The2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers were internationalbasketball competitions which took place from 3 to 8 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021FIBA U18 European Championship.[1]
The 2020 edition of FIBA U18 European Championship was to be held inKonya,Turkey but was postponed to 2021 due toCOVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic continued in 2021, the FIBA Europe decided to hold alternative format of competition to replace traditional format of U18 European Championship where 16 or more teams gather in one place.
The events are to be played on a voluntary participation basis, with promotion/relegation to be frozen across Divisions A, B and C.
The Top 18 ranked teams (16 currently in Division A, plus two additional teams by 2019 ranking in respective category) to play three tournaments of six teams each (Groups A, B and C).
All other registered teams, ranked 19 and lower, to play in tournaments of up to six teams each (Groups D/E).
One tournament of up to six teams to be created with the lowest-ranked teams to accommodate Division C and Small Countries (Groups F/G).
All tournaments to be played in Round Robin format, with groups to be created by "serpentine" style allocation, taking the hosting situation into consideration.
Spain
Serbia
Germany
Croatia
North Macedonia
Georgia
Israel
Lithuania
Estonia
France
Greece
Portugal
Slovenia
Poland
Latvia
Russia
Turkey
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
Hungary
Ireland
Slovakia
Ukraine
Romania
Switzerland
Kosovo
Albania
Moldova
Luxembourg
Andorra
Gibraltar
Malta
