This page describes the qualification procedure for EuroBasket 2009.
Qualified teams
Eight teams have secured their places at the EuroBasket 2009 before the qualifications. Seven teams have qualified through the qualifying round, and one more team has qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round.
Qualified as the host nation:
Qualified through the participation at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Qualified through the participation at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008
Qualified through the qualifying round
Qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round
Qualification format
The Qualifying Round was held from 20 August to 20 September 2008. The draw for the qualifying round was held on 16 February 2008 in Venice, Italy. There were four groups, one group of five teams and three groups of four teams. The first team from each group and the three best second placed teams have qualified for EuroBasket 2009. The qualified teams were: Bulgaria, Great Britain, Israel, Latvia, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey.
The best six of the remaining teams then went to the Additional Qualifying Round, which has been held from 5 to 30 August 2009, shortly before the start of the final Round. The teams qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round were: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, France, Italy and Portugal. These six teams were divided in two groups of three teams each. After that, the winners of the groups, Belgium and France, have played each other for the last place in EuroBasket 2009, with France winning the two-leg match.
The last four teams have played in the Relegation Round, which was held from 5 to 20 August 2009. The teams qualified for the Relegation Round were: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Ukraine.[1] The bottom two of these four teams, Czech Republic and Estonia, have been relegated to EuroBasket Division B championship. The two teams on top of the group, Hungary and Ukraine, have stayed in EuroBasket Division A.
The draw for the groups of the final Round as well as for the order of the games of the Additional Qualifying Round and the Relegation Round was held in Warsaw, Poland on 8 November 2008.[2]
EuroBasket 2009 was held from 7 to 20 September 2009.
Qualifying round
Draw seedings
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Qualification groups
The draw for the qualifying round was held on 16 February 2008 in Venice, Italy.
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Group A
Qualified for the final Tournament | |
Qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round | |
Qualified for the Relegation Round |
Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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Serbia | 15 | 7 | 1 | 663 | 524 | +139 |
Bulgaria | 12 | 4 | 4 | 670 | 639 | +31 |
Italy | 12 | 4 | 4 | 574 | 590 | −16 |
Finland | 11 | 3 | 5 | 613 | 655 | −42 |
Hungary | 10 | 2 | 6 | 552 | 664 | −112 |
Note: All times are local
20 August 2008 20:30 |
Italy | 64–78 | Serbia |
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 16–12, 17–19, 13–21 | ||
Pts: Mordente 18 Rebs: Datome 6 Asts: Mordente 3 |
Pts: Vujanić 16 Rebs: Veličković 11 Asts: Teodosić 4 |
20 August 2008 18:00 |
Bulgaria | 89–71 | Hungary |
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 23–24, 21–24, 21–7 | ||
Pts: Jaaber 23 Rebs: D. Ivanov 12 Asts: Videnov 5 |
Pts: Sitku 15 Rebs: Németh 6 Asts: B. Simon 4 |
Universiada Hall, Sofia Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Marjan Stojovski (Republic of Macedonia), Recep Ankaralı (Turkey), Marius Ciulin (Romania) |
23 August 2008 19:00 |
Finland | 68–90 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 24–20, 19–25, 15–26 | ||
Pts: Möttölä 21 Rebs: Möttölä, Muurinen 5 Asts: Koponen 4 |
Pts: Ivanov 24 Rebs: Georgiev, Jaaber 7 Asts: Videnov 5 |
Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,974 Referees: Lahdo Sharro (Sweden), Tomas Jasevicius (Lithuania), Olegs Latisevs (Latvia) |
23 August 2008 18:00 |
Hungary | 68–64 | Italy |
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 22–10, 11–22, 15–9 | ||
Pts: Báder 15 Rebs: Báder 11 Asts: Németh, B. Simon 3 |
Pts: Amoroso 21 Rebs: Amoroso 8 Asts: Poeta 5 |
Tiszaligeti Sports Hall, Szolnok Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Ivan Zachara (Czech Republic), Igor Poljanšek (Slovenia), Robert Lottermoser (Germany) |
27 August 2008 18:00 |
Serbia | 94–60 | Hungary |
Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 17–15, 19–20, 31–8 | ||
Pts: Erceg 15 Rebs: Marković 5 Asts: Teodosić 5 |
Pts: Báder 16 Rebs: Báder 12 Asts: B. Simon, Fodor, Németh 2 |
