FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations.

FIBA Europe
Formation1957 (1957)
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Region served
 Europe
Membership
50 full member associations
Official language
English
President
Spain Jorge Garbajosa
Parent organization
FIBA
Websitewww.fiba.basketball/europe

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Europe mandated that no official basketball competitions are to be held in either Russia or Belarus, while the teams of the Russian Basketball Federation and of the Belarusian Basketball Federation are being withdrawn from national team competitions and from the club competition season 2022–23.[1]

Structure

Headquarters of FIBA Europe, in Munich, Germany.

FIBA 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.[2]

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.[2]

The Board of FIBA Europe

The current board members are:[3]

  • Spain Jorge Garbajosa, president
  • Poland Grzegorz Bachanski, treasurer
  • Belgium Stefan Garaleas
  • Bulgaria Georgi Glouchkov
  • Cyprus Athos Antoniou
  • Czech Republic Michal Konecny
  • Spain Elisa Aguilar
  • Estonia Keio Kuhi
  • Germany Wolfgang Brenscheidt
  • Gibraltar John Goncalves
  • Greece Asterios Zois
  • Hungary Ivan Bodrogvary
  • Republic of Ireland Bernard O'Byrne
  • Iceland Hannes S. Jonsson
  • Israel Amiram Halevy
  • Italy Maurizio Bertea
  • Kosovo Arben Fetahu
  • Latvia Edgars Sneps
  • Netherlands Maarten Hoffer
  • Portugal Manuel Fernandes
  • Romania Carmen Tocală
  • Slovenia Matej Erjavec
  • Switzerland Giancarlo Sergi
  • Sweden Elisabeth Egnell
  • Turkey Hüseyin Beşok

Current Executive Committee

Office Officeholders[4]
President Spain Jorge Garbajosa
Treasurer Poland Grzegorz Bachanski
Ex-officio members Greece Andreas Zagklis

Presidents

# Years Name[5]
1 2002–2010 Greece George Vassilakopoulos
2 2010–2013 Iceland Olafur Rafnsson
3 2013–2014 Belgium Cyriel Coomas
4 2014–2023 Turkey Turgay Demirel
5 2023-present Spain Jorge Garbajosa

Executive Directors

Until 1 January 2015, the position was titled as a Secretary General.

# Years Name
1 2002–2012 Canada Nar Zanolin
2 2012–present Czech Republic Kamil Novak

Competitions

FIBA Europe competitions

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

Continental champions

Competitions Year Champion Title Runners-up Next edition
Men's competitions
EuroBasket 2022  Spain 4th  France 2025
U20 European Championship 2023  France 2nd  Israel 2024
U18 European Championship 2023  Serbia 5th  Spain 2024
U16 European Championship 2023  Spain 6th  Italy 2024
3x3 Europe Cup 2023  Serbia 5th  Lithuania 2024
3x3 U18 European Championship 2023  Croatia 1st  Spain 2024
Women's competitions
EuroBasket Women 2023  Belgium 1st  Spain 2025
U20 Women's European Championship 2023  France 4th  Latvia 2024
U18 Women's European Championship 2023  Slovenia 1st  France 2024
U16 Women's European Championship 2023  France 5th  Spain 2024
3x3 Women's Europe Cup 2023  Netherlands 1st  Spain 2024
3x3 U18 Women's European Championship 2023  France 3rd  Spain 2024

    Continental club champions

    Competitions Year Champion Title Runners-up Next edition
    Men's competitions
    Basketball Champions League 2023–24 Spain Unicaja Málaga 1st Spain Lenovo Tenerife 2024–25
    Europe Cup 2023–24 Germany Niners Chemnitz 1st Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji 2024–25
    Women's competitions
    EuroLeague Women 2023–24 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2nd France Villeneuve d'Ascq LM 2024–25
    EuroCup Women 2023–24 United Kingdom London Lions 1st Turkey Beşiktaş 2024–25
    SuperCup Women 2023 Turkey Fenerbahçe 1st France ASVEL Féminin 2024

