# 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women

The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women was the first edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women. 12 teams featured the competition, held in Bardejov, Lučenec and Ružomberok, in Slovakia, from 28 July to 6 August. The team representing Russia won their first title.

## Qualification

Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The first two teams of each groups qualified for the tournament, where they joined Spain and Slovakia (qualified as host).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 201 | +13 | 5 |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 171 | +9 | 5 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 187 | −1 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 232 | −21 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 237 | 182 | +55 | 8 |
| Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 291 | 183 | +108 | 7 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 2 | 227 | 203 | +24 | 6 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 228 | 207 | +21 | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 4 | 139 | 347 | −208 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Latvia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 245 | 197 | +48 | 7 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 210 | +60 | 7 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 238 | 237 | +1 | 7 |
| Israel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 225 | 288 | −63 | 5 |
| Greece | 4 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 239 | −46 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 129 | +63 | 6 |
| Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 172 | +16 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 169 | 196 | −27 | 4 |
| Belarus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 206 | −52 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 351 | 242 | +109 | 10 |
| Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 311 | 305 | +6 | 8 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 3 | 315 | 316 | −1 | 7 |
| Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 288 | 308 | −20 | 7 |
| Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 271 | 305 | −34 | 7 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 280 | 340 | −60 | 6 |

### Qualified teams

* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Germany
* Hungary
* Italy
* Latvia
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Turkey

## Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.
* Team advanced to Quarterfinals
* Team competed in 9th-12th playoffs

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 426 | 261 | 10 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 303 | 295 | 9 |
| Romania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 294 | 356 | 8 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 304 | 330 | 6 |
| Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 312 | 348 | 6 |
| Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 303 | 352 | 6 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 365 | 310 | 10 |
| Hungary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 303 | 295 | 9 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 371 | 8 |
| Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 323 | 323 | 7 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 355 | 372 | 6 |
| Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 327 | 349 | 5 |

## Knockout stage
### 9th–12th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| Italy | 77 |
| Germany | 83 | | |
| Germany | 83 | Germany | 53 |
| | | Poland | 72 |
| Latvia | 70 | Poland | 72 |
| Poland | 75 | | |
| Poland | 75 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | Italy | 80 |
| | | Latvia | 60 |

### Championship

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Hungary | 51 | | |
| Romania | 59 | | |
| Romania | 59 | Romania | 56 |
| | | Russia | 89 |
| Russia | 98 | Russia | 89 |
| Croatia | 61 | | | | |
| Croatia | 61 | | | Russia | 84 |
| | | | | Czech Republic | 57 |
| Slovakia | 67 | | | Czech Republic | 57 |
| Czech Republic | 75 | | | | |
| Czech Republic | 75 | Czech Republic | 56 | | |
| | | Turkey | 50 | Third place | Third place |
| Turkey | 63 | Turkey | 50 | Third place | Third place |
| Spain | 59 | | | | |
| Spain | 59 | | | Romania | 58 |
| | | | | Turkey | 55 |

#### 5th–8th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Hungary | 47 |
| Croatia | 59 | | |
| Croatia | 59 | Croatia | 55 |
| | | Spain | 70 |
| Slovakia | 62 | Spain | 70 |
| Spain | 74 | | |
| Spain | 74 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Hungary | 85 |
| | | Slovakia | 64 |
* 2000 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship for Women
* Russia First title

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Russia | 8-0 |
| | Czech Republic | 4-4 |
| | Romania | 5-3 |
| 4th | Turkey | 2-6 |
| 5th | Spain | 7-1 |
| 6th | Croatia | 3-5 |
| 7th | Hungary | 5-3 |
| 8th | Slovakia | 4-4 |
| 9th | Poland | 3-4 |
| 10th | Germany | 2-5 |
| 11th | Italy | 2-5 |
| 12th | Latvia | 1-6 |