2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Ελλάδα, Hellas, Greece,
Dates 27 June - 5 July 2015
Teams 16 (from 5 federations)
Venues

Heraklion Arena Dyo Aorakia Capacity: 5,200 spectators,

University Hall: 1,080 spectators (in Heraklion/Crete host cities)
Official website
fibaU19/crete/hellas2015
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The 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship will be hosted by Crete in June 2015.[1] It is the third time that Greece will host the FIBA Under-19 World Championship since 1995 in Athens, when Greece won the gold medal, and 2003 in Thessaloniki, when Greece captured the third place. In 2009 the organization of Auckland, New Zealand, the Greek team was second. Alongside from 1 October 2014 to competitions of FIBA will use replay for controversial phases, and players will be able to wear jerseys with numbers from "00" up to "99".[2]


Qualified teams

GROUP A' GROUP B' GROUP C' GROUP D'
U.S.A. SPAIN AUSTRALIA GREECE
CROATIA TURKEY ITALY SERBIA
IRAN CHINA CANADA DOMINICAN REP
EGYPT ARGENTINA TUNISIA KOREA
Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation 4 Feb 2014 1  Greece
2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 24 July – 3 August 2014  Turkey 5  Turkey
 Serbia
 Croatia
 Spain
 Italy
2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship 20-24 June 2014  United States 4  United States
 Canada
 Dominican Republic
 Argentina
2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 19–28 August 2014  Qatar 3  China
 Iran
 South Korea
2014 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship August 2–10, 2014  Madagascar 2  Egypt
 Tunisia
2014 FIBA Oceania Under-19 Championship 1-6 December 2014  Fiji 1  Australia
Total 16

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA - Key decisions made at the FIBA Central Board meeting in Barcelona". fibaamericas.com. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Το Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Εφήβων 2015 στην Ελλάδα. westbasket.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 20 August 2014.