# 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship

The 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was the 37th edition of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-18 teams. It was played from 6 to 14 August 2022 in Heraklion, Greece. Lithuania women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament and became the European champions for the second time.

## Venues

Heraklion :
| Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena | Heraklion University Sports Hall |
| Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena interior | Heraklion University Hall |
| Capacity: 5,222 | Capacity: 1,080 |

## Participating teams

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, both Russia and Belarus were expelled from the competition. They were replaced by Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14th in the 2019 Division A tournament and Sweden, 4th in the 2019 Division B tournament.
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Czech Republic
* Finland (Winners, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B)
* France
* Germany
* Greece (Runners-up, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B)
* Hungary
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Poland
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden (Fourth place, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B)
* Turkey (Third place, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B)

## First round

The draw of the first round was held on 15 February 2022 in Freising, Germany.
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advance to the playoffs.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 148 | +45 | 6 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 160 | −5 | 5 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 201 | +6 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 193 | −46 | 3 |
* 6 August
* Boxscore
| Italy | 71–72 | Spain |
* 6 August
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 52–44 | Poland |
* 7 August
* Boxscore
| Poland | 66–76 | Italy |
* 7 August
* Boxscore
| Spain | 56–40 | Turkey |
* 8 August
* Boxscore
| Spain | 65–37 | Poland |
* 8 August
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 63–60 | Italy |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Greece (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 191 | −10 | 5 |
| 2 | Latvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 192 | +7 | 5 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 198 | −6 | 4 |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 164 | +9 | 4 |
* 6 August
* Boxscore
| Greece | 75–64 | Latvia |
* 6 August
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 58–63 | Czech Republic |
* 7 August
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 67–71 | Greece |
* 7 August
* Boxscore
| Latvia | 66–55 | Belgium |
* 8 August
* Boxscore
| Greece | 35–60 | Belgium |
* 8 August
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 62–69 | Latvia |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 162 | +40 | 5 |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 216 | 195 | +21 | 5 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 212 | 209 | +3 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 222 | −64 | 3 |
* 6 August
* Boxscore
| Finland | 70–61 | Lithuania |
* 6 August
* Boxscore
| Sweden | 67–77 | Hungary |
* 7 August
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 69–36 | Sweden |
* 7 August
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 79–70 | Finland |
* 8 August
* Boxscore
| Finland | 76–55 | Sweden |
* 8 August
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 56–72 | Lithuania |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 110 | +128 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 153 | +49 | 5 |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 207 | −22 | 4 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 273 | −155 | 3 |
* 6 August
* Boxscore
| Israel | 87–54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* 6 August
* Boxscore
| Germany | 42–59 | France |
* 7 August
* Boxscore
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36–76 | Germany |
* 7 August
* Boxscore
| France | 69–40 | Israel |
* 8 August
* Boxscore
| France | 110–28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* 8 August
* Boxscore
| Israel | 58–84 | Germany |

