The FIBA European Championship for Small Countries is the lowest-ranked tier of the biennial FIBA EuroBasket competition, organized by FIBA Europe.

History

This championship was first introduced in 1988, as the Promotion Cup, the competition organized for the lowest ranked European national basketball teams. Since then, the competition has been held biannually. In 2007, the Promotion Cup was officially renamed EuroBasket Division C. In 2011, after the divisional system for the FIBA EuroBasket was abolished, the FIBA EuroBasket Division C was renamed to FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.

Results

YearHostFinal matchThird place matchTeams
First placeScoreSecond placeThird placeScoreFourth place
1988 detailsMaltaIceland86–69IrelandCyprus73–68Luxembourg8
1990 detailsWales (Cardiff)Iceland101–93CyprusLuxembourg75–70Ireland8
1992 detailsCyprus (Nicosia)Austria70–68LuxembourgCyprus86–85Ireland8
1994 detailsIreland (Dublin)Ireland81–78CyprusIceland95–87Luxembourg8
1996 detailsSan MarinoAustria54–52NorwaySan Marino85–70Wales8
1998 detailsGibraltarAndorraGroup tournamentWalesSan MarinoGroup tournamentGibraltar5
2000 detailsAndorraAndorraGroup tournamentSan MarinoScotlandGroup tournamentWales6
2002 detailsMalta (Ta' Qali)San Marino82–70WalesScotland94–80Andorra8
2004 detailsAndorraAndorra95–83LuxembourgScotland101–78Azerbaijan9
2006 detailsAlbania (Durrës)Azerbaijan66–57AlbaniaAndorra94–85Moldova8
2008 detailsScotland (Edinburgh)Azerbaijan80–78MoldovaScotland90–76Andorra8
2010 detailsMalta (Valletta)Denmark87–69AndorraMalta85–77Moldova8
2012 detailsSan MarinoAndorra74–72MoldovaMalta96–57San Marino7
2014 detailsGibraltarAndorra66–63MaltaScotland67–55San Marino6
2016 detailsMoldova (Ciorescu)Armenia79–71AndorraSan Marino60–53Ireland8
2018 detailsSan MarinoMalta75–59NorwayIreland86–66Gibraltar7
2021 detailsIreland (Dublin)IrelandRound robinAndorraMaltaRound robinSan Marino5
2022 detailsMalta (Ta' Qali)Armenia84–68MaltaAndorra84–75Azerbaijan6
2024 detailsAndorraAndorra84–79MaltaSan Marino73–70Gibraltar4
2026 detailsGibraltar

Performance

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Andorra63211
2Ireland2114
3Iceland2013
4Armenia2002
Austria2002
Azerbaijan2002
7Malta1337
8San Marino1146
9Denmark1001
10Cyprus0224
11Luxembourg0213
12Moldova0202
Norway0202
Wales0202
15Albania0101
16Scotland0055
Totals (16 entries)19191957

Participation details

TeamMalta 1988Wales 1990Cyprus 1992Republic of Ireland 1994San Marino 1996Gibraltar 1998Andorra 2000Malta 2002Andorra 2004Albania 2006Scotland 2008Malta 2010San Marino 2012Gibraltar 2014Moldova 2016San Marino 2018Republic of Ireland 2021Malta 2022Andorra 2024Total
Albania6th5th2nd3
Andorra8th6th1st1st4th1st3rd4th2nd1st1st2nd5th2nd3rd1st16
Armenia1st1st2
Austria1st1st2
Azerbaijan4th1st1st4th4
Cyprus3rd2nd3rd2nd4
Denmark1st1
Gibraltar7th5th7th7th8th4th6th8th7th7th6th7th7th6th8th4th5th6th4th19
Iceland1st1st3rd3
Ireland2nd4th4th1st4th3rd1st7
Luxembourg4th3rd2nd4th2nd5
Malta6th7th6th6th7th5th5th7th9th8th7th3rd3rd2nd6th1st3rd2nd2nd19
Moldova5th4th2nd4th2nd5th7th7
Norway2nd2nd2
San Marino5th6th5th3rd3rd2nd1st6th5th5th8th4th4th3rd6th4th5th3rd18
Scotland5th3rd3rd3rd3rd6th6th3rd8
Wales8th8th8th5th4th2nd4th2nd8th6th8th5th5th5th7th15

See also

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