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 18,000 Referees: Engin Kennerman (Turkey), Ademir Zurapović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Aleksandar Milojeviḱ (Republic of Macedonia) |
27 August 2008 18:00 |
Italy | 88–80 | Finland |
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 23–21, 21–18, 26–26 | ||
Pts: Poeta 20 Rebs: Mancinelli, Bulleri 6 Asts: Poeta, Mordente, Bulleri 1 |
Pts: Möttölä 20 Rebs: Kotti 9 Asts: Koponen 1 |
30 August 2008 18:00 |
Bulgaria | 81–80 | Italy |
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 16–19, 22–18, 18–20 | ||
Pts: Videnov 21 Rebs: Stoykov 8 Asts: D. Ivanov, Videnov, Angelov, Stoykov 3 |
Pts: Bulleri 18 Rebs: Datome 9 Asts: Vitali 4 |
Universiada Hall, Sofia Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (Greece), Mehmet Keseratar (Turkey), Sergiy Zashchuk (Ukraine) |
30 August 2008 20:00 |
Finland | 80–77 | Serbia |
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 27–17, 21–20, 19–18 | ||
Pts: Koponen 18 Rebs: Matinen 4 Asts: Koponen 4 |
Pts: Krstić 29 Rebs: Erceg 7 Asts: Vujanić 5 |
Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,682 Referees: Aare Halliko (Estonia), Arnis Ozols (Latvia), Oscar Lefwerth (Sweden) |
3 September 2008 18:00 |
Hungary | 64–79 | Finland |
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 15–22, 12–22, 15–22 | ||
Pts: Sitku 20 Rebs: Sitku, Németh 6 Asts: B. Simon 4 |
Pts: Koponen 17 Rebs: Möttölä 9 Asts: Virtanen 5 |
City Sports Hall, Salgótarján Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Siniša Herceg (Croatia), Robert Vyklicky (Czech Republic), Damir Javor (Slovenia) |
3 September 2008 20:30 |
Serbia | 74–64 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 20–13, 18–17, 18–21 | ||
Pts: Veličković 20 Rebs: Krstić 6 Asts: Teodosić 7 |
Pts: Jaaber 12 Rebs: Georgiev 8 Asts: Georgiev 3 |
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 15,000 Referees: Shmuel Bachar (Israel), Bojan Jovanić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Rüstü Nuran (Turkey) |
6 September 2008 18:00 |
Serbia | 72–52 | Italy |
Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 17–16, 20–11, 14–14 | ||
Pts: Vujanić 13 Rebs: Krstić 9 Asts: Veličković 3 |
Pts: Poeta 14 Rebs: Amoroso 8 Asts: Cinciarini 2 |
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Srđan Dožai (Croatia), Juan Arteaga (Spain), Seffi Shemmesh (Israel) |
6 September 2008 18:00 |
Hungary | 87–86 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 27–24, 23–29, 17–14 | ||
Pts: Németh 19 Rebs: Báder 7 Asts: Sitku, Németh 4 |
Pts: Angelov 21 Rebs: Videnov 7 Asts: Videnov 4 |
City Sports Hall, Salgótarján Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Ivo Dolinek (Czech Republic), Milan Brziak (Slovakia), Sreten Radović (Croatia) |
10 September 2008 20:30 |
Bulgaria | 102–90 | Finland |
Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 17–25, 26–14, 30–29 | ||
Pts: Jaaber 29 Rebs: D. Ivanov, Jaaber 8 Asts: Jaaber 6 |
Pts: Huff 26 Rebs: Muurinen, Huff, Möttölä 7 Asts: Koponen 6 |
Universiada Hall, Sofia Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Volodymyr Drabikovsky (Ukraine), Zoran Zlatevski (Republic of Macedonia), Georgios Tanatzis (Greece) |
10 September 2008 20:00 |
Italy | 75–68 | Hungary |
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 11–15, 18–23, 20–18 | ||
Pts: Poeta 15 Rebs: Amoroso 10 Asts: Soragna, Poeta 2 |
Pts: Németh 19 Rebs: Sitku 6 Asts: Fodor 2 |
PalaSavelli, Porto San Giorgio Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Andrej Lovšin (Slovenia), Vicente Bulto (Spain), Dragan Kralj (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
13 September 2008 18:00 |
Hungary | 61–89 | Serbia |
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 15–28, 14–12, 12–21 | ||
Pts: Németh 11 Rebs: Báder 7 Asts: Fodor 5 |
Pts: Tripković 20 Rebs: Perović 9 Asts: Tepić 8 |
Arena Savaria, Szombathely Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Stelian Banica (Romania), Murat Biricik (Turkey), Ioannis Foufis (Greece) |
13 September 2008 19:00 |
Finland | 62–69 | Italy |
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 17–16, 12–10, 17–18 | ||
Pts: Muurinen 24 Rebs: Kotti, Muurinen 11 Asts: Koponen 2 |
Pts: Soragna 18 Rebs: Cittadini 7 Asts: Giachetti 2 |
Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 2,764 Referees: Sigmundur Herbertsson (Iceland), Oskars Lucis (Latvia), Juan Carlos Garcia Gonzalez (Spain) |
17 September 2008 20:00 |
Italy | 82–81 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 19–24, 21–13, 19–24 | ||
Pts: Poeta 21 Rebs: Cittadini 12 Asts: Poeta 3 |
Pts: Stoykov 19 Rebs: K. Ivanov 6 Asts: D. Ivanov 6 |
PalaRuffini, Turin Attendance: 3,080 Referees: Václav Lukeš (Czech Republic), Zoran Šutulović (Montenegro), Daniel Hierrezuelo (Spain) |
17 September 2008 20:30 |
