Albania national basketball team

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The Albania national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Albania in international competitions.

1 Eurobasket 1947
2 Eurobasket 1957
- 2.1 Preliminary Round
- 2.2 Classification Round
3 Placments

[edit] Eurobasket 1947

Albania first competed in the European championship at Eurobasket 1947. Their debut performance ended without a win, as they lost all three preliminary games, both semifinal round games, and the 13th/14th place classification match to finish 14th out of 14 teams.

[edit] Preliminary Round

Albania 15 - 60 Italy

Albania 11 - 114 Belgium

Albania 19 - 104 Egypt

[edit] Semi-Final Round

Albania 19 - 73 Romania

Albania 27 - 44 Austria

[edit] Final Round

Albania 13 - 90 Yugoslavia

[edit] Eurobasket 1957

Ten years later, at Eurobasket 1957 in Sofia, the Albanians fared no better. They lost three matches out of ten played, going 0-1 in the preliminary round and 0-2 in the classification round to finish 7th of 16.

[edit] Preliminary Round

Albania 57 - 89 Yugoslavia

Albania 37 - 71 Czechoslovakia

Albania 24 - 62 Scotland

[edit] Classification Round

Albania 42 - 91 Finland

Albania 42 - 82 Italy

Albania 64 - 97 Turkey

Albania 45 - 58 Austria

Albania 48 - 90 Belgium

Albania 43 - 72 Germany

[edit] Placments

[edit] Men competitions

[edit] European Promotion Cup

2002: European Promotion Cup - 6th place
2004: European Promotion Cup - 5th place
2006: European Promotion Cup - 2nd place

[edit] European Championship

1947: European Championship - 14th place
1957: European Championship - 16th place
1995: European Championship - Qualifying Round
1997: European Championship - Qualifying Round
1999: European Championship - Preliminary Round
2005: Eurobasket - Division B
2007: Eurobasket - Division B

[edit] European Olympic Qualifying Tournament

1972: European Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Preliminary Round
1992: European Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Preliminary Round

[edit] Women competitions

[edit] European Promotion Cup

1996: European Promotion Cup - 2nd place
2002: European Promotion Cup - 1st place

[edit] European Championship

1997: European Championship - Qualifying Round

[edit] Youth competitions

1999: European Promotion Cup for Junior Men - 7th place
2001: European Promotion Cup for Junior Men - 4th place
2003: European Promotion Cup for Junior Men - 1st place
2005: U18 European Promotion Cup Women - 3rd place

International basketball

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Africa: FIBA Africa – Africa Championship Americas: FIBA Americas – Americas Championship Asia: FIBA Asia – Asian Championship Europe: FIBA Europe – EuroBasket Oceania: FIBA Oceania – Oceania Championship