| Current season or competition: 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | Europe (FIBA Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Spain (1st title) |
| Most titles | Serbia (4 titles) |
| Official website | www.fibaeurope.com |
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, previously known as European Championship for Men 'Under22 and Under', is a basketball competition inaugurated in 1992. Until 2004 it was held biannually, but from 2004 onwards it is held every year. The current champions are Spain.
Since 2005, a second level Championship is played. It's called Division B, and the champions and runners-up are promoted to next year's Division A Championship. This way, the two bottom teams in Division A Championship are relegated to next year's Division B Championship.
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The Division A is the top level under 20 championship organized by FIBA Europe.
These teams have always played in Division A, and have never been relegated to Division B:
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
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| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1992 details |
Greece (Athens) | Italy |
65–63 | Greece |
France |
63–60 | Israel |
| 1994 details |
Slovenia (Maribor, Postojna & Ljubljana) | Belarus |
96–91 | Italy |
Spain |
83–69 | Greece |
| 1996 details |
Turkey (Bursa & Istanbul) | Lithuania |
85–81 | Spain |
FR Yugoslavia |
67–62 | Turkey |
| 1998 details |
Italy (Trapani) | FR Yugoslavia |
92–73 | Slovenia |
Turkey |
64–57 | Spain |
| 2000 details |
Macedonia (Ohrid) | Slovenia |
66–65 | Israel |
Spain |
82–77 | Croatia |
| 2002 details |
Lithuania (Kaunas, Alytus & Vilnius) | Greece |
77–73 | Spain |
France |
95–78 | Russia |
| 2004 details |
Czech Republic (Brno) | Slovenia |
66–61 | Israel |
Lithuania |
92–63 | Greece |
| 2005 details |
Russia (Chekhov) | Russia |
61–53 | Lithuania |
Serbia and Montenegro |
63–45 | Israel |
| 2006 details |
Turkey (İzmir) | Serbia and Montenegro |
64–58 | Turkey |
Slovenia |
83–75 | Italy |
| 2007 details |
Slovenia (Nova Gorica) Italy (Gorizia) |
Serbia |
87–78 | Spain |
Italy |
74–63 | Russia |
| 2008 details |
Latvia (Riga) | Serbia |
96–89 | Lithuania |
Spain |
91–72 | Turkey |
| 2009 details |
Greece (Rhodes & Ialysos) | Greece |
90–85 | France |
Spain |
75–72 | Italy |
| 2010 details |
Croatia (Zadar, Crikvenica & Makarska) | France |
73–62 | Greece |
Spain |
86–79 | Croatia |
| 2011 details |
Spain (Bilbao) | Spain |
82–70 | Italy |
France |
66–50 | Russia |
| 2012 details |
Slovenia | ||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Serbia[1] | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | France | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Israel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Top scorersHere is a list of all Top Scorers
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Top Assist LeadersHere is a list of all Top Assist Leaders
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Top ReboundersHere is a list of all Top Rebounders
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| Year | MVP Award Winner |
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| 1996 | Rasho Nesterovič |
| 1998 | Igor Rakočević |
| 2000 | Sani Bečirovič |
| 2002 | Nikos Zisis |
| 2004 | Erazem Lorbek |
| 2005 | Nikita Kurbanov |
| 2006 | Ersan İlyasova |
| 2007 | Miloš Teodosić |
| 2008 | Miroslav Raduljica |
| 2009 | Kostas Papanikolaou |
| 2010 | Andrew Albicy |
| 2011 | Nikola Mirotić |
Division B is the lower tier of the two championships organized by FIBA Europe.
| Year | Host | Promoted to Division A | Bronze medal game | ||||
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| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2005 details |
Bulgaria (Varna) | Bulgaria |
86–80 | Hungary |
Poland |
96–76 | Georgia |
| 2006 details |
Portugal (Lisbon) | Georgia |
96–88 | Macedonia |
Finland |
91–75 | Poland |
| 2007 details |
Poland (Warsaw) | Montenegro |
89–68 | Ukraine |
Finland |
76–73 | Germany |
| 2008 details |
Romania (Târgu Mureş) | Germany |
110–102 | Belgium |
Sweden |
80–71 | Estonia |
| 2009 details |
Macedonia (Skopje) | Netherlands |
88–77 | Czech Republic |
Poland |
96–66 | Sweden |
| 2010 details |
Austria (Oberwart & Güssing) | Austria |
71–66 | Sweden |
Poland |
86–76 | Bulgaria |
| 2011 details |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) | Georgia |
79–70 | Estonia |
Czech Republic |
86–85 | Belgium |
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