Serbia | 92–66 | Finland |
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 28–11, 21–24, 25–14 | ||
Pts: Erceg 21 Rebs: Erceg 7 Asts: Teodosić 6 |
Pts: Matinen 12 Rebs: Ulander, Huff, Iisalo 3 Asts: Koponen 3 |
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 15,700 Referees: Chrisostomos Schinas (Greece), Matej Boltauzer (Slovenia), Mircea Constantin Serban (Romania) |
20 September 2008 19:00 |
Finland | 88–73 | Hungary |
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 19–21, 28–16, 18–15 | ||
Pts: Muurinen 22 Rebs: Kotti 12 Asts: Muurinen, Huff, Kotti, Koponen, Möttölä, Virtanen 1 |
Pts: Kaman 22 Rebs: Báder 10 Asts: Sitku 3 |
Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,792 Referees: Lars Klaar (Sweden), Marek Ćmikiewicz (Poland), Borys Shulga (Ukraine) |
20 September 2008 21:00 |
Bulgaria | 77–87 | Serbia |
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 14–23, 22–24, 25–14 | ||
Pts: Jaaber 27 Rebs: D. Ivanov 8 Asts: Stoykov, Jaaber 4 |
Pts: Krstić 17 Rebs: Krstić 9 Asts: Teodosić 4 |
Universiada Hall, Sofia Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Grzegorz Ziemblicki (Poland), Konstantinos Mouzakis (Greece), Doru Vinasi (Romania) |
Group B
Qualified for the final Tournament | |
Qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round | |
Qualified for the Relegation Round |
Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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Macedonia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 495 | 443 | +52 |
Latvia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 492 | 446 | +46 |
Portugal | 9 | 3 | 3 | 395 | 460 | −65 |
Estonia | 7 | 1 | 5 | 434 | 467 | −33 |
Note: All times are local
3 September 2008 18:30 |
Latvia | 83–82 (OT) | Macedonia |
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 16–18, 23–24, 20–20, Overtime: 9–8 | ||
Pts: Biedriņš 30 Rebs: Biedriņš 22 Asts: K. Valters 4 |
Pts: V. Stefanov 25 Rebs: Massey 11 Asts: V. Stefanov, Ilievski, Gečevski 3 |
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania), Sergiy Chebyshev (Ukraine), Tomasz Trawicki (Poland) |
3 September 2008 20:30 |
Portugal | 70–79 | Estonia |
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 20–19, 22–13, 11–26 | ||
Pts: Andrade 14 Rebs: Marçal 8 Asts: Tavares, Silva, Andrade, Évora 2 |
Pts: Kullamäe 28 Rebs: Talts 8 Asts: Sokk, Kangur 4 |
Arena Dolce Vita, Ovar Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Miguel Perez Perez (Spain), Joseph Bissang (France), Stephen Ellis (England) |
6 September 2008 17:00 |
Estonia | 81–88 | Latvia |
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 18–25, 20–24, 23–25 | ||
Pts: Kullamäe 16 Rebs: Kangur 8 Asts: Tein 6 |
Pts: Janicenoks, Biedriņš 25 Rebs: Biedriņš 9 Asts: K. Valters 7 |
Saku Suurhall Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Lars Klaar (Sweden), Janusz Calik (Poland), Tomas Jasevicius (Lithuania) |
6 September 2008 20:15 |
Macedonia | 85–48 | Portugal |
Scoring by quarter: 22–4, 22–20, 27–14, 14–10 | ||
Pts: V. Stefanov 23 Rebs: Gečevski 8 Asts: Samardžiski 4 |
Pts: Évora 15 Rebs: Santos 5 Asts: Costa 5 |
Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Nikolaos Papadimitriou (Greece), Milivoje Jovčić (Serbia), Vladimir Tsekov (Bulgaria) |
10 September 2008 18:30 |
Latvia | 79–43 | Portugal |
Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 19–15, 14–9, 27–9 | ||
Pts: Biedriņš 21 Rebs: Biedriņš 12 Asts: K. Valters 5 |
Pts: Andrade 15 Rebs: Andrade 8 Asts: Costa 6 |
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (Ukraine), Apostolos Kalpakas (Sweden), Sergey Krug (Russia) |
10 September 2008 18:00 |
Estonia | 78–90 | Macedonia |
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 15–24, 20–22, 21–22 | ||
Pts: Arbet 18 Rebs: Kangur 8 Asts: Tein 5 |
Pts: Massey 20 Rebs: Massey 10 Asts: V. Stefanov 4 |
Saku Suurhall Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Petri Mäntylä (Finland), Oscar Lefwerth (Sweden), Grzegorz Bachanski (Poland) |
13 September 2008 20:15 |
Macedonia | 80–78 | Latvia |
Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 16–25, 20–19, 16–17 | ||
Pts: V. Stefanov 16 Rebs: Antiḱ 7 Asts: R. Stefanov, Samardžiski 2 |
Pts: Biedriņš 23 Rebs: Biedriņš 18 Asts: K. Valters 6 |
Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (Italy), Miroslav Tomov (Bulgaria), Spyridon Gontas (Greece) |
13 September 2008 17:00 |
Estonia | 54–60 | Portugal |
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 12–14, 6–20, 24–8 | ||
Pts: Dorbek, Kullamäe 12 Rebs: Talts 5 Asts: Kriisa 4 |
Pts: Cunha 21 Rebs: Miranda 9 Asts: Costa, Miranda 3 |
Saku Suurhall Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (Finland), Anton Makhlin (Russia), Jurgis Laurinavicius (Lithuania) |
