2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
| 2004 EuroBasket Under-16 | |||||||||||||
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| 18th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Greece | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 6–15 July 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 1 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 France (1st title)
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| MVP |
 Vitaly Kuznetsov
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The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Amaliada and Pyrgos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. France won the trophy for the first time. Georgia and Germany were relegated to Division B.
The tournament format changed with the inclusion of the Division System. The sixteen teams from Division A entered the tournament. In the Preliminary Round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each group qualify for the Quarterfinals. The eight teams were allocated on two groups of four teams each, with the two top teams qualifying for the semifinals. The two teams qualified 15th and 16th were relegated to Division B.
Georgia and Germany were relegated to Division B.
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