EuroBasket 2005 qualification

The 2005 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2005, was held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. The FIBA European Basketball Championship is a bi-annual basketball competition between national teams organised by FIBA Europe, the sports governing body in Europe. This is the third time that championship is hosted by city of Belgrade (previously in 1961 and 1975).

Competition Format

The Eurobasket competition format comprises two divisions, Division A and Division B both of which play parallel to each other . Although their games take place at the same time, they compete for two very different goals.

Division A competing for the honours of being the champions of Europe, and for a berth in the Basketball World Championship. The "qualifying round" involves five groups of four teams playing a double round-robin tournament, whereby the winner receives 2 points and loser receives 1 point. The top two teams in each group qualify to the "final round", the remaining ten teams then compete in the "additional qualifying round". It is organized into three groups of four, again playing a double round-robin tournament. Once finished, the top team in each group moves on to the "additional qualifying tournament", the middle team is out of the competition until the next Eurobasket, the bottom teams are then moved to the "relegation tournament". The "additional qualifying tournament" consists of three teams playing each other in Novi Sad, the top team becoming the final qualifier into the "final round". The "relegation tournament" is very similar, except this the bottom teams are relegated into Division B, and the top team is safely out of the competition.

Division B competes for a promotion into Division A for the next Eurobasket tournament. The 15 teams are divided into four groups, with three or four teams in each, playing a double round-robin tournament in the "qualifying round". Once finished, the top team in each group moves on to the "qualification games". The top two teams in the "qualification games" are then promoted to Division A.

Division A

Qualifying Round

Top two teams in each group qualify for main tournament. Others compete in "additional qualifying round".
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align=center width=50%| Group CSeptember 8, 2004
*17:00 Paks, Hungary: Hungary 96 - 70 Belgium
*17:00 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina 65 - 75 Turkey
*17:45 Zadar, Croatia: Croatia 86 - 63 Russia
*18:00 Ventspils, Latvia: Latvia 80 - 57 Israel
*18:00 Tallinn, Estonia: Estonia 91 - 88 Netherlands
*18:30 Celje, Slovenia: Slovenia 77 - 61 France
*19:00 Nymburk, Czech Republic: Czech Republic 82 - 57 Poland
*19:00 Yuzhny, Ukraine: Ukraine 61 - 81 Germany
*20:30 Varna, Bulgaria: Bulgaria 89 - 87 Portugal

September 11, 2004
*13:30 Wrocław, Poland: Poland 71 - 80 Slovenia
*17:00 São João da Madeira, Portugal: Portugal 76 - 81 Latvia
*18:15 Metz, France: France 89 - 56 Czech Republic
*19:00 Braunschweig, Germany:
*19:00 Moscow, Russia: Russia 97 - 64 Sweden
*19:30 Istanbul, Turkey: Turkey 85 - 57 Estonia
*19:30 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands: Netherlands 77 - 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina
*20:00 Ra'anana, Israel: Israel 84 - 64 Bulgaria
*20:15 Charleroi, Belgium: Belgium 81 - 85 Ukraine

September 14, 2004
*20:45 Ra'anana, Israel: Israel 96 - 101 Portugal

September 15, 2004
*17:30 Sofia, Bulgaria: Bulgaria 96 - 85 Latvia
*18:00 Prostejov, Czech Republic: Czech Republic 70 - 71 Slovenia
*18:00 Kaposvár, Hungary: Hungary 90 - 67 Ukraine
*18:00 Tallinn, Estonia: Estonia 61 - 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina
*19:00 Stockholm, Sweden: Sweden 69 - 86 Croatia
*19:15 Dortmund, Germany: Germany 81 - 61 Belgium
*19:30 Istanbul, Turkey: Turkey 83 : 59 Netherlands
*20:30 Bercy, Paris, France: France 85 : 65 Poland

September 18, 2004
*13:30 Wrocław, Poland: Poland 86 - 78 Czech Republic
*15:30 Nürnberg, Germany: Germany 95 - 69 Ukraine
*17:00 Santiago do Cacém, Portugal: Portugal 72 - 87 Bulgaria
*17:00 Chalon-sur-Saône, France: France 85 - 69 Slovenia
*19:00 Perm, Russia: Russia 75 - 65 Croatia
*19:30 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands: Netherlands 76 - 72 Estonia
*19:30 Istanbul, Turkey: Turkey 77 - 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina
*20:00 Ra'anana, Israel: Israel 79 - 77 Latvia
*20:15 Charleroi, Belgium: Belgium 101 - 97 Hungary

September 22, 2004
*17:30 Varna, Bulgaria: Bulgaria 72 - 65 Israel
*18:00 Opava, Czech Republic: Czech Republic 95 - 104 France
*18:00 Tallinn, Estonia: Estonia 76 - 78 Turkey
*19:00 Budapest, Hungary: Hungary 70 - 78 Germany
*19:00 Uppsala, Sweden: Sweden 81 - 92 Russia
*19:00 Ventspils, Latvia: Latvia 92 - 64 Portugal
*19:00 Yuzhny, Ukraine: Ukraine 89 - 78 Belgium
*20:05 Maribor, Slovenia: Slovenia 82 - 62 Poland
*20:15 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina 86 - 59 Netherlands

September 25, 2004
*13:30 Wrocław, Poland: Poland 83 - 86 France
*16:30 Sibenik, Croatia: Croatia 75 - 61 Sweden
*17:00 Yuzhny, Ukraine: Ukraine 77 - 70 Hungary
*17:00 Skofja Loka, Slovenia: Slovenia 95 - 66 Czech Republic
*19:00 Ventspils, Latvia: Latvia 102 - 79 Bulgaria
*19:30 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands: Netherlands 47 - 67 Turkey
*20:15 Charleroi, Belgium: Belgium 72 - 84 Germany
*20:15 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina 92 - 71 Estonia
*21:00 Tondela, Portugal: Portugal 73 - 90 Israel

Additional Qualifying Round

Top team in each group plays in "additional qualifying tournament", with a chance to advance to main tournament. Last team in each group plays in "relegation tournament", trying to avoid being relegated to Division B.