17 September 2008 18:30 |
Latvia | 72–67 | Estonia |
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 18–19, 17–15, 17–23 | ||
Pts: Biedriņš 16 Rebs: Biedriņš 8 Asts: Blūms, K. Valters 3 |
Pts: Kangur 21 Rebs: Kangur 14 Asts: Tein, Kangur 3 |
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Grzegorz Ziemblicki (Poland), Sergiy Chebyshev (Ukraine), Rafael Ganiev (Russia) |
17 September 2008 21:00 |
Portugal | 81–71 | Macedonia |
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 22–28, 14–16, 23–17 | ||
Pts: Costa 19 Rebs: Andrade 11 Asts: Costa 5 |
Pts: Massey 20 Rebs: Gečevski 6 Asts: Blaževski 3 |
Pavilhão Multiusos de Coimbra, Coimbra Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Paolo Taurino (Italy), David Chambon (France), Antonio Conde (Spain) |
20 September 2008 16:35 |
Portugal | 93–92 | Latvia |
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 28–27, 19–22, 23–25 | ||
Pts: Costa 29 Rebs: Andrade 6 Asts: Costa 7 |
Pts: Janicenoks 21 Rebs: Biedriņš 13 Asts: K. Valters, Janicenoks 2 |
Pavilhão Rota dos Móveis, Parades Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Fabrizio Pizio (Switzerland), Daniel Hierrezuelo (Spain), Eddie Viator (France) |
20 September 2008 20:15 |
Macedonia | 87–75 | Estonia |
Scoring by quarter: 32–14, 19–13, 17–27, 19–21 | ||
Pts: Gečevski 18 Rebs: Gečevski 6 Asts: Ilievski 6 |
Pts: Kangur 19 Rebs: Kangur 7 Asts: Tein 7 |
Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Christos Mastraftsis (Greece), Marin Mehandjiev (Bulgaria), Zoran Šutulović (Montenegro) |
Group C
Qualified for the final Tournament | |
Qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round | |
Qualified for the Relegation Round |
Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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Turkey | 12 | 6 | 0 | 487 | 407 | +80 |
France | 9 | 3 | 3 | 460 | 446 | +14 |
Belgium | 8 | 2 | 4 | 403 | 430 | −27 |
Ukraine | 7 | 1 | 5 | 417 | 484 | −67 |
Note: All times are local
3 September 2008 20:00 |
Turkey | 86–73 | Ukraine |
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 27–13, 20–17, 15–19 | ||
Pts: Savaş, Gönlüm, Türkoğlu 15 Rebs: İlyasova 12 Asts: Türkoğlu 5 |
Pts: Butskyy, Agafonov 15 Rebs: Lishouk 8 Asts: Butskyy, Drozdov 3 |
Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Moise Bitton (Israel), Dimitar Gologanov (Bulgaria), Milan Mažić (Serbia) |
3 September 2008 20:00 |
France | 82–63 | Belgium |
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 18–18, 21–12, 27–18 | ||
Pts: de Colo 28 Rebs: Marquis 6 Asts: Parker, Brun 3 |
Pts: Van Rossom 17 Rebs: Beghin 6 Asts: Moors 6 |
Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Marcello Reatto (Italy), Oliver Krause (Germany), Neil Wilkinson (England) |
6 September 2008 20:00 |
Belgium | 63–78 | Turkey |
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 15–21, 21–18, 14–24 | ||
Pts: Beghin 19 Rebs: Beghin 10 Asts: Tabu-Eboma 3 |
Pts: İlyasova 21 Rebs: Gönlüm 13 Asts: Türkoğlu 5 |
Spiroudome, Charleroi Attendance: 800 Referees: Carmelo Paternico (Italy), Roger Harrison (England), Robert Lottermoser (Germany) |
6 September 2008 16:30 |
Ukraine | 78–77 | France |
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 20–15, 15–20, 24–17 | ||
Pts: Lishouk 18 Rebs: Drozdov 6 Asts: Zabirchenko, Agafonov 4 |
Pts: Parker 30 Rebs: Brun, Turiaf 5 Asts: Parker, Tchicamboud, Brun, Turiaf 2 |
Palace of Sports, Kyiv Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (Lithuania), Marcin Kowalski (Poland), Sergey Mikhaylov (Russia) |
10 September 2008 17:45 |
Turkey | 77–65 | France |
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 20–16, 19–10, 20–20 | ||
Pts: Tunçeri 16 Rebs: İlyasova 8 Asts: Arslan, Türkoğlu 4 |
Pts: Parker 32 Rebs: Marquis 9 Asts: Diawara, Bokolo, de Colo, Kirksay 1 |
Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul Attendance: 10,300 Referees: Shmuel Bachar (Israel), Milija Vojinović (Serbia), Marius Ciulin (Romania) |
10 September 2008 20:00 |
Belgium | 72–61 | Ukraine |
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 14–14, 19–14, 16–17 | ||
Pts: Beghin 16 Rebs: Lichodzijewski 9 Asts: Van Rossom 5 |
Pts: Drozdov 27 Rebs: Agafonov 10 Asts: Drozdov, Agafonov 2 |
Spiroudome, Charleroi Attendance: 500 Referees: Jose Martin (Spain), Luis Lopes (Portugal), Carmelo Lo Guzzo (Italy) |
13 September 2008 16:30 |
Ukraine | 64–86 | Turkey |
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 18–23, 16–27, 14–19 | ||
Pts: Kryvych 22 Rebs: Lishouk 8 Asts: Kryvych 4 |
Pts: Gönlüm 17 Rebs: İlyasova 7 Asts: Atsür, Savaş 3 |
Palace of Sports, Kyiv Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Ilija Belošević (Serbia), Gennadi Ponomarev (Russia), Omer Esteron (Israel) |
13 September 2008 20:00 |
Belgium | 65–71 | France |
