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FIBA Europe Under 16 Championship

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Sport
  
Basketball

No. of teams
  
16

Most recent champion(s)
  
Spain (4th title)

Founded
  
1971

Continent
  
Europe (FIBA Europe)

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

Most titles
  
Serbia  Yugoslavia (5 titles)

The FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, previously known as FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets, is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1971. Until 2003, it was held every second year, but from 2003 onwards, it is held every year. The current champions are Spain.

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Performances by nation

  • FIBA considers the results of the Soviet Union (up to 1991) and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (up to 1992) to be different from modern countries.
  • Serbia is the successor of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2003) and of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).
  • Germany is the successor of West Germany (1949–1990).

    • Results

  • Since 2012, the 3rd team in Division B is also promoted to Division A for the next tournament.

    • References

    FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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