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align=center width=50%| Group C

September 11, 2005
*17:30 Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro: Poland 55 - 67 Sweden

September 12, 2005
*17:30 Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro: Sweden 78 - 65 Netherlands

September 13, 2005
*17:30 Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro: Netherlands 96 - 76 Poland

Division B

Qualifying Round

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align=center width=50%| Group CSeptember 10, 2004
*19:00 Aarhus, Denmark: Denmark 81 - 71 Iceland

September 11, 2004
*17:00 Msida, Malta: Malta 51 - 90 Ireland
*17:30 Lausanne, Switzerland: Switzerland 56 - 73 Slovakia
*19:00 Limassol, Cyprus: Cyprus 65 - 74 Austria
*19:00 Tirana, Albania: Albania 72 - 84 Belarus
*20:00 Tbilisi, Georgia: Georgia 85 - 78 Finland
*20:30 Mondorf les Bains, Luxembourg: Luxembourg 69 - 94 Macedonia

September 13, 2004
*19:00 Msida, Malta: Malta 53 - 107 Slovakia

September 14, 2004
*19:00 Gomel, Belarus: Belarus 77 - 72 Cyprus

September 15, 2004
*18:00 Gmunden, Austria: Austria 83 - 66 Albania
*18:30 Dudelange, Luxembourg: Luxembourg 64 - 97 Finland
*18:30 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Macedonia 81 - 77 Georgia
*19:30 Cluj-Napoca, Romania: Romania 73 - 74 Denmark
*19:30 Dublin, Ireland: Ireland 79 - 68 Switzerland

September 18, 2004
*17:00 Espoo, Finland: Finland 78 - 87 Macedonia
*17:00 Msida, Malta: Malta 57 - 90 Switzerland
*19:00 Bratislava, Slovakia: Slovakia 70 - 67 Ireland
*19:00 Tirana, Albania: Albania 67 - 76 Cyprus
*19:00 Oberwart, Austria: Austria 91 - 92 Belarus
*20:00 Soleurvre, Luxembourg: Luxembourg 61 - 87 Georgia

September 19, 2004
*16:00 Keflavík, Iceland: Iceland 79 - 73 Romania

September 2, 2005
*20:15 Oberwart, Austris: Austria 73 - 66 Cyprus

September 3, 2005
*14:00 Keflavík, Iceland: Iceland 60 - 77 Denmark
*15:00 Helsinki, Finland: Finland 87 - 79 Georgia
*17:00 Gomel, Belarus: Belarus 110 - 58 Albania
*17:15 Dublin, Ireland: Ireland 98 - 49 Malta
*19:00 Bratislava, Slovakia: Slovakia 60 - 66 Switzerland
*19:00 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Macedonia 105 - 66 Luxembourg

September 7, 2005
*18:00 Levice, Slovakia: Slovakia 100 - 39 Malta
*19:00 Tirana, Albania: Albania 82 - 90 Austria
*19:00 Tbilisi, Georgia: Georgia 73 - 60 Macedonia
*19:00 Risskov, Denmark: Denmark 67 - 69 Romania
*20:00 Geneva, Switzerland: Switzerland 76 - 57 Ireland
*20:00 Nicosia, Cyprus: Cyprus 87 - 77 Belarus
*20:30 Dudelange, Luxembourg: Luxembourg 62 - 82 Finland

September 10, 2005
*17:00 Bucharest, Romania: Romania 72 - 80 Iceland
*17:00 Gomel, Belarus: Belarus 60 - 69 Austria
*17:15 Dublin, Ireland: Ireland 82 - 68 Slovakia
*17:30 Genèva, Switzerland: Switzerland 83 - 37 Malta
*18:15 Nicosia, Cyprus: Cyprus 96 - 75 Albania
*19:00 Tbilisi, Georgia: Georgia 87 - 65 Luxembourg
*20:30 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Macedonia 83 - 70 Finland

Qualification games

The winner of Group A faces the winner of Group B in a pair of home-and-away games. Similarly, the winners of Groups C and D face each other. The winner of each series (by overall point differential if the two-game series is split) is promoted to Division A beginning in 2006.

September 17, 2005
*17:00 Dublin, Ireland: Ireland 80 - 66 Denmark
*18:00 Gmunden, Austria: Austria 75 - 101 Macedonia

September 24, 2005
*15:00 Aarhus, Denmark: Denmark 86 - 70 Ireland :Denmark won on aggregate 152 – 150
*20:00 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia: Macedonia 99 - 62 Austria :Macedonia won on aggregate 200 – 137

Denmark and Macedonia won promotion to Division A in 2006-2007.

=See Also=
*Eurobasket 2005