FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations.
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Formation | 1957 |
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Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Membership | 50 full member associations |
Official language | English |
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Parent organization | FIBA |
Website | fiba.basketball/europe |
Structure
editFIBA Europe is one of five Regions of FIBA and is responsible for controlling and developing the sport of basketball in Europe. Among many tasks, this includes promoting, supervising and directing international competition at the club and national team levels, as well as governing and appointing European international referees. FIBA Europe is an international federation whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of Europe, of which there are currently 50 members.[1]
The highest decision-making body is the Board of FIBA Europe which consists of 25 persons elected by the National Federations. The Board of FIBA Europe meets twice a year and is the executive body which represents all 50 Federations that make up the membership of FIBA Europe. All 50 federations meet once a year at the General Assembly of FIBA Europe.[1]
The Board of FIBA Europe
editThe current board members are:[2]
- Jorge Garbajosa, president
- Grzegorz Bachanski, treasurer
- Stefan Garaleas
- Georgi Glouchkov
- Athos Antoniou
- Michal Konecny
- Elisa Aguilar
- Keio Kuhi
- Wolfgang Brenscheidt
- John Goncalves
- Asterios Zois
- Ivan Bodrogvary
- Bernard O'Byrne
- Hannes S. Jonsson
- Amiram Halevy
- Maurizio Bertea
- Arben Fetahu
- Edgars Sneps
- Maarten Hoffer
- Manuel Fernandes
- Carmen Tocală
- Matej Erjavec
- Giancarlo Sergi
- Elisabeth Egnell
- Hüseyin Beşok
Current Executive Committee
editOffice | Officeholders[3] |
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President | Jorge Garbajosa |
Treasurer | Grzegorz Bachanski |
Ex-officio members | Andreas Zagklis |
Presidents
edit# | Years | Name[4] |
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1 | 2002–2010 | George Vassilakopoulos |
2 | 2010–2013 | Olafur Rafnsson |
3 | 2013–2014 | Cyriel Coomas |
4 | 2014–2023 | Turgay Demirel |
5 | 2023-present | Jorge Garbajosa |
Executive Directors
editUntil 1 January 2015, the position was titled as a Secretary General.
# | Years | Name |
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1 | 2002–2012 | Nar Zanolin |
2 | 2012–present | Kamil Novak |
Competitions
editFIBA Europe competitions
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National teamsedit
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Clubsedit
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Note: The men's EuroLeague and EuroCup are not operated by FIBA Europe, but rather by Euroleague Basketball. Both competitions are sanctioned by FIBA and play under FIBA rules.
Title holders
editContinental champions
editCompetitions | Year | Champion | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
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Men's competitions | |||||
EuroBasket | 2022 | Spain | 4th | France | 2025 |
U20 European Championship | 2024 | France | 3rd | Slovenia | 2025 |
U18 European Championship | 2024 | Germany | 1st | Serbia | 2025 |
U16 European Championship | 2024 | France | 4th | Spain | 2025 |
3x3 Europe Cup | 2024 | Austria | 1st | Serbia | 2025 |
3x3 U18 European Championship | 2023 | Croatia | 1st | Spain | 2024 |
Women's competitions | |||||
EuroBasket Women | 2023 | Belgium | 1st | Spain | 2025 |
U20 Women's European Championship | 2024 | France | 5th | Spain | 2025 |
U18 Women's European Championship | 2024 | France | 3rd | Spain | 2025 |
U16 Women's European Championship | 2024 | Finland | 1st | France | 2025 |
3x3 Women's Europe Cup | 2024 | Spain | 2nd | France | 2025 |
3x3 U18 Women's European Championship | 2023 | France | 3rd | Spain | 2024 |
Continental club champions
editCompetitions | Year | Champion | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
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Men's competitions | |||||
Basketball Champions League | 2023–24 | Unicaja Málaga | 1st | Lenovo Tenerife | 2024–25 |
Europe Cup | 2023–24 | Niners Chemnitz | 1st | Bahçeşehir Koleji | 2024–25 |
Women's competitions | |||||
EuroLeague Women | 2023–24 | Fenerbahçe | 2nd | Villeneuve d'Ascq LM | 2024–25 |
EuroCup Women | 2023–24 | London Lions | 1st | Beşiktaş | 2024–25 |
SuperCup Women | 2023 | Fenerbahçe | 1st | ASVEL Féminin | 2024 |
Titles by country
edit*Updated through 25 August 2024
Yugoslavia - 19 / Serbia and Montenegro - 9
Country | Men | Women | 3x3 Men | 3x3 Women | Total | ||||||||
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Euro | U20 | U18 | U16 | Euro | U20 | U18 | U16 | Euro | U18 | Euro | U18 | ||
Soviet Union † | 14 | · | 8 | 3 | 21 | · | 11 | 8 | · | · | · | · | 65 |
Spain | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 50 |
France | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
Russia | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | 23 |
Yugoslavia † | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - | · | 1 | - | · | · | · | · | 23 |
Serbia | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 17 |
Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 13 |
Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
Greece | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Croatia | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
Turkey | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
Slovenia | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Belgium | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
Hungary | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Serbia and Montenegro † | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 5 |
Czechoslovakia † | 1 | - | - | - | - | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
Germany | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Israel | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Latvia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Austria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Belarus | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Bulgaria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
CIS † | · | - | - | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
Egypt | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
Finland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Netherlands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Poland | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Romania | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Ukraine | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Note: Titles won by nation, as recognized by FIBA Europe, including defunct states and Egypt, current member of FIBA Africa. The FIBA European Championship for Small Countries is not included in this ranking.
Medals
edit- As of 25 August 2024.
Events
edit- FIBA EuroBasket (1935-2022) - 41 Editions
- FIBA U20 European Championship (1992-2024) - 25 Editions
- FIBA U18 European Championship (1964-2024) - 39 Editions
- FIBA U16 European Championship (1971-2024) - 36 Editions
- FIBA EuroBasket Women (1938-2023) - 39 Editions
- FIBA U20 Women's European Championship (2000-2024) - 21 Editions
- FIBA U18 Women's European Championship (1965-2024) - 39 Editions
- FIBA U16 Women's European Championship (1976-2024) - 34 Editions
- FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (Men) (2014-2024) - 9 Editions
- FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (Women) (2014-2024) - 9 Editions
- FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships (Men) (2015-2023) - 8 Editions
- FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships (Women) (2015-2023) - 8 Editions
Without Precursors
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS)* | 65 | 9 | 10 | 84 |
2 | Spain (ESP) | 49 | 48 | 37 | 134 |
3 | France (FRA) | 30 | 36 | 35 | 101 |
4 | Russia (RUS) | 23 | 17 | 17 | 57 |
5 | Yugoslavia (YUG)* | 19 | 20 | 15 | 54 |
6 | Serbia (SRB) | 17 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
7 | Lithuania (LTU) | 13 | 19 | 9 | 41 |
8 | Italy (ITA) | 12 | 24 | 30 | 66 |
9 | Greece (GRE) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
10 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)* | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
11 | Croatia (CRO) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
12 | Turkey (TUR) | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
13 | Slovenia (SLO) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
14 | Hungary (HUN) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
15 | Belgium (BEL) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
16 | Czechoslovakia (TCH)* | 4 | 17 | 18 | 39 |
17 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
18 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
19 | Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
20 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
21 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
22 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 |
23 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
24 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
26 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
27 | CIS (CIS)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Egypt (EGY)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
32 | Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
33 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
34 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
35 | East Germany (GDR)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (35 entries) | 301 | 301 | 301 | 903 |
- Former Countries (Egypt Former Member).
- Exclude FIBA European Championship for Small Countries and FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries.
