2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division B
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Poznań |
| City | Poland |
| Dates | 11–20 July 2008 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Poland |
| Third place |  Hungary |
| Official website | |
| www.fibaeurope.com | |
The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division B was the fourth edition of the Division B of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-20 teams. It was held in Poznań, Poland, from 11 to 20 July 2008.[1][2] Sweden women's national under-20 basketball team won the tournament.
Participating teams[edit]
Great Britain
Hungary 
(16th place, 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division A)
Ireland
Israel (15th place, 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division A)
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Sweden
First round[edit]
In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of five. The first four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals, the last teams will play for the 9th place.
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovakia
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4 | 3 | 1 | 297 | 202 | +95 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hungary
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4 | 3 | 1 | 238 | 172 | +66 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Romania
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4 | 3 | 1 | 227 | 205 | +22 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Ireland
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4 | 1 | 3 | 226 | 310 | −84 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain
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4 | 0 | 4 | 200 | 299 | −99 | 4 | 9th place playoff |
Source: FIBA Archive
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
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4 | 4 | 0 | 285 | 208 | +77 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Poland
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4 | 3 | 1 | 298 | 220 | +78 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands
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4 | 2 | 2 | 232 | 243 | −11 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Israel
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4 | 1 | 3 | 205 | 276 | −71 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Portugal
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4 | 0 | 4 | 212 | 285 | −73 | 4 | 9th place playoff |
Source: FIBA Archive
9th place playoff[edit]
Championship playoffs[edit]
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Sweden | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Ireland | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Ireland | 43 | B1 | Sweden | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Netherlands | 61 | A2 | Hungary | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Hungary | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Netherlands | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Netherlands | 46 | B1 | Sweden | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Romania | 66 | B2 | Poland | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Slovakia | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Israel | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | B4 | Israel | 64 | A1 | Slovakia | 41 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Romania | 77 | B2 | Poland | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Ireland | 64 | B2 | Poland | 59 | A2 | Hungary | 56 | |||||||||||||||
| B4 | Israel | 55 | A3 | Romania | 53 | A1 | Slovakia | 54 | |||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
5th–8th place playoffs[edit]
Semifinals[edit]
7th place match[edit]
5th place match[edit]
3rd place match[edit]
Final[edit]
Final standings[edit]
| Team promoted to the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division A |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Sweden
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Poland
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Hungary
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| 4 | Slovakia
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| 5 | Romania
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| 6 | Netherlands
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| 7 | Ireland
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| 8 | Israel
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| 9 | Portugal
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| 10 | Great Britain
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References[edit]
- ^ 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division B official website, www.fibaeurope.com
- ^ 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division B results, archive.fiba.com
