2026 FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket
International youth basketball tournament
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The 2026 FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket was the 41st edition of the European basketball championship for women's under-18 national teams. The tournament was played in Kista (Stockholm), Sweden, from 1 to 9 August 2026.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Stockholm |
| Dates | 1–9 August 2026 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | |
| Top scorer | |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
This tournament also served as the FIBA Europe's qualifier for the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in China, where the top five teams qualified.
Spain secured their seventh overall title with a victory over France in the final, 82–46.
Participating teams
| Team | App | Last | Streak | Best placement in the tournament | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams maintained from the 2025 edition | |||||
| 24th | 2025 | 11 | Champions (2011, 2017) | 4th | |
| 24th | 2 | Runners-up (2000) | 11th | ||
| 14th | 2024 | 1 | Seventh place (2012) | ||
| 9th | 2025 | 5 | Runners-up (2025) | 2nd | |
| 39th | 37 | Champions (2012, 2016, 2024) | 3rd | ||
| 22th | 2024 | 1 | Champions (2018) | ||
| 32nd | 2025 | 10 | Runners-up (1979, 2019) | 9th | |
| 38th | 18 | Champions (1994, 2010, 2019) | 6th | ||
| 13th | 9 | Fourth place (2016, 2018) | 10th | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Eightth place (2025) | 8th | ||
| 36th | 7 | Runners-up (1975, 1977) | 5th | ||
| 17th | 4 | Champions (2007) | 7th | ||
| 14th | 4 | Champions (2023) | 12th | ||
| 36th | 33 | Champions (1998, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2025) | 1st | ||
| 19th | 2021 | 1 | Third place (2006, 2009) | ||
| 18th | 2025 | 5 | Sixth place (2004, 2023) | 13th | |
First round
The draw of the first round was held on 5 February 2026 in Freising, Germany.[2]
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advanced to the playoffs.
All times are local (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 153 | +51 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 192 | −7 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 174 | −9 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 183 | −35 | 4 |
1 August 2026 13:00 |
| France |
70–49 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–6, 20–12, 17–12, 18–19 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 85 |
1 August 2026 15:30 |
| Germany |
51–36 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–4, 6–21, 12–7, 21–4 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 107 |
2 August 2026 13:15 |
| Hungary |
73–56 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 23–17, 17–10, 23–17 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 95 |
2 August 2026 20:45 |
| Czech Republic |
46–69 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 8–19, 16–20, 10–18 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 83 |
3 August 2026 15:30 |
| France |
65–58 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 19–13, 14–13, 16–15 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 100 |
3 August 2026 18:15 |
| Czech Republic |
66–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 19–12, 14–13, 11–25 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 58 |
Group B
1 August 2026 18:00 |
| Sweden |
75–84 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 16–20, 22–16, 19–21 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 235 |
1 August 2026 20:30 |
| Finland |
65–69 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 21–19, 13–17, 20–12 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 82 |
2 August 2026 15:45 |
| Italy |
66–78 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 19–11, 16–23, 19–19 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 103 |
2 August 2026 18:00 |
| Belgium |
86–79 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 15–13, 21–13, 23–35 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 127 |
Group C
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: SLO 3 pts, TUR 3 pts, MNE 3 pts. Head-to-head point difference: SLO +7, TUR +7, MNE −14. Head-to-head match between two teams: SLO v. TUR 62–53.
