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 nation	Slovakia
Dates	July 28 - August 6, 2000
Teams	12 (from 1 federations)
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Zirková (23.2)  Russia (87.1) Rebounds Meldere (10.0)  Latvia (39.1) Assists Comteße (4.2)  Hungary (12.8)
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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 July 28 to August 6. Russia won their first title.

Teams

•  Croatia
•  Czech Republic
•  Germany
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Latvia
•  Poland
•  Romania
•  Russia
•  Slovakia
•  Spain
•  Turkey

Qualification

Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The two first teams of each groups qualified for the tournament, where they joined Spain and Slovakia (qualified as host).

Preliminary round

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

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

Group A

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

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

9th–12th playoffs

	Playoffs				Ninth place
	Italy	77
	Germany	83
					Germany	53
					Poland	72
					Eleventh place
	Latvia	70		Italy	80
	Poland	75			Latvia	60

Championship

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Hungary	51
	Romania	59
					Romania	56
					Russia	89
	Russia	98
	Croatia	61
									Russia	84
									Czech Republic	57
	Slovakia	67
	Czech Republic	75
					Czech Republic	56			Third place
					Turkey	50
	Turkey	63							Romania	58
	Spain	59							Turkey	55

5th–8th playoffs

	Playoffs				Fifth place
	Hungary	47
	Croatia	59
					Croatia	55
					Spain	70
					Seventh place
	Slovakia	62		Hungary	85
	Spain	74			Slovakia	64

2000 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship for Women
Russia First title

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Russia
	Czech Republic
	Romania
4th	Turkey
5th	Spain
6th	Croatia
7th	Hungary
8th	Slovakia
9th	Poland
10th	Germany
11th	Italy
12th	Latvia

References

• FIBA Europe Archive