The 2016
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 15th edition of this tournament. It was hosted by
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistri ...
.
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...
won its first ever gold in this championship by beating
Andorra
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in the final, 79–71.
Teams
After the withdrawal of
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
, which was initially drawn in the Group B,
eight countries joined the tournament:
The national team of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...
made their official debut in a FIBA competition.
Draw
The draw took place on 22 January 2016.
Preliminary round
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Group A
Group B
Classification round
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Classification 5–8 places
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Final round
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).''
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
References
External links
The Championship at FIBA.com
{{European Basketball Season 2015–16
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Small Countries
International sports competitions hosted by Moldova
Basketball in Moldova
2016 in Moldovan sport
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries