The FIBA U18 EuroBasket, formerly the FIBA U18 European Championship, and originally the FIBA European Championship for Juniors, is an annual youth basketball competition contested by under-18 men's national teams from FIBA Europe.
The inaugural tournament was in 1964, and was held biennially until 2002. Since 2004, the competition has been played every year. In even-numbered years, it also serves as the European qualification path for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.
The current champions are , having beaten in the 2026 final.
Division A Results YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place1964details(Naples)62–4173–721966details(Porto San Giorgio)71–5047–421968details(Vigo)82–7353–441970details(Athens)80–4862–571972details(Zadar)89–6573–601974details(Orléans)80–7977–691976details(Santiago de Compostela)92–8389–721978details(Roseto degli Abruzzi & Teramo)104–10095–721980details(Celje)83–8196–901982details(Dimitrovgrad & Haskovo)97–8784–731984details(Huskvarna & Katrineholm)75–7492–891986details(Vöcklabruck & Gmunden)111–8783–531988details(Titov Vrbas & Srbobran)84–7588–701990details(Groningen & Emmen)92–79105–731992details(Budapest, Zalaegerszeg & Szolnok)94–83113–1081994details(Tel Aviv)73–7187–761996details(Auch, Lourdes & Tarbes)64–5177–611998details(Varna)81–7097–912000details(Zadar)65–6471–652002details(Ludwigsburg, Esslingen & Böblingen)74–7282–672004details(Zaragoza)89–7174–682005details(Belgrade)78–6188–832006details(Amaliada, Olympia & Argostoli)77–7292–832007details(Madrid)92–8974–722008details(Amaliada & Pyrgos)57–5073–682009details(Metz)78–7295–742010details(Vilnius)90–6175–492011details(Wrocław)71–6569–652012details (Vilnius) (Liepāja)88–7666–562013details(Liepāja, Riga & Ventspils)81–7457–562014details(Konya)85–6875–712015details(Volos)64–6174–492016details(Samsun)75–6874–682017details(Bratislava)74–6297–882018details(Liepāja, Riga & Ventspils)99–9079–702019details(Volos)57–5381–572020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers were played instead.2022details(İzmir)68–6170–672023details(Niš)81–7167–592024details(Tampere)93–8384–702025details(Belgrade)82–8186–682026details(Trento & Rovereto)88–7174–692027details(Matosinhos)– – 2028details(Tallinn)– –
Medal table Defunct countries in italics.
Participation details Tournaments 1964–1992
Team196419661968197019721974197619781980198219841986198819901992 12th 16th 12th 10th 10th 10th 11th 10th 4th 5th 7th 12th 4th 4th 10th † played as 5th 4th 10th 8th 5th 9th 7th 8th 7th 6th 8th 11th 8th 8th 15th 13th 8th 7th 7th 11th 8th 7th 6th 9th 12th 10th 10th 7th 11th 10th 14th 11th 6th 5th 5th 4th 9th 12th 7th 6th 9th 7th 7th 6th 9th 6th 4th 8th 4th 8th 11th 9th 7th 4th 11th 8th 7th 9th 10th 5th 5th 5th 4th 12th 11th 12th 12th 6th 9th 6th 10th 6th 6th 12th 11th 6th 9th † 5th 5th † 8th 6th 5th 7th 4th 6th 4th 5th 6th 6th 4th 12th 10th 8th 4th 11th 11th 13th 9th 8th 9th 8th 7th 9th † 7th 4th 5th †Team196419661968197019721974197619781980198219841986198819901992
Tournaments 1994–2013 Team199419961998200020022004200520062007200820092010201120122013 4th 16th 15th 13th 12th 10th 12th 8th 14th 13th 10th 16th 8th 15th 11th 10th 7th 8th 5th 8th 16th 15th 12th 15th 9th 12th 16th 16th 5th 10th 7th 6th 6th 4th 7th 7th 13th 7th 11th 12th 8th 14th 13th 9th 14th 11th 13th 11th 14th 6th 7th 7th 13th 13th 8th 14th 11th 11th 15th 6th 10th 6th 8th 7th 11th 11th 10th 15th 4th 6th 12th 4th 4th 7th 13th 11th 7th 12th 4th 7th 10th 4th 8th 11th 12th 8th 12th 7th 9th 10th 12th 9th 7th 4th 9th 9th 4th 4th 5th 5th 8th 15th 6th 16th 11th 16th 8th 10th 5th 6th 10th 6th 5th 9th 10th 8th 6th 9th 4th 8th played as part of 6th 4th 6th † 5th 5th 5th defunct 7th 7th 9th 10th 14th 15th 12th 10th 12th 10th 16th 9th 11th 9th 4th 5th 5th 11th 5th 15th 9th 5th 11th 5th 4th 8th 9th 9th 9th 11th 16th 12th 14th 14th 13th 12th 14thTeam199419961998200020022004200520062007200820092010201120122013 playing in lower divisions playing in lower divisions playing in lower divisions playing in lower divisions † defunct † defunct † defunct
Tournaments 2014–present Team2014201520162017201820192022202320242025202620272028Total 12th 13th 5 15th 7th 15th 12 12th 4th 6th 8th 16th 6 13th 16th 22 12th 14th 11th 13th 13th 10th 14th 22 13th 16th 10th 16th 7 13th 16th 12th 4 14th 2 10th 3 13th 8th 10th 13th 14th 15th 17 9th 6th 6th 5th 5th 4th 5th 36 8th 4th 11th 6th 11th 11th 7th 5th 32 7th 8th 15th 3 4th 9th 7th 14th 12th 7th 10th 11th 6th 37 15th 8th 6th 4th 10th 7th 24 6th 11th 5th 10th 9th 6th 9th 9th 40 8th 10th 13th 16th 16th 12th 4th 14th 22 7th 5th 7th 7th 11th 6th 9th 11th 26 11th 14th 13th 8th 12th 16th 7 15th 5 14th 14th 2 16th 9th 14th 18 1 10th 9th 7th 9th 4th 6th 22 5th 10th 10th 9th 18 15th 2 11th 14th 4th 8th 6th 20 5th 7th 5th 9th 13th 4th 41 16th 12th 8th 16th 10 4th 12th 5th 11th 8th 8th 35 15th 12th 15th 11Team2014201520162017201820192022202320242025202620272028Total playing in lower divisions1 playing in lower divisions4 playing in lower divisions1 playing in lower divisions1 playing in lower divisions5 † defunct13 † defunct15 † defunct14 † defunct5 As FR Yugoslavia (1996–2002, 2 participations, 1 medal) and as Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006, 3 participations, 1 medal)
MVP Awards (since 1998)
YearMVP Award Winner1998 Sani Bečirović2000 Tony Parker2002 Erazem Lorbek2004 Sergio Rodríguez2005 Dragan Labović2006 Nicolas Batum2007 Kosta Koufos2008 Donatas Motiejūnas2009 Enes Kanter2010 Jonas Valančiūnas2011 Álex Abrines2012 Dario Šarić2013 Kenan Sipahi2014 Egemen Güven2015 Vassilis Charalampopoulos2016 Frank Ntilikina2017 Nikola Mišković2018 Marko Pecarski2019 Santiago Aldama2022 Izan Almansa2023 Nikola Topić2024 Ben Saraf2025 Ian Platteeuw2026 Stefan Joksimović
Division B Results YearHostPromoted to Division ABronze medal game GoldScoreSilverBronze *ScoreFourth place2005details82–5697–762006details67–5476–742007details86–5880–682008details68–6070–602009details87–7173–712010details78–4675–602011details 70–6871–652012details76–6473–592013details64–6370–452014details64–4070–502015details73–7278–602016details83–7263–622017details(Tallinn)90–8490–712018details(Skopje)86–5773–672019details(Oradea)81–7989–802020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers were played instead.2022details(Ploiești)79–6672–662023details(Matosinhos)75–6985–802024details(Skopje)98–8885–642025details(Pitești & Mioveni)83–7785–522026details(Rijeka & Opatija)71–5781–64 Since 2012, the 3rd team in Division B is also promoted to Division A for the next tournament.
