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.
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| Formation | 1957 | 
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| Headquarters | Munich, Germany | 
| Region served  | Europe | 
| Membership   | 50 full member associations | 
| Official language  | English | 
| President |  Turgay Demirel[1] | 
| Parent organization | FIBA | 
| Website | FIBA.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.[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 Turgay Demirel, president
 Karl Thaller, treasurer Karl Thaller, treasurer
 Athos Antoniou Athos Antoniou
 Maurizio Bertea Maurizio Bertea
 Iván Bodrogváry Iván Bodrogváry
 Wolfgang Brenscheidt Wolfgang Brenscheidt
 Matej Erjavec Matej Erjavec
 Manuel Fernandes Manuel Fernandes
 Natalia Galkina Natalia Galkina
 Jorge Garbajosa Jorge Garbajosa
 Georgi Glouchkov Georgi Glouchkov
 John Goncalves John Goncalves
 Amiram Halevy Amiram Halevy
 George Kartvelishvili George Kartvelishvili
 Michal Konecny Michal Konecny
 Keio Kuhi Keio Kuhi
 Nastassia Marynina Nastassia Marynina
 Bernard O'Byrne Bernard O'Byrne
 Giancarlo Sergi Giancarlo Sergi
 Jean-Pierre Siutat Jean-Pierre Siutat
 Edgars Šneps Edgars Šneps
 Mindaugas Spokas Mindaugas Spokas
 Carmen Tocala Carmen Tocala
 Stojan Vranković Stojan Vranković
 Asterios Zois Asterios Zois
Current Executive Committee members
    
| Office | Officeholders[5] | 
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| 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 | 
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| 1 | 2002–2010 |  George Vassilakopoulos | 
| 2 | 2010–2013 |  Olafur Rafnsson | 
| 3 | 2013–2014 | .svg.png.webp) Cyriel Coomas | 
| 4 | 2014–present |  Turgay Demirel | 
Competitions
    
    FIBA Europe competitions
    
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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 | 
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| 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] | 
- The 2021 Youth European Championships will not take place.[6]
Continental club champions
    
| Competitions | Year | Champion | Title | Runners-up | Next edition | 
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| Euro | U20 | U18 | U16 | Euro | U20 | U18 | U16 | Euro | U18 | Euro | U18 | ||
|  Soviet Union  † | 14 | · | 8 | 3 | 21 | · | 11 | 8 | · | · | · | · | 65 | 
|  Spain | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 44 | 
|  France | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 
|  Russia | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | 23 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia  † | 8 | · | 5 | 5 | - | · | 1 | - | · | · | · | · | 19 | 
|  Serbia | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 14 | 
|  Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 
|  Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 | 
|  Greece | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Serbia and Montenegro  † | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 9 | 
|  Turkey | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 
|  Croatia | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 
|  Slovenia | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Belgium | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 
|  Czechoslovakia  † | 1 | - | - | - | - | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 4 | 
|  Hungary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 
|  Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 
|  Germany | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 
|  Israel | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 
|  Latvia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 
|  Belarus | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 
|  Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 
|  Bulgaria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 
|  CIS  † | · | - | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 
|  Hungary | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 
|  Poland | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 
|  Romania | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 
|  Ukraine | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 
|  Egypt | 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.
FIBA World Rankings
    
    Overview
    
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Members
    
| Code | Association | National teams | FIBA affiliation | IOC member | 
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| ALB |  Albania | 1947 | Yes | |
| AND |  Andorra | 1988 | Yes | |
| ARM |  Armenia | 1991 | Yes | |
| AUT |  Austria | 1934 | Yes | |
| AZE |  Azerbaijan | 1991 | Yes | |
| BLR |  Belarus | 1992 | Yes | |
| BEL | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 1933 | Yes | |
| BIH |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1992 | Yes | |
| BUL |  Bulgaria | 1935 | Yes | |
| CRO |  Croatia | 1992 | Yes | |
| CYP |  Cyprus | 1974 | Yes | |
| CZE |  Czech Republic | 1932 | Yes | |
| DEN |  Denmark | 1951 | Yes | |
| EST |  Estonia | 1991 | Yes | |
| FIN |  Finland | 1939 | Yes | |
| FRA |  France | 1933 | Yes | |
| GEO |  Georgia | 1992 | Yes | |
| GER |  Germany | 1934 | Yes | |
| GIB |  Gibraltar | 1985 | No[n 1] | |
| GBR |  Great Britain | 2006 | Yes | |
| GRE |  Greece | 1936 | Yes | |
| HUN |  Hungary | 1935 | Yes | |
| ISL |  Iceland | 1959 | Yes | |
| IRL |  Ireland | 1947 | Yes | |
| ISR |  Israel | 1939 | Yes | |
| ITA |  Italy | 1932 | Yes | |
| KOS |  Kosovo | 2015 | Yes | |
| LAT |  Latvia | 1992 | Yes | |
| LTU |  Lithuania | 1992 | Yes | |
| LUX |  Luxembourg | 1946 | Yes | |
| MLT |  Malta | 1967 | Yes | |
| MDA |  Moldova | 1992 | Yes | |
| MON |  Monaco | 1987 | Yes | |
| MNE |  Montenegro | 2006 | Yes | |
| NED |  Netherlands | 1946 | Yes | |
| MKD |  North Macedonia | 1993 | Yes | |
| NOR |  Norway | 1968 | Yes | |
| POL |  Poland | 1934 | Yes | |
| POR |  Portugal | 1932 | Yes | |
| ROU |  Romania | 1932 | Yes | |
| RUS |  Russia | 1947 | Yes | |
| SMR |  San Marino | 1969 | Yes | |
| SRB |  Serbia | 2006 | Yes | |
| SVK |  Slovakia | 1993 | Yes | |
| SLO |  Slovenia | 1992 | Yes | |
| ESP |  Spain | 1934 | Yes | |
| SWE |  Sweden | 1952 | Yes | |
| SUI |  Switzerland | 1932 | Yes | |
| TUR |  Turkey | 1936 | Yes | |
| UKR |  Ukraine | 1992 | Yes | 
Defunct members
    
| Code | Association | National teams | FIBA affiliation | FIBA disaffiliation | 
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| TCH |  Czechoslovakia | 1992 | ||
| GDR |  East Germany | 1992 | ||
| ENG |  England[n 2] | 1937 | ||
| SCG | .svg.png.webp) Serbia and Montenegro | 1992 | 2006 | |
| SCO |  Scotland[n 2] | 1947 | ||
| URS |  Soviet Union | 1992 | ||
| WAL |  Wales[n 2] | 1956 | ||
| YUG | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 1949 | 1992 | 
Notes
    
- Part of the British Olympic Association.
- Integrated in the British Association.
See also
    
    
References
    
- FIBA Europe President
- "Organisation of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- "Board of FIBA Europe". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- "Turgay Demirel re-elected as FIBA Europe President". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- "FIBA Europe Executive Committee". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- "FIBA Europe Board approves alternative format for Youth Competitions, new dates for Small Countries Championships". FIBA. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

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