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 18–19, 20–16, 16–20 | ||
Pts: Lauwers 18 Rebs: Van der Jonckheyd, Lichodzijewski 7 Asts: Moors, Van der Jonckheyd 2 |
Pts: Parker 18 Rebs: de Colo 7 Asts: de Colo 2 |
Spiroudome, Charleroi Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (Italy), Oscar Perea (Spain), Bert Van Slooten (Netherlands) |
17 September 2008 20:00 |
Turkey | 80–64 | Belgium |
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 24–23, 21–10, 17–16 | ||
Pts: İlyasova 22 Rebs: İlyasova 8 Asts: Arslan, Türkoğlu 4 |
Pts: Moors 14 Rebs: Moors 6 Asts: Moors 5 |
Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (Italy), Andrej Jeršan (Slovenia), Seffi Shemmesh (Israel) |
17 September 2008 20:00 |
France | 87–83 | Ukraine |
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 25–19, 24–18, 20–24 | ||
Pts: Parker 25 Rebs: Turiaf 9 Asts: Kirksay 4 |
Pts: Agafonov 22 Rebs: Onufriyev 7 Asts: Butskyy 5 |
Antarès, Le Mans Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Dubravko Muhvić (Croatia), Jose Ramon Garcia Ortiz (Spain), Eric Bertrand (Switzerland) |
20 September 2008 20:00 |
France | 78–80 | Turkey |
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 15–15, 21–22, 22–28 | ||
Pts: Parker 37 Rebs: Parker 7 Asts: Parker 5 |
Pts: Solak 16 Rebs: İlyasova, Gönlüm 7 Asts: Atsür, Tunçeri 3 |
Palais des Sports de Fetes, Limoges Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Carmelo Paternico (Italy), Matej Boltauzer (Slovenia), Luis Lopes (Portugal) |
20 September 2008 16:30 |
Ukraine | 58–76 | Belgium |
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 11–25, 17–12, 12–26 | ||
Pts: Lishouk 21 Rebs: Drozdov 8 Asts: Kryvych 3 |
Pts: Beghin 18 Rebs: Beghin 11 Asts: Beghin, Hervelle, Van der Jonckheyd, Loubry 2 |
Group D
Qualified for the final Tournament | |
Qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round | |
Qualified for the Relegation Round |
Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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Great Britain | 10 | 4 | 2 | 504 | 482 | +22 |
Israel | 9 | 3 | 3 | 515 | 491 | +24 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 3 | 3 | 465 | 470 | −5 |
Czech Republic | 8 | 2 | 4 | 432 | 473 | −41 |
Note: All times are local
3 September 2008 18:00 |
Czech Republic | 70–56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 14–15, 20–11, 20–16 | ||
Pts: Benda 15 Rebs: Benda 10 Asts: Welsch 5 |
Pts: Teletović 12 Rebs: Đedović 6 Asts: Bajramović 3 |
3 September 2008 19:00 |
Israel | 102–92 (OT) | Great Britain |
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 23–22, 27–20, 16–18, Overtime: 17–7 | ||
Pts: Tapiro 27 Rebs: Green 6 Asts: Tapiro 6 |
Pts: Deng 30 Rebs: Freeland 9 Asts: Mensah-Bonsu 6 |
Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Petr Sudek (Slovakia), Charalampos Karakatsounis (Greece), Ismail Özgün (Turkey) |
6 September 2008 16:00 |
Great Britain | 87–68 | Czech Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 13–13, 18–14, 32–31 | ||
Pts: Reinking 22 Rebs: Mensah-Bonsu 16 Asts: Boyd 6 |
Pts: Welsch 17 Rebs: Welsch 8 Asts: Welsch 4 |
The O2 arena, London Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Vicente Bulto (Spain), Joseph Bissang (France), Sigmundur Herbertsson (Iceland) |
6 September 2008 20:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77–71 | Israel |
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 19–18, 17–24, 19–14 | ||
Pts: Bajramović, Opačak 13 Rebs: Jazvin 9 Asts: Gordić 3 |
Pts: Tamir 13 Rebs: Green 7 Asts: Tapiro 3 |
SKPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (Greece), Marko Juras (Serbia), Radomir Vojinović (Montenegro) |
10 September 2008 18:00 |
Czech Republic | 91–70 | Israel |
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 18–16, 27–19, 28–23 | ||
Pts: Welsch, Benda 20 Rebs: Starosta 9 Asts: Welsch 8 |
Pts: Pnini 22 Rebs: Casspi 8 Asts: Casspi, Halperin, Pnini 2 |
10 September 2008 19:30 |
Great Britain | 82–74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 21–23, 21–11, 20–22 | ||
Pts: Deng 29 Rebs: Mensah-Bonsu 11 Asts: Deng 5 |
Pts: Bajramović 15 Rebs: Bajramović 8 Asts: Bremer 7 |
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Attendance: 2,525 Referees: Juan Mitjana (Spain), Carlos Mateus (France), Tomasz Trawicki (Poland) |
13 September 2008 20:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95–79 | Czech Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 26–16, 13–15, 28–19 | ||
Pts: Teletović 20 Rebs: Jazvin 7 Asts: Gordić, Milošević, Bremer, Đedović 2 |
Pts: Welsch 20 Rebs: Benda 7 Asts: Nečas 2 |
Sport Hall SD Cazin, Cazin Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (Greece), Enrico Sabetta (Italy), Tomislav Vovk (Croatia) |
13 September 2008 19:00 |