      Titles by country

      *Updated through 28 September 2023

       Yugoslavia - 19 /  Serbia and Montenegro - 9

      Country Men Women 3x3 Men 3x3 Women Total
      Euro U20 U18 U16 Euro U20 U18 U16 Euro U18 Euro U18
       Soviet Union14·8321·118····65
       Spain435649510--1249
       France12432425-13330
       Russia11--3556--2-23
       Yugoslavia8158-·1-····23
       Serbia-3512-1-5---17
       Lithuania32221-2--1--13
       Italy22111131----12
       Greece2322--------9
       Croatia--34-----1--8
       Turkey-123-----1--7
       Slovenia12----1-11--6
       Belgium----1-2--1-15
       Hungary1--------1125
       Serbia and Montenegro-111-·11····5
       Czechoslovakia1----·21····4
       Czech Republic----11-1----3
       Germany1-----1--1--3
       Israel-2----------2
       Latvia1-------1---2
       Belarus-1----------1
       Bosnia and Herzegovina---1--------1
       Bulgaria----1-------1
       CIS·-····1·····1
       Egypt1···········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

      • As of 1 May 2024.

      Events

      1. FIBA EuroBasket (1935-2022) - 41 Editions
      2. FIBA U20 European Championship (1992-2023) - 24 Editions
      3. FIBA U18 European Championship (1964-2023) - 38 Editions
      4. FIBA U16 European Championship (1971-2023) - 35 Editions
      5. FIBA EuroBasket Women (1938-2023) - 39 Editions
      6. FIBA U20 Women's European Championship (2000-2023) - 20 Editions
      7. FIBA U18 Women's European Championship (1965-2023) - 38 Editions
      8. FIBA U16 Women's European Championship (1976-2023) - 33 Editions
      9. FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (Men) (2014-2023) - 8 Editions
      10. FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (Women) (2014-2023) - 8 Editions
      11. FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships (Men) (2015-2023) - 8 Editions
      12. FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships (Women) (2015-2023) - 8 Editions

      Without Precursors

      RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
      1 Soviet Union (URS)*6591084
      2 Spain (ESP)494836133
      3 France (FRA)303535100
      4 Russia (RUS)23171757
      5 Yugoslavia (YUG)*19201554
      6 Serbia (SRB)17101037
      7 Lithuania (LTU)1319941
      8 Italy (ITA)12243066
      9 Greece (GRE)98825
      10 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)*93416
      11 Croatia (CRO)86620
      12 Turkey (TUR)791632
      13 Slovenia (SLO)66315
      14 Hungary (HUN)591125
      15 Belgium (BEL)53412
      16 Czechoslovakia (TCH)*4171839
      17 Czech Republic (CZE)311620
      18 Germany (GER)35816
      19 Latvia (LAT)28717
      20 Israel (ISR)25310
      21 Bulgaria (BUL)191222
      22 Poland (POL)161219
      23 Netherlands (NED)13610
      24 Belarus (BLR)1225
       Romania (ROU)1225
      26 Ukraine (UKR)1135
      27 CIS (CIS)*1012
       Egypt (EGY)*1012
      29 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1001
      30 Slovakia (SVK)0314
      31 Montenegro (MNE)0112
      32 Portugal (POR)0101
      33 Sweden (SWE)0022
      34 East Germany (GDR)*0011
      Totals (34 entries)300300300900
      •     Former Countries (Egypt Former Member).
      • Exclude FIBA European Championship for Small Countries and FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries.

