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| E1 | Ireland
| 58 | |||||||
| F2 | Bulgaria
| 68 | |||||||
| F2 | Bulgaria
| 80 | |||||||
| F1 | Finland
| 75 | |||||||
| F1 | Finland
| 86 | |||||||
| E2 | Great Britain
| 68 | 3rd place match | ||||||
| E1 | Ireland
| 60 | |||||||
| E2 | Great Britain
| 57 | |||||||
Semifinals[edit]
3rd place game[edit]
Final[edit]
11 August 2019
19:00 |
| Bulgaria |
80–75 | Finland |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 25–12, 17–22, 21–17 | ||
Pallati i Rinise dhe Sporteve Prishtina, Pristina
Attendance: 200 Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Silvia Marziali (ITA), Ozge Sentürk (TUR) |
Final standings[edit]
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
Bulgaria
|
6–1 |
|
Finland
|
6–1 |
|
Ireland
|
4–2 |
| 4 | Great Britain
|
3–3 |
| 5 | Israel
|
4–2 |
| 6 | Croatia
|
3–3 |
| 7 | Turkey
|
3–3 |
| 8 | Romania
|
1–5 |
| 9 | Ukraine
|
3–2 |
| 10 | Iceland
|
2–3 |
| 11 | Greece
|
1–4 |
| 12 | Kosovo (H)
|
0–5 |
| Promoted to the 2022 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division A |
Awards[edit]
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Lotta Vehka-aho[3]
|
- All-Tournament Team
- Karina Konstantinova
- Awak Kuier
- Lotta Vehka-aho (MVP)
- Holly Winterburn
- Claire Melia
References[edit]
- ^ "2019 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B official website". FIBA.
- ^ "FIBA European Youth Championships 2019 Draws completed". FIBA. 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Vehka-aho takes home MVP after just missing out on title". FIBA. 11 August 2019.
