EuroBasket 2017

FIBA EuroBasket 2017
40th FIBA European Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Finland
 Israel
 Romania
 Turkey
Dates 31 August – 17 September
Teams 24 (from 49 federations)
Venues 5 (in 4 host cities)
Official website
Website
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The EuroBasket 2017 will be the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that is organized by FIBA Europe. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships will take place every four years with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1]

Host selection

A EuroBasket 2017 sign outside Istanbul's Abdi İpekçi Arena.

Following the decision to relocate the 2015 tournament, original hosts Ukraine were offered the chance to host the 2017 edition, but they declined, citing the ongoing unrest in the country.[2] Countries expressed interest in hosting were Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland (possible joint bid),[3][4] Serbia, Republic of Macedonia, and Bulgaria (possible joint bid),[5] United Kingdom,[6][7] Israel,[8] Poland,[9] Slovenia,[10] Belgium.[11]

On 5 November 2015, FIBA Europe announced that five national federations have applied to organise the EuroBasket 2017: Finland, Israel, Poland, Romania and Turkey.[12]

On 11 December 2015, FIBA Europe announced that the tournament will be hosted by four countries: Israel, Romania, Finland and Turkey with the knockout stage host at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul.[13]

Venues

Istanbul
Istanbul
Helsinki
Tel Aviv
Cluj-Napoca
EuroBasket 2017 (Europe)
Sinan Erdem Dome
Capacity: 16,000
Istanbul
Ülker Sports Arena
Capacity: 13,000
Helsinki Tel Aviv Cluj-Napoca
Hartwall Arena Menora Mivtachim Arena Polyvalent Hall
Capacity: 14,000 Capacity: 11,000 Capacity: 7,308

Format

A number of 24 qualified teams will play in groups of six; the four best teams in these groups advancing to a single-elimination knockout stage.[14]

Qualification

The hosts (4 teams) and 2016 Olympic Games or 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament participants (9 other teams) all qualified directly to the EuroBasket 2017.

The remaining 27 teams joined through qualification from 31 August 2016 to 17 September 2016 for 11 places.[15]

Team Qualification method Date of qualification App Last Best placement in tournament
 Turkey Host country 11 December 2015 24th 2015 Runner-up (2001)
 Romania Host country 11 December 2015 18th 1987 5th place (1957)
 Finland Host country 11 December 2015 16th 2015 6th place (1967)
 Israel Host country 11 December 2015 29th 2015 Runner-up (1979)
 Spain 1st in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 2015 31st 2015 Champion (2009, 2011, 2015)
 Lithuania 2nd in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 2015 14th 2015 Champion (1937, 1939, 2003)
 France 3rd in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 2015 38th 2015 Champion (2013)
 Serbia 4th in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 2015 6th 2015 Runner-up (2009)
 Greece 5th in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 2015 27th 2015 Champion (1987, 2005)
 Italy 6th in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 2015 37th 2015 Champion (1983, 1999)
 Czech Republic 7th in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 2015 5th 2015 7th place (2015)
 Latvia 8th in EuroBasket 2015 20 January 2016 14th 2015 Champion (1935)
 Croatia 9th in EuroBasket 2015 20 January 2016 13th 2015 3rd place (1993, 1995)
 Russia 1st in Qualification Group C 10 September 2016 13th 2015 Champion (2007)
 Hungary 1st in Qualification Group G 14 September 2016 15th 1999 Champion (1955)
 Belgium 1st in Qualification Group A 14 September 2016 17th 2015 4th place (1947)
 Slovenia 1st in Qualification Group E 14 September 2016 13th 2015 4th place (2009)
 Montenegro 2nd in Qualification Group F (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams) 14 September 2016 3rd 2013 17th place (2013)
 Germany 1st in Qualification Group B 17 September 2016 24th 2015 Champion (1993)
 Poland 1st in Qualification Group D 17 September 2016 28th 2015 Runner-up (1963)
 Iceland 2nd in Qualification Group A (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams) 17 September 2016 2nd 2015 24th place (2015)
 Great Britain 2nd in Qualification Group G (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams) 17 September 2016 4th 2013 13th place (2009, 2011, 2013)
 Ukraine 2nd in Qualification Group E (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams) 17 September 2016 8th 2015 6th place (2013)
 Georgia 1st in Qualification Group F 17 September 2016 4th 2015 11th place (2011)

