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2009 FIBA Europe Under 18 Championship for Women

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Host nation
  
Sweden

Venues
  
2 (in 1 host city)

MVP
  
Cleopatra Forsman-Goga

Dates
  
July 2–12, 2009

Champions
  
Spain (3rd title)

Teams
  
16 (from 48 federations)

The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Women's Championship or simply known as the 2009 EuroBasket Under-18 for Women, was the 26th edition of the Under-18 European Championships. This tournament was hosted by Sweden for the first time in the history of the championships. The tournament was awarded to Spain for the 3rd time after defeating the France in the final, 64-54. The hosts, Sweden, respectively clinched the bronze medal after beating Czech Republic, 67-54.

Contents

Format

  • 16 teams will be divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each.
  • Top 3 teams of each group will advance to the second round, while the last team will be relegated to the 13th-16th place classification playoffs.
  • In the second round, the top 3 teams from Groups A and B will form Group E, while the three teams who had the best record from Groups C and D shall form Group F.
  • The top 4 teams from Groups E and F will advance to the final round while the bottom 2 teams will proceed to the 9th-12th place classification playoffs.
  • Final Round
  • Quarterfinal Round shall consist of 8 teams where the top 4 teams from Groups E and F qualified for the said round. Winners advance to the semifinals, losers will be relegated to the 5th-8th place classification playoffs.
  • Semifinals: it consists of four teams who wins their respective quarterfinal matches. Winners advance to the Final, losers battle for the bronze.
  • Final: 2 teams will contest in this battle for the championship and the gold medal allotted. Winner wins the Gold, loser wins Silver.

    • Preliminary Round

  • All times are in Swedish Standard Time (UTC+2).

    • Group G

  • The team who finished 1st were placed as 13th, the 2nd as 14th, 3rd as 15th place, and the last placers are 16th respectively.

    • Referees

    The following referees were selected for the tournament:

  • Milan Brizak
  • Anna Cardus
  • Piotr Ivashkov
  • Paolo Taurino
  • Martynas Gudas
  • Zaza Machaladze
  • Timothy Andrew Frederick Brown
  • Carole DelaunĂ©
  • Oskars Lucis
  • Robert Vyklicky
  • Borys Shulga
  • Oscar Lefwerth

    • References

    2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women Wikipedia
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