# 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers

The 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 19 to 25 July 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U20 European Championship.

## History

The 2020 edition of FIBA U20 European Championship was to be held in Klaipėda, Lithuania, but was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic continued in 2021, the FIBA Europe decided to hold alternative format of competition to replace traditional format of U20 European Championship where 16 or more teams gather in one place.

## Structure

* The events are to be played on a voluntary participation basis, with promotion/relegation to be frozen across Divisions A, B and C.
* The Top 18 ranked teams (16 currently in Division A, plus two additional teams by 2019 ranking in respective category) to play three tournaments of six teams each (Groups A, B and C).
* All other registered teams, ranked 19 and lower, to play in tournaments of up to six teams each (Groups D/E).
* All tournaments to be played in Round Robin format, with groups to be created by "serpentine" style allocation, taking the hosting situation into consideration.

## Top-18 Challengers
### Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Brno, Czech Republic.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 385 | 306 | +79 | 9 |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 359 | 273 | +86 | 9 |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 389 | 333 | +56 | 8 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 326 | 297 | +29 | 8 |
| 5 | Portugal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 302 | 371 | −69 | 6 |
| 6 | Albania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 226 | 407 | −181 | 5 |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Portugal | 66–89 | Croatia |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Italy | 66–63 | Czech Republic |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Albania | 36–73 | Spain |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 71–57 | Italy |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 91–47 | Albania |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Spain | 68–54 | Portugal |
* 22 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Albania | 46–99 | Croatia |
* 22 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 71–65 | Spain |
* 22 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Italy | 81–50 | Portugal |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Spain | 70–50 | Italy |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 68–81 | Czech Republic |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Portugal | 72–54 | Albania |
* 25 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 62–83 | Spain |
* 25 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 79–60 | Portugal |
* 25 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Albania | 43–72 | Italy |

### Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Tbilisi, Georgia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 420 | 340 | +80 | 10 |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 417 | 313 | +104 | 9 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 369 | 398 | −29 | 7 |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 384 | 413 | −29 | 7 |
| 5 | Georgia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 348 | 420 | −72 | 6 |
| 6 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 364 | 418 | −54 | 6 |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Germany | 87–66 | Poland |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 71–78 | Turkey |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Georgia | 63–84 | France |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Poland | 79–86 | Bulgaria |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| France | 65–62 | Germany |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 69–77 | Georgia |
* 22 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 63–95 | France |
* 22 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Poland | 82–73 | Turkey |
* 22 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Germany | 96–55 | Georgia |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 62–98 | Germany |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| France | 86–70 | Poland |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Georgia | 72–84 | Bulgaria |
* 25 July 2021
* Boxscore
| France | 90–82 | Turkey |
* 25 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 65–74 | Germany |
* 25 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Poland | 87–81 | Georgia |

### Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Heraklion, Greece.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 391 | 299 | +92 | 10 |
| 2 | Israel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 374 | 337 | +37 | 8 |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 381 | 351 | +30 | 8 |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 329 | 331 | −2 | 8 |
| 5 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 342 | 357 | −15 | 6 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 276 | 418 | −142 | 5 |
* 19 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 59–74 | Slovenia |
* 19 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Ukraine | 49–88 | Greece |
* 19 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Russia | 72–78 | Israel |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Slovenia | 81–61 | Ukraine |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Greece | 84–70 | Russia |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Israel | 75–49 | Belgium |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Russia | 79–47 | Ukraine |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 78–64 | Greece |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Israel | 59–69 | Slovenia |
* 23 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Ukraine | 54–78 | Belgium |
* 23 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Greece | 82–70 | Israel |
* 23 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Slovenia | 83–57 | Russia |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Israel | 92–65 | Ukraine |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 65–64 | Russia |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Greece | 63–84 | Slovenia |

## 19–26 Challenger

The Groups D/E tournament was played in Sopron, Hungary.

### Group phase
#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 192 | +46 | 5 | 19–26 Challenger Final Four |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 214 | +3 | 5 | 19–26 Challenger Final Four |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 208 | −13 | 5 | 19–26 Challenger Consolation round |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 240 | −36 | 3 | 19–26 Challenger Consolation round |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| North Macedonia | 73–57 | Luxembourg |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Switzerland | 92–58 | Romania |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Romania | 78–79 | North Macedonia |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Luxembourg | 69–67 | Switzerland |
* 22 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Romania | 68–69 | Luxembourg |
* 22 July 2021
* Boxscore
| North Macedonia | 65–79 | Switzerland |

#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 191 | +73 | 6 | 19–26 Challenger Final Four |
| 2 | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 217 | +26 | 5 | 19–26 Challenger Final Four |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 219 | 214 | +5 | 4 | 19–26 Challenger Consolation round |
| 4 | Kosovo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 274 | −104 | 3 | 19–26 Challenger Consolation round |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Belarus | 101–60 | Kosovo |
* 20 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 79–74 | Slovakia |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Slovakia | 64–71 | Belarus |
* 21 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Kosovo | 46–92 | Hungary |
* 22 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Slovakia | 81–64 | Kosovo |
* 22 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Belarus | 71–93 | Hungary |

### Consolation round

| 23rd–26th place semifinals | 23rd–26th place semifinals | 23rd place match | 23rd place match |
| D3 Luxembourg | 84 |
| E4 Kosovo | 80 | | |
| E4 Kosovo | 80 | D3 Luxembourg | 53 |
| | | E3 Slovakia | 72 |
| E3 Slovakia | 83 | E3 Slovakia | 72 |
| D4 Romania | 57 | | |
| D4 Romania | 57 | 25th place match | 25th place match |
| | | E4 Kosovo | 88 |
| | | D4 Romania | 93 |

#### 23rd–26th place semifinals

* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Luxembourg | 84–80 | Kosovo |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Slovakia | 83–57 | Romania |

#### 25th place match

* 25 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Kosovo | 88–93 | Romania |

#### 23rd place match

* 25 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Luxembourg | 53–72 | Slovakia |

### Final Four

| 19th–22nd place semifinals | 19th–22nd place semifinals | 19th place match | 19th place match |
| D1 Switzerland | 65 |
| E2 Belarus | 74 | | |
| E2 Belarus | 74 | E2 Belarus | 62 |
| | | E1 Hungary | 81 |
| E1 Hungary | 99 | E1 Hungary | 81 |
| D2 North Macedonia | 44 | | |
| D2 North Macedonia | 44 | 21st place match | 21st place match |
| | | D1 Switzerland | 71 |
| | | D2 North Macedonia | 53 |

#### 19th–22nd place semifinals

* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Switzerland | 65–74 | Belarus |
* 24 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 99–44 | North Macedonia |

#### 21st place match

* 25 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Switzerland | 71–53 | North Macedonia |

#### 19th place match

* 25 July 2021
* Boxscore
| Belarus | 62–81 | Hungary |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 19 | Hungary |
| 20 | Belarus |
| 21 | Switzerland |
| 22 | North Macedonia |
| 23 | Slovakia |
| 24 | Luxembourg |
| 25 | Romania |
| 26 | Kosovo |