The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women was the 27th edition of the European championship for women's national under-16 basketball teams. A total of 16 teams participated in the competition, which took place in Matosinhos, Portugal, from 13 to 23 August 2015.[2][3]
The champions were Czech Republic, who defeated Portugal 79–55 to secure their first title in this competition, after being losing finalists in the previous two editions.[4] Portugal achieved their best-ever result in an international basketball competition, having never reached the quarterfinals at this age level. The host nation's Ana Ramos was named the tournament's MVP and selected for the tournament's All-Star Five.[1]
The first-round groups draw took place on 30 November 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.[5] In the first round, the sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three teams of each group will qualify to the Second Round. The last team of each group will play in the Classification Group G first, then in the 9th–16th place playoffs.[6]
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 300 Referees: Luis Miguel Castillo Larroca (ESP), Peter Papp (HUN), Andrada Monika Csender (ROU)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 500 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Ivana Ivanovic (SRB)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 100 Referees: Mykola Ambrosov (UKR), Marcin Kowalski (POL), Martin Horozov (BUL)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 100 Referees: Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Radomir Vojinovic (MNE), Ivana Ivanovic (SRB)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 2000 Referees: Juris Kokainis (LAT), Radomir Vojinovic (MNE), Mykola Ambrosov (UKR)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 2000 Referees: Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Stanislav Kucera (CZE), Özlem Yalman (TUR)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 2000 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Andrada Monika Csender (ROU), Luis Miguel Castillo Larroca (ESP)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 200 Referees: Zdenko Zubak (SVK), Sergey Krug (RUS), Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 500 Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Aliaksandr Syrytsa (BLR), Damir Kunosic (BIH)
Pavilhao Municipal de Guiföes, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 100 Referees: Luis Miguel Castillo Larroca (ESP), Mykola Ambrosov (UKR), Martin Horozov (BUL)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 300 Referees: Damir Kunosic (BIH), Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Sergey Krug (RUS)
Pavilhao Municipal de Guiföes, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 150 Referees: Bojan Jovanic (BIH), Sonia Teixeira (POR), Zdenko Zubak (SVK)
Second round
Twelve advancing teams from the First Round will be allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams of each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group will play for the 9th – 16th places against the teams from the Group G.[6]
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 200 Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Marcin Kowalski (POL), Ivana Ivanovic (SRB)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 400 Referees:Özlem Yalman (TUR), Aliaksandr Syrytsa (BLR), Regis Bardera (FRA)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 2500 Referees: Zdenko Zubak (SVK), Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Damir Kunosic (BIH)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 150 Referees: Marcin Kowalski (POL), Sergey Krug (RUS), Sonia Teixeira (POR)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 100 Referees: Zdenko Zubak (SVK), Damir Kunošić (BIH), Ivana Ivanović (SRB)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 400 Referees: Siniša Herceg (CRO), Bojan Jovanić (BIH), Stanislav Kučera (CZE)
Pavilhao Municipal de Guiföes, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 100 Referees: Luis Miguel Castillo Larroca (ESP), Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Martin Horozov (BUL)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 500 Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Andrada Monika Csender (ROU), Marcin Kowalski (POL)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 100 Referees: Damir Kunosic (BIH), Regis Bardera (FRA), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (POR) Attendance: 150 Referees: Mykola Ambrosov (UKR), Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Özlem Yalman (TUR)
Classification Group G
The last team of each group of the First Round will compete in this Classification Round.
Pavilhao Municipal de Guiföes, Matosinhos - Grande Porto (POR) Attendance: 100 Referees: Regis Bardera (FRA), Aliaksandr Syrytsa (BLR), Özlem Yalman (TUR)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos - Grande Porto (POR) Attendance: 100 Referees: Luis Miguel Castillo Larroca (ESP), Juris Kokainis (LAT), Peter Papp (HUN)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos - Grande Porto (POR) Attendance: 400 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Sonia Teixeira (POR), Mykola Ambrosov (UKR)
Pavilhao Municipal de Guiföes, Matosinhos - Grande Porto (POR) Attendance: 100 Referees: Andrada Monika Csender (ROU), Stanislav Kučera (CZE), Sergey Krug (RUS)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos - Grande Porto (POR) Attendance: 150 Referees: Luis Miguel Castillo Larroca (ESP), Martin Horozov (BUL), Aliaksandr Syrytsa (BLR)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Mykola Ambrosov (UKR), Sónia Teixeira (POR), Juris Kokainis (LAT)
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Luis Miguel Castillo Larroca (ESP), Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE)