2026 FIBA U16 EuroBasket
International youth basketball tournament
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The 2026 FIBA U16 EuroBasket was the 38th edition of the European basketball championship for men's under-16 national teams. The tournament was played in Oradea, Romania, from 7 to 15 August 2026.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Oradea |
| Dates | 7–15 August 2026 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 56 |
| MVP | |
| Top scorer | |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
Latvia men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament and became the U16 European champion for the first time, with a finals win 75–69 over France.[2] Latvia's forward Benjamin Berrouet was recognized as the MVP. And the All-Star Five players selected for the tournament were Benjamin Berrouet and Markuss Jahovics from Latvia, Messie-Guethan Iwani from France, Danielius Jasikevičius from Lithuania, Rhys Robinson from Spain.[3]
Participating teams
| Team | App | Last | Streak | Best placement in the tournament | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams maintained from the 2025 edition | |||||
| 14th | 2023 | 1 | Seventh place (1975, 1977) | ||
| 8th | 2012 | 1 | Runners-up (2008, 2011) | ||
| 36th | 2025 | 27 | Champions (2004, 2014, 2017, 2024) | 5th | |
| 10th | 3 | Seventh place (1999) | 11th | ||
| 29th | 4 | Third place (1981, 1983) | 9th | ||
| 36th | 30 | Champions (1989, 1993) | 10th | ||
| 30th | 8 | Third place (1997) | 13th | ||
| 37th | 23 | Champions (1991) | 4th | ||
| 23rd | 21 | Runners-up (2014) | 6th | ||
| 24th | 23 | Champions (2008, 2022) | 2nd | ||
| 20th | 2024 | 1 | Fourth place (2009) | ||
| 3rd | 2025 | 2 | Eighth place (1987) | 12th | |
| 18th | 18 | Champions (2007, 2025) | 1st | ||
| 16th | 8 | Third place (2025) | 3rd | ||
| 38th | 38 | Champions (2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2023) | 8th | ||
| 36th | 24 | Champions (2005, 2012) | 7th | ||
Venues
Oradea was the host city and selected for the tournament these two venues: Arena Antonio Alexe and Oradea Arena.
First round
The draw of the first round was held on 5 February 2026 in Freising, Germany.[4]
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advanced to the playoffs.
All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time; UTC+3).
Group A
7 August 2026 17:00 |
| Poland |
105–62 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 19–22, 37–11, 23–18 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 230 |
7 August 2026 19:30 |
| Serbia |
79–95 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–29, 19–23, 20–25 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 70 |
8 August 2026 14:30 |
| Lithuania |
83–66 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 15–10, 28–17, 16–20 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 60 |
8 August 2026 17:00 |
| Romania |
75–73 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 11–18, 20–12, 24–23 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 500 |
9 August 2026 12:00 |
| Poland |
72–70 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 16–13, 23–18, 15–18 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 70 |
9 August 2026 17:00 |
| Lithuania |
94–86 (OT) | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 25–17, 14–22, 20–24, Overtime: 12–4 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 1,132 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 213 | +52 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 231 | +11 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 264 | 274 | −10 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 269 | −53 | 3 |
7 August 2026 12:00 |
| Turkey |
102–74 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 26–21, 16–20, 31–17 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 65 |
7 August 2026 14:30 |
| Italy |
70–82 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 17–14, 13–30, 16–17 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 120 |
8 August 2026 12:00 |
| Czech Republic |
110–77 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–14, 29–24, 24–21, 25–18 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 115 |
8 August 2026 17:00 |
| Latvia |
88–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 38–16, 21–11, 10–17, 19–19 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 104 |
9 August 2026 12:00 |
| Turkey |
77–69 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 14–16, 20–12, 20–23 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 80 |
9 August 2026 14:30 |
| Latvia |
95–80 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 36–21, 19–19, 20–20 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 65 |
Group C
7 August 2026 12:00 |
| Israel |
97–75 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 29–14, 23–19, 17–20 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 95 |
7 August 2026 14:30 |
| Spain |
96–86 (OT) | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 16–23, 26–18, 22–19, Overtime: 13–3 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 85 |
8 August 2026 12:00 |
| Greece |
84–89 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 28–25, 12–20, 21–29 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 110 |