Great Britain | 96–86 | Israel |
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 31–21, 23–14, 20–32 | ||
Pts: Mensah-Bonsu 22 Rebs: Mensah-Bonsu 11 Asts: Deng, Reinking 5 |
Pts: Eliyahu 24 Rebs: Pnini 5 Asts: Tapiro 4 |
Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (Spain), Eddie Viator (France), Oliver Krause (Germany) |
17 September 2008 18:00 |
Czech Republic | 63–67 | Great Britain |
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 14–15, 13–17, 16–14 | ||
Pts: Welsch 28 Rebs: Welsch 6 Asts: Welsch 6 |
Pts: Deng 21 Rebs: Mensah-Bonsu 12 Asts: Boyd 2 |
17 September 2008 18:00 |
Israel | 88–74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 21–21, 25–14, 23–15 | ||
Pts: Halperin 22 Rebs: Eliyahu 17 Asts: Eliyahu 6 |
Pts: Ikonić 17 Rebs: Opačak 7 Asts: Gordić 6 |
Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Fabio Facchini (Italy), Mehmet Keseratar (Turkey), Panagiotis Anastopoulos (Greece) |
20 September 2008 21:00 |
Israel | 98–61 | Czech Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 21–18, 29–19, 20–7 | ||
Pts: Halperin 25 Rebs: Eliyahu 9 Asts: Halperin 7 |
Pts: Benda 16 Rebs: Benda 5 Asts: Welsch 6 |
Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (Greece), Emin Mogulkoc (Turkey), Antonis Demetriou (Cyprus) |
20 September 2008 20:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 89–80 | Great Britain |
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 28–17, 20–14, 28–29 | ||
Pts: Bremer 18 Rebs: Jazvin, Bajramović 5 Asts: Bremer 6 |
Pts: Betts 14 Rebs: Freeland, Betts 8 Asts: Sullivan 2 |
Best group runners-up
Teams were ranked by basis of winning percentage (PCT), then goal efficiency or goal average.[2]
Qualified for the final Tournament | |
Qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round |
Grp. | Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff. | PCT | Tie GAvg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B | Latvia | 4 | 2 | 492 | 446 | +46 | .667 | |
D | Israel | 3 | 3 | 515 | 491 | +24 | .500 | 1.0489 |
A | Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 670 | 639 | +31 | .500 | 1.0485 |
C | France | 3 | 3 | 460 | 446 | +14 | .500 | 1.0313 |
Additional qualifying round
The draw for the groups of the Additional Qualifying Round was held in Warsaw, Poland on 8 November 2008. Six teams have been divided in two groups of three teams each.[3] The winners of these groups, Belgium and France, have played each other for the last place in EuroBasket 2009, with France earning the spot at the end. The Additional Qualifying Round has been held from 5 to 30 August 2009.
Draw seedings
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
---|---|---|
Group A
Qualified for the Additional qualifying round final match | |
Eliminated |
Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Tie |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 7 | 3 | 1 | 303 | 277 | +26 | 1–1, 1.112 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 296 | 296 | 0 | 1–1, 0.899 |
Portugal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 233 | 259 | −26 |
Note: All times are local
5 August 2009 20:30 |
Portugal | 56–62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 11–17, 14–17, 20–9 | ||
Pts: Coelho 17 Rebs: Gomes 7 Asts: Miranda 4 |
Pts: Đedović 15 Rebs: Bajramović 6 Asts: Bajramović 2 |
Pavilhão Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (Spain), Chantal Julien (France), Eric Bertrand (Switzerland) |
8 August 2009 20:15 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82–77 | Belgium |
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 20–14, 26–16, 17–21 | ||
Pts: Đedović 18 Rebs: Bajramović 9 Asts: Gordić 3 |
Pts: Hervelle 33 Rebs: Hervelle 7 Asts: Hervelle, Moors, Mbenga, Van Rossom 2 |
Gradska arena, Zenica Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (Serbia), Christos Christodoulou (Greece), Peter Bodnar (Hungary) |
11 August 2009 20:00 |
Belgium | 64–58 | Portugal |
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 10–15, 24–15, 14–11 | ||
Pts: Lauwers 16 Rebs: Hervelle 8 Asts: Lauwers 3 |
Pts: Santos 19 Rebs: Santos, Silva, Andrade 6 Asts: Silva, Andrade 3 |
Lotto Arena, Antwerp Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Nicolas Maestre (France), Neil Wilkinson (England), Lahdo Sharro (Sweden) |
14 August 2009 20:15 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 73–61 | Portugal |
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–6, 18–15, 16–18 | ||
Pts: Gordić 18 Rebs: Bavčić 7 Asts: Bajramović, Bavčić, Jovanović 2 |
Pts: Costa, Évora 15 Rebs: Andrade 6 Asts: Santos 3 |
Gradska arena, Zenica Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Ivo Dolinek (Czech Republic), Gili Cohen (Israel), Boris Gabara (Slovakia) |
17 August 2009 20:00 |