Medal table
Participation details Team20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920222023202420252026Total 20th 1 23rd 21st 21st 24th 22nd 5 7th 7th 13th 5th 11th 10th 18th 12th 20th 16th 18th 17th 16th 17th 12th 4th 18 22nd 20th 21st 16th4 15th 19th 9th 18th 12th 18th 11th 20th 6th 13th 10 8th 5th 7th 9th 8th 9th 5th 9th 10th 10th 15 8th 9th 7th 14th 8th 12th 6th 14th 18th 7th 12th13 19th 12th 7th 11th 14th 16th 10th 10 10th 3 24th 22nd 22nd 22nd4 15th 10th 6th 8th 13th 5th 8th 13th 4th13 17th 8th 14th 15th 17th 12th 10th 15th 8th 22nd 18th 14 10th 7th 5th 5th 6th 7th 17th 15th 7th 4th 5th 9th 13th 17th 17 4th 12th 9th 10th 10th 4th 9th 18th 11th12 13th 15th 19th 15th 17th 21st 20th 8th 10th 18th 21st 8th 15th 19th 16th 12th 7th17 11th 2 played separately as , and 5th 19th 16th 13th5 11th 8th 9th 13th 8th 11th 13th 8th 5th 4th 12th 10th 15th 14th 11th 9th 6th 5th20 13th 13th 9th 6th 13th 10th 15th 11th 4th 12th 12th 15th 15th14 16th 19th 16th 20th 22nd 22nd 23rd 24th 16th 20th 20th 11th 20th 17th14 7th 7th 5th 6th 4th 9th 9 23rd 21st 21st 21st 22nd 5 13th 2 11th 16th 15th 16th 17th 19th 19th 11th 24th 19th 23rd 19th 24th 13 17th 1 4th 11th 4th 5th 5th 5th 9th12 6th 14th 14th 9th 6th 12th 6th 9th 8th 13th 11th 17th 6th 8th 6th 20th 9th 19 12th 15th 21st 16th 4th 16th 14th11 13th 11th 19th 17th 16th 20th 14th 10th 13th 20th 18th 17th 10th 19th 20th15 6th 4th 6th 5th 12th 4th 8th 13 5th 12th 7th 18th 18th 12th 10th 10th 7th 12th 14th 11th 8th 6th 5th 7th 11th 18th20 17th 12th 20th 20th 11th 15th 16th 18th 16th 20th 15th 23rd 7th 14th 6th19 15th 10th 4th 21st 17th 10th 16th 18th 17th 14th 22nd 17th 8th 15th 17 5th 4 9th 5th 5th 6th 14th 6th 4th 14th 7th 7th 19th15 19th 16th 12th 11th 13th 21st 15th 21st 14th 19th 17th 19th 19th 18th 6th 14th 10th17 9th 11th 15th 13th 17th 21st10Team20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920222023202420252026Total 14th 4th 18th 18th 4th 6th 14th 7th 9th 10 18th 16th 14th 22nd 22nd 19th 20th 22nd 8
Division C Results YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place1997details85–78114–811999details93–6593–902001details76–7474–692003details round robin round robin2005details97–8581–392007details round robin N/A2009details75–3876–712011details round robin round robin2013details 103–100(OT)70–502014details66–3851–462015details80–6682–642016details74–57100–572017details(Nicosia)84–5368–612018details(Pristina)73–6493–912019details(Andorra la Vella)67–5966–582020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino.2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers were played instead.2022details(Serravalle)93–7878–73(OT)2023details(Baku)68–4876–682024details(Elbasan)77–7179–532025details(Tirana)70–6081–772026details(Shkoder)91–49101–61
Medal table
Participation details Team19971999200120032005200720092011201320142015201620172018201920222023202420252026Total 7th 4th 8 4th 6th 4th 4th 5th 6th 4th 17 6th 8th 8th 8th 4th 5th7 8th 6 7 8th 8th 7th 5th 8th 6th 5th 5th 9th 8th 7th 5th 10th 9th 7th 10th 7th20 1 5th 3 6th 4th 4th 8 5th 4 7th 6th 7th 5th 4th 7th 9th 7th 6th 8th 9th 4th17 4th 8th 4th 5th 9th 7th 6th 6th 6th14 5th 5th 6th 4th 6th 4th 8th 11 1 4th 7th 9th 7th 4th 5th 7th 6th 4th 7th 5th 7th 8th17Team19971999200120032005200720092011201320142015201620172018201920222023202420252026Total 4 5th 4th 5th 6th 6th 5th 9
Under-19 World Cup record Team1979198319871991199519992003200720092011201320152017 2019 2021 2023 2025 20272029Total Part of 4th 4th – 8th 8th – – – – – – 7 Part of – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 8th – – 8th – – – 7th 10th Q 9 – 5th 4th – – – – – – – – – 5th – – – Q 5 – – – – 7th – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7th – 1 6th 6th 13th – – – – – – – 6th – – – Q 8 Part of – 9th – – – – – – 12th – – – 4 Part of 5th – 9th 9th – 6th 4th 6th – – – 9 – – – – – – – – – 7th – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 5th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 Part of – 6th – – – 9th – – 5th – – – – 4 Part of – – – – 9th – 7th 4th 6th 9th – 8 Part of – – 7th – – – – – – – – 9th Q 4 – – 6th – 8th 10th – 5th 8th 4th – 5th – Q 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 8th 7th – – – – – 9th – – 5Team1979198319871991199519992003200720092011201320152017 2019 2021 2023 2025 20272029Total † 5th 7th 9th defunct4 †4th 8th 4th defunct4Total 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
See also FIBA U16 EuroBasket FIBA U20 EuroBasket
Notes
References
External links Official website of FIBA Archive FIBA