The 2005 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2005 Women, was held in Turkey between 2 September and 11 September 2005. Czech Republic won the gold medal and Russia the silver medal while Spain won the bronze. Maria Stepanova from Russia was named the tournament MVP.
The FIBA European Women’s Basketball Championship is a bi-annual women’s basketball competition between national teams organised by FIBA Europe, the sport's governing body in Europe. This was the first time that the championship was hosted by Turkey.
[edit] Venues
[edit] Ankara
Ankara, the capital of Turkey and the country’s second largest city, was the final stage of the Eurobasket 2005 Women action. The Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 4,500 people hosted 16 games of the competition following the preliminary round.
Turkey’s fourth most populous city Bursa was home to Group A during the tournament, and also had a total of 15 games played in the 3,500 person capacity Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall.
Izmir is the third largest city of Turkey. İzmir Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,000 persons hosted Group B, where 15 games were played.
[edit] Qualification
For details on qualification, see Eurobasket 2005 Women (qualification).
[edit] Final round
[edit] Preliminaries
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| September 2, 2005 |
| Poland |
62 - 75 |
Latvia |
16:00 |
| Germany |
61 - 66 |
Greece |
18:15 |
| France |
45 - 65 |
Czech Republic |
20:30 |
| September 3, 2005 |
| Latvia |
77 - 67 |
Germany |
16:00 |
| Czech Republic |
64 - 47 |
Poland |
18:15 |
| Greece |
56 - 71 |
France |
20:30 |
| September 4, 2005 |
| Germany |
56 - 66 |
Poland |
16:00 |
| Greece |
54 - 61 |
Czech Republic |
18:15 |
| France |
67 - 50 |
Latvia |
20:30 |
| September 6, 2005 |
| Czech Republic |
76 - 50 |
Germany |
16:00 |
| Latvia |
76 - 47 |
Greece |
18:15 |
| Poland |
63 - 83 |
France |
20:30 |
| September 7, 2005 |
| Latvia |
45 - 76 |
Czech Republic |
16:00 |
| Greece |
49 - 59 |
Poland |
18:15 |
| France |
79 - 48 |
Germany |
20:30 |
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| September 2, 2005 |
| Romania |
60 - 92 |
Russia |
16:00 |
| Lithuania |
74 - 69 |
Spain |
18:15 |
| Turkey |
81 - 69 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
20:30 |
| September 3, 2005 |
| Spain |
98 - 53 |
Romania |
16:00 |
| Serba and Montenegro |
77 - 74 |
Lithuania |
18:15 |
| Russia |
91 - 87 |
Turkey |
20:30 |
| September 4, 2005 |
| Romania |
50 - 63 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
16:00 |
| Spain |
83 – 77, OT |
Russia |
18:15 |
| Lithuania |
82 - 76 |
Turkey |
20:30 |
| September 6, 2005 |
| Russia |
67 - 80 |
Lithuania |
16:00 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
52 - 69 |
Spain |
18:15 |
| Turkey |
66 - 64 |
Romania |
20:30 |
| September 7, 2005 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
69 - 86 |
Russia |
16:00 |
| Romania |
56 - 92 |
Lithuania |
18:15 |
| Spain |
78 - 64 |
Turkey |
20:30 |
[edit] Quarter-finals
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| September 9, 2005 |
| Lithuania |
67 - 58 |
Poland |
13:45 |
| Spain |
69 - 50 |
Latvia |
16:00 |
| France |
56 - 70 |
Russia |
18:15 |
| Czech Republic |
86 - 60 |
Turkey |
20:30 |
[edit] Classification 9-12
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| September 10, 2005 |
| Greece |
67 - 61 |
Romania |
09:15 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
73 - 57 |
Germany |
11:30 |
[edit] Classification 5-8
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| September 10, 2005 |
| Poland |
71 - 73 |
France |
13:45 |
| Turkey |
78 - 81 |
Latvia |
16:00 |
[edit] Semi-finals
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| September 10, 2005 |
| Lithuania |
50 - 65 |
Russia |
18:15 |
| Czech Republic |
76 - 66 |
Spain |
20:20 |
| September 11, 2005 |
| 11th Place Match |
| Romania |
64 - 98 |
Germany |
09:15 |
| 9th Place Match |
| Greece |
65 - 79 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
11:30 |
| 7th Place Match |
| Turkey |
71 – 82, OT |
Poland |
13:45 |
| 5th Place Match |
| Latvia |
62 - 85 |
France |
16:00 |
[edit] Finals
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| Bronze Medal Match |
| Spain |
83 - 65 |
Lithuania |
18:15 |
| Championship Match |
| Czech Republic |
72 - 70 |
Russia |
20:30 |
Champion: Czech Republic 
[edit] Conclusion
[edit] Final standings
| Place |
Team |
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Czech Republic |
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 Russia |
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 Spain |
| 4 |
 Lithuania |
| 5 |
 France |
| 6 |
 Latvia |
| 7 |
 Poland |
| 8 |
 Turkey |
| 9 |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
| 10 |
 Greece |
| 11 |
 Germany |
| 12 |
 Romania |
[edit] All-Eurobasket 2005 Women Awards
[edit] 1st Team
[edit] 2nd Team
[edit] Honorable Mention
[edit] Top 10 scorers
[edit] Statistical leaders
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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| Qualification |
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| Africa |
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Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.
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Turkey
Czech Republic (1st title)
Maria Stepanova
Amaya Valdemoro 21.6
Catherine Melain 5.1
Czech Republic
France
Latvia
Poland
Greece
Germany
Lithuania
Spain
Russia
Turkey
Serbia and Montenegro
Romania
Lithuania
Latvia
Poland
Serbia and Montenegro
Greece
Germany
Romania
