# 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the 5th edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Skopje, in the Republic of Macedonia, hosted the tournament. Netherlands won their first title.
The Netherlands and the Czech Republic were promoted to Division A.

## Teams

* Austria
* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Sweden
* Switzerland

## Preliminary round

The seventeen teams were allocated in four groups (one groups of five teams and three groups of four). The two top teams of each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last three teams of each group advanced to the classification round.
* Team advanced to Qualifying round
* Team competed in Classification round

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Georgia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 310 | 251 | 7 |
| Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 287 | 255 | 7 |
| Portugal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 297 | 288 | 6 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 301 | 323 | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 3 | 264 | 342 | 5 |
| 16 July 2009 |
| Portugal | 78–75 | Georgia | Skopje |
| Sweden | 91–59 | Luxembourg | Skopje |
| 17 July 2009 |
| Slovakia | 74–80 | Sweden | Skopje |
| Luxembourg | 86–67 | Portugal | Skopje |
| 18 July 2009 |
| Georgia | 88–53 | Luxembourg | Skopje |
| Portugal | 92–64 | Slovakia | Skopje |
| 19 July 2009 |
| Sweden | 63–60 | Portugal | Skopje |
| Slovakia | 67–85 | Georgia | Skopje |
| 20 July 2009 |
| Georgia | 62–53 | Sweden | Skopje |
| Luxembourg | 66–96 | Slovakia | Skopje |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 184 | 6 |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 222 | 5 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 227 | 4 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 200 | 237 | 3 |
| 16 July 2009 |
| Finland | 65–67 | Poland | Skopje |
| Norway | 71–59 | Great Britain | Skopje |
| 18 July 2009 |
| Poland | 81–52 | Norway | Skopje |
| Great Britain | 74–82 | Finland | Skopje |
| 20 July 2009 |
| Finland | 87–81 | Norway | Skopje |
| Great Britain | 67–84 | Poland | Skopje |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 242 | 173 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 196 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 254 | 4 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 234 | 3 |
| 16 July 2009 |
| Czech Republic | 79–74 | Romania | Skopje |
| Netherlands | 91–56 | Switzerland | Skopje |
| 18 July 2009 |
| Switzerland | 42–92 | Czech Republic | Skopje |
| Romania | 45–71 | Netherlands | Skopje |
| 20 July 2009 |
| Czech Republic | 72–80 | Netherlands | Skopje |
| Switzerland | 84–71 | Romania | Skopje |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Macedonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 228 | 5 |
| Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 179 | 5 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 217 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 198 | 4 |
| 16 July 2009 |
| Hungary | 81–75 | Bulgaria | Skopje |
| Austria | 70–78 | Macedonia | Skopje |
| 18 July 2009 |
| Bulgaria | 53–55 | Austria | Skopje |
| Macedonia | 68–66 | Hungary | Skopje |
| 20 July 2009 |
| Hungary | 48–74 | Austria | Skopje |
| Macedonia | 62–92 | Bulgaria | Skopje |

## Qualifying round

The eight top teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each. Teams coming from the same initial group didn't play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them for the first round.
* Team advanced to Semifinals
* Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | Tie-break |
| Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 211 | 190 | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 182 | 4 | 1–1 (+14) |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 192 | 4 | 1–1 (0) |
| Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 196 | 4 | 1–1 (−14) |
| 22 July 2009 |
| Georgia | 59–68 | Finland | Skopje |
| Sweden | 63–73 | Poland | Skopje |
| 23 July 2009 |
| Finland | 47–70 | Sweden | Skopje |
| Poland | 71–62 | Georgia | Skopje |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 201 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 220 | 5 |
| Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 252 | 4 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 228 | 3 |
| 22 July 2009 |
| Czech Republic | 91–69 | Macedonia | Skopje |
| Netherlands | 67–62 | Austria | Skopje |
| 23 July 2009 |
| Austria | 71–83 | Czech Republic | Skopje |
| Macedonia | 67–91 | Netherlands | Skopje |

## Classification round

The last three teams of each of the preliminary round groups were allocated in three groups of three teams each.
* Team advanced to Group J
* Team competed in Group K
* Team competed in Group L

### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 128 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 144 | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 154 | 2 |
| 21 July 2009 |
| Norway | 78–74 | Switzerland | Skopje |
| 22 July 2009 |
| Switzerland | 76–66 | Luxembourg | Skopje |
| 23 July 2009 |
| Luxembourg | 54–78 | Norway | Skopje |

### Group H

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 133 | 4 |
| Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 141 | 3 |
| Portugal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 151 | 2 |
| 21 July 2009 |
| Portugal | 56–62 | Great Britain | Skopje |
| 22 July 2009 |
| Great Britain | 69–85 | Bulgaria | Skopje |
| 23 July 2009 |
| Bulgaria | 89–64 | Portugal | Skopje |

### Group I

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 147 | 4 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 142 | 3 |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 178 | 2 |
| 21 July 2009 |
| Hungary | 80–94 | Slovakia | Skopje |
| 22 July 2009 |
| Slovakia | 83–67 | Romania | Skopje |
| 23 July 2009 |
| Romania | 48–95 | Hungary | Skopje |

## Final classification round

The nine teams of the classification round were allocated in another three groups of three teams, depending on their position in the previous round. Group J determined positions 9th to 11th, Group K determined positions 12th to 14th and Group L determined positions 15th to 17th (last).

### Group J

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 169 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 169 | 161 | 3 |
| Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 164 | 2 |
| 24 July 2009 |
| Norway | 80–84 | Bulgaria | Skopje |
| 25 July 2009 |
| Bulgaria | 92–89 | Slovakia | Skopje |
| 26 July 2009 |
| Slovakia | 80–69 | Norway | Skopje |

### Group K

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 157 | 4 |
| Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 144 | 3 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 168 | 2 |
| 24 July 2009 |
| Switzerland | 79–72 | Great Britain | Skopje |
| 25 July 2009 |
| Great Britain | 80–65 | Hungary | Skopje |
| 26 July 2009 |
| Hungary | 85–88 | Switzerland | Skopje |

### Group L

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 129 | 4 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 158 | 155 | 3 |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 188 | 2 |
| 24 July 2009 |
| Luxembourg | 66–76 | Portugal | Skopje |
| 25 July 2009 |
| Portugal | 96–63 | Romania | Skopje |
| 26 July 2009 |
| Romania | 79–92 | Luxembourg | Skopje |

## Knockout stage
### 5th–8th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| July 25, Skopje | July 25, Skopje |
| Austria | 88 |
| Austria | 88 | July 26, Skopje | July 26, Skopje |
| Georgia | 80 | July 26, Skopje | July 26, Skopje |
| Georgia | 80 | Austria | 87 |
| July 25, Skopje | July 25, Skopje | | Austria | 87 |
| July 25, Skopje | July 25, Skopje | Macedonia | 67 |
| Finland | 55 | Macedonia | 67 |
| Macedonia | 77 | | |
| Macedonia | 77 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | July 26, Skopje | July 26, Skopje |
| | | Georgia | 75 |
| | | Finland | 97 |

### Championship

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Third place | Third place |
| July 25, Skopje | July 25, Skopje |
| Poland | 66 |
| Poland | 66 | July 26, Skopje | July 26, Skopje |
| Czech Republic | 79 | July 26, Skopje | July 26, Skopje |
| Czech Republic | 79 | Czech Republic | 77 |
| July 25, Skopje | July 25, Skopje | | Czech Republic | 77 |
| July 25, Skopje | July 25, Skopje | Netherlands | 88 |
| Netherlands | 71 | Netherlands | 88 |
| Sweden | 69 | | |
| Sweden | 69 | Final | Final |
| | | July 26, Skopje | July 26, Skopje |
| | | Poland | 96 |
| | | Sweden | 66 |
* 2009 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B
* Netherlands First title

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Netherlands |
| | Czech Republic |
| | Poland |
| 4th | Sweden |
| 5th | Austria |
| 6th | Macedonia |
| 7th | Finland |
| 8th | Georgia |
| 9th | Bulgaria |
| 10th | Slovakia |
| 11th | Norway |
| 12th | Switzerland |
| 13th | Great Britain |
| 14th | Hungary |
| 15th | Portugal |
| 16th | Luxembourg |
| 17th | Romania |