# 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship

The 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 23rd edition of the European basketball championship for national under-20 teams. It was played from 16 to 24 July 2022 in Podgorica, Montenegro. Spain men's national under-20 basketball team won the tournament and became the European champions for the third time.

## Participating teams

* Belgium (Third place, 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B)
* Croatia
* Czech Republic (Runners-up, 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B)
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Israel
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Montenegro
* Portugal (Winners, 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B)
* Poland
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Turkey
* Ukraine

## 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 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 204 | +21 | 5 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 225 | −8 | 5 |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 226 | −9 | 4 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 216 | −4 | 4 |
* 16 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 65–76 | France |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 16 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 76–64 | Slovenia |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 17 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Slovenia | 74–77 | Croatia |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 17 July 2022
* Boxscore
| France | 86–65 | Belgium |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 18 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Slovenia | 74–63 | France |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 18 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 75–76 | Belgium |
* Voco, Podgorica

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 237 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 228 | +14 | 5 |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 214 | +20 | 4 |
| 4 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 248 | −35 | 4 |
* 16 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Greece | 65–69 | Israel |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 16 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Portugal | 67–71 | Italy |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 17 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Israel | 86–90 | Portugal |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 17 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Italy | 89–78 | Greece |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 18 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Greece | 91–56 | Portugal |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 18 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Italy | 82–83 | Israel |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 252 | 194 | +58 | 6 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 242 | 212 | +30 | 4 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 256 | −41 | 4 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 282 | −47 | 4 |
* 16 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 98–86 | Ukraine |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 16 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 65–75 | Spain |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 17 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Spain | 88–71 | Czech Republic |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 17 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Ukraine | 71–69 | Lithuania |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 18 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Ukraine | 58–89 | Spain |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 18 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 108–66 | Czech Republic |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Montenegro (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 225 | −10 | 5 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 195 | −5 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 211 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 192 | +13 | 4 |
* 16 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 66–65 | Germany |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 16 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Poland | 83–62 | Montenegro |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 17 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Germany | 76–69 | Poland |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 17 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Montenegro | 77–70 | Turkey |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 18 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 54–53 | Poland |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 18 July 2022
* Boxscore
| Montenegro | 76–72 | Germany |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

## Playoff brackets
### Main bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 20 July | 20 July | | | | | | |
| France | 54 | | | | | | |
| France | 54 | 21 July | 21 July | | | | | |
| Portugal | 41 | 21 July | 21 July | | | | |
| Portugal | 41 | France | 79 | | | | |
| 20 July | 20 July | | France | 79 | | | | |
| 20 July | 20 July | Lithuania | 89 | | | | |
| Lithuania | 75 | Lithuania | 89 | | | | |
| Lithuania | 75 | | | | 23 July | 23 July | | |
| Germany | 70 | | | | 23 July | 23 July | |
| Germany | 70 | | | | Lithuania | 67 | |
| 20 July | 20 July | | | | | Lithuania | 67 | |
| 20 July | 20 July | | | | Montenegro | 63 | |
| Italy | 72 | | | | Montenegro | 63 | |
| Italy | 72 | 21 July | 21 July | | | | | |
| Croatia | 88 | 21 July | 21 July | | | | |
| Croatia | 88 | Croatia | 67 | | | | |
| 20 July | 20 July | | Croatia | 67 | | | | |
| 20 July | 20 July | Montenegro | 89 | | | | |
| Montenegro | 80 | Montenegro | 89 | | | | |
| Montenegro | 80 | | | | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| Czech Republic | 78 | | | | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| Czech Republic | 78 | | | | | | | Lithuania | 61 |
| 20 July | 20 July | | | | | | | | Lithuania | 61 |
| 20 July | 20 July | | | | | | | Spain | 69 |
| Israel | 77 | | | | | | | Spain | 69 |
| Israel | 77 | 21 July | 21 July | | | | | | |
| Slovenia | 60 | 21 July | 21 July | | | | | | |
| Slovenia | 60 | Israel | 82 | | | | | | |
| 20 July | 20 July | | Israel | 82 | | | | | | |
| 20 July | 20 July | Turkey | 73 | | | | | | |
| Turkey | 72 | Turkey | 73 | | | | | | |
| Turkey | 72 | | | | 23 July | 23 July | | | | |
| Ukraine | 56 | | | | 23 July | 23 July | | | |
| Ukraine | 56 | | | | Israel | 75 | | | |
| 20 July | 20 July | | | | | Israel | 75 | | | |
| 20 July | 20 July | | | | Spain | 84 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Belgium | 87 | | | | Spain | 84 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Belgium | 87 | 21 July | 21 July | | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| Greece | 72 | 21 July | 21 July | | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| Greece | 72 | Belgium | 71 | | | | | Montenegro | 86 |
| 20 July | 20 July | | Belgium | 71 | | | | | Montenegro | 86 |
| 20 July | 20 July | Spain | 95 | | | | | Israel | 77 |
| Spain | 83 | Spain | 95 | | | | | Israel | 77 |
| Poland | 60 | | | | | | | | |

### 5th place bracket

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 23 July | 23 July |
| France | 83 |
| France | 83 | 24 July | 24 July |
| Croatia | 71 | 24 July | 24 July |
| Croatia | 71 | France | 84 |
| 23 July | 23 July | | France | 84 |
| 23 July | 23 July | Turkey | 65 |
| Turkey | 78 | Turkey | 65 |
| Belgium | 75 | | |
| Belgium | 75 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 24 July | 24 July |
| | | Croatia | 93 |
| | | Belgium | 77 |

