# 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Amaliada and Pyrgos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. France won the trophy for the first time. Georgia and Germany were relegated to Division B.

## Teams

* Belgium
* Croatia
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Poland
* Russia
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Turkey

## System of competition

The tournament format changed with the inclusion of the Division System. The sixteen teams from Division A entered the tournament. In the preliminary round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each group qualify for the quarterfinals. The eight teams were allocated on two groups of four teams each, with the two top teams qualifying for the semifinals. The two teams qualified 15th and 16th were relegated to Division B.

## Preliminary round

* Team advanced to Quarterfinals
* Team competed in 9th–16th games

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 223 | 200 | 6 |
| Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 213 | 5 |
| Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 218 | 4 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 283 | 3 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 166 | 6 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 196 | 5 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 215 | 4 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 240 | 3 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 224 | 163 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 175 | 5 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 196 | 4 |
| Latvia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 239 | 3 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 140 | 6 |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 197 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 219 | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 239 | 3 |

## Classification round

* Team advanced to 9th–12th playoffs
* Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs

### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 183 | 6 |
| Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 196 | 5 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 225 | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 258 | 3 |

### Group H

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 199 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 223 | 5 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 219 | 263 | 4 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 198 | 4 |

## Quarterfinals round

* Team advanced to Semifinals
* Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 181 | 6 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 216 | 210 | 5 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 198 | 4 |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 199 | 3 |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 252 | 231 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 203 | 4 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 212 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 228 | 4 |

## Knockout stage
### 13th–16th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
| Georgia | 79 |
| Latvia | 84 | | |
| Latvia | 84 | Latvia | 70 |
| | | Poland | 63 |
| Germany | 74 | Poland | 63 |
| Poland | 76 | | |
| Poland | 76 | Fifteenth place | Fifteenth place |
| | | Georgia | 80 |
| | | Germany | 75 |
Georgia and Germany were relegated to Division B.

### 9th–12th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| Belgium | 57 |
| Croatia | 79 | | |
| Croatia | 79 | Croatia | 63 |
| | | Serbia and Montenegro | 80 |
| Israel | 60 | Serbia and Montenegro | 80 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 77 | | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 77 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | Belgium | 74 |
| | | Israel | 81 |

### 5th–8th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Greece | 76 |
| Spain | 64 | | |
| Spain | 64 | Greece | 70 |
| | | Italy | 62 |
| Slovenia | 54 | Italy | 62 |
| Italy | 82 | | |
| Italy | 82 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Spain | 67 |
| | | Slovenia | 55 |

### Championship

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Turkey | 61 |
| France | 70 | | |
| France | 70 | France | 65 |
| | | Russia | 60 |
| Lithuania | 73 | Russia | 60 |
| Russia | 89 | | |
| Russia | 89 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Turkey | 75 |
| | | Lithuania | 69 |
* 2004 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship
* France First title

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | France |
| | Russia |
| | Turkey |
| 4th | Lithuania |
| 5th | Greece |
| 6th | Italy |
| 7th | Spain |
| 8th | Slovenia |
| 9th | Serbia and Montenegro |
| 10th | Croatia |
| 11th | Israel |
| 12th | Belgium |
| 13th | Latvia |
| 14th | Poland |
| 15th | Georgia |
| 16th | Germany |
* Relegated to the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B