2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
1st Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBulgaria
DatesJuly 8–17
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Bulgaria (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorerBelgium Tabu-Eboma (22.0)
Top reboundsHungary Lóránt (12.5)
Top assistsPortugal Pires (5.0)
PPG (Team) Belgium (87.3)
RPG (Team) Bulgaria (45.5)
APG (Team) Portugal (11.1)
2006

The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the first edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Varna, in Bulgaria, hosted the tournament. Bulgaria won their first title.

Bulgaria and Hungary were promoted to Division A.

Teams

Squads

Preliminary round

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

     Team advanced to Quarter-FinalS
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts Tie-breaker
 Poland 5 5 0 433 319 10
 Georgia 5 3 2 377 344 8 +9
 Slovakia 5 3 2 392 360 8 0
 Finland 5 3 2 392 360 8 −9
 Ireland 5 1 4 345 387 6
 Iceland 5 0 5 282 451 5
8 July 2005
Finland  80–58  Ireland Varna
Poland  77–68  Slovakia Varna
Iceland  58–85  Georgia Varna
9 July 2005
Slovakia  86–59  Iceland Varna
Georgia  73–58  Finland Varna
Ireland  71–82  Poland Varna
10 July 2005
Finland  86–80  Slovakia Varna
Georgia  88–64  Ireland Varna
Iceland  50–97  Poland Varna
12 July 2005
Slovakia  71–65  Georgia Varna
Ireland  79–50  Iceland Varna
Poland  84–64  Finland Varna
13 July 2005
Slovakia  87–73  Ireland Varna
Georgia  66–93  Poland Varna
Finland  104–65  Iceland Varna

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Hungary 5 4 1 418 346 9
 Bulgaria 5 4 1 439 390 9
 Belgium 5 3 2 427 347 8
 Sweden 5 2 3 349 357 7
 Portugal 5 2 3 338 347 7
 Albania 5 0 5 311 495 5
8 July 2005
Hungary  106–58  Albania Varna
Sweden  62–76  Bulgaria Varna
Portugal  60–82  Belgium Varna
9 July 2005
Albania  65–83  Sweden Varna
Belgium  69–80  Hungary Varna
Bulgaria  82–80  Portugal Varna
10 July 2005
Belgium  114–60  Albania Varna
Portugal  55–70  Sweden Varna
Hungary  106–98  Bulgaria Varna
12 July 2005
Sweden  60–70  Hungary Varna
Albania  57–82  Portugal Varna
Bulgaria  73–71  Belgium Varna
13 July 2005
Hungary  56–61  Portugal Varna
Bulgaria  110–71  Albania Varna
Belgium  91–74  Sweden Varna

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
July 15, Varna
 
 
 Iceland62
 
July 16, Varna
 
 Portugal114
 
 Portugal82
 
July 15, Varna
 
 Ireland73
 
 Ireland104
 
 
 Albania83
 
Eleventh place
 
 
July 16, Varna
 
 
 Iceland92
 
 
 Albania95

Championship

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
July 15, Varna
 
 
 Finland73
 
July 16, Varna
 
 Hungary81
 
 Hungary71
 
July 15, Varna
 
 Georgia69
 
 Georgia89
 
July 17, Varna
 
 Belgium78
 
 Hungary80
 
July 15, Varna
 
 Bulgaria86
 
 Sweden70
 
July 16, Varna
 
 Poland85
 
 Poland82
 
July 15, Varna
 
 Bulgaria95 Third place
 
 Bulgaria76
 
July 17, Varna
 
 Slovakia65
 
 Georgia76
 
 
 Poland96
 

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
July 16, Varna
 
 
 Finland83
 
July 17, Varna
 
 Belgium100
 
 Belgium93
 
July 16, Varna
 
 Slovakia72
 
 Sweden66
 
 
 Slovakia73
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 17, Varna
 
 
 Finland76
 
 
 Sweden79


 2005 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B 

Bulgaria
First title

Final standings

Rank Team
 Bulgaria
 Hungary
 Poland
4th  Georgia
5th  Belgium
6th  Slovakia
7th  Sweden
8th  Finland
9th  Portugal
10th  Ireland
11th  Albania
12th  Iceland

Stats leaders

References