The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 26th edition of the

FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The FIBA U18 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Juniors. It is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held bi ...

. The competition was held in

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and nearby Hagondange,

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, from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams.

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won the title after beating

in the final.

Participating teams

Venues

Les Arènes (cap. : 4500)

Palais des sports Saint Symphorien (cap. : 1800) Hagondange Salle Paul Lamm (cap. :1500)

Preliminary round

In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three qualified for the qualifying round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the classification games.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Qualifying round

The twelve teams remaining were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group played for the 9th–12th place.

Group E

Group F

Championship

Final standings

All Tournament Team

References

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2009–10 in European basketball 2009–10 in French basketball International youth basketball competitions hosted by France