EuroBasket 2015 qualification explained

This article describes the qualification procedure for EuroBasket 2015.

Qualification format

In the first qualifying round, 13 teams which didn't qualify for EuroBasket 2013 have been divided into four groups. The winners of each group advance to the knockout stage, composed by two semifinals and one final series under a home-and-away format.

The champion of the first qualifying round qualifies directly for EuroBasket 2015, while the rest of the teams join 14 EuroBasket 2013 teams which did not qualify directly for the 2015 edition in the second qualifying round.^[1]

First round

13 teams played in the first qualifying round during the middle of 2013.^[2]

Denmark returned to the competition for the first time since 2010,^[3] while Azerbaijan, Albania and Cyprus did not take part in this edition after playing in the qualifying round in 2012.

Seedings

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Group stage

Key to colors

Top placed team in each group advanced to the semifinals

All times are local.

Group A

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Group B

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¹The Netherlands were voided of two wins for playing two naturalised players.^[4]

Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

Second leg

Second round

Seedings

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In the second qualifying round, 26 teams were drawn into five groups of four teams and two groups of three teams. The winners of each group and the six best second-placed teams qualified for EuroBasket 2015. The games were played between 10 August and 27 August 2014.^{[5] [6]}

Key to colors

Team secured a place in the EuroBasket 2015

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Ranking of second-placed teams

The six best second-placed teams from the groups qualified directly for the tournament. In order to determine them, the results from the games against the fourth-placed teams in each of the groups of four teams were removed from the ranking process.

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	3	1	289	272	1.062
	2	2	313	268	1.167
	2	2	308	289	1.065
	2	2	286	289	0.989
	2	2	282	286	0.986
	2	2	250	264	0.946
	2	2	300	328	0.914

Top Performers

External links

• 2015 Eurobasket at FIBA Europe website

Notes and References

1. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_2015.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.coid_QpkaHBZeItEx3DnBPmBc50.articleMode_on.html 2013 Draws set for saturday
2. http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_HdosHkP,JTESfQYS0dOIX1.articleMode_on.html 1st Qualifying Round complete
3. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_2015.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.coid_,zCbZNctJikyCMAgrk,Zf3.articleMode_on.html Denmark returns to big stage
4. http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_kFXfIOeXHlsnHUTnR72dF2.articleMode_on.html Netherlands Incur Penalty
5. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9318.coid_SWwwGEyLInMFSEoClRYYS3.articleMode_on.html Seedings, Format of Qualifiers determined
6. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_2015.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.coid_YzEAVOYHGFYenbkk5HAI01.articleMode_on.html 2nd QR Groups Drawn