EuroBasket 2015 qualification
This article describes the qualification procedure for EuroBasket 2015 .
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
Group stage
Key to colors
Top placed team in each group advanced to the semifinals
All times are local.
Group A
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Bulgaria
4
3
1
327
283
+44
7
Iceland
4
2
2
287
304
−17
6
Romania
4
1
3
280
307
−27
5
Laugardalshöll ,
Reykjavík Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Elias Koromilas (GRE), Robert Vyklicky (CZE), Moritz Reiter (GER)
Group B
Vijf Meihal ,
Leiden Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Vicente Bulto, Tolga Sahin, Simon Unsworth
1 The Netherlands were voided of two wins for playing two naturalised players.[ 4]
Group C
Multiversum ,
Schwechat Attendance: 700
Referees: Marko Vuckovic (SLO), Christof Madinger (GER), Nikola Perlic (CRO)
Forum Horsens ,
Horsens Attendance: 767
Referees: Petri Mäntylä (FIN), Ingus Baumanis (LAT), Konstantin Simonow (GER)
d'Coque ,
Luxembourg Attendance: 300
Referees: Sérgio Silva (POR), Regis Bardera (FRA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE)
d'Coque ,
Luxembourg Attendance: 300
Referees: David Chambon (FRA), Paulus Van Den Heuvel (NED), Mario Majkic (SLO)
d'Coque ,
Luxembourg Attendance: 150
Referees: Luis Lopes (POR), Nick Van den Broeck (BEL), Barry Peters (NED)
Forum Horsens ,
Horsens Attendance: 766
Referees: Arnis Ozols (LAT), Henri Hilke (FIN), Mart Uuehendrik (EST)
Multiversum ,
Schwechat Attendance: 600
Referees: Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Ognjen Jokic (MNE)
Multiversum ,
Schwechat Attendance: 800
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Petr Hrusa (CZE)
Forum Horsens ,
Horsens Attendance: 722
Referees: Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL), Torkild Rodsand (NOR), Alexander Romanov (RUS)
Group D
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Belarus
4
3
1
341
306
+35
7
Slovakia
4
2
2
292
341
−49
6
Hungary
4
1
3
278
264
+14
5
MKB Aréna Sopron ,
Sopron Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Miguel Anguel Perez Niz (ESP), Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS), Fabiana Martinescu (ROU)
Minsk Sports Palace ,
Minsk Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Jurgis Laurinavicius (LTU), Marcin Kowalski (POL), Henri Hilke (FIN)
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semifinals
First leg
Universiada Hall ,
Sofia Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Spyridon Gontas (GRE), Miodrag Licina (SRB), Milos Koljensic (MNE)
Second leg
Final
First leg
Universiada Hall ,
Sofia Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Marcin Kowalski (POL), Keith Williams (ENG)
Second leg
Second round
Seedings
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
Laugardalshöll ,
Reykjavík Attendance: 1,418
Referees: Renaud Geller (BEL), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE), Clemens Fritz (GER)
Copper Box ,
London Attendance: 5,215
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Paolo Taurino (ITA), Sérgio Silva (POR)
SKPC Mejdan ,
Tuzla Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Alessandro Martolini (ITA), Ioannis Foufis (GRE), Erez Gurion (ISR)
Copper Box ,
London Attendance: 4,379
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Regis Bardera (FRA), Fernando Cuevas (ESP)
Laugardalshöll ,
Reykjavík Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Anton Makhlin (RUS), Moritz Reiter (GER), Johannes Sarekoski (FIN)
Group B
Arena Samokov ,
Samokov Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Borys Shulga (UKR), Evgeny Vetrov (RUS), Ciprian Stoica (ROU)
MartiniPlaza ,
Groningen Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Semen Ovinov (RUS), Haydn Jones (WAL)
Universiada Hall ,
Sofia Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Benjamin Jiménez (ESP), Nikolaos Somos (GRE), Saša Maričić (SRB)
Vijf Meihal ,
Leiden Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Miguel Pérez (ESP), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Paul Walton (ENG)
Universiada Hall ,
Sofia Attendance: 500
Referees: Miguel Pérez (ESP), Rüstü Nuran (TUR), Ioannis Foufis (GRE)
Vijf Meihal ,
Leiden Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Petr Hrůša (CZE), Nick Van den Broeck (BEL)
Group C
Toruń Torwar Hall ,
Toruń Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Robert Vyklický (CZE), Gentian Cici (ALB), Igor Mitrovski (MKD)
Multiversum ,
Schwechat Attendance: 500
Referees: Václav Lukeš (CZE), Tamás Benczur (HUN), Mario Majkič (SLO)
D'Coque ,
Luxembourg City Attendance: 600
Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Nick van den Broeck (BEL), Sebastien Clivaz (SUI)
Multiversum ,
Schwechat Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Milija Vojinović (SRB), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Tamas Földhazi (HUN)
Trier Arena ,
