# 2023 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship

The 2023 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship was the 33rd edition of the European basketball championship for women's national under-16 teams. The tournament was played from 11 to 19 August 2023 in İzmir, Turkey. The top five teams qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Mexico.

## Participating teams

* Belgium
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* France
* Greece
* Hungary
* Israel (Third place, 2022 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B)
* Italy
* Latvia
* Poland
* Portugal
* Serbia (Winners, 2022 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B)
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Turkey (Runners-up, 2022 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B)

## First round

The draw of the first round was held on 14 February 2023 in Freising, Germany.
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advanced to the playoffs.
All times are local (Turkey Time – UTC+3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 132 | 102 | +30 | 6 |
| 2 | Latvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 178 | +10 | 5 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 184 | 179 | +5 | 4 |
| 4 | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 135 | −45 | 3 |
* 11 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 67–45 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–7, 22–5, 10–18, 25–15 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 11 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Latvia | 48–70 | Finland |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 10–21, 13–16, 14–19 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 12 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Finland | 62–54 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 15–18, 20–13, 13–14 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 12 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| Portugal | 45–68 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 8–21, 9–15, 19–14 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 13 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Finland | 80–56 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 26–12, 17–10, 14–22 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 13 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 63–72 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 13–20, 17–19, 15–21 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 106 | +18 | 6 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 123 | +15 | 5 |
| 3 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 200 | −8 | 4 |
| 4 | Turkey (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 211 | −25 | 3 |
* 11 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 70–59 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 23–12, 22–18, 11–15 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 11 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| France | 62–49 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 12–12, 13–14, 16–6 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 12 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 57–62 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 17–15, 16–14, 14–9 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 12 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 64–68 | Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 14–10, 18–15, 5–9 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 13 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| France | 70–50 | Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 14–8, 19–15, 21–11 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 13 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 70–79 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 16–21, 25–17, 14–15 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 164 | +29 | 5 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 193 | +11 | 5 |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 182 | 174 | +8 | 5 |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 227 | −48 | 3 |
* 11 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 82–55 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 21–9, 19–16, 24–17 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 11 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Poland | 67–65 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 8–14, 25–22, 15–18 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 12 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 58–56 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 16–7, 13–20, 17–17 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 12 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Israel | 54–64 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 16–18, 12–10, 10–24 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 13 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 81–70 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 21–23, 23–16, 18–18 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 13 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| Italy | 55–51 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 14–16, 17–15, 16–8 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 203 | 122 | +81 | 6 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 189 | 174 | +15 | 5 |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 174 | 178 | −4 | 4 |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 204 | −92 | 3 |
* 11 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 54–46 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 14–14, 11–12, 13–9 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 11 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 58–32 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 9–10, 19–7, 17–4 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 12 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Greece | 31–82 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–17, 8–18, 2–17, 13–30 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 12 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| Slovenia | 79–71 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 14–21, 25–16, 23–15 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 13 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 67–45 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–5, 19–14, 11–15, 19–11 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 13 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Greece | 49–64 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 20–16, 6–11, 8–12 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir

