2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

The 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments will be the four basketball tournaments that will be contested of 24 national teams, where the top teams earn a place in the 2020 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. They were originally scheduled to take place from 23 to 28 June 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 22 June to 4 July 2021, with the exact dates to be announced.[1]

2020 FIBA Olympic
Qualifying Tournaments
For Men
Tournament details
Host nation Canada
 Croatia
 Lithuania
 Serbia
Dates22 June – 4 July 2021
Teams24 
(from 4 federations)
Venues4 
(in 4 host cities)
< 2016
2024 >

Hosts selection

The cities of Victoria, Split, Kaunas and Belgrade will host the tournaments.[2]

Format

There will be four qualifying tournaments, each producing a team which will be qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The format consists of 24 national teams divided into four tournaments of six teams each, with the winning team from each event qualifying for the Olympics.

Teams

The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments includes the 16 best-placed non-qualified teams from the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and two highest-ranked countries per region in the FIBA World Ranking. On 19 September 2019, FIBA announced those teams, which are Angola and Senegal (Africa), Mexico and Uruguay (Americas), China and Korea (Asia-Oceania), and Croatia and Slovenia (Europe).

FIBA AfricaFIBA AmericasFIBA EuropeFIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania
 Tunisia  Brazil  Serbia  New Zealand
 Angola (WC)  Venezuela  Czech Republic  China (WC)
 Senegal (WC)  Puerto Rico  Poland  South Korea (WC)
 Dominican Republic  Lithuania
 Canada  Italy
 Mexico (WC)  Greece
 Uruguay (WC)  Russia
 Germany
 Turkey
 Croatia (WC)
 Slovenia (WC)

Draw

The draw for the Olympic qualifiers took place at The House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland on 27 November 2019.[3][4]

Seeding

The latest ranking before the draw served as the basis to determine the pots for the draw (seeding in brackets).[5]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6

 Serbia (6)
 Greece (7)
 Lithuania (8)
 Russia (9)

 Czech Republic (10)
 Brazil (11)
 Italy (12)
 Poland (13)

 Croatia (14)
 Turkey (15)
 Slovenia (16)
 Puerto Rico (17)

 Germany (18)
 Dominican Republic (19)
 Venezuela (20)
 Canada (21)

 New Zealand (24)
 Mexico (25)
 China (26)
 South Korea (30)

 Angola (32)
 Tunisia (33)
 Senegal (35)
 Uruguay (43)

Qualifying Tournaments

Victoria
Main article: 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Victoria
Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Canada (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 June 2021. Source: FIBA
(H) Host.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 June 2021. Source: FIBA

Final round
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 July
 
 
A1
 
4 July
 
B2
 
 
 
3 July
 
 
 
B1
 
 
A2
 

Split
Main article: 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Split
Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 June 2021. Source: FIBA
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 June 2021. Source: FIBA
(H) Host.

Final round
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 July
 
 
A1
 
4 July
 
B2
 
 
 
3 July
 
 
 
B1
 
 
A2
 

Kaunas
Main article: 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Kaunas
Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 June 2021. Source: FIBA
(H) Host.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 June 2021. Source: FIBA

Final round
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 July
 
 
A1
 
4 July
 
B2
 
 
 
3 July
 
 
 
B1
 
 
A2
 

Belgrade
Main article: 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade
Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Serbia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 June 2021. Source: FIBA
(H) Host.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 June 2021. Source: FIBA

Final round
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
1A
 
 
 
2B
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1B
 
 
2A
 

See also

References
  1. "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. 9 April 2020.
  2. "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced for 2020". FIBA. 15 November 2019.
  3. "Draw Procedures for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2020". FIBA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments draws confirmed for both women and men". FIBA. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. "Seeds confirmed for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments draw". FIBA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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