Belgium | 102–79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 23–26, 30–11, 26–21 | ||
Pts: Jonckheyd 20 Rebs: Hervelle 10 Asts: Bosco 4 |
Pts: Varda 17 Rebs: Bajramović 4 Asts: Gordić, Đedović, Jovanović 2 |
Lotto Arena, Antwerp Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Carmelo Paternico (Italy), Carlos Mateus (France), Keith Williams (England) |
20 August 2009 20:30 |
Portugal | 58–60 | Belgium |
Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 11–11, 19–16, 19–17 | ||
Pts: Andrade 16 Rebs: Andrade 7 Asts: Costa 3 |
Pts: Moors 15 Rebs: Hervelle 11 Asts: Moors 3 |
Pavilhão Multiusos de Coimbra, Coimbra Attendance: 600 Referees: Miguel Perez Perez (Spain), Enrico Sabetta (Italy), Roger Harrison (England) |
Group B
Qualified for the Additional qualifying round final match | |
Eliminated |
Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 7 | 3 | 1 | 316 | 287 | +29 |
Finland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 319 | 321 | −2 |
Italy | 5 | 1 | 3 | 304 | 331 | −27 |
Note: All times are local
5 August 2009 20:30 |
Italy | 77–80 (OT) | France |
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 14–14, 22–16, 15–15, Overtime: 11–14 | ||
Pts: Belinelli 26 Rebs: Mancinelli 5 Asts: Mancinelli 4 |
Pts: Piétrus, Batum 20 Rebs: Batum 8 Asts: Jeanneau, Diaw 4 |
PalaRockefeller, Cagliari Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Zoran Šutulović (Montenegro), Matej Boltauzer (Slovenia), Robert Lottermoser (Germany) |
8 August 2009 20:00 |
France | 82–72 | Finland |
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 18–14, 17–12, 19–25 | ||
Pts: Diot 16 Rebs: Piétrus, Turiaf 6 Asts: de Colo 5 |
Pts: Haanpää 21 Rebs: Koponen, Kotti 5 Asts: Rannikko 5 |
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Fernando Rocha (Portugal), Grzegorz Bachański (Poland), Moritz Reiter (Germany) |
11 August 2009 19:00 |
Finland | 75–77 | Italy |
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 24–21, 21–25, 20–14 | ||
Pts: Möttölä 16 Rebs: Möttölä, Kotti 4 Asts: Rannikko 6 |
Pts: Belinelli 23 Rebs: Bargnani 8 Asts: Vitali 5 |
Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 2,852 Referees: Jakub Zamojski (Poland), Apostolos Kalpakas (Sweden), Sergey Krug (Russia) |
14 August 2009 20:00 |
France | 81–61 | Italy |
Scoring by quarter: 19–7, 22–20, 21–19, 19–15 | ||
Pts: Parker 23 Rebs: Piétrus 9 Asts: Parker 5 |
Pts: Belinelli 19 Rebs: Bargnani 5 Asts: Belinelli 2 |
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Saša Pukl (Slovenia), Vicente Bulto (Spain), Robert Vyklicky (Czech Republic) |
17 August 2009 19:00 |
Finland | 77–73 | France |
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 18–23, 21–15, 23–22 | ||
Pts: Rannikko 21 Rebs: Möttölä 9 Asts: Koponen 4 |
Pts: de Colo 18 Rebs: Diaw 9 Asts: Diaw 4 |
Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 3,354 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (Lithuania), Oliver Krause (Germany), Ingus Baumanis (Latvia) |
20 August 2009 20:30 |
Italy | 89–95 | Finland |
Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 25–23, 22–23, 19–21 | ||
Pts: Belinelli 26 Rebs: Amoroso 7 Asts: Giachetti 3 |
Pts: Koponen 26 Rebs: Nikkilä 6 Asts: Rannikko 5 |
PalaSavelli, Porto San Giorgio Attendance: 2,650 Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (Greece), Zdravko Rutešić (Montenegro), Alfred Jovović (Croatia) |
Additional qualifying round play-off
27 August 2009 20:00 |
Belgium | 70–66 | France |
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 18–12, 18–17, 15–10 | ||
Pts: Hervelle 14 Rebs: Mbenga 7 Asts: Van Rossom 3 |
Pts: Parker 26 Rebs: Turiaf 12 Asts: Jeanneau, Parker, Piétrus, Turiaf, Diaw, Batum, Koffi, de Colo 1 |
Lotto Arena, Antwerp Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Ilija Belošević (Serbia), Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania), Panagiotis Anastopoulos (Greece) |
30 August 2009 17:00 |
France | 92–54 | Belgium |
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 27–10, 22–12, 22–17 | ||
Pts: Turiaf 19 Rebs: Turiaf 9 Asts: Diot 9 |
Pts: Beghin 11 Rebs: De Bel 4 Asts: Hervelle 3 | |
Series tied 1–1, France win 158–124 on aggregate |
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Emilio Perez (Spain), Andrej Lovšin (Slovenia), Radomir Vojinović (Montenegro) |
Relegation round
The draw for the order of the games of the Relegation Round was held in Warsaw, Poland on 8 November 2008.[3] Four teams have played home and away matches in a round-robin tournament. At the end, the two teams topping the group, Hungary and Ukraine, have stayed in Division A and the two teams at the bottom, Czech Republic and Estonia, have been relegated to EuroBasket Division B championship. The Relegation Round was held from 5 to 20 August 2009.