8 August 2026 19:30 |
| Georgia |
51–75 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 17–17, 5–18, 17–20 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 67 |
9 August 2026 14:30 |
| Greece |
86–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 22–21, 22–14, 26–19 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 126 |
9 August 2026 19:30 |
| Israel |
62–101 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–30, 16–20, 12–32, 22–19 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 253 |
Group D
7 August 2026 17:00 |
| Germany |
82–60 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 16–21, 23–15, 26–13 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 75 |
7 August 2026 19:30 |
| France |
93–68 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 24–18, 22–18, 22–15 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 63 |
8 August 2026 14:30 |
| Belgium |
61–85 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 16–22, 13–15, 20–24 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 70 |
8 August 2026 19:30 |
| Slovenia |
93–70 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 17–24, 26–14, 21–13 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 150 |
9 August 2026 17:00 |
| Slovenia |
80–67 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–14, 19–13, 18–21 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 74 |
9 August 2026 19:30 |
| Germany |
58–87 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–32, 11–15, 17–22, 15–18 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 103 |
Final round
Main bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
A1 | 80 | |||||||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||||||
B4 | 72 | |||||||||||||
A1 | 82 | |||||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
D3 | 75 | |||||||||||||
C2 | 75 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
D3 | 78 | |||||||||||||
A1 | 82 | |||||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
D1 | 92 | |||||||||||||
B2 | 62 | |||||||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||||||
A3 | 71 | |||||||||||||
A3 | 69 | |||||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
D1 | 108 | |||||||||||||
D1 | 89 | |||||||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||||||
C4 | 54 | |||||||||||||
D1 | 69 | |||||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
B1 | 75 | |||||||||||||
A2 | 96 | |||||||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||||||
B3 | 68 | |||||||||||||
A2 | 74 | |||||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
C1 | 86 | |||||||||||||
C1 | 97 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
D4 | 60 | |||||||||||||
C1 | 87 | |||||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
B1 | 92 | Third place match | ||||||||||||
B1 | 99 | |||||||||||||
| 12 August | 15 August | |||||||||||||
A4 | 59 | |||||||||||||
B1 | 92 | A1 | 93 | |||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||||||
C3 | 80 | C1 | 96 | |||||||||||
D2 | 78 | |||||||||||||
C3 | 83 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
11 August 2026 13:00 |
| Poland |
96–68 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 34–20, 19–26, 18–15, 25–7 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 100 |
11 August 2026 13:00 |
| Latvia |
99–59 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 22–21, 25–9, 29–17 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 70 |
11 August 2026 15:30 |
| Spain |
97–60 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 34–18, 21–10, 18–13, 24–19 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 55 |
11 August 2026 15:30 |
| Slovenia |
78–83 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 16–21, 20–22, 16–17 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 89 |
11 August 2026 18:00 |
| Lithuania |
80–72 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 20–15, 24–18, 18–14 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 115 |
11 August 2026 18:00 |
| Turkey |
62–71 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 13–12, 15–11, 16–24 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 1,476 |
11 August 2026 20:30 |
| Israel |
75–78 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 15–16, 19–19, 16–14 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 132 |
11 August 2026 20:30 |
| France |
89–54 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 22–15, 28–19, 20–10 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 178 |
9th–16th place classification playoffs
| 9th–16th place quarterfinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place match | ||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||
B4 | 86 | |||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||
C2 | 75 | |||||||||
B4 | 60 | |||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||
B2 | 82 | |||||||||
B2 | 79 | |||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||
C4 | 71 | |||||||||
B2 | 73 | |||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||
A4 | 75 | |||||||||
B3 | 93 | |||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||
D4 | 88 | |||||||||
B3 | 63 | |||||||||
| 12 August | ||||||||||
A4 | 95 | Eleventh place match | ||||||||
