EuroBasket 2022 qualification

The EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers started in November 2017 and will end in February 2021. 20 teams will qualify, joining Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany and Italy who automatically qualified as co-hosts.

Main article: EuroBasket 2022

Pre-Qualifiers

The EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers were played by 17 teams over three rounds. The best eight teams advanced to the EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers.

First round

The pre-qualifiers first round was played by nine teams: Five eliminated in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification pre-qualifiers, and four teams which did not apply in those qualifiers.

The winner of each group and the best runner-up team qualified for the second round, that gives the option to qualify directly to the EuroBasket qualifiers.[1] The other five teams were dropped to the third round, joining the teams that did not advance to the EuroBasket qualifiers from the second round.[2]

Seeding
Pot 1
Team
 Slovakia
 Albania
 Cyprus
Pot 2
Team
 Macedonia
 Armenia
 Portugal
Pot 3
Team
  Switzerland
 Denmark
 Luxembourg

All times are local.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Macedonia 4 3 1 323 293 +30 7 Advance to second round
2   Switzerland 4 2 2 319 330 −11 6 Transfer to third round
3  Slovakia 4 1 3 308 327 −19 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Classification points; 2) Classification points Head-to-head; 3) Game points difference head-to-head; 4) Game points scored head-to-head; 5) Game points difference in group; 6) Game points difference in group 2020 Official Basketball Rules, p.78

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 4 4 0 336 282 +54 8 Advance to second round
2  Armenia 4 2 2 299 296 +3 6 Withdrew after first round
3  Albania 4 0 4 275 332 −57 4 Transfer to third round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Classification points; 2) Classification points head-to-head; 3) Game points difference head-to-head; 4) Game points scored head-to-head; 5) Game points difference in group; 6) Game points difference in group 2020 Official Basketball Rules, p.78

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 4 3 1 314 276 +38 7 Advance to second round
2  Cyprus 4 2 2 276 285 −9 6
3  Luxembourg 4 1 3 285 314 −29 5 Transfer to third round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Classification points; 2) Classification points head-to-head; 3) Game points difference head-to-head; 4) Game points scored head-to-head; 5) Game points difference in group; 6) Game points difference in group 2020 Official Basketball Rules, p.78

Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 B  Armenia[lower-alpha 1] 4 2 2 299 296 +3 6 Withdrew after the first round
2 C  Cyprus 4 2 2 276 285 −9 6 Advance to second round
3 A   Switzerland 4 2 2 319 330 −11 6 Transfer to third round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Classification points; 2) Classification points head-to-head; 3) Game points difference head-to-head; 4) Game points scored head-to-head; 5) Game points difference in group; 6) Game points difference in group 2020 Official Basketball Rules, p.78
Notes:
  1. Armenia withdrew because of financial concerns.[3]

Second round

The second round was played between 12 teams: the four teams qualified from the first round, and the eight teams eliminated from the first round of the 2019 World Cup qualification.

The teams were divided into four groups of three teams. The groups were set on 16 January 2018 in Freising, Germany.[4] Each group was formed by one team advanced from the previous round and two teams eliminated from the first round of the 2019 World Cup qualification. The four group winners from this stage qualified to the EuroBasket qualifiers while eight remaining teams were transferred to the third round of pre-qualifiers.

Cyprus replaced Armenia, who withdrew, citing financial concerns.[3]

All times are local.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 4 2 2 298 282 +16 6 Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Denmark 4 2 2 327 329 −2 6 Transfer to third round
3  Belarus 4 2 2 310 324 −14 6
Source: FIBA

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Macedonia 4 3 1 297 282 +15 7[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Romania 4 3 1 308 301 +7 7[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to third round
3  Kosovo 4 0 4 299 321 −22 4
Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. Macedonia 143–141 Romania

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 4 4 0 305 253 +52 8 Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Iceland 4 1 3 296 316 −20 5[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to third round
3  Portugal 4 1 3 272 304 −32 5[lower-alpha 1]
Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. Iceland 168–147 Portugal

