FIBA Europe

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

Formation1957; 69 years ago (1957)
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Membership50 full member associations
Official language
English
Quick facts Formation, Headquarters ...
FIBA Europe
Formation1957; 69 years ago (1957)
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Membership50 full member associations
Official language
English
President
Spain Jorge Garbajosa
Parent organization
FIBA
Websitefiba.basketball/europe
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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 consisting of the national basketball federations of Europe. Currently 50 national federations are members.[1]

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.[1]

The Board of FIBA Europe

The current board members are:[2]

Current Executive Committee

More information Office, Officeholders ...
Office Officeholders[3]
President Spain Jorge Garbajosa
Treasurer Poland Grzegorz Bachanski
Ex-officio members Greece Andreas Zagklis
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Presidents

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

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

More information #, Years ...
# Years Name
1 2002–2012 Canada Nar Zanolin
2 2012–present Czech Republic Kamil Novak
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Competitions

FIBA Europe competitions

Note: The men's EuroLeague and EuroCup Basketball 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

More information Competitions, Year ...
Competitions Year Champion Title Runners-up Next edition
Men's competitions
EuroBasket 2025  Germany 2nd  Turkey 2029
U20 EuroBasket 2025  Italy 3rd  Lithuania 2026
U18 EuroBasket 2025  Spain 6th  France 2026
U16 EuroBasket 2025  Serbia 2nd  Lithuania 2026
3x3 Europe Cup 2025  Lithuania 1st  Latvia 2026
3x3 U17 Europe Cup 2023  Croatia 1st  Spain 2024
Women's competitions
EuroBasket Women 2025  Belgium 2nd  Spain 2027
U20 Women's EuroBasket 2025  Spain 10th  Lithuania 2026
U18 Women's EuroBasket 2025  Spain 6th  Finland 2026
U16 Women's EuroBasket 2025  Spain 11th  Slovenia 2026
3x3 Women's Europe Cup 2025  Netherlands 2nd  Azerbaijan 2026
3x3 U17 Women's Europe Cup 2023  France 3rd  Spain 2024
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    Continental club champions

    More information Competitions, Year ...
    Competitions Year Champion Title Runners-up Next edition
    Men's competitions
    Basketball Champions League 2024–25 Spain Unicaja Málaga 2nd Turkey Galatasaray 2025–26
    Europe Cup 2024–25 Spain Surne Bilbao Basket 1st Greece PAOK mateco 2025–26
    Men's junior competitions
    Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament 2024–25 Lithuania Žalgiris 3rd Italy EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 2025–26
    Youth Basketball Champions League 2025 Lithuania Rytas 2nd Belgium Filou Oostende 2025
    Women's competitions
    EuroLeague Women 2024–25 Czech Republic ZVVZ USK Praha 2nd Turkey CBK Mersin 2025–26
    EuroCup Women 2024–25 France ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq 2nd Spain Baxi Ferrol 2025–26
    SuperCup Women 2025 Czech Republic ZVVZ USK Praha 2nd France ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq 2026
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      Titles by country

      As of 23 August 2025

       Yugoslavia – 19 /  Serbia and Montenegro – 9

      More information Country, Men ...
      Country Men Women 3x3 Men 3x3 Women Total
      Euro U20 U18 U16 Euro U20 U18 U16 Euro U17 Euro U17
       Soviet Union †14·8321·118····65
       Spain4366410611--2254
       France13442535-13334
       Russia11--3556--2-23
       Yugoslavia †8158-·1-····23
       Serbia-3522-1-5---18
       Lithuania32221-2--1--13
       Italy23111131----13
       Greece2322--------9
       Croatia--34-----1--8
       Turkey-123-----1--7
       Slovenia12----1-11--6
       Belgium----2-2--1-16
       Hungary1--------1125
       Serbia and Montenegro †-111-·11····5
       Czechoslovakia †1----·21····4
       Germany1-1---1--1--4
       Czech Republic----11-1----3
       Israel-2----------2
       Latvia1-------1---2
       Austria--------1---1
       Belarus-1----------1
       Bosnia and Herzegovina---1--------1
       Bulgaria----1-------1
       CIS †·--···1·····1
       Egypt1···········1
       Finland-------1----1
       Netherlands----------1-1
       Poland----1-------1
       Romania--------1---1
       Ukraine----1-------1
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      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 August 2025 (After 310 Events - Only A Divisions)