### 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 |
| 21 July | 21 July | | | |
| Portugal | 60 | | | |
| Portugal | 60 | 23 July | 23 July | | |
| Germany | 86 | 23 July | 23 July | |
| Germany | 86 | Germany | 59 | |
| 21 July | 21 July | | Germany | 59 | |
| 21 July | 21 July | Italy | 67 | |
| Italy | 71 | Italy | 67 | |
| Italy | 71 | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| Czech Republic | 70 | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| Czech Republic | 70 | | | | Italy | 81 |
| 21 July | 21 July | | | | | Italy | 81 |
| 21 July | 21 July | | | | Slovenia | 78 |
| Slovenia | 86 | | | | Slovenia | 78 |
| Slovenia | 86 | 23 July | 23 July | | | |
| Ukraine | 81 | 23 July | 23 July | | | |
| Ukraine | 81 | Slovenia | 87 | | | |
| 21 July | 21 July | | Slovenia | 87 | | | |
| 21 July | 21 July | Greece | 79 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Greece | 82 | Greece | 79 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Greece | 82 | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| Poland | 67 | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| Poland | 67 | | | | Germany | 83 |
| | | | | | Greece | 68 |

### 13th place bracket

| 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place match | 13th place match |
| 23 July | 23 July |
| Portugal | 82 |
| Portugal | 82 | 24 July | 24 July |
| Czech Republic | 66 | 24 July | 24 July |
| Czech Republic | 66 | Portugal | 57 |
| 23 July | 23 July | | Portugal | 57 |
| 23 July | 23 July | Poland | 67 |
| Ukraine | 59 | Poland | 67 |
| Poland | 95 | | |
| Poland | 95 | 15th place match | 15th place match |
| | | 24 July | 24 July |
| | | Czech Republic | 80 |
| | | Ukraine | 61 |

## Playoff results
### Round of 16

* 20 July 2022 14:15
* Boxscore
| Spain | 83–60 | Poland |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 20 July 2022 14:15
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 72–56 | Ukraine |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 20 July 2022 16:30
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 87–72 | Greece |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 20 July 2022 16:30
* Boxscore
| Israel | 77–60 | Slovenia |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 20 July 2022 18:45
* Boxscore
| Italy | 72–88 | Croatia |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 20 July 2022 18:45
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 75–70 | Germany |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 20 July 2022 21:00
* Boxscore
| France | 54–41 | Portugal |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 20 July 2022 21:00
* Boxscore
| Montenegro | 80–78 | Czech Republic |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

### 9th–16th place quarterfinals

* 21 July 2022 14:15
* Boxscore
| Greece | 82–67 | Poland |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 21 July 2022 16:30
* Boxscore
| Slovenia | 86–81 | Ukraine |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 21 July 2022 18:45
* Boxscore
| Portugal | 60–86 | Germany |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 21 July 2022 21:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 71–70 | Czech Republic |
* Voco, Podgorica

### 13th–16th place semifinals

* 23 July 2022 14:15
* Boxscore
| Portugal | 82–66 | Czech Republic |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 23 July 2022 16:30
* Boxscore
| Poland | 95–59 | Ukraine |
* Voco, Podgorica

### 15th place match

* 24 July 2022 11:30
* Boxscore
| Czech Republic | 80–61 | Ukraine |
* Voco, Podgorica

### 13th place match

* 24 July 2022 16:00
* Boxscore
| Portugal | 57–67 | Poland |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

### 9th–12th place semifinals

* 23 July 2022 18:45
* Boxscore
| Germany | 59–67 | Italy |
* Voco, Podgorica
* 23 July 2022 21:00
* Boxscore
| Greece | 79–87 | Slovenia |
* Voco, Podgorica

### 11th place match

* 24 July 2022 13:45
* Boxscore
| Germany | 83–68 | Greece |
* Voco, Podgorica

### 9th place match

* 24 July 2022 16:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 81–78 | Slovenia |
* Voco, Podgorica

### Championship quarterfinals

* 21 July 2022 14:15
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 71–95 | Spain |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 21 July 2022 16:30
* Boxscore
| Israel | 82–73 | Turkey |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 21 July 2022 18:45
* Boxscore
| France | 79–89 | Lithuania |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 21 July 2022 21:00
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 67–89 | Montenegro |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 23 July 2022 14:15
* Boxscore
| France | 83–71 | Croatia |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 23 July 2022 16:30
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 75–78 | Turkey |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

### 7th place match

* 24 July 2022 18:15
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 93–77 | Belgium |
* Voco, Podgorica

### 5th place match

* 24 July 2022 13:45
* Boxscore
| France | 84–65 | Turkey |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

### Championship semifinals

* 23 July 2022 18:45
* Boxscore
| Spain | 84–75 | Israel |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica
* 23 July 2022 21:00
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 67–63 | Montenegro |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

### 3rd place match

* 24 July 2022 18:15
* Boxscore
| Montenegro | 86–77 | Israel |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

### Final

* 24 July 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 61–69 | Spain |
* Bemax Arena, Podgorica

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Spain | 7–0 |
| | Lithuania | 4–3 |
| | Montenegro | 5–2 |
| 4 | Israel | 4–3 |
| 5 | France | 5–2 |
| 6 | Turkey | 4–3 |
| 7 | Croatia | 3–4 |
| 8 | Belgium | 3–4 |
| 9 | Italy | 5–2 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 3–4 |
| 11 | Germany | 3–4 |
| 12 | Greece | 2–5 |
| 13 | Poland | 3–4 |
| 14 | Portugal | 2–5 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 2–5 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 1–6 |
* Relegated to the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B

## Awards
### Most Valuable Player

* Most Valuable Player
* Juan Núñez

### All-Tournament Team

* Juan Núñez
* Fedor Žugić
* Noam Dovrat
* Mantas Rubštavičius
* Adem Bona