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
Region served
Europe
Membership
50 full member associations
Official language
English
President
Turgay Demirel[1]
Parent organization
FIBA
WebsiteFIBA.basketball/Europe

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 whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of Europe, of which there are currently 50 members.[2]

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.[2]

The Board of FIBA Europe

The current Board members are:[3][4]

  • Turgay Demirel, president
  • Karl Thaller, treasurer
  • Athos Antoniou
  • Maurizio Bertea
  • Iván Bodrogváry
  • Wolfgang Brenscheidt
  • Matej Erjavec
  • Manuel Fernandes
  • Natalia Galkina
  • Jorge Garbajosa
  • Georgi Glouchkov
  • John Goncalves
  • Amiram Halevy
  • George Kartvelishvili
  • Michal Konecny
  • Keio Kuhi
  • Nastassia Marynina
  • Bernard O'Byrne
  • Giancarlo Sergi
  • Jean-Pierre Siutat
  • Edgars Šneps
  • Mindaugas Spokas
  • Carmen Tocala
  • Stojan Vranković
  • Asterios Zois

Current Executive Committee members

Office Officeholders[5]
President Turgay Demirel
Treasurer Karl Thaller
Members Iván Bodrogváry
Natalia Galkina
Jorge Garbajosa
John Goncalves
Jean-Pierre Siutat
Carmen Tocala
Asterios Zois

Presidents

# Years Name
1 2002–2010 George Vassilakopoulos
2 2010–2013 Olafur Rafnsson
3 2013–2014 Cyriel Coomas
4 2014–present Turgay Demirel

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 2017  Slovenia 1st  Serbia 2022
U20 European Championship 2019  Israel 2nd  Spain 2022[lower-alpha 1]
U18 European Championship 2019  Spain 4th  Turkey 2022[lower-alpha 1]
U16 European Championship 2019  Spain 5th  France 2022[lower-alpha 1]
Women's competitions
EuroBasket Women 2021  Serbia 2nd  France 2023
U20 Women's European Championship 2019  Italy 1st  Russia 2022[lower-alpha 1]
U18 Women's European Championship 2019  Italy 3rd  Hungary 2022[lower-alpha 1]
U16 Women's European Championship 2019  Russia 6th  Lithuania 2022[lower-alpha 1]
  1. The 2021 Youth European Championships will not take place.[6]

Continental club champions

Competitions Year Champion Title Runners-up Next edition
Men's competitions
Basketball Champions League 2020–21 San Pablo Burgos 2nd Pınar Karşıyaka 2021–22
Europe Cup 2020–21 Ironi Nes Ziona 1st Arged BMSLAM Stal 2021–22
Women's competitions
EuroLeague Women 2020–21 UMMC Ekaterinburg 6th Perfumerías Avenida 2021–22
EuroCup Women 2020–21 Valencia Basket 1st Reyer Venezia 2021–22
SuperCup Women 2019 UMMC Ekaterinburg 4th Nadezhda Orenburg 2021

    Titles by country

    *Updated through 19 September 2021

    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
     Spain324548510--1244
     France11432323-12123
     Russia11--3556--2-23
     Yugoslavia8·55-·1-····19
     Serbia-3412-1-3---14
     Italy22111131----12
     Lithuania32211-1--1--11
     Greece2322--------9
     Serbia and Montenegro-214-·11····9
     Turkey-123-----1--7
     Croatia--34--------7
     Slovenia12------11--5
     Belgium------2--1-14
     Czechoslovakia1----·21····4
     Hungary---------1124
     Czech Republic----11-1----3
     Germany1-----1-----2
     Israel-2----------2
     Latvia1-------1---2
     Belarus-1----------1
     Bosnia and Herzegovina---1--------1
     Bulgaria----1-------1
     CIS·-····1·····1
     Hungary1-----------1
     Poland----1-------1
     Romania--------1---1
     Ukraine----1-------1
     Egypt1···········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.

    FIBA World Rankings

    Overview

    Members

    CodeAssociationNational teamsFIBA
    affiliation
    IOC
    member
    ALB Albania1947Yes
    AND Andorra
    1988Yes
    ARM Armenia1991Yes
    AUT Austria1934Yes
    AZE Azerbaijan
    1991Yes
    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
    1992
    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.

    See also

    References

    1. FIBA Europe President
    2. "Organisation of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
    3. "Board of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
    4. "Turgay Demirel re-elected as FIBA Europe President". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
    5. "FIBA Europe Executive Committee". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
    6. "FIBA Europe Board approves alternative format for Youth Competitions, new dates for Small Countries Championships". FIBA. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
    7. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
    8. "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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