Draw

FIBA confirmed that the draw will take place in Turkey on 22 November 2016.[16]

Seedings

FIBA Europe released the seedings for the EuroBasket 2017 draw on 20 November 2016.[17] According to the FIBA Europe regulations the participating nations, the 9 participants of the 2016 Olympic Games and Olympic Qualifying Tournaments would be seeded first, based on their respective records in EuroBasket 2015, with the remaining teams seeded based on their qualification records.[17]

As in the EuroBasket 2015, each of the four hosts was granted the right to select a partner federation for commercial and marketing criteria. These teams would automatically be placed into the same group as their chosen partner country.

Host team Chosen team Date
 Finland  Iceland 7 October 2016[18]
 Israel  Lithuania 27 October 2016[19]
 Romania  Hungary 3 November 2016[20]
 Turkey  Russia 15 November 2016[21]

Final draw

Seed 1 Seed 2 Seed 3 Seed 4 Seed 5 Seed 6

 Spain
 Lithuania b
 France
 Serbia

 Greece
 Italy
 Czech Republic
 Latvia

 Croatia e
 Israel b
 Turkey d
 Finland a

 Russia d
 Slovenia
 Hungary c
 Georgia

 Germany
 Belgium
 Poland
 Montenegro

 Iceland a
 Great Britain
 Ukraine
 Romania c

^a Finland was paired with Iceland before the draw.
^b Israel was paired with Lithuania before the draw.
^c Romania was paired with Hungary before the draw.
^d Turkey was paired with Russia before the draw.
^e Before the draw it was already certain that Croatia would end up in the group with Hungary and Romania, due to the assignments of Finland, Israel and Turkey in their pot.

Preliminary round

The best four teams of each group advance to the knockout stage.

Group A

Venue: Helsinki, Finland

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to Knockout stage
2  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Venue: Tel Aviv, Israel

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to Knockout stage
2  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group C

Venue: Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to Knockout stage
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group D

Venue: Istanbul, Turkey

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to Knockout stage
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

References

  1. ↑ PR N°20 - Central Board gives green light to new format and calendar of competition
  2. ↑ Pavitt, M. (27 June 2015). "Ukraine decline opportunity to host 2017 Eurobasket". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Baltic states consider co-hosting EuroBasket 2017
  4. ↑ Lietuva su trimis partnerėmis taikosi surengti 2017 metų Europos krepšinio čempionatą
  5. ↑ Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria may submit joint bid to host Eurobasket 2017
  6. ↑ UK lining up bid for 2017 Eurobasket
  7. ↑ British Basketball ponders bid to host 2015 and 2017 men's European Championship Finals
  8. ↑ Israel solicitará el Eurobasket de 2017
  9. ↑ Sekretarz generalny FIBA Europe: Polska ma szanse na organizację Eurobasketu 2017
  10. ↑ Pavitt, M. (27 June 2015). "Ukraine decline opportunity to host 2017 Eurobasket". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  11. ↑ België voorlopig kandidaat-gastland voor EK basket in 2017
  12. ↑ Five Countries Bid To Host EuroBasket 2017
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ "Format Set To Change". FIBA Europe. 16 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "FIBA Europe announces EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers seedings". FIBA Europe. 20 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Draw date confirmed". FIBA. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  17. 1 2 "EuroBasket Draw Seedings Announced". fibaeurope.com. 20 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Finland partner with Iceland for FIBA EuroBasket 2017". FIBA. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Israel agree to partnership with Lithuania". FIBA. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Férfi Kosár EB: Minket választottak a románok, Kolozsváron fogunk játszani". NSO. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Turkey reach partnership agreement with Russia". FIBA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

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