2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
International basketball competition
International basketball competition
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 29th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship . 16 teams featured the competition, held in Lithuania and Latvia from 9 to 19 August 2012. Spain were the defending champions. The top 5 teams qualify for the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship .[ 1]
Participating teams
Group stages
Preliminary round
In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three advanced to the Qualifying Round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the Classification Games.
Times given below are in CEST (UTC+2 ).
Group A
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Spain
3
3
0
253
202
+51
6
Serbia
3
2
1
226
191
+35
5
Ukraine
3
1
2
113
159
−46
4
Germany
3
0
3
129
169
−40
3
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 50
Referees: Regis Bardera (FRA), Marin Mehandjiev (BUL), Alexey Davydov (RUS)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 50
Referees: Mehmet Keseratar (TUR), Erez Gurion (ISR), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 100
Referees: Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Regis Bardera (FRA), Oskars Lucis (LAT)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 50
Referees: Haydn Jones (WAL), Sašo Petek (SLO), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 100
Referees: Marin Mehandjiev (BUL), Sašo Petek (SLO), Sean David Myers (AUS)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 50
Referees: Mehmet Keseratar (TUR), Haydn Jones (WAL), Alexey Davydov (RUS)
Group B
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Lithuania
3
3
0
244
200
+44
6
Italy
3
2
1
228
210
+18
5
Greece
3
1
2
196
197
−1
4
Denmark
3
0
3
181
242
−61
3
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 60
Referees: Haydn Jones (WAL), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Sean David Myers (AUS)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 400
Referees: Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Bojan Jovanić (BIH), Sašo Petek (SLO)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 60
Referees: Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Regis Bardera (FRA), Oskars Lucis (LAT)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 200
Referees: Marin Mehandjiev (BUL), Alexey Davydov (RUS), Sean David Myers (AUS)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 60
Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Erez Gurion (ISR), Bojan Jovanić (BIH)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 550
Referees: Regis Bardera (FRA), Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
Group C
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Bulgaria
3
2
1
233
225
+8
5
Latvia
3
2
1
189
188
+1
5
Turkey
3
1
2
220
224
−4
4
France
3
1
2
188
193
−5
4
Group D
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Croatia
3
3
0
265
217
+48
6
Russia
3
2
1
202
197
+5
5
Slovenia
3
1
2
208
238
−30
4
Poland
3
0
3
201
224
−23
3
Second round
The twelve teams remaining will be allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams will advance to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group will play for the 9th–12th place.
Group E
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 120
Referees: Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Marin Mehandjiev (BUL), Moritz Reiter (GER)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 400
Referees: Haydn Jones (WAL), Sašo Petek (SLO), Sean David Myers (AUS)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 140
Referees: Regis Bardera (FRA), Moritz Reiter (GER), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Sean David Myers (AUS)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 300
Referees: Mehmet Keseratar (TUR), Bojan Jovanić (BIH), Sašo Petek (SLO)
Group F
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Tiebreaker
Croatia
5
4
1
404
351
+53
9
Bulgaria
5
3
2
382
352
+30
8
1–1, +8
Russia
5
3
2
324
323
+1
8
1–1, −3
Latvia
5
3
2
324
340
−16
8
1–1, −5
Turkey
5
1
4
371
402
−31
6
1–0
Slovenia
5
1
4
368
405
−37
6
0–1
Classification round
The last teams of each group in the First Round will compete in this Classification Round. The four teams played in one group. The three teams will be relegated to Division B for the next season.
Team will be relegated to Division B.
Group G
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Tiebreaker
France
6
5
1
416
356
+60
11
1–1, +3
Germany
6
5
1
421
346
+75
11
1–1, −3
Denmark
6
1
5
370
426
−56
7
1–1, +2
Poland
6
1
5
331
410
−79
7
1–1, −2
Knockout round
Championship
5th–8th playoffs
9th–12th playoffs
Classification 9–12
Quarterfinals
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 250
Referees: Mehmet Keseratar (TUR), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Sean David Myers (AUS)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 300
Referees: Jose Martin (ESP), Haris Bijedić (BIH), Alakbar Hasanov (AZE)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Bojan Jovanić (BIH), Alexey Davydov (RUS)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 250
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Sašo Petek (SLO), Erez Gurion (ISR)
11th-place game
9th-place game
Classification 5–8
Semifinals
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Marco Giansanti (ITA), Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Moritz Reiter (GER)
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Regis Bardera (FRA), Haydn Jones (WAL), Miloš Koljenšić (MNE)
7th-place game
5th-place game
Bronze-medal game
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Sašo Petek (SLO), Alakbar Hasanov (AZE)
Final
Siemens Arena ,
Vilnius LTU
Attendance: 7000
Referees: Jose Martin (ESP), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Alexey Davydov (RUS)
Final standings
2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship winners
Croatia Third title
Awards
All-Tournament Team
References
Division A Qualification Division B Division C