With Precursors
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 89 | 26 | 28 | 143 |
2 | Spain (ESP) | 49 | 48 | 37 | 134 |
3 | Serbia (SRB) | 45 | 33 | 29 | 107 |
4 | France (FRA) | 30 | 36 | 35 | 101 |
5 | Lithuania (LTU) | 13 | 19 | 9 | 41 |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 12 | 24 | 30 | 66 |
7 | Greece (GRE) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
8 | Croatia (CRO) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
9 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 7 | 28 | 24 | 59 |
10 | Turkey (TUR) | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
11 | Slovenia (SLO) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
12 | Hungary (HUN) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
13 | Belgium (BEL) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
14 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
15 | Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
16 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
17 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
18 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 |
19 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
20 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
22 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
23 | Egypt (EGY)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
26 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
27 | Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
28 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
29 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (29 entries) | 301 | 301 | 301 | 903 |
- Former Member.
- Exclude FIBA European Championship for Small Countries and FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries.
FIBA World Rankings
editOverview
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Members
editCode | Association | National teams | FIBA affiliation |
IOC member |
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ALB | Albania | 1947 | Yes | |
AND | Andorra | 1988 | Yes | |
ARM | Armenia | 1992 | Yes | |
AUT | Austria | 1934 | Yes | |
AZE | Azerbaijan | 1994 | Yes | |
BLR | Belarus | 1992 | Yes | |
BEL | Belgium | 1933 | Yes | |
BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1992 | Yes | |
BUL | Bulgaria | 1935 | Yes | |
CRO | Croatia | 1992 | Yes | |
CYP | Cyprus | 1974 | Yes | |
CZE | Czech Republic | 1932 | Yes | |
DEN | Denmark | 1951 | Yes | |
EST | Estonia | 1991 | Yes | |
FIN | Finland | 1939 | Yes | |
FRA | France | 1933 | Yes | |
GEO | Georgia | 1992 | Yes | |
GER | Germany | 1934 | Yes | |
GIB | Gibraltar | 1985 | No[n 1] | |
GBR | Great Britain | 2006 | Yes | |
GRE | Greece | 1936 | Yes | |
HUN | Hungary | 1935 | Yes | |
ISL | Iceland | 1959 | Yes | |
IRL | Ireland | 1947 | Yes | |
ISR | Israel | 1939 | Yes | |
ITA | Italy | 1932 | Yes | |
KOS | Kosovo | 2015 | Yes | |
LAT | Latvia | 1992 | Yes | |
LTU | Lithuania | 1992 | Yes | |
LUX | Luxembourg | 1946 | Yes | |
MLT | Malta | 1967 | Yes | |
MDA | Moldova | 1992 | Yes | |
MON | Monaco | 1987 | Yes | |
MNE | Montenegro | 2006 | Yes | |
NED | Netherlands | 1946 | Yes | |
MKD | North Macedonia | 1993 | Yes | |
NOR | Norway | 1968 | Yes | |
POL | Poland | 1934 | Yes | |
POR | Portugal | 1932 | Yes | |
ROU | Romania | 1932 | Yes | |
RUS | Russia | 1947 | Yes | |
SMR | San Marino | 1969 | Yes | |
SRB | Serbia | 2006 | Yes | |
SVK | Slovakia | 1993 | Yes | |
SLO | Slovenia | 1992 | Yes | |
ESP | Spain | 1934 | Yes | |
SWE | Sweden | 1952 | Yes | |
SUI | Switzerland | 1932 | Yes | |
TUR | Turkey | 1936 | Yes | |
UKR | Ukraine | 1992 | Yes |
Defunct members
editCode | Association | National teams | FIBA affiliation |
FIBA disaffiliation |
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TCH | Czechoslovakia | 1992 | ||
GDR | East Germany | 1952 | 1990 | |
ENG | England[n 2] | 1937 | ||
SCG | Serbia and Montenegro | 1992 | 2006 | |
SCO | Scotland[n 2] | 1947 | ||
URS | Soviet Union | 1992 | ||
WAL | Wales[n 2] | 1956 | ||
YUG | Yugoslavia | 1949 | 1992 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Organisation of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Board of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "FIBA Europe Executive Committee". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "President". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.