1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship qualification

This page describes the qualification procedure for 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Qualified teams

Qualified as the host nation:

Qualified as the top teams in the previous tournament:

Qualified through the Qualifying Round

Qualification format

The Qualifying Round was held from 24 July to 30 July 1995. There were four groups, one group of six teams and three groups of seven teams. The first and second placed team from each group qualified for 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. One team of each group hosted the mini-tournament.

Qualifying Round

Group A

All the games were played in Tallinn, Estonia.

Qualified for the Final Tournament
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts HtH
 Israel 66054649712
 France 64244540810 CRO 70–71 FRA
 Croatia 64250744710
 Estonia 6334864499
 Slovakia 6244585128 GEO 78–84 SVK
 Georgia 6244654988
 Denmark 6064335296
24 July
France  66–73  Israel
Denmark  67–89  Estonia
Croatia  93–75  Georgia
25 July
Israel  95–83  Denmark
Estonia  60–68  Croatia
Slovakia  51–75  France
26 July
Croatia  87–99  Israel
Georgia  70–69  Estonia
Denmark  68–77  Slovakia
27 July
France  73–58  Denmark
Slovakia  67–90  Croatia
Israel  86–83  Georgia
28 July
Croatia  70–71  France
Estonia  81–86  Israel
Georgia  78–84  Slovakia
29 July
Denmark  75–99  Croatia
Slovakia  82–94  Estonia
France  84–63  Georgia
30 July
Israel  107–97  Slovakia
Georgia  96–82  Denmark
Estonia  93–76  France

Group B

All the games were played in Funchal, Portugal.

Qualified for the Final Tournament
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Slovenia 66054340312
 Lithuania 65154142211
 Germany 64251942310
 Portugal 6334644239
 Macedonia 6244615268
 Sweden 6154474657
 Wales 6063486616
24 July
Wales  55–120  Germany
Sweden  70–73  Slovenia
Lithuania  78–62  Portugal
25 July
Macedonia  73–99  Slovenia
Sweden  83–91  Lithuania
Wales  47–116  Portugal
26 July
Macedonia  58–86  Lithuania
Wales  58–85  Sweden
Portugal  67–80  Germany
27 July
Slovenia  77–68  Lithuania
Macedonia  92–73  Wales
Germany  72–52  Sweden
28 July
Slovenia  123–52  Wales
Germany  92–68  Macedonia
Portugal  70–66   Switzerland
29 July
Lithuania  125–63  Wales
Slovenia  88–76  Germany
Portugal  85–69  Macedonia
30 July
Lithuania  93–79  Germany
Sweden  91–101  Macedonia
Portugal  64–83  Slovenia

Group C

All the games were played in Constanța, Romania.

Qualified for the Final Tournament
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Greece 55049139710
 Belgium 5414664149
 Romania 5324363928
 Latvia 5234044517
 Ukraine 5143714106
 Finland 5053944985
24 July
Greece  82–69  Ukraine
Latvia  87–71  Finland
Romania  87–88  Belgium
25 July
Ukraine  84–88  Latvia
Belgium  71–105  Greece
Romania  84–67  Finland
26 July
Greece  85–72  Latvia
Finland  76–116  Belgium
Romania  68–64  Ukraine
27 July
Greece  128–102  Finland
Ukraine  71–94  Belgium
Romania  114–82  Latvia
28 July
Finland  78–83  Ukraine
Belgium  97–75  Latvia
Romania  83–91  Greece

Group D

All the games were played in Yambol, Bulgaria.

Qualified for the Final Tournament
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Yugoslavia 66063942812
 Russia 65158440811
 Poland 6335495289 POL 1–1 (+10)
CZE 1–1 (–4)
BUL 1–1 (–6)
 Czech Republic 6334745029
 Bulgaria 6335145069
 Hungary 6154775517
 Albania 6063456596
24 July
Yugoslavia  135–52  Albania
Russia  123–67  Poland
Hungary  80–90  Bulgaria
25 July
Czech Republic  64–92  Yugoslavia
Albania  75–109  Hungary
Bulgaria  75–92  Russia
26 July
Hungary  64–69  Czech Republic
Russia  102–42  Albania
Poland  82–84  Bulgaria
27 July
Czech Republic  57–84  Russia
Albania  41–107  Poland
Yugoslavia  111–71  Hungary
28 July
Poland  102–90  Czech Republic
Russia  79–100  Yugoslavia
Bulgaria  106–61  Albania
29 July
Yugoslavia  104–89  Poland
Hungary  67–104  Russia
Czech Republic  94–86  Bulgaria
30 July
Poland  102–86  Hungary
Albania  74–100  Czech Republic
Bulgaria  73–97  Yugoslavia

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