2026 FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket
Appearance
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Cities | Alytus Klaipėda |
| Dates | 4–12 July 2026 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 56 |
| MVP | |
| Top scorer | |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2026 FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket was the 23rd edition of the European basketball championship for women's under-20 national teams. The tournament was played in Alytus and Klaipėda, Lithuania, from 4 to 12 July 2026.[1]
France secured their sixth overall title with a victory over Israel in the final, 79–66.
Participating teams
[edit]| Team | App | Last | Streak | Best placement in the tournament | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams maintained from the 2025 edition | |||||
| 15th | 2025 | 2 | Fourth place (2019) | 5th | |
| 22nd | 22 | Champions (2005, 2009, 2014, 2023, 2024) | 13th | ||
| 17th | 3 | Fourth place (2024) | 9th | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Eighth place (2025) | 8th | ||
| 6th | 4 | Sixth place (2025) | 6th | ||
| 23rd | 23 | Champions (2019) | 3rd | ||
| 21st | 11 | Runners-up (2023) | 11th | ||
| 13th | 6 | Runners-up (2025) | 2nd | ||
| 20th | 16 | Runners-up (2005) | 10th | ||
| 5th | 3 | Runners-up (2017) | 12th | ||
| 23rd | 23 | Champions (2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2025) | 1st | ||
| 14th | 9 | Fourth place (2025) | 4th | ||
| 19th | 4 | Third place (2012, 2013) | 7th | ||
| Teams promoted from the 2025 Division B | |||||
| 6th | 2018 | 1 | Fifth place (2005) | ||
| 15th | 2024 | Runners-up (2006) | |||
| 17th | Runners-up (2007, 2018) | ||||
First round
[edit]The draw of the first round was held on 5 February 2026 in Freising, Germany.[2]
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advanced to the playoffs.
All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time; UTC+3).
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 190 | +43 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 224 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 215 | +14 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 264 | −60 | 3 |
4 July 2026 15:30 |
| Israel |
66–68 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 14–17, 19–11, 13–22 | ||
| Pts: Raviv 33 Rebs: Zilbershlag 8 Asts: Raviv 4 |
Pts: four players 10 Rebs: Miguez 11 Asts: García 6 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 82 Referees: Ivana Ivanović (SRB), Nace Mohorič (SLO), Nikola Bejat (NOR) |
4 July 2026 18:00 |
| Lithuania |
89–64 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 18–21, 24–17, 29–15 | ||
| Pts: Paunksnytė 18 Rebs: Galvanauskaitė 10 Asts: Paunksnytė 5 |
Pts: Božan 20 Rebs: Božan 10 Asts: Božan 5 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 311 Referees: Polat Parlak (TUR), Megaklis-Konstantinos Marinakis (BUL), Monika Mincheva (BUL) |
5 July 2026 13:00 |
| Croatia |
85–87 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 18–14, 18–26, 30–21 | ||
| Pts: Božan 26 Rebs: Božan 28 Asts: Kovačić, Bilić 5 |
Pts: Raviv 26 Rebs: Zilbershlag 7 Asts: Raviv 9 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 50 Referees: Polat Parlak (TUR), Tom De Lange (BEL), Monika Mincheva (BUL) |
5 July 2026 18:00 |
| Spain |
77–69 (OT) | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 16–14, 14–19, 14–8, Overtime: 10–2 | ||
| Pts: Miguez 12 Rebs: Miguez 12 Asts: García 6 |
Pts: Paunksnytė 20 Rebs: Galvanauskaitė 11 Asts: Paunksnytė 6 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 732 Referees: Ivana Ivanović (SRB), Suzana Vujičić (MNE), Goran Grbić (SLO) |
7 July 2026 15:30 |
| Croatia |
55–88 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 14–21, 16–21, 11–25 | ||
