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
Membership
50 full member associations
Official language
English
President
Jorge Garbajosa
Parent organization
FIBA
Websitefiba.basketball/europe

Structure

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.[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]

  • Jorge Garbajosa, president
  • Grzegorz Bachanski, treasurer
  • Stefan Garaleas
  • Georgi Glouchkov
  • Athos Antoniou
  • Michal Konecny
  • Elisa Aguilar
  • Keio Kuhi
  • Wolfgang Brenscheidt
  • John Goncalves
  • Asterios Zois
  • Ivan Bodrogvary
  • Bernard O'Byrne
  • Hannes S. Jonsson
  • Amiram Halevy
  • Maurizio Bertea
  • Arben Fetahu
  • Edgars Sneps
  • Maarten Hoffer
  • Manuel Fernandes
  • Carmen Tocală
  • Matej Erjavec
  • Giancarlo Sergi
  • Elisabeth Egnell
  • Hüseyin Beşok

Current Executive Committee

Office Officeholders[3]
President Jorge Garbajosa
Treasurer Grzegorz Bachanski
Ex-officio members Andreas Zagklis

Presidents

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

Executive Directors

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

# Years Name
1 2002–2012 Nar Zanolin
2 2012–present 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 Unicaja Málaga 1st Lenovo Tenerife 2024–25
    Europe Cup 2023–24 Niners Chemnitz 1st Bahçeşehir Koleji 2024–25
    Women's competitions
    EuroLeague Women 2023–24 Fenerbahçe 2nd Villeneuve d'Ascq LM 2024–25
    EuroCup Women 2023–24 London Lions 1st Beşiktaş 2024–25
    SuperCup Women 2023 Fenerbahçe 1st 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

      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
      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
      ALB Albania1947Yes
      AND Andorra
      1988Yes
      ARM Armenia1992Yes
      AUT Austria1934Yes
      AZE Azerbaijan
      1994Yes
      BLR Belarus1992Yes
      BEL Belgium1933Yes
      BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina1992Yes
      BUL Bulgaria1935Yes
      CRO Croatia1992Yes
      CYP Cyprus1974Yes
      CZE Czech Republic1932Yes
      DEN Denmark1951Yes
      EST Estonia1991Yes
      FIN Finland1939Yes
      FRA France1933Yes
      GEO Georgia1992Yes
      GER Germany1934Yes
      GIB Gibraltar
      1985No[n 1]
      GBR Great Britain2006Yes
      GRE Greece1936Yes
      HUN Hungary1935Yes
      ISL Iceland1959Yes
      IRL Ireland1947Yes
      ISR Israel1939Yes
      ITA Italy1932Yes
      KOS Kosovo2015Yes
      LAT Latvia1992Yes
      LTU Lithuania1992Yes
      LUX Luxembourg1946Yes
      MLT Malta1967Yes
      MDA Moldova1992Yes
      MON Monaco
      1987Yes
      MNE Montenegro2006Yes
      NED Netherlands1946Yes
      MKD North Macedonia1993Yes
      NOR Norway1968Yes
      POL Poland1934Yes
      POR Portugal1932Yes
      ROU Romania1932Yes
      RUS Russia1947Yes
      SMR San Marino
      1969Yes
      SRB Serbia2006Yes
      SVK Slovakia1993Yes
      SLO Slovenia1992Yes
      ESP Spain1934Yes
      SWE Sweden1952Yes
      SUI Switzerland1932Yes
      TUR Turkey1936Yes
      UKR Ukraine1992Yes

      Defunct members

      CodeAssociationNational teamsFIBA
      affiliation
      FIBA
      disaffiliation
      TCH Czechoslovakia1992
      GDR East Germany
      19521990
      ENG England[n 2]1937
      SCG Serbia and Montenegro19922006
      SCO Scotland[n 2]
      1947
      URS Soviet Union1992
      WAL Wales[n 2]
      1956
      YUG Yugoslavia19491992

      Notes

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

      References

      1. "Organisation of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
      2. "Board of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
      3. "FIBA Europe Executive Committee". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
      4. "President". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
      5. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
      6. "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

      See also

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