## Playoff brackets
### Main bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 10 August | 10 August | | | | | | |
| A1 Spain | 50 | | | | | | |
| A1 Spain | 50 | 11 August | 11 August | | | | | |
| B4 Belgium | 43 | 11 August | 11 August | | | | |
| B4 Belgium | 43 | Spain | 63 | | | | |
| 10 August | 10 August | | Spain | 63 | | | | |
| 10 August | 10 August | Finland | 52 | | | | |
| C2 Finland | 71 | Finland | 52 | | | | |
| C2 Finland | 71 | | | | 13 August | 13 August | | |
| D3 Israel | 61 | | | | 13 August | 13 August | |
| D3 Israel | 61 | | | | Spain | 54 | |
| 10 August | 10 August | | | | | Spain | 54 | |
| 10 August | 10 August | | | | France | 36 | |
| B2 Latvia | 64 | | | | France | 36 | |
| B2 Latvia | 64 | 11 August | 11 August | | | | | |
| A3 Italy | 74 | 11 August | 11 August | | | | |
| A3 Italy | 74 | Italy | 48 | | | | |
| 10 August | 10 August | | Italy | 48 | | | | |
| 10 August | 10 August | France | 71 | | | | |
| D1 France | 94 | France | 71 | | | | |
| D1 France | 94 | | | | | | | 14 August | 14 August |
| C4 Sweden | 57 | | | | | | | 14 August | 14 August |
| C4 Sweden | 57 | | | | | | | Spain | 75 |
| 10 August | 10 August | | | | | | | | Spain | 75 |
| 10 August | 10 August | | | | | | | Lithuania | 78 |
| A2 Turkey | 53 | | | | | | | Lithuania | 78 |
| A2 Turkey | 53 | 11 August | 11 August | | | | | | |
| B3 Czech Republic | 83 | 11 August | 11 August | | | | | | |
| B3 Czech Republic | 83 | Czech Republic | 81 | | | | | | |
| 10 August | 10 August | | Czech Republic | 81 | | | | | | |
| 10 August | 10 August | Lithuania | 87 | | | | | | |
| C1 Lithuania | 84 | Lithuania | 87 | | | | | | |
| C1 Lithuania | 84 | | | | 13 August | 13 August | | | | |
| D4 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40 | | | | 13 August | 13 August | | | |
| D4 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40 | | | | Lithuania | 64 | | | |
| 10 August | 10 August | | | | | Lithuania | 64 | | | |
| 10 August | 10 August | | | | Germany | 52 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| B1 Greece | 46 | | | | Germany | 52 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| B1 Greece | 46 | 11 August | 11 August | | | | | 14 August | 14 August |
| A4 Poland | 69 | 11 August | 11 August | | | | | 14 August | 14 August |
| A4 Poland | 69 | Poland | 43 | | | | | France | 75 |
| 10 August | 10 August | | Poland | 43 | | | | | France | 75 |
| 10 August | 10 August | Germany | 53 | | | | | Germany | 46 |
| D2 Germany | 56 | Germany | 53 | | | | | Germany | 46 |
| C3 Hungary | 55 | | | | | | | | |

### 5th place bracket

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 13 August | 13 August |
| Finland | 61 |
| Finland | 61 | 14 August | 14 August |
| Italy | 75 | 14 August | 14 August |
| Italy | 75 | Italy | 86 |
| 13 August | 13 August | | Italy | 86 |
| 13 August | 13 August | Czech Republic | 79 |
| Czech Republic | 82 | Czech Republic | 79 |
| Poland | 57 | | |
| Poland | 57 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 14 August | 14 August |
| | | Finland | 71 |
| | | Poland | 57 |

### 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 |
| 11 August | 11 August | | | |
| Belgium | 62 | | | |
| Belgium | 62 | 13 August | 13 August | | |
| Israel | 58 | 13 August | 13 August | |
| Israel | 58 | Belgium | 67 | |
| 11 August | 11 August | | Belgium | 67 | |
| 11 August | 11 August | Latvia | 69 | |
| Latvia | 91 | Latvia | 69 | |
| Latvia | 91 | | | | 14 August | 14 August |
| Sweden | 53 | | | | 14 August | 14 August |
| Sweden | 53 | | | | Latvia | 69 |
| 11 August | 11 August | | | | | Latvia | 69 |
| 11 August | 11 August | | | | Turkey | 35 |
| Turkey | 80 | | | | Turkey | 35 |
| Turkey | 80 | 13 August | 13 August | | | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35 | 13 August | 13 August | | | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35 | Turkey | 59 | | | |
| 11 August | 11 August | | Turkey | 59 | | | |
| 11 August | 11 August | Hungary | 52 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Greece | 45 | Hungary | 52 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Greece | 45 | | | | 14 August | 14 August |
| Hungary | 57 | | | | 14 August | 14 August |
| Hungary | 57 | | | | Belgium | 56 |
| | | | | | Hungary | 63 |