| Pts: Vukić 20 Rebs: Vukić 13 Asts: Bilić 3 |
Pts: Rodríguez 15 Rebs: Cargol 7 Asts: Cargol 7 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 52 Referees: Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Nikola Bejat (NOR), Bogna Podkowińska (POL) |
7 July 2026 18:00 |
| Israel |
74–71 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 17–14, 18–18, 27–18 | ||
| Pts: Raviv 35 Rebs: Zimmel 12 Asts: Oren, Raviv 6 |
Pts: Aukštikalnytė 21 Rebs: Galvanauskaitė 13 Asts: Galvanauskaitė, Paunksnytė 4 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 353 Referees: Pierre Landy (FRA), Nace Mohorič (SLO), Tom De Lange (BEL) |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 187 | +31 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 196 | 164 | +32 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 201 | −23 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 206 | −40 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
4 July 2026 13:00 |
| Sweden |
63–70 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 19–14, 8–17, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: da Silva Costa 16 Rebs: Jägre 10 Asts: Jolinder 4 |
Pts: Luzgina 15 Rebs: Otto 13 Asts: three players 4 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 107 Referees: Suzana Vujičić (MNE), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Tom De Lange (BEL) |
4 July 2026 20:30 |
| Germany |
64–50 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 13–5, 10–16, 23–17 | ||
| Pts: Ndi 15 Rebs: Englisch, Ndi 11 Asts: Bielefeld 4 |
Pts: Fárbás 13 Rebs: Fárbás 6 Asts: four players 2 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 84 Referees: Pierre Landy (FRA), Goran Grbić (SLO), Bogna Podkowińska (POL) |
5 July 2026 15:30 |
| Hungary |
64–59 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 11–15, 18–13, 23–18 | ||
| Pts: Drahos, Fárbás 13 Rebs: Fárbás 11 Asts: Janzsó, Toman 3 |
Pts: da Silva Costa 16 Rebs: da Silva Costa 9 Asts: Jolinder 6 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 61 Referees: Alessandro Percivalle (ITA), Megaklis-Konstantinos Marinakis (GRE), Nikola Bejat (NOR) |
5 July 2026 20:30 |
| Latvia |
70–60 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 17–20, 13–17, 16–13 | ||
| Pts: Liepiņa 15 Rebs: Šmite 12 Asts: Luzgina 7 |
Pts: Koch 13 Rebs: Bielefeld, Englisch 7 Asts: Bielefeld 5 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 90 Referees: Pierre Landy (FRA), Nace Mohorič (SLO), Bogna Podkowińska (POL) |
7 July 2026 13:00 |
| Sweden |
44–72 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 9–22, 6–19, 18–16 | ||
| Pts: Jolinder 14 Rebs: da Silva Costa 7 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: Ndi 12 Rebs: Bielefeld 9 Asts: Bielefeld 7 | |
Gargždų Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 100 Referees: Ivana Ivanović (SRB), Goran Grbić (SLO), Megaklis-Konstantinos Marinakis (BUL) |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 164 | +71 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 239 | −8 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 255 | −31 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 221 | −32 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
4 July 2026 15:30 |
| Poland |
91–60 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 17–17, 31–9, 21–14 | ||
| Pts: Burliga 21 Rebs: Grządziela, Haegenbarth 7 Asts: Wysocka 6 |
Pts: Torresani 14 Rebs: Zuccon 8 Asts: Giacchetti, Trozzola 3 | |
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 137 | +76 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 192 | 183 | +9 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 170 | 187 | −17 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 192 | −68 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Final round
