2019 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B

2019 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host countryKosovo
CityPristina
Dates3–11 August 2019
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Bulgaria (1st title)
Runners-up Finland
Third place Ireland
Tournament statistics
MVPFinland Lotta Vehka-aho
Top scorerFinland Lotta Vehka-aho (25.2 ppg)
Top reboundsCroatia Josipa Pavić (12.8 rpg)
Top assistsIsrael Dor Saar (5.3 apg)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2018
2021

The 2019 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship was the 15th edition of the Women's European basketball championship Division B for national under-20 teams. Held from 3 to 11 August in Pristina, Kosovo, 12 teams participated in the tournament.[1]

Venues

Pristina
1 Tetori 2,000
Palace of Youth and Sports 2,500

Participating teams

First round

The draw took place on 13 December 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia.[2]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 2 2 0 134 104 +30 4 Second round
2  Israel 2 1 1 127 121 +6 3
3  Iceland 2 0 2 118 154 −36 2 9th–12th place classification
Source: FIBA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 2 2 0 135 111 +24 4 Second round
2  Great Britain 2 1 1 116 125 −9 3
3  Ukraine 2 0 2 106 121 −15 2 9th–12th place classification
Source: FIBA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 2 2 0 167 118 +49 4 Second round
2  Romania 2 1 1 169 127 +42 3
3  Kosovo (H) 2 0 2 96 187 −91 2 9th–12th place classification
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 2 2 0 151 98 +53 4 Second round
2  Bulgaria 2 1 1 105 128 −23 3
3  Greece 2 0 2 115 145 −30 2 9th–12th place classification
Source: FIBA

Second round

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 3 2 1 193 172 +21 5 Semifinals
2  Great Britain 3 2 1 214 186 +28 5
3  Croatia 3 1 2 178 204 −26 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4  Israel 3 1 2 157 180 −23 4
Source: FIBA

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 3 3 0 223 139 +84 6 Semifinals
2  Bulgaria 3 2 1 193 201 −8 5
3  Turkey 3 1 2 191 201 −10 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4  Romania 3 0 3 187 253 −66 3
Source: FIBA

9th–12th place classification

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
9  Ukraine 3 3 0 207 126 +81 6
10  Iceland 3 2 1 211 179 +32 5
11  Greece 3 1 2 179 174 +5 4
12  Kosovo (H) 3 0 3 152 270 −118 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

5th–8th place playoffs

5th–8th place semifinals 5th place match
      
E3  Croatia 72
F4  Romania 69
E3  Croatia 61
E4  Israel 70
F3  Turkey 80
E4  Israel 83 7th place match
F4  Romania 56
F3  Turkey 86

5th–8th place semifinals

10 August 2019
16:30
Croatia  72–69 (OT)  Romania
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 13–15, 26–13, 16–19Overtime: 5–2
10 August 2019
19:00
Turkey  80–83  Israel
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–17, 18–19, 22–29

7th place game

11 August 2019
16:30
Romania  56–86  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 6–28, 15–18, 27–18

5th place game

11 August 2019
14:00
Croatia  61–70  Israel
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 20–15, 10–19, 15–16

Championship playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
E1  Ireland 58
F2  Bulgaria 68
F2  Bulgaria 80
F1  Finland 75
F1  Finland 86
E2  Great Britain 68 3rd place match
E1  Ireland 60
E2  Great Britain 57

Semifinals

10 August 2019
16:30
Ireland  58–68  Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 15–13, 14–16, 15–18
10 August 2019
19:00
Finland  86–68  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 17–20, 32–14, 19–15

3rd place game

11 August 2019
16:30
Ireland  60–57  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 22–7, 19–17, 9–20, 10–13

Final

11 August 2019
19:00
Bulgaria  80–75  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 25–12, 17–22, 21–17
Pallati i Rinise dhe Sporteve Prishtina, Pristina
Attendance: 200
Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Silvia Marziali (ITA), Ozge Sentürk (TUR)

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Bulgaria 6–1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Finland 6–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ireland 4–2
4  Great Britain 3–3
5  Israel 4–2
6  Croatia 3–3
7  Turkey 3–3
8  Romania 1–5
9  Ukraine 3–2
10  Iceland 2–3
11  Greece 1–4
12  Kosovo (H) 0–5
Promoted to the 2022 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division A

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Finland Lotta Vehka-aho[3]
All-Tournament Team

References

  1. ^ "2019 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B official website". FIBA.
  2. ^ "FIBA European Youth Championships 2019 Draws completed". FIBA. 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Vehka-aho takes home MVP after just missing out on title". FIBA. 11 August 2019.