2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the first edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Varna, in Bulgaria, hosted the tournament. Bulgaria won their first title.

2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
1st Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host nationBulgaria
DatesJuly 8–17
Teams12 
(from 48 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Bulgaria
(1st title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Tabu-Eboma (22.0)  Belgium (87.3)
Rebounds Lóránt (12.5)  Bulgaria (45.5)
Assists Pires (5.0)  Portugal (11.1)
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Bulgaria and Hungary were promoted to Division A.

Teams
  •  Albania
  •  Belgium
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Finland
  •  Georgia
  •  Hungary
  •  Iceland
  •  Ireland
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Slovakia
  •  Sweden

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

     Team advanced to Quarter-FinalS
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts Tie-breaker
 Poland 55043331910
 Georgia 5323773448+9
 Slovakia 53239236080
 Finland 5323923608−9
 Ireland 5143453876
 Iceland 5052824515
8 July 2005
Finland 80–58 IrelandVarna
Poland 77–68 SlovakiaVarna
Iceland 58–85 GeorgiaVarna
9 July 2005
Slovakia 86–59 IcelandVarna
Georgia 73–58 FinlandVarna
Ireland 71–82 PolandVarna
10 July 2005
Finland 86–80 SlovakiaVarna
Georgia 88–64 IrelandVarna
Iceland 50–97 PolandVarna
12 July 2005
Slovakia 71–65 GeorgiaVarna
Ireland 79–50 IcelandVarna
Poland 84–64 FinlandVarna
13 July 2005
Slovakia 87–73 IrelandVarna
Georgia 66–93 PolandVarna
Finland 104–65 IcelandVarna

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Hungary 5414183469
 Bulgaria 5414393909
 Belgium 5324273478
 Sweden 5233493577
 Portugal 5233383477
 Albania 5053114955
8 July 2005
Hungary 106–58 AlbaniaVarna
Sweden 62–76 BulgariaVarna
Portugal 60–82 BelgiumVarna
9 July 2005
Albania 65–83 SwedenVarna
Belgium 69–80 HungaryVarna
Bulgaria 82–80 PortugalVarna
10 July 2005
Belgium 114–60 AlbaniaVarna
Portugal 55–70 SwedenVarna
Hungary 106–98 BulgariaVarna
12 July 2005
Sweden 60–70 HungaryVarna
Albania 57–82 PortugalVarna
Bulgaria 73–71 BelgiumVarna
13 July 2005
Hungary 56–61 PortugalVarna
Bulgaria 110–71 AlbaniaVarna
Belgium 91–74 SwedenVarna

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs
 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
July 15, Varna
 
 
 Iceland62
 
July 16, Varna
 
 Portugal114
 
 Portugal82
 
July 15, Varna
 
 Ireland73
 
 Ireland104
 
 
 Albania83
 
Eleventh place
 
 
July 16, Varna
 
 
 Iceland92
 
 
 Albania95

Championship
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
July 15, Varna
 
 
 Finland73
 
July 16, Varna
 
 Hungary81
 
 Hungary71
 
July 15, Varna
 
 Georgia69
 
 Georgia89
 
July 17, Varna
 
 Belgium78
 
 Hungary80
 
July 15, Varna
 
 Bulgaria86
 
 Sweden70
 
July 16, Varna
 
 Poland85
 
 Poland82
 
July 15, Varna
 
 Bulgaria95

Third place
 
 Bulgaria76
 
July 17, Varna
 
 Slovakia65
 
 Georgia76
 
 
 Poland96
 

5th–8th playoffs
 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
July 16, Varna
 
 
 Finland83
 
July 17, Varna
 
 Belgium100
 
 Belgium93
 
July 16, Varna
 
 Slovakia72
 
 Sweden66
 
 
 Slovakia73
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 17, Varna
 
 
 Finland76
 
 
 Sweden79
 2005 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B 

Bulgaria
First title

Final standings
RankTeam
 Bulgaria
 Hungary
 Poland
4th  Georgia
5th  Belgium
6th  Slovakia
7th  Sweden
8th  Finland
9th  Portugal
10th  Ireland
11th  Albania
12th  Iceland

Stats leaders

References
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