Trier Attendance: 3,251
Referees: Keith Williams (ENG), Vladimir Tsekov (BUL), Nikola Perlic (CRO)
Multiversum ,
Schwechat Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Johann Jeanneau (FRA), Paul Walton (ENG)
D'Coque ,
Luxembourg City Attendance: 573
Referees: Haydn Jones (WAL), Pedro Coelho (POR), Vincent Delestrée (BEL)
Telekom Dome ,
Bonn Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Petar Obradović (BIH), Sašo Petek (SLO)
Enervie Arena ,
Hagen Attendance: 3,052
Referees: Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Boris Gabara (SVK), Petar Denkovski (MKD)
D'Coque ,
Luxembourg City Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Johann Jeanneau (FRA), Simon Unsworth (ENG), Paulus Van Den Heuvel (NED)
Cuprum Arena ,
Lubin Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Igor Dragojević (MNE), Haris Bijedić (BIH), Sergii Tyslenko (UKR)
Group D
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Tie
Belgium
6
5
1
454
379
+75
11
1–1, +0, on road - 73
Macedonia
6
5
1
450
393
+57
11
1–1, +0, on road - 60
Belarus
6
2
4
436
461
−25
8
Denmark
6
0
6
372
479
−107
6
Minsk-Arena ,
Minsk Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Olegs Latiševs (LAT), Henri Hilke (FIN), Artūras Šukys (LTU)
Forum Horsens ,
Horsens Attendance: 968
Referees: Juris Kokainis (LAT), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Sergei Beliakov (RUS)
Spiroudome ,
Charleroi Attendance: 800
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Miguel Pérez (ESP), Paulo Marques (POR)
Spiroudome ,
Charleroi Attendance: 748
Referees: Boris Gabara (SVK), Tamas Benczur (HUN), Pedro Coelho (POR)
Minsk-Arena ,
Minsk Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU)
Forum Horsens ,
Horsens Attendance: 669
Referees: Neil Wilkinson (ENG), Nebojša Kovačevič (GER), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)
Spiroudome ,
Charleroi Attendance: 1,369
Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Milos Koljensić (MNE), Robert Vyklický (CZE)
Minsk-Arena ,
Minsk Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Mindaugas Večerskis (LTU)
Forum Horsens ,
Horsens Attendance: 1,008
Referees: Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Markos Michaelides (SUI), Fedja Serhatlic (SWE)
Group E
Sportovní Centrum ,
Nymburk Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Aleksandar Glisić (SRB), Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Kfir Mualem (ISR)
Arena Dolce Vita ,
Ovar Attendance: 700
Referees: Miguel Pérez Pérez (ESP), Carmelo Paternico (ITA), Jean-Charles Collin (FRA)
Sportovní Centrum ,
Nymburk Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Jurgis Laurinavicius (LTU), Ciprian Stoica (ROU)
Gondomar Arena ,
Gondomar Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Miguel Pérez (ESP), Roberto Chiari (ITA), Marko Vučković (SLO)
Group F
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Latvia
6
6
0
486
392
+94
12
Romania
6
4
2
471
483
−12
10
Sweden
6
2
4
442
455
−13
8
Slovakia
6
0
6
435
504
−69
6
Hala Pezinok ,
Pezinok Attendance: 800
Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Christoph Rohacky (AUT), Gellért Kapitany (HUN)
Sala Transilvania ,
Sibiu Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Spyridon Gontas (GRE), Marko Juras (SRB), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE)
Arena Riga ,
Riga Attendance: 4,700
Referees: Anton Makhlin (RUS), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Vladyslav Isachenko (UKR)
Hala Pezinok ,
Pezinok Attendance: 700
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Marek Maliszewski (POL), Petar Denkovski (MKD)
Arena Riga ,
Riga Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Mario Majkic (SLO), Václav Lukeš (CZE)
Sala Transilvania ,
Sibiu Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Dragan Kralj (BIH)
Arena Riga ,
Riga Attendance: 5,214
Referees: Srdan Dozai (CRO), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Markos Michaelides (SUI)
Hala Pezinok ,
Pezinok Attendance: 500
Referees: Milija Vojinović (SRB), Milos Koljensić (MNE), Zoltan Palla (HUN)
Boråshallen ,
Borås Attendance: 1,748
Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Haydn Jones (WAL), Sebastien Clivaz (SUI)
Boråshallen ,
Borås Attendance: 950
Referees: Janusz Calik (POL), Sigmundur Herbertsson (ISL), Henri Hilke (FIN)
Sala Transilvania ,
Sibiu Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Borys Shulga (UKR), Petros Papapetrou (GRE)
Group G
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Italy
4
3
1
303
260
+43
7
Russia
4
2
2
313
268
+45
6
Switzerland
4
1
3
260
348
−88
5
BCF-Arena ,
Fribourg Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Christof Madinger (GER), Keith Williams (ENG)
Pala Rockefeller ,
Cagliari Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Uroš Obrknežević (SRB)
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.
References
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