1 August 2026 15:45 |
| Montenegro |
55–71 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 17–11, 7–24, 17–14 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 67 |
1 August 2026 18:15 |
| Spain |
80–31 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–6, 19–7, 29–12, 17–6 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 75 |
2 August 2026 13:00 |
| Turkey |
30–62 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 3–13, 9–17, 9–18, 9–14 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 68 |
2 August 2026 20:30 |
| Slovenia |
72–74 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 13–20, 23–18, 22–22 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 40 |
3 August 2026 15:45 |
| Spain |
87–39 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-10, 26-8, 23-9, 11-12 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 43 |
Group D
1 August 2026 12:15 |
| Serbia |
52–75 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 6–23, 16–9, 15–17 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 95 |
1 August 2026 20:45 |
| Croatia |
64–72 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 17–24, 16–9, 17–17 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 88 |
2 August 2026 15:30 |
| Poland |
85–76 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 25–14, 19–23, 13–24 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 85 |
2 August 2026 18:15 |
| Latvia |
60–64 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 18–14, 22–18, 6–22 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 70 |
Final round
Main bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 5 August | ||||||||||||||
A1 | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||||||
B4 | 50 | |||||||||||||
| 73 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 August | ||||||||||||||
| 57 | ||||||||||||||
C2 | 48 | |||||||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||||||
D3 | 54 | |||||||||||||
| 82 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 August | ||||||||||||||
| 62 | ||||||||||||||
B2 | 73 | |||||||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||||||
A3 | 56 | |||||||||||||
| 78 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 August | ||||||||||||||
| 63 | ||||||||||||||
D1 | 80 | |||||||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||||||
C4 | 74 | |||||||||||||
| 46 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 August | ||||||||||||||
| 82 | ||||||||||||||
A2 | 59 | |||||||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||||||
B3 | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 41 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 August | ||||||||||||||
| 95 | ||||||||||||||
C1 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||||||
D4 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| 79 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 August | ||||||||||||||
| 56 | Third place match | |||||||||||||
B1 | 72 | |||||||||||||
| 6 August | 9 August | |||||||||||||
A4 | 57 | |||||||||||||
| 68 | 75 | |||||||||||||
| 5 August | ||||||||||||||
| 76 | 52 | |||||||||||||
D2 | 70 | |||||||||||||
C3 | 67 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
5 August 2026 13:00 |
| Hungary |
59–61 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–9, 9–13, 11–23 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 107 |
5 August 2026 13:15 |
| Finland |
73–56 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 19–13, 20–13, 15–16 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 80 |
5 August 2026 15:30 |
| Spain |
100–25 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–7, 26–4, 19–6, 28–8 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 116 |
5 August 2026 15:45 |
| Poland |
80–74 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 23–22, 20–13, 20–14 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 85 |
5 August 2026 18:00 |
| France |
71–50 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 20–15, 10–9, 15–9 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 320 |
5 August 2026 18:15 |
| Belgium |
72–57 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 21–14, 19–17, 15–16 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 68 |
9th–16th place classification
| 9th–16th place quarterfinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place match | ||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| 83 | ||||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| 91 | ||||||||||
| 49 | ||||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| 65 | ||||||||||
| 84 | ||||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| 70 | ||||||||||
| 58 | ||||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| 49 | ||||||||||
| 62 | ||||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| 70 | ||||||||||
| 66 | ||||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| 73 | Eleventh place match | |||||||||
| 65 | ||||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| 61 | ||||||||||
| 80 | ||||||||||
| 53 | ||||||||||
| 13th–16th place semifinals | Thirteenth place match | |||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| 66 | ||||||
| 9 August | ||||||
| 65 | ||||||
| 77 | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| 80 | ||||||
| 56 | ||||||
| 58 | ||||||
| Fifteenth place match | ||||||
| 9 August | ||||||
| 54 | ||||||
| 87 | ||||||
9th–16th place quarterfinals
6 August 2026 13:15 |
| Hungary |
62–70 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 20–25, 16–21, 10–11 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 132 |
6 August 2026 15:45 |
| Germany |
84–70 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 21–15, 17–20, 22–15 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 108 |
6 August 2026 18:15 |
| Sweden |
83–91 (OT) | |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 20–17, 18–18, 17–18, Overtime: 4–12 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 225 |
6 August 2026 20:45 |
| Czech Republic |
65–61 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 16–15, 10–13, 21–18 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 48 |
13th–16th place semifinals
8 August 2026 13:15 |
| Sweden |
66–65 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-13, 17-20, 16-14, 13-18 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 172 |
Fifteenth place match
9 August 2026 10:45 |
| Montenegro |
54–87 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 12–26, 11–20, 22–15 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 42 |
Thirteenth place match
9th–12th place semifinals
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
9 August 2026 18:15 |
| Germany |
58–49 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–9, 15–12, 16–12, 19–16 | ||
Kistamässan (2), Stockholm Attendance: 30 |
Quarterfinals
6 August 2026 13:00 |
| Italy |
41–95 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 10–28, 7–20, 14–17 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 106 |
6 August 2026 15.30 |
| Finland |
78–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 16–15, 17–20, 22–17 | ||
Kistamässan (1), Stockholm Attendance: 124 |
5th–8th place classification
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place match | |||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| 56 | ||||||
| 9 August | ||||||
| 67 | ||||||
| 55 | ||||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| 66 | ||||||
| 55 | ||||||
| 62 | ||||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
| 9 August | ||||||
| 68 | ||||||
| 82 | ||||||
5th–8th place semifinals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup | |
| Relegated to the 2027 FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket Division B |