## Playoff brackets
### Main bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 15 August | 15 August | | | | | | |
| A1 Finland | 83 | | | | | | |
| A1 Finland | 83 | 16 August | 16 August | | | | | |
| B4 Turkey | 60 | 16 August | 16 August | | | | |
| B4 Turkey | 60 | Finland | 79 | | | | |
| 15 August | 15 August | | Finland | 79 | | | | |
| 15 August | 15 August | Croatia | 78 | | | | |
| C2 Croatia | 90 | Croatia | 78 | | | | |
| C2 Croatia | 90 | | | | 18 August | 18 August | | |
| D3 Belgium | 72 | | | | 18 August | 18 August | |
| D3 Belgium | 72 | | | | Finland | 49 | |
| 15 August | 15 August | | | | | Finland | 49 | |
| 15 August | 15 August | | | | Spain | 85 | |
| B2 Hungary | 67 | | | | Spain | 85 | |
| B2 Hungary | 67 | 16 August | 16 August | | | | | |
| A3 Czech Republic | 58 | 16 August | 16 August | | | | |
| A3 Czech Republic | 58 | Hungary | 64 | | | | |
| 15 August | 15 August | | Hungary | 64 | | | | |
| 15 August | 15 August | Spain | 72 | | | | |
| D1 Spain | 95 | Spain | 72 | | | | |
| D1 Spain | 95 | | | | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| C4 Israel | 47 | | | | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| C4 Israel | 47 | | | | | | | Spain | 63 |
| 15 August | 15 August | | | | | | | | Spain | 63 |
| 15 August | 15 August | | | | | | | France | 67 |
| A2 Latvia | 57 | | | | | | | France | 67 |
| A2 Latvia | 57 | 16 August | 16 August | | | | | | |
| B3 Serbia | 73 | 16 August | 16 August | | | | | | |
| B3 Serbia | 73 | Serbia | 46 | | | | | | |
| 15 August | 15 August | | Serbia | 46 | | | | | | |
| 15 August | 15 August | Italy | 53 | | | | | | |
| C1 Italy | 56 | Italy | 53 | | | | | | |
| C1 Italy | 56 | | | | 18 August | 18 August | | | | |
| D4 Greece | 35 | | | | 18 August | 18 August | | | |
| D4 Greece | 35 | | | | Italy | 66 | | | |
| 15 August | 15 August | | | | | Italy | 66 | | | |
| 15 August | 15 August | | | | France | 69 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| B1 France | 76 | | | | France | 69 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| B1 France | 76 | 16 August | 16 August | | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| A4 Portugal | 26 | 16 August | 16 August | | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| A4 Portugal | 26 | France | 64 | | | | | Finland | 58 |
| 15 August | 15 August | | France | 64 | | | | | Finland | 58 |
| 15 August | 15 August | Poland | 45 | | | | | Italy | 59 |
| D2 Slovenia | 42 | Poland | 45 | | | | | Italy | 59 |
| C3 Poland | 66 | | | | | | | | |

### 5th place bracket

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 18 August | 18 August |
| Croatia | 86 |
| Croatia | 86 | 19 August | 19 August |
| Hungary | 76 | 19 August | 19 August |
| Hungary | 76 | Croatia | 74 |
| 18 August | 18 August | | Croatia | 74 |
| 18 August | 18 August | Poland | 57 |
| Serbia | 51 | Poland | 57 |
| Poland | 64 | | |
| Poland | 64 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 19 August | 19 August |
| | | Hungary | 51 |
| | | Serbia | 53 |

### 9th place bracket

| 9th–16th place quarterfinals | 9th–16th place quarterfinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| 16 August | 16 August | | | |
| Turkey | 45 | | | |
| Turkey | 45 | 18 August | 18 August | | |
| Belgium | 83 | 18 August | 18 August | |
| Belgium | 83 | Belgium | 72 | |
| 16 August | 16 August | | Belgium | 72 | |
| 16 August | 16 August | Israel | 66 | |
| Czech Republic | 56 | Israel | 66 | |
| Czech Republic | 56 | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| Israel | 58 | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| Israel | 58 | | | | Belgium | 66 |
| 16 August | 16 August | | | | | Belgium | 66 |
| 16 August | 16 August | | | | Slovenia | 45 |
| Latvia | 62 | | | | Slovenia | 45 |
| Latvia | 62 | 18 August | 18 August | | | |
| Greece | 51 | 18 August | 18 August | | | |
| Greece | 51 | Latvia | 49 | | | |
| 16 August | 16 August | | Latvia | 49 | | | |
| 16 August | 16 August | Slovenia | 70 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Portugal | 62 | Slovenia | 70 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Portugal | 62 | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| Slovenia | 67 | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| Slovenia | 67 | | | | Israel | 56 |
| | | | | | Latvia | 59 |

### 13th place bracket

| 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place match | 13th place match |
| 18 August | 18 August |
| Turkey | 48 |
| Turkey | 48 | 19 August | 19 August |
| Czech Republic | 66 | 19 August | 19 August |
| Czech Republic | 66 | Czech Republic | 51 |
| 18 August | 18 August | | Czech Republic | 51 |
| 18 August | 18 August | Greece | 55 |
| Greece | 61 | Greece | 55 |
| Portugal | 46 | | |
| Portugal | 46 | 15th place match | 15th place match |
| | | 19 August | 19 August |
| | | Turkey | 69 |
| | | Portugal | 61 |

