The 2026 FIBA U18 EuroBasket was the 41st edition of the European basketball championship for men's under-18 national teams. The tournament was played in Trento and Rovereto, Italy, from 25 July to 2 August 2026.
This was also the FIBA Europe's qualifying tournament for the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in the Czech Republic. Top five teams joined the automatically qualified hosts .
Participating teams Team Best placementin the tournament Teams maintained from the 2025 edition 5th 2025 2 22nd 2 4th 2024 1 41st 2025 41 3rd 2008 1 36th 2025 28 32nd 10 37th 31 40th 21 22nd 3 26th 26 24th 5 37th 21 2nd 2017 1 20th 2025 6 35th 22
First round The draw of the first round was held on 5 February 2026 in Freising, Germany.
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advanced to the playoffs.
All times are local (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final round Main bracket
Round of 16
9–16th classification playoffs
9–16th place quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
15th place match
13th place match
9–12th place semifinals
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
Quarterfinals
5–8th classification playoffs
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Final standings RankTeamRecord 6–1 5–2 5–24th 5–25th 6–16th 3–47th 5–28th 4–39th 5–210th 2–511th 3–412th 1–613th 2–514th 2–515th 2–516th 0–7
Qualified for the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup Relegated to the 2027 FIBA U18 EuroBasket Division B
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