Group C
Stays in EuroBasket Division A | |
Relegated to EuroBasket Division B |
Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Tie |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hungary | 10 | 4 | 2 | 435 | 394 | +41 | 1–1, 1.104 |
Ukraine | 10 | 4 | 2 | 436 | 437 | −1 | 1–1, 0.906 |
Czech Republic | 9 | 3 | 3 | 412 | 404 | +8 | |
Estonia | 7 | 1 | 5 | 383 | 431 | −48 |
Note: All times are local
5 August 2009 18:00 |
Hungary | 91–67 | Ukraine |
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 22–21, 29–18, 22–12 | ||
Pts: Németh 21 Rebs: Lóránt 12 Asts: Fodor, Németh, Trepák, Lóránt 2 |
Pts: Pecherov 17 Rebs: Fesenko 7 Asts: Popov, Gliebov 2 |
Arena Savaria, Szombathely Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Srđan Dožai (Croatia), Milan Mažić (Serbia), Aleksandar Milojeviḱ (Republic of Macedonia) |
5 August 2009 19:00 |
Estonia | 69–65 | Czech Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 16–19, 14–12, 27–14 | ||
Pts: Arbet 17 Rebs: Kangur, Talts 8 Asts: Kangur, Talts 3 |
Pts: Benda 16 Rebs: Veselý 9 Asts: Slezak 3 |
Saku Suurhall Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 5,342 Referees: Marek Ćmikiewicz (Poland), Olegs Latisevs (Latvia), Sergey Mikhaylov (Russia) |
8 August 2009 20:30 |
Czech Republic | 71–65 | Hungary |
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 16–25, 22–13, 14–16 | ||
Pts: Benda 13 Rebs: Benda, Satoranský 9 Asts: Marek 3 |
Pts: Németh 15 Rebs: Z. Horváth 9 Asts: Németh, Fodor 2 |
8 August 2009 18:00 |
Ukraine | 71–64 | Estonia |
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 12–14, 16–12, 19–17 | ||
Pts: Agafonov 17 Rebs: Gliebov 8 Asts: Vilkhovetskyi 3 |
Pts: Arbet 19 Rebs: Talts 13 Asts: Tein 4 |
11 August 2009 18:00 |
Hungary | 75–64 | Estonia |
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 18–16, 16–23, 23–9 | ||
Pts: Lóránt 18 Rebs: Lóránt 7 Asts: Hanga 4 |
Pts: Tein 17 Rebs: Tein 9 Asts: Arbet, Sokk 4 |
Tiszaligeti Sports Hall, Szolnok Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Dubravko Muhvić (Croatia), Marko Juras (Serbia), Alexandru Olaru (Romania) |
11 August 2009 20:00 |
Czech Republic | 71–64 | Ukraine |
Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 16–22, 15–16, 16–14 | ||
Pts: Benda 20 Rebs: Benda, Veselý 6 Asts: Satoranský 6 |
Pts: Kolchenko 22 Rebs: Agafonov, Korniyenko 6 Asts: Saltovets, Popov 2 |
14 August 2009 18:00 |
Ukraine | 77–69 | Hungary |
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 8–19, 25–14, 25–16 | ||
Pts: Pecherov 28 Rebs: Pecherov 17 Asts: Gladyr 3 |
Pts: Németh 22 Rebs: Lóránt 8 Asts: Fodor 5 |
14 August 2009 18:00 |
Czech Republic | 80–54 | Estonia |
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 19–10, 19–14, 20–13 | ||
Pts: Sokolovský, Benda 20 Rebs: Jelinek 5 Asts: Satoranský 5 |
Pts: Talts, Arbet 10 Rebs: Talts 6 Asts: Tein, Kangur 2 |
17 August 2009 18:00 |
Hungary | 70–55 | Czech Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 21–11, 25–17, 8–18 | ||
Pts: A. Horváth 21 Rebs: Lóránt 8 Asts: Fodor, Kaman 3 |
Pts: Benda 14 Rebs: Satoranský 7 Asts: Marek 4 |
Tiszaligeti Sports Hall, Szolnok Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Petar Obradović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Aleksandar Glišić (Serbia), Doru Vinasi (Romania) |
17 August 2009 19:00 |
Estonia | 72–75 (OT) | Ukraine |
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 15–15, 17–15, 15–15, Overtime: 5–8 | ||
Pts: Kangur 19 Rebs: Kangur 17 Asts: Kangur, Arbet, Sokk 3 |
Pts: Pecherov 29 Rebs: Pecherov 17 Asts: Agafonov, Lukashov 2 |
Saku Suurhall Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Sergey Bulanov (Russia), Fedor Dmitriev (Belarus), Arnis Ozols (Latvia) |
20 August 2009 17:00 |
Estonia | 60–65 | Hungary |
Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 18–15, 19–16, 16–20 | ||
Pts: Kangur 18 Rebs: Talts 6 Asts: Sokk 4 |
Pts: Németh 18 Rebs: Lóránt 12 Asts: Fodor, Németh, Z. Horváth 2 |
Saku Suurhall Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 1,111 Referees: Oscar Lefwerth (Sweden), Marcin Kowalski (Poland), Mindaugas Vecerskis (Lithuania) |
20 August 2009 18:00 |
Ukraine | 82–70 | Czech Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 22–19, 20–26, 26–14 | ||
Pts: Pecherov 21 Rebs: Pecherov 10 Asts: Lukashov, Vilkhovetskyi, Gladyr 3 |
Pts: Jelinek 17 Rebs: Sokolovsky 7 Asts: Licartovsky, Pumprla 2 |
Meridian Sports Complex, Kyiv Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Rüstü Nuran (Turkey), Chrisostomos Schinas (Greece), Omer Esteron (Israel) |
See also
- Eurobasket 2009 Division B – Montenegro and Georgia have been promoted from the EuroBasket Division B to qualify in Division A, thus replacing Czech Republic and Estonia in the qualifications for the EuroBasket 2011.
References
- ↑ "Eurobasket 2009 Division A Competition System". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- 1 2 "Seven Teams Book Tickets to EuroBasket 2009". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- 1 2 "EuroBasket 2009 Draw Completed". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 9 November 2008.