2026 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries
International basketball competition
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The 2026 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries was the 19th edition of this competition. The tournament was played in Peja, Kosovo, from 23 to 28 June 2026.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kosovo |
| City | Peja |
| Dates | 23–28 June 2026 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Malta (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Albania |
| Third place | Kosovo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Amber Melgoza |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
Malta secured their fourth overall title with a victory over Albania in the final, 72–55.
Participating teams
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 two groups of three. The first two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals; the third-placed teams were dropped to the 5th place game.
All times are local (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta |
2 | 2 | 0 | 164 | 112 | +52 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Albania |
2 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 145 | +12 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Georgia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 195 | −64 | 2 | 5th place game |
Source: FIBA
23 June 2026 16:30 |
| Albania |
59–67 | Malta |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 16–13, 8–16, 18–11 | ||
| Pts: Rreshpja, Pellumbi 13 Rebs: Lalaj 14 Asts: Rreshpja 3 |
Pts: Melgoza 38 Rebs: Melgoza 20 Asts: Abela 4 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 50 Referees: Bogna Podkowińska (POL), Romana Stojanović (CRO), Davit Kikhyan (ARM) |
24 June 2026 16:30 |
| Malta |
97–53 | Georgia |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 27–15, 19–13, 22–8 | ||
| Pts: Melgoza 35 Rebs: Melgoza 9 Asts: Abela, Diaby 5 |
Pts: Tsomaia, Tsivtsivadze 11 Rebs: Barbakadze 8 Asts: Tsomaia 3 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 50 Referees: Silvia Marziali (ITA), Romana Stojanović (CRO), Elldin Uglari (KOS) |
25 June 2026 16:30 |
| Georgia |
78–98 | Albania |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 15–27, 24–18, 19–34 | ||
| Pts: Papuashvili 18 Rebs: Kavtaradze, Barbakadze 9 Asts: Tsivtsivadze 7 |
Pts: Rreshpja 25 Rebs: Lalaj 15 Asts: Lalaj 10 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 50 Referees: Bogna Podkowińska (POL), Suzana Vujičić (MNE), Davit Kikhyan (ARM) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 83 | +74 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Armenia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 126 | −19 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Andorra |
2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 148 | −55 | 2 | 5th place game |
23 June 2026 19:00 |
| Armenia |
44–72 | Kosovo |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–8, 16–22, 6–26, 16–16 | ||
| Pts: Tirityan 10 Rebs: Vartazarian, Tirityan 6 Asts: six players 1 |
Pts: three players 9 Rebs: Muhadri 12 Asts: Daci 4 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 300 Referees: Silvia Marziali (ITA), Ema Nikočevikj (MKD), Marina Shalamberidze (GEO) |
24 June 2026 19:00 |
| Kosovo |
85–39 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–3, 26–14, 22–12, 19–10 | ||
| Pts: Rrahmani 16 Rebs: Muhadri 13 Asts: Muhadri 4 |
Pts: Andres, Rodriguez 8 Rebs: Laurent, Rodriguez 6 Asts: Collado 3 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 150 Referees: Suzana Vujičić (MNE), Edison Gjoni (ALB), Ema Nikočevikj (MKD) |
25 June 2026 19:00 |
| Andorra |
54–63 | Armenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 14–13, 17–22, 5–12 | ||
| Pts: Collado 15 Rebs: Rodriguez 4 Asts: Laurent 4 |
Pts: Krumian 25 Rebs: Tirityan 10 Asts: Keshmeshian 4 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 50 Referees: Edison Gjoni (ALB), Elldin Uglari (KOS), Marina Shalamberidze (GEO) |
5th place game
28 June 2026 14:00 |
| Georgia |
78–57 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 15–17, 16–12, 22–14 | ||
| Pts: Papuashvili 15 Rebs: Barbakadze, Tsivtsivadze 14 Asts: Tsivtsivadze 9 |
Pts: Mico 11 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Andres 5 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 10 Referees: Edison Gjoni (ALB), Elldin Uglari (KOS), Davit Kikhyan (ARM) |
Championship playoffs
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 27 June | ||||||
| Malta | 107 | |||||
| 28 June | ||||||
| Armenia | 52 | |||||
| Malta | 72 | |||||
| 27 June | ||||||
| Albania | 55 | |||||
| Kosovo | 62 | |||||
| Albania | 66 | |||||
| 3rd place game | ||||||
| 28 June | ||||||
| Armenia | 52 | |||||
| Kosovo | 86 | |||||
Semifinals
27 June 2026 16:30 |
| Malta |
107–52 | Armenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–6, 28–14, 20–11, 27–21 | ||
| Pts: Melgoza 36 Rebs: Melgoza 11 Asts: Galea 8 |
Pts: Grigoryan 9 Rebs: Krumian 4 Asts: Krumian 2 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 30 Referees: Bogna Podkowińska (POL), Romana Stojanović (CRO), Ema Nikočevikj (MKD) |
27 June 2026 19:00 |
| Kosovo |
62–66 | Albania |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 11–15, 18–20, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Tuhina 24 Rebs: Muhadri 12 Asts: Tuhina 4 |
Pts: Semanjaku 21 Rebs: Lalaj 20 Asts: Semanjaku 4 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 200 Referees: Silvia Marziali (ITA), Suzana Vujičić (MNE), Marina Shalamberidze (GEO) |
3rd place game
28 June 2026 16:30 |
| Armenia |
52–86 | Kosovo |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 11–26, 14–20, 11–13 | ||
| Pts: Keshmeshian 15 Rebs: Tirityan 14 Asts: Markaryan 3 |
Pts: Kamerolli 20 Rebs: Muhadri 9 Asts: Kamerolli 6 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 100 Referees: Silvia Marziali (ITA), Suzana Vujičić (MNE), Ema Nikočevikj (MKD) |
Final
28 June 2026 19:00 |
| Malta |
72–55 | Albania |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 15–10, 13–15, 15–17 | ||
| Pts: Melgoza 29 Rebs: Bonett 8 Asts: Abela 9 |
Pts: Rreshpja 17 Rebs: Lalaj 13 Asts: Pellumbi 5 | |
Karagaq Sports Hall, Peja Attendance: 100 Referees: Bogna Podkowińska (POL), Romana Stojanović (CRO), Marina Shalamberidze (GEO) |
Final standings
Statistics and awards
Awards
The All-Tournament team and MVP award was announced on 28 June 2026.[3]
| All-Tournament Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guard | Forwards | Centers |
| Amber Melgoza Ornela Lalaj |
Enisa Semanjaku Astera Tuhina |
Saranda Daci |
| MVP: Amber Melgoza | ||