2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women

2000 EuroBasket Under-20
for Women
1st FIBA European Under-20 Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySlovakia
Dates28 July – 6 August 2000
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorerSlovakia Žirková (23.2)
Top reboundsLatvia Meldere (10.0)
Top assistsGermany Comteße (4.2)
PPG (Team) Russia (87.1)
RPG (Team) Latvia (39.1)
APG (Team) Hungary (12.8)
Official website
fibaeurope.com
2002

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.

Qualification

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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).[1]

Qualified teams

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Preliminary round

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

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

Group A

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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

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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

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9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Italy77
 
 
 
 Germany83
 
 Germany53
 
 
 
 Poland72
 
 Latvia70
 
 
 Poland75
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Italy80
 
 
 Latvia60

Championship

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Hungary51
 
 
 
 Romania59
 
 Romania56
 
 
 
 Russia89
 
 Russia98
 
 
 
 Croatia61
 
 Russia84
 
 
 
 Czech Republic57
 
 Slovakia67
 
 
 
 Czech Republic75
 
 Czech Republic56
 
 
 
 Turkey50 Third place
 
 Turkey63
 
 
 
 Spain59
 
 Romania58
 
 
 Turkey55
 

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Hungary47
 
 
 
 Croatia59
 
 Croatia55
 
 
 
 Spain70
 
 Slovakia62
 
 
 Spain74
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Hungary85
 
 
 Slovakia64


 2000 FIBA Europe U-20
Championship for Women 

Russia
First title

Final standings

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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

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