      With Precursors

      RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
      1 Russia (RUS)892628143
      2 Spain (ESP)494836133
      3 Serbia (SRB)453329107
      4 France (FRA)303535100
      5 Lithuania (LTU)1319941
      6 Italy (ITA)12243066
      7 Greece (GRE)98825
      8 Croatia (CRO)86620
      9 Czech Republic (CZE)7282459
      10 Turkey (TUR)791632
      11 Slovenia (SLO)66315
      12 Hungary (HUN)591125
      13 Belgium (BEL)53412
      14 Germany (GER)35917
      15 Latvia (LAT)28717
      16 Israel (ISR)25310
      17 Bulgaria (BUL)191222
      18 Poland (POL)161219
      19 Netherlands (NED)13610
      20 Belarus (BLR)1225
       Romania (ROU)1225
      22 Ukraine (UKR)1135
      23 Egypt (EGY)*1012
      24 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1001
      25 Slovakia (SVK)0314
      26 Montenegro (MNE)0112
      27 Portugal (POR)0101
      28 Sweden (SWE)0022
      Totals (28 entries)300300300900
      •     Former Member.
      • Exclude FIBA European Championship for Small Countries and FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries.
      1.  Russia +  CIS +  Soviet Union
      2.  Serbia +  Serbia and Montenegro +  Yugoslavia
      3.  Czech Republic +  Czechoslovakia
      4.  Germany +  East Germany

      FIBA World Rankings

      Overview

      Members

      CodeAssociationNational teamsFIBA
      affiliation
      IOC
      member
      ALBAlbania Albania
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1947Yes
      ANDAndorra Andorra
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1988Yes
      ARMArmenia Armenia
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1992Yes
      AUTAustria Austria
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1934Yes
      AZEAzerbaijan Azerbaijan
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1994Yes
      BLRBelarus Belarus
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1992Yes
      BELBelgium Belgium
      1933Yes
      BIHBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1992Yes
      BULBulgaria Bulgaria
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1935Yes
      CROCroatia Croatia
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1992Yes
      CYPCyprus Cyprus
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1974Yes
      CZECzech Republic Czech Republic
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1932Yes
      DENDenmark Denmark
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1951Yes
      ESTEstonia Estonia
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1991Yes
      FINFinland Finland
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1939Yes
      FRAFrance France
      1933Yes
      GEOGeorgia (country) Georgia
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1992Yes
      GERGermany Germany
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1934Yes
      GIBGibraltar Gibraltar
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1985No[n 1]
      GBRUnited Kingdom Great Britain
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      2006Yes
      GREGreece Greece
      1936Yes
      HUNHungary Hungary
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1935Yes
      ISLIceland Iceland
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1959Yes
      IRLRepublic of Ireland Ireland
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1947Yes
      ISRIsrael Israel
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1939Yes
      ITAItaly Italy
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1932Yes
      KOSKosovo Kosovo
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      2015Yes
      LATLatvia Latvia
      1992Yes
      LTULithuania Lithuania
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1992Yes
      LUXLuxembourg Luxembourg
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1946Yes
      MLTMalta Malta
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1967Yes
      MDAMoldova Moldova
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1992Yes
      MONMonaco Monaco
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1987Yes
      MNEMontenegro Montenegro
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      2006Yes
      NEDNetherlands Netherlands
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1946Yes
      MKDNorth Macedonia North Macedonia
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1993Yes
      NORNorway Norway
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1968Yes
      POLPoland Poland
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1934Yes
      PORPortugal Portugal
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1932Yes
      ROURomania Romania
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1932Yes
      RUSRussia Russia
      1947Yes
      SMRSan Marino San Marino
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1969Yes
      SRBSerbia Serbia
      2006Yes
      SVKSlovakia Slovakia
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1993Yes
      SLOSlovenia Slovenia
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1992Yes
      ESPSpain Spain
      1934Yes
      SWESweden Sweden
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1952Yes
      SUISwitzerland Switzerland
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1932Yes
      TURTurkey Turkey
      1936Yes
      UKRUkraine Ukraine
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1992Yes

      Defunct members

      CodeAssociationNational teamsFIBA
      affiliation
      FIBA
      disaffiliation
      TCHCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1992
      GDREast Germany East Germany
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      19521990
      ENGEngland England[n 2]
      1937
      SCGSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      19922006
      SCOScotland Scotland[n 2]
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1947
      URSSoviet Union Soviet Union
      1992
      WALWales Wales[n 2]
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      1956
      YUGSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
      • Men's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      • Women's
        • U20
        • U19
        • U18
        • U17
        • U16
      19491992

      Notes

      1. Part of the British Olympic Association.
      2. Integrated in the British Association.

      See also

      • FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year Award
      • FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award
      • FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year Award
      • FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year Award

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