EuroBasket 2015
| 39th FIBA European Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  France  Croatia  Germany  Latvia |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
FIBA EuroBasket 2015 will be the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that is organised by FIBA Europe.
Host selection
On 18 December 2011, FIBA Europe decided to let Ukraine host Eurobasket 2015, after France, Croatia, Germany and Italy withdrew their joint bid.[1] On 19 March 2014, tournament director Markiyan Lubkivsky announced that EuroBasket 2015 will not take place in Ukraine because of the political and financial crisis and the championship will be relocated.[2][3] But later, FIBA Europe was forced to deny reports that Ukraine had given up the hosting rights for EuroBasket 2015.[4] On 13 June 2014 FIBA Europe officially announced that Ukraine will not be hosting the championships.[5] Sixteen countries had expressed an initial interest to bid for the relocated event. National Federations were called by FIBA Europe to officially bid for hosting the tournament or parts of the tournament until 31 July 2014. The day after FIBA Europe announced eight official bids from potential organizers:[6]
All interested federations were provided optionally to bid to stage either one of the groups in the Group Phase of the tournament, one of the groups and the finals, only the Final Phase or the entire tournament. FIBA Europe was officially to announce details of the bids after 27 August 2014.[6]
On 8 September it was announced that the EuroBasket 2015 tournament would be hosted in Germany (Berlin), Croatia (Zagreb), Latvia (Riga) and France (Montpellier), with each of the countries hosting one respective group during the group stage of the tournament and France hosting the KO phase and the finals in the city of Lille.[7][8][9]
Qualification
Qualification for the tournament will take place in two phases; the first featured the 13 who failed to qualify for FIBA EuroBasket 2013, the winner of which qualifying directly for the finals. The remaining teams will then go into qualification with the remaining FIBA Europe sides.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | Tournament appearance | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
Host nation of 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup & 3rd place of FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | 23 May 2009 | 30 | 2013 |
 Ukraine |
6th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | 18 December 2011 (as initial host) | 7 | 2013 |
 Estonia |
Winners of 1st round of FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification | 1 September 2013[10] | 5 | 2001 |
| France |
Winners of FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 37 | 2013 |
 Slovenia |
5th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | 19 September 2013 | 12 | 2013 |
| Croatia |
4th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | 19 September 2013 | 12 | 2013 |
 Lithuania |
Runner-up at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | 19 September 2013 | 13 | 2013 |
 Serbia |
7th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | 21 September 2013 | 12 | 2013 |
 Finland |
Wild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 1 February 2014 | 13 | 2013 |
 Greece |
Wild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 1 February 2014 | 25 | 2013 |
 Turkey |
Wild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 1 February 2014 | 22 | 2013 |
| Latvia |
1st in Second Round Group F | 24 August 2014 | 13 | 2013 |
 Israel |
1st in Second Round Group B | 24 August 2014 | 28 | 2013 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1st in Second Round Group A | 24 August 2014 | 9 | 2013 |
 Belgium |
1st in Second Round Group D | 24 August 2014 | 16 | 2013 |
 Georgia |
1st in Second Round Group E | 27 August 2014 | 3 | 2013 |
 Czech Republic |
2nd in Second Round Group E | 27 August 2014 | 4 | 2013 |
| Germany |
2nd in Second Round Group C | 27 August 2014 | 23 | 2013 |
 Netherlands |
2nd in Second Round Group B | 27 August 2014 | 15 | 1989 |
 Poland |
1st in Second Round Group C | 27 August 2014 | 27 | 2013 |
 Macedonia |
2nd in Second Round Group D | 27 August 2014 | 5 | 2013 |
 Italy |
1st in Second Round Group G | 27 August 2014 | 36 | 2013 |
 Russia |
2nd in Second Round Group G | 27 August 2014 | 12 | 2013 |
 Iceland |
2nd in Second Round Group A | 27 August 2014 | 1 | – |
References
- ^ Ukraine to host Eurobasket 2015, Eurosport (18 December 2011)
- ^ http://www.sportbusiness.com/sportbusiness-international/ukraine-gives-hosting-rights-eurobasket-2015
- ^ Clarification on 'Hosts withdrawal' claims; FIBA Europe, 19 March 2014
- ^ http://www.sportbusiness.com/sportbusiness-international/fiba-europe-removes-u-18-event-ukraine-eurobasket-remains-now
- ^ - FIBA Europe
- ^ a b - FIBA
- ^ "DBB bekommt den Zuschlag!" (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "EM 2015 in Deutschland" (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Potvrđeno: U Zagrebu se igra jedna skupina Eurobasketa '15" (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ FIBA Europe.com (01-09-2013). "Estonia book flight to Ukraine". Retrieved 02-09-2013.
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