      Events

      1. FIBA EuroBasket (1935-2022) - 41 Editions
      2. FIBA U20 European Championship (1992-2025) - 25 Editions
      3. FIBA U18 European Championship (1964-2024) - 39 Editions
      4. FIBA U16 European Championship (1971-2025) - 36 Editions
      5. FIBA EuroBasket Women (1938-2025) - 40 Editions
      6. FIBA U20 Women's European Championship (2000-2025) - 21 Editions
      7. FIBA U18 Women's European Championship (1965-2025) - 40 Editions
      8. FIBA U16 Women's European Championship (1976-2024) - 34 Editions
      9. FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (Men) (2014-2024) - 9 Editions
      10. FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup (Women) (2014-2024) - 9 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

      More information Rank, Nation ...
      RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
      1 Soviet Union (URS)*6591084
      2 Spain (ESP)515237140
      3 France (FRA)333737107
      4 Russia (RUS)23171757
      5 Yugoslavia (YUG)*19201554
      6 Serbia (SRB)17121241
      7 Italy (ITA)13243269
      8 Lithuania (LTU)13201043
      9 Greece (GRE)98825
      10 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)*93416
      11 Croatia (CRO)86620
      12 Turkey (TUR)791632
      13 Slovenia (SLO)66416
      14 Belgium (BEL)63413
      15 Hungary (HUN)591125
      16 Czechoslovakia (TCH)*4171839
      17 Germany (GER)45817
      18 Czech Republic (CZE)311620
      19 Latvia (LAT)28717
      20 Israel (ISR)25310
      21 Bulgaria (BUL)191222
      22 Poland (POL)161219
      23 Netherlands (NED)13711
      24 Belarus (BLR)1225
       Romania (ROU)1225
      26 Ukraine (UKR)1135
      27 Finland (FIN)1102
      28 CIS (CIS)*1012
       Egypt (EGY)*1012
      30 Austria (AUT)1001
       Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1001
      32 Slovakia (SVK)0314
      33 Montenegro (MNE)0112
      34 Portugal (POR)0101
      35 Sweden (SWE)0022
      36 East Germany (GDR)*0011
      Totals (36 entries)310310310930
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      With Precursors

      More information Rank, Nation ...
      RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
      1 Russia (RUS)892628143
      2 Spain (ESP)515237140
      3 Serbia (SRB)453531111
      4 France (FRA)333737107
      5 Italy (ITA)13243269
      6 Lithuania (LTU)13201043
      7 Greece (GRE)98825
      8 Croatia (CRO)86620
      9 Czech Republic (CZE)7282459
      10 Turkey (TUR)791632
      11 Slovenia (SLO)66416
      12 Belgium (BEL)63413
      13 Hungary (HUN)591125
      14 Germany (GER)45918
      15 Latvia (LAT)28717
      16 Israel (ISR)25310
      17 Bulgaria (BUL)191222
      18 Poland (POL)161219
      19 Netherlands (NED)13711
      20 Belarus (BLR)1225
       Romania (ROU)1225
      22 Ukraine (UKR)1135
      23 Finland (FIN)1102
      24 Egypt (EGY)*1012
      25 Austria (AUT)1001
       Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1001
      27 Slovakia (SVK)0314
      28 Montenegro (MNE)0112
      29 Portugal (POR)0101
      30 Sweden (SWE)0022
      Totals (30 entries)310310310930
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      1.  Russia +  CIS +  Soviet Union
      2.  Serbia +  Serbia and Montenegro +  Yugoslavia
      3.  Czech Republic +  Czechoslovakia
      4.  Germany +  East Germany

      FIBA World Rankings

      Overview

      More information Europe*, ± ...
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      Members

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

      More information Code, Association ...
      CodeAssociationNational teamsFIBA
      affiliation      		FIBA
      disaffiliation
      TCHCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
      		1992
      GDREast Germany East Germany
      		19521990
      ENGEngland England[n 2]
      		1937
      SCGSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
      		19922006
      SCOScotland Scotland[n 2]
      		1947
      URSSoviet Union Soviet Union
      		1992
      WALWales Wales[n 2]
      		1956
      YUGSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
      		19491992
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      Notes

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

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