A4 | 95 | |||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||
D2 | 91 | |||||||||
B4 | 82 | |||||||||
B3 | 90 | |||||||||
| 13th–16th place semifinals | Thirteenth place match | |||||
| 14 August | ||||||
C2 | 91 | |||||
| 15 August | ||||||
C4 | 72 | |||||
C2 | 85 | |||||
| 14 August | ||||||
D4 | 68 | |||||
D4 | 85 | |||||
D2 | 82 | |||||
| Fifteenth place match | ||||||
| 15 August | ||||||
C4 | 66 | |||||
D2 | 67 | |||||
9th–16th place quarterfinals
12 August 2026 13:00 |
| Czech Republic |
93–88 (OT) | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 27–17, 22–24, 18–19, Overtime: 10–5 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 50 |
12 August 2026 15:30 |
| Serbia |
95–91 (OT) | |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 24–19, 10–23, 20–17, Overtime: 14–10 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 50 |
12 August 2026 18:00 |
| Turkey |
79–71 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 20–17, 15–12, 19–15 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 65 |
12 August 2026 20:30 |
| Italy |
86–75 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 20–25, 24–11, 26–18 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 104 |
13th–16th place semifinals
14 August 2026 13:00 |
| Israel |
91–72 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 18–18, 16–15, 29–18 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 80 |
14 August 2026 15:30 |
| Belgium |
85–82 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–22, 30–23, 18–16 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 150 |
Fifteenth place match
15 August 2026 11:00 |
| Georgia |
66–67 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 11–19, 26–14, 14–17 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 60 |
Thirteenth place match
15 August 2026 15:30 |
| Israel |
85–68 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–8, 22–15, 18–26, 21–19 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 200 |
9th–12th place semifinals
14 August 2026 18:00 |
| Italy |
60–82 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 19–23, 15–27, 18–20 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 69 |
14 August 2026 20:30 |
| Czech Republic |
63–95 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 17–20, 12–30, 21–22 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 84 |
Eleventh place match
15 August 2026 13:30 |
| Italy |
82–90 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 21–13, 13–23, 26–26 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 50 |
Ninth place match
15 August 2026 16:00 |
| Turkey |
73–75 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 20–23, 22–15, 15–15 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 50 |
Quarterfinals
12 August 2026 13:00 |
| Poland |
74–86 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 25–20, 17–18, 15–27 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 250 |
12 August 2026 15:30 |
| Latvia |
92–80 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 24–17, 22–19, 25–19 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 480 |
12 August 2026 18:00 |
| Romania |
69–108 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 22–30, 21–31, 11–27 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 1,883 |
12 August 2026 20:30 |
| Lithuania |
82–75 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 23–11, 20–19, 16–27 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 354 |
5th–8th place classification playoffs
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place match | |||||
| 14 August | ||||||
D3 | 79 | |||||
| 15 August | ||||||
A3 | 52 | |||||
D3 | 85 | |||||
| 14 August | ||||||
C3 | 77 | |||||
A2 | 84 | |||||
C3 | 102 | |||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
| 15 August | ||||||
A3 | 62 | |||||
A2 | 88 | |||||
5th–8th place semifinals
14 August 2026 9:00 |
| Poland |
84–102 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 19–29, 30–28, 12–27 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 300 |
14 August 2026 11:30 |
| Germany |
79–52 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 23–13, 19–16, 19–12 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 893 |
Seventh place match
15 August 2026 18:30 |
| Romania |
62–88 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 18–17, 13–33, 19–12 | ||
Arena Antonio Alexe Attendance: 104 |
Fifth place match
15 August 2026 13:00 |
| Germany |
85–77 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 26–24, 20–21, 21–17 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 69 |
Semifinals
14 August 2026 14:00 |
| Lithuania |
82–92 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 20–21, 33–22, 12–23 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 252 |
14 August 2026 16:30 |
| Spain |
87–92 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 24–28, 26–28, 15–18 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 300 |
Third place match
15 August 2026 17:15 |
| Lithuania |
93–96 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 16–29, 27–24, 31–12 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 247 |
Final
15 August 2026 20:15 |
| France |
69–75 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 12–13, 11–24, 25–19 | ||
Oradea Arena Attendance: 2147 |