2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
| 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
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| 17th FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
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| 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
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| Host nation |  Spain |
| Dates | August 30 – September 14 |
| Teams | 24 (from 213 federations) |
| Venues | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
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The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship.[1] The tournament will be held by Spain. It will be the last tournament held on the current 4-year cycle. The next FIBA World Cup will be held 5 years later, in 2019, to reset the cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup.
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Host selection [edit]
FIBA opened the bidding process on January 10, 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on April 30, 2008.[2] Nine countries showed interest in hosting the event, as in order, they were Spain,[3] France,[4] Denmark,[5] Russia,[6] Saudi Arabia,[7] Qatar,[8] Italy,[9] Greece,[10] and China.[11]
Among the nine, only three were shortlisted by FIBA. China which hosted the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, Italy which last hosted a FIBA tournament in EuroBasket Women 2007, and EuroBasket 2007 host Spain.
On May 23, 2009, after voting by the FIBA Central Board in Chicago in which the Chinese and Spanish representatives abstained, China was the first to be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the final round, Arvydas Sabonis and Saša Djordjević announced that Spain won the hosting rights with eleven votes as opposed to Italy's eight.[12]
Venues [edit]
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Madrid will be the main venue, hosting the final and the most matches among host cities. The Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid will be the venue used for matches in Madrid.
On April 17, 2010, Barcelona was added to the list of cities to hold games, bringing the total venues to six.[13] This will be Barcelona's first time being part of a major international event in basketball since the 1997 EuroBasket, in which the Palau Sant Jordi hosted the final stages.[13]
Below is a list of the confirmed venues which will be used to host games during the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
| City | Venue | Capacity |
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| Madrid | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid | 15,500 |
| Barcelona | Palau Sant Jordi | 16,500 |
| Bilbao | Bizkaia Arena | 15,414[14][15] |
| Seville | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo | 10,200 |
| Granada | Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada | 7,500 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Palacio Multiusos de Gran Canaria | 11,500 |
Qualification [edit]
24 teams will take part in the 2014 World Cup of Basketball. After the 2012 Olympics, the continental allocation for FIBA Americas was reduced by one when the United States won the Olympic tournament, automatically qualifying them for the 2014 World Cup.[16]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host nation | – | – | 1 | Spain |
| 2012 Olympics | 29 July–12 August 2012 |  London |
1 |  United States |
| 2013 FIBA Africa Championship | 20 to 31 August 2013 |  Ivory Coast |
3 | |
| 2013 FIBA Americas Championship | 30 August–11 September 2013 |  Venezuela |
4 | |
| 2013 FIBA Asia Championship | 1–11 August 2013 |  Philippines |
3 | |
| FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | 4–22 September 2013 |  Slovenia |
6 | |
| 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship | 14 and 18 August 2013 |  New Zealand Australia |
2 | |
| Wild Cards | 4 | |||
| TOTAL | 24 | |||
References [edit]
- ^ "PR N°1 – FIBA Basketball World Cup officially launched in Madrid". FIBA. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "PR N°2 – Bidding process for the 2014 FIBA World Championship opened". FIBA.com. 2008-01-10. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "PR N°3 – Spain, 1st bidding candidate to host the 2014 FIBA World Champ". FIBA.com. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "PR N°10 – France, 2nd candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ". FIBA.com. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "PR N°11 – Denmark, 3rd candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ". FIBA.com. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "PR N°15 – Russia, 4th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ". FIBA.com. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "PR N°21 – Saudi Arabia, 5th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ". FIBA.com. 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "PR N°22 – Qatar, 6th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ". FIBA.com. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "PR N°24 – Italy, 7th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ". FIBA.com. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "PR N°28 – Greece, 8th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ". FIBA.com. 2008-04-29. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "PR N°30 – China, 9th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ". FIBA.com. 2008-04-30. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "ESP – Spain selected to host 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup". FIBA.com. 2008-05-22. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ a b Barcelona and FIBA 2014 FIBA.com
- ^ Scoresway.us Bizkaia Arena Capacity: 15414.
- ^ Eurocupbasketball.com The Club Scene: Bizkaia Bilbao Basket - The club was allowed to host four regular season games at Bizkaia Arena - against Real Madrid, Barcelona, Tau and Guipuzkoa Basket - and managed to set an all-time ACB attendance record by hosting 15,414 fans in the game against Tau..
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