2026 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Gibraltar |
| Dates | 23–28 June 2026 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Malta (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Andorra |
| Third place | Gibraltar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Jordan Tucker |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2026 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 20th edition of this competition. The tournament was played in Gibraltar, from 23 to 28 June 2026.[1]
Malta secured their second overall title with a victory over Andorra in the final, 90–76.
Participating teams
[edit]| Team | WR[a] |
|---|---|
| Andorra | 98 |
| Gibraltar | 125 |
| Malta | 101 |
 San Marino | 111 |
- ↑ As of March 2026
First round
[edit]The draw of the first round was held on 5 February 2026 in Freising, Germany.[2]
In the first round, the teams played a round-robin tournament in one group. All teams advanced to the playoffs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta |
3 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 187 | +99 | 6 |
| 2 | Andorra |
3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 211 | +24 | 5 |
| 3 | Gibraltar (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 234 | −51 | 4 |
| 4 | San Marino |
3 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 280 | −72 | 3 |
All times are local (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
23 June 2026 19:30 |
| Gibraltar |
70–61 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 18–16, 19–17, 12–14 | ||
| Pts: McGrail 26 Rebs: El Yettefti 10 Asts: McGrail 4 |
Pts: Ugolini 26 Rebs: Ugolini 8 Asts: Macina 8 |
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar Attendance: 500 Referees: Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND), Jürgen Muho (LUX), Luka Brekalo (BIH) |
23 June 2026 17:00 |
| Andorra |
52–82 | Malta |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 15–24, 12–23, 11–24 | ||
| Pts: Calzada 12 Rebs: Aguilar 6 Asts: Balletbo 4 |
Pts: Tucker 28 Rebs: Cassar 8 Asts: Cassar 3 |
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar Attendance: 45 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Andrea Bongiorni (ITA), James Kerry Dominique (GIB) |
24 June 2026 19:30 |
| Malta |
93–63 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 24–26, 26–10, 21–15 | ||
| Pts: Pace 16 Rebs: Sjoberg 11 Asts: Pace 5 |
Pts: Yome 15 Rebs: Tejon, El Yettefti 7 Asts: four players 1 |
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar Attendance: 250 Referees: Andrea Bongiorni (ITA), Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND), Luka Brekalo (BIH) |
24 June 2026 17:00 |
| San Marino |
79–99 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 19–36, 19–25, 14–16 | ||
| Pts: Macina 22 Rebs: Cadiman 7 Asts: Macina 3 |
Pts: Balletbo 29 Rebs: Gabriel 11 Asts: Balletbo 7 |
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar Attendance: 20 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), James Kerry Dominique (GIB), Jürgen Muho (LUX) |
25 June 2026 17:00 |
| Malta |
111–68 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 30–12, 32–25, 29–17 | ||
| Pts: Gouder, K. Cassar 21 Rebs: Gouder 9 Asts: N. Cassar 7 |
Pts: Ugolini, Cadiman 17 Rebs: Merlini 8 Asts: Riccardi 4 |
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar Attendance: 25 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND), James Kerry Dominique (GIB) |
25 June 2026 19:30 |
| Gibraltar |
50–80 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–30, 12–25, 17–13, 10–12 | ||
| Pts: Tejon 14 Rebs: El Yettefti 11 Asts: six players 1 |
Pts: Balletbo 17 Rebs: Gabriel 12 Asts: Armengol 4 |
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar Attendance: 250 Referees: Andrea Bongiorni (ITA), Luka Brekalo (BIH), Jürgen Muho (LUX) |
Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 27 June | ||||||
| Malta | 99 | |||||
| 28 June | ||||||
| San Marino | 60 | |||||
| Malta | 90 | |||||
| 27 June | ||||||
| Andorra | 76 | |||||
| Andorra | 91 | |||||
| Gibraltar | 42 | |||||
| 3rd place game | ||||||
| 28 June | ||||||
| San Marino | 67 | |||||
| Gibraltar | 72 |
Semifinals
[edit]27 June 2026 17:00 |
| Andorra |
91–42 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 34–9, 19–8, 21–8 | ||
| Pts: Armengol 14 Rebs: Calzada 7 Asts: Serrato 6 |
Pts: McGrail 17 Rebs: Gomez 5 Asts: Yome 3 |
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar Attendance: 101 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Andrea Bongiorni (ITA), Jürgen Muho (LUX) |
27 June 2026 19:30 |
| Malta |
99–60 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 23–17, 24–21, 34–8 | ||
| Pts: Tucker 28 Rebs: Tucker 8 Asts: Tucker 4 |
Pts: Ugolini 14 Rebs: Biordi 7 Asts: Macina 4 |
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar Attendance: 40 Referees: Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND), Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND), Luka Brekalo (BIH) |
3rd place game
[edit]28 June 2026 17:00 |
| San Marino |
67–72 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 21–19, 12–14, 19–18 | ||
| Pts: Ugolini 25 Rebs: Cadiman 10 Asts: Macina, Ugolini 4 |
Pts: Tejon 15 Rebs: Tejon 9 Asts: Yome 6 |
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar Attendance: 200 Referees: Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND), Luka Brekalo (BIH), Jürgen Muho (LUX) |
Final
[edit]28 June 2026 19:30 |
| Malta |
90–76 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 16–21, 20–18, 36–23 | ||
| Pts: Tucker 25 Rebs: four players 8 Asts: Tucker 5 |
Pts: Serrato 22 Rebs: Calzada 9 Asts: Armengol 6 |
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar Attendance: 100 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Andrea Bongiorni (ITA), James Kerry Dominique (GIB) |
Final standings
[edit]| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | Malta | 5–0 |
 | Andorra | 3–2 |
 | Gibraltar | 2–3 |
| 4th | San Marino | 0–5 |
Statistics and awards
[edit]Awards
[edit]The All-Tournament team and MVP award was announced on 28 June 2026.[3]
| All-Tournament Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guard | Forwards | Centers |
| Sergi Serrato Balletbo Jamie McGrail |
Pietro Ugolini Jordan Tucker |
Kurt Cassar |
| MVP: Jordan Tucker |