2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 17th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Madrid, in Spain, hosted the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro won the trophy for the fourth time in a row.

Qualification

There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Lithuania, Greece and France. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Serbia and Montenegro, Russia and Spain in the final tournament.

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

	Team advanced to [\|Quarterfinals]
	Team competed in [\|9th–12th playoffs]