[edit]Main bracket
[edit]| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
A1 | 77 | |||||||||||||
B4 | 37 | |||||||||||||
A1 | 72 | |||||||||||||
D3 | 59 | |||||||||||||
C2 | 62 | |||||||||||||
D3 | 84 | |||||||||||||
A1 | 54 | |||||||||||||
D1 | 64 | |||||||||||||
B2 | 69 | |||||||||||||
A3 | 83 | |||||||||||||
A3 | 61 | |||||||||||||
D1 | 70 | |||||||||||||
D1 | 81 | |||||||||||||
C4 | 65 | |||||||||||||
D1 | 79 | |||||||||||||
A2 | 66 | |||||||||||||
A2 | 96 | |||||||||||||
B3 | 79 | |||||||||||||
A2 | 80 | |||||||||||||
C1 | 79 | |||||||||||||
C1 | 56 | |||||||||||||
D4 | 47 | |||||||||||||
A2 | 78 | |||||||||||||
D2 | 69 | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||
B1 | 84 | |||||||||||||
A4 | 97 | |||||||||||||
A4 | 67 | A1 | 81 | |||||||||||
D2 | 84 | D2 | 59 | |||||||||||
D2 | 82 | |||||||||||||
C3 | 54 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
[edit]9th–16th classification playoffs
[edit]| 9th–16th place quarterfinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place match | ||||||||
| 10 July | ||||||||||
B4 | 61 | |||||||||
| 11 July | ||||||||||
C2 | 86 | |||||||||
C2 | 74 | |||||||||
| 10 July | ||||||||||
B2 | 85 | |||||||||
B2 | 74 | |||||||||
| 12 July | ||||||||||
C4 | 52 | |||||||||
B2 | 57 | |||||||||
| 10 July | ||||||||||
B3 | 60 | |||||||||
B3 | 61 | |||||||||
| 11 July | ||||||||||
D4 | 55 | |||||||||
B3 | 79 | |||||||||
| 10 July | ||||||||||
B1 | 60 | Eleventh place match | ||||||||
B1 | 75 | |||||||||
| 12 July | ||||||||||
C3 | 61 | |||||||||
C2 | 80 | |||||||||
B1 | 85 | |||||||||
| 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place match | |||||
| 11 July | ||||||
B4 | 70 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
C4 | 79 | |||||
C4 | 60 | |||||
| 11 July | ||||||
C3 | 64 | |||||
D4 | 68 | |||||
C3 | 77 | |||||
| 15th place match | ||||||
| 12 July | ||||||
B4 | 73 | |||||
D4 | 47 | |||||
9th–16th place quarterfinals
[edit]13th–16th place semifinals
[edit]15th place game
[edit]13th place game
[edit]9th–12th place semifinals
[edit]Eleventh place game
[edit]Ninth place game
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]5th–8th classification playoffs
[edit]| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place match | |||||
| 11 July | ||||||
D3 | 69 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
A3 | 80 | |||||
A3 | 64 | |||||
| 11 July | ||||||
C1 | 65 | |||||
C1 | 76 | |||||
A4 | 66 | |||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
| 12 July | ||||||
D3 | 85 | |||||
A4 | 80 | |||||
5th–8th place semifinals
[edit]Seventh place game
[edit]Fifth place game
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]Third place game
[edit]Final
[edit]Final standings
[edit]| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 7–0 | ||
| 5–2 | ||
| 6–1 | ||
| 4th | 4–3 | |
| 5th | 6–1 | |
| 6th | 3–4 | |
| 7th | 3–4 | |
| 8th | 1–6 | |
| 9th | 4–3 | |
| 10th | 4–3 | |
| 11th | 5–2 | |
| 12th | 3–4 | |
| 13th | 3–4 | |
| 14th | 1–6 | |
| 15th | 1–6 | |
| 16th | 0–7 |
| Relegated to the 2027 FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket Division B |
References
[edit]- ↑ "2026 FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket official website". www.fiba.basketball.
- ↑ "FIBA Youth EuroBaskets 2026". www.fiba.basketball. 5 February 2026.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- FIBA U20 Women's European Championship
- 2026–27 in European women's basketball
- 2026 in European youth basketball
- International youth basketball competitions hosted by Lithuania
- Women's international basketball competitions hosted by Lithuania
- Sport in Alytus
- Sports competitions in Klaipėda
- 2026 in Lithuanian sport
- July 2026 sports events in Europe