The 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C was the 17th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U16 European Championship, the third tier of the European under-16 basketball championship. It was played from 19 to 27 July 2023 in Pristina, Kosovo.[1] Cyprus men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.
Participating teams
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Cyprus 
(22nd place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B)
Gibraltar
Kosovo
Malta
San Marino
First round
The draw of the first round was held on 14 February 2023 in Freising, Germany.[2][3]
In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals; the other teams will play in the 5th–9th place classification group.
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 323 | 199 | +124 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Andorra
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 313 | 204 | +109 | 5 | |
| 3 | Malta
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 249 | −82 | 4 | 5th−9th place classification |
| 4 | Gibraltar
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 305 | −151 | 3 |
19 July 2023
12:30 |
| Andorra |
125–50 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 24–15, 38–12, 35–9 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
19 July 2023
17:30 |
| Kosovo |
103–53 | Malta |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–6, 23–15, 31–18, 25–14 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
21 July 2023
12:30 |
| Malta |
57–98 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–27, 14–25, 10–25, 21–21 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
21 July 2023
20:00 |
| Gibraltar |
56–123 | Kosovo |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 18–31, 10–32, 21–38 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
24 July 2023
12:30 |
| Malta |
57–48 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–5, 15–17, 14–15, 16–11 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
24 July 2023
20:00 |
| Andorra |
90–97 | Kosovo |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 25–26, 27–36, 18–15 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 326 | 237 | +89 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cyprus
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 356 | 219 | +137 | 7 | |
| 3 | Armenia
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 323 | 258 | +65 | 7 | 5th−9th place classification |
| 4 | Albania
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 250 | 351 | −101 | 5 | |
| 5 | San Marino
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 199 | 389 | −190 | 4 |
Source: FIBA
19 July 2023
15:00 |
| Cyprus |
65–51 | Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 25–12, 7–16, 12–9 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
19 July 2023
20:00 |
| San Marino |
44–102 | Armenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–34, 9–24, 10–23, 12–21 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
20 July 2023
15:00 |
| Albania |
73–67 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 15–16, 22–16, 17–17 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
20 July 2023
17:30 |
| Armenia |
76–63 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 14–15, 21–11, 19–17 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
21 July 2023
15:00 |
| Azerbaijan |
92–58 | Armenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 17–15, 34–18, 23–10 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
21 July 2023
17:30 |
| Cyprus |
110–51 | Albania |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 25–12, 28–8, 31–16 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
23 July 2023
15:00 |
| San Marino |
41–118 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 13–23, 2–38, 12–30 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
23 July 2023
17:30 |
| Albania |
67–87 | Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–31, 9–15, 15–20, 30–21 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
24 July 2023
15:00 |
| Armenia |
87–59 | Albania |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–7, 24–16, 22–21, 21–15 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
24 July 2023
17:30 |
| Azerbaijan |
96–47 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–11, 16–15, 28–18, 17–3 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
5th−9th place classification
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Armenia
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 357 | 191 | +166 | 8 |
| 6 | Albania
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 297 | 251 | +46 | 7 |
| 7 | Malta
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 199 | 288 | −89 | 6 |
| 8 | San Marino
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 227 | 282 | −55 | 5 |
| 9 | Gibraltar
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 198 | 266 | −68 | 4 |
Source: FIBA
25 July 2023
15:00 |
| Albania |
69–50 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 21–14, 9–11, 26–11 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
25 July 2023
17:30 |
| Malta |
59–51 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 15–17, 14–12, 15–7 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
26 July 2023
12:30 |
| Armenia |
93–36 | Malta |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–11, 20–9, 24–12, 18–4 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
26 July 2023
15:00 |
| Gibraltar |
48–65 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 13–15, 9–17, 14–12 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
27 July 2023
12:30 |
| Armenia |
75–52 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–6, 18–21, 24–10, 20–15 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
27 July 2023
15:00 |
| Malta |
47–96 | Albania |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–24, 8–20, 12–31, 22–21 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Kosovo
| 49 | |||||||
| B2 | Cyprus
| 74 | |||||||
| B2 | Cyprus
| 78 | |||||||
| B1 | Azerbaijan
| 75 | |||||||
| B1 | Azerbaijan
| 87 | |||||||
| A2 | Andorra
| 64 | 3rd place match | ||||||
| A1 | Kosovo
| 59 | |||||||
| A2 | Andorra
| 97 | |||||||
Semifinals
26 July 2023
17:30 |
| Azerbaijan |
87–64 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 25–12, 28–16, 13–17 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
26 July 2023
20:00 |
| Kosovo |
49–74 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–28, 7–25, 15–10, 18–11 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
3rd place match
27 July 2023
17:30 |
| Kosovo |
59–97 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–32, 10–20, 18–22, 16–23 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
Final
27 July 2023
20:00 |
| Cyprus |
78–75 | Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 21–26, 14–14, 22–17 | ||
1 Tetori Sports Hall
|
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Cyprus
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
|
Andorra
|
| 4 | Kosovo
|
| 5 | Armenia
|
| 6 | Albania
|
| 7 | Malta
|
| 8 | San Marino
|
| 9 | Gibraltar
|
| Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division B |
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