### 13th place bracket

| 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place match | 13th place match |
| 13 August | 13 August |
| Israel | 78 |
| Israel | 78 | 14 August | 14 August |
| Sweden | 71 | 14 August | 14 August |
| Sweden | 71 | Israel | 72 |
| 13 August | 13 August | | Israel | 72 |
| 13 August | 13 August | Greece | 55 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39 | Greece | 55 |
| Greece | 50 | | |
| Greece | 50 | 15th place match | 15th place match |
| | | 14 August | 14 August |
| | | Sweden | 94 |
| | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42 |

## Playoff results
### Round of 16

* 10 August 2022 14:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 50–43 | Belgium |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
* 10 August 2022 14:30
* Boxscore
| France | 94–57 | Sweden |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall
* 10 August 2022 16:45
* Boxscore
| Latvia | 64–74 | Italy |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall
* 10 August 2022 16:45
* Boxscore
| Finland | 71–61 | Israel |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
* 10 August 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 53–83 | Czech Republic |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall
* 10 August 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Greece | 46–69 | Poland |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
* 10 August 2022 21:15
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 84–40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall
* 10 August 2022 21:15
* Boxscore
| Germany | 56–55 | Hungary |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena

### 9th–16th place quarterfinals

* 11 August 2022 14:30
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 62–58 | Israel |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall
* 11 August 2022 16:45
* Boxscore
| Latvia | 91–53 | Sweden |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall
* 11 August 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Greece | 45–57 | Hungary |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall
* 11 August 2022 21:15
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 80–35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall

### 13th–16th place semifinals

* 13 August 2022 16:45
* Boxscore
| Israel | 78–71 | Sweden |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall
* 13 August 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39–50 | Greece |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall

### 15th place match

* 14 August 2022 12:00
* Boxscore
| Sweden | 94–42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall

### 13th place match

* 14 August 2022 14:30
* Boxscore
| Israel | 72–55 | Greece |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena

### 9th–12th place semifinals

* 13 August 2022 14:30
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 67–69 | Latvia |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall
* 13 August 2022 21:15
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 59–52 | Hungary |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall

### 11th place match

* 14 August 2022 14:15
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 56–63 | Hungary |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall

### 9th place match

* 14 August 2022 16:30
* Boxscore
| Latvia | 69–35 | Turkey |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall

### Championship quarterfinals

* 11 August 2022 14:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 63–52 | Finland |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
* 11 August 2022 16:45
* Boxscore
| Italy | 48–71 | France |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
* 11 August 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Poland | 43–53 | Germany |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
* 11 August 2022 21:15
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 81–87 | Lithuania |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 13 August 2022 14:30
* Boxscore
| Finland | 61–75 | Italy |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
* 13 August 2022 16:45
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 82–57 | Poland |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena

### 7th place match

* 14 August 2022 18:45
* Boxscore
| Finland | 71–57 | Poland |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall

### 5th place match

* 14 August 2022 16:45
* Boxscore
| Italy | 86–79 | Czech Republic |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena

### Championship semifinals

* 13 August 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 54–36 | France |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
* 13 August 2022 21:15
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 64–52 | Germany |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena

### 3rd place match

* 14 August 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| France | 75–46 | Germany |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena

### Final

* 14 August 2022 21:15
* Boxscore
| Spain | 75–78 | Lithuania |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Lithuania | 6–1 |
| | Spain | 6–1 |
| | France | 6–1 |
| 4 | Germany | 4–3 |
| 5 | Italy | 4–3 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 3–4 |
| 7 | Finland | 4–3 |
| 8 | Poland | 1–6 |
| 9 | Latvia | 5–2 |
| 10 | Turkey | 4–3 |
| 11 | Hungary | 4–3 |
| 12 | Belgium | 2–5 |
| 13 | Israel | 3–4 |
| 14 | Greece | 3–4 |
| 15 | Sweden | 1–6 |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–7 |
* Qualified for the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
* Qualified as the host nation for the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
* Relegated to the 2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B