## Playoff results
### Round of 16

* 15 August 2023 13:00
* Boxscore
| France | 76–26 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 22–4, 15–6, 23–3 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 15 August 2023 13:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 95–47 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 28–17, 21–1, 21–18 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 15 August 2023 15:30
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 67–58 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 21–15, 14–16, 18–15 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 15 August 2023 15:30
* Boxscore
| Slovenia | 42–66 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 8–15, 11–15, 14–11 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 15 August 2023 18:00
* Boxscore
| Finland | 83–60 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 20–17, 24–17, 20–10 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 15 August 2023 18:00
* Boxscore
| Latvia | 57–73 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 13–24, 15–18, 16–18 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 15 August 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Italy | 56–35 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 18–12, 10–7, 8–5 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 15 August 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 90–72 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 19–14, 28–20, 23–20 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir

### 9th–16th place quarterfinals

* 16 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 56–58 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 18–7, 12–19, 11–13 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 16 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Portugal | 62–67 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 9–22, 13–15, 21–18 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 16 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 45–83 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–29, 20–18, 13–24, 6–12 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 16 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| Latvia | 62–51 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 13–9, 20–17, 20–11 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir

### 13th–16th place semifinals

* 18 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 48–66 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 16–14, 8–18, 12–13 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 18 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Greece | 61–46 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–4, 14–18, 17–18, 18–16 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir

### 15th place match

* 19 August 2023 12:00
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 69–61 | Portugal |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 19–8, 14–15, 16–18 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir

### 13th place match

* 19 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 51–55 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 13–18, 8–11, 11–8 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir

### 9th–12th place semifinals

* 18 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 72–66 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 20–19, 12–11, 13–15 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir
* 18 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| Latvia | 49–70 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 10–22, 14–16, 14–15 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir

### 11th place match

* 19 August 2023 14:30
* Boxscore
| Israel | 56–59 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 17–13, 19–13, 7–11 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir

### 9th place match

* 19 August 2023 17:00
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 66–45 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 16–8, 14–16, 17–12 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir

### Championship quarterfinals

* 16 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 64–72 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 16–17, 15–24, 16–12 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 16 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| France | 64–45 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 27–13, 9–8, 12–8 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 16 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Finland | 79–78 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 21–14, 20–29, 16–14 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 16 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 46–53 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–10, 12–17, 11–16, 12–10 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 18 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 86–76 | Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 16–15, 22–14, 23–30 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 18 August 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 51–64 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 12–18, 13–18, 15–10 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir

### 7th place match

* 19 August 2023 19:30
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 51–53 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–10, 15–13, 20–18, 4–12 |||
* Bornova Belediyesi Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, İzmir

### 5th place match

* 19 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 74–57 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 22–12, 14–9, 21–14 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir

### Championship semifinals

* 18 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Finland | 49–85 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 12–13, 9–26, 7–26 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir
* 18 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| Italy | 66–69 (OT) | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 17–12, 14–14, 15–14, Overtime: 8–11 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir

### 3rd place match

* 19 August 2023 19:00
* Boxscore
| Finland | 58–59 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 15–16, 20–12, 15–16 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir

### Final

* 19 August 2023 21:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 63–67 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 12–21, 14–19, 16–17 |||
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Spor Salonu, İzmir

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | France | 7–0 |
| | Spain | 6–1 |
| | Italy | 5–2 |
| 4 | Finland | 5–2 |
| 5 | Croatia | 5–2 |
| 6 | Poland | 4–3 |
| 7 | Serbia | 3–4 |
| 8 | Hungary | 3–4 |
| 9 | Belgium | 4–3 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 4–3 |
| 11 | Latvia | 4–3 |
| 12 | Israel | 1–6 |
| 13 | Greece | 2–5 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 2–5 |
| 15 | Turkey | 1–6 |
| 16 | Portugal | 0–7 |
* Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
* Relegated to the 2024 FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket Division B