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 4 3 1 324 300 +24 7[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Great Britain 4 3 1 319 279 +40 7[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to third round
3  Cyprus 4 0 4 248 312 −64 4
Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. Austria 171–160 Great Britain

Third round

The third round was played in the August 2019. It was joined by the four teams eliminated in the first round and the eight teams that played the second round and did not advance to the EuroBasket qualifiers. Those twelve teams were placed into four groups with three teams each. Every single group was formed by one team eliminated in the first round, one runner-up from the second round and one third-placed finisher from the second round.[5] The group winners from this round advanced to the EuroBasket qualifiers, while the eight remaining teams transferred to the 2023 World Cup pre-qualifiers.

All times are local.

Group E
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 4 4 0 313 274 +39 8 Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Belarus 4 2 2 314 267 +47 6
3  Albania 4 0 4 247 333 −86 4
Source: FIBA

Group F
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 4 4 0 336 275 +61 8 Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Slovakia 4 2 2 293 301 −8 6
3  Cyprus 4 0 4 272 324 −52 4
Source: FIBA

Group G
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 4 4 0 336 261 +75 8 Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Kosovo 4 1 3 331 348 −17 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Luxembourg 4 1 3 295 353 −58 5[lower-alpha 1]
Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. Kosovo 189–176 Luxembourg

Group H
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 4 2 2 336 324 +12 6 Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Iceland 4 2 2 343 339 +4 6
3  Portugal 4 2 2 304 320 −16 6
Source: FIBA

Qualifiers

The draw was held on 22 July 2019 in Munich, Germany.[6] The four group winners from the second round of the pre-qualifiers; plus the four group winners from the third round of the pre-qualifiers and also the 24 teams who participated in the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification will all participate in this stage. These matches will be played in three windows from 17 to 25 February 2020; from 23 November to 1 December 2020 and from 15 to 23 February 2021 with two games played by each team in every window.[7]

The 32 countries will play the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers, including the hosts of the Final Round – Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, and Italy. The teams will be drawn into eight groups of four teams. The groups will be conducted in a round-robin system, with each team playing all other teams in the respective group in home and away games. The three highest-placed teams from each group, except the groups which include the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 hosts, will qualify for the FIBA EuroBasket 2022. For the groups containing the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 hosts, the host and the two other highest placed teams will qualify for the FIBA EuroBasket 2022.[8]

The eight teams which fail to qualify for the final tournament will play the second round of the World Cup 2023 pre-qualifiers in the summer of 2021.[9]

Seeding

The seeding was based on the FIBA World Rankings of 26 February 2019, except seed 8, where teams qualified from the third round of the pre-qualifiers were allocated. On 19 July 2019, the seeding was revealed.[8] In bold, teams that host the final stage. In italics, teams qualified from the pre-qualifiers.

Teams from seed 1 were drawn into the groups A, C, E and G with teams from seeds 4, 5 and 8. Teams from seed 2 were drawn into the groups B, D, F and H with teams from seeds 3, 6 and 7. Only one host of the final stage could be drawn in any group.[8]

Seed 1
TeamPos
 Spain2
 France3
 Serbia4
 Lithuania6
Seed 2
TeamPos
 Slovenia7
 Greece8
 Croatia9
 Russia10
Seed 3
TeamPos
 Italy13
 Latvia15
 Turkey17
 Ukraine19
Seed 4
TeamPos
 Finland21
 Germany22
 Czech Republic24
 Poland25
Seed 5
TeamPos
 Georgia26
 Montenegro28
 Belgium29
 Israel35
Seed 6
TeamPos
 Hungary36
 Bosnia and Herzegovina40
 Netherlands41
 North Macedonia42
Seed 7
TeamPos
 Estonia45
 Bulgaria47
 Sweden54
 Austria55
Seed 8
TeamPos
 Denmark69
 Romania61
 Great Britain44
  Switzerland65

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each group played the November 2020 window games at a single venue.[10] The same will be done for the February 2021 games.[11]

All times are local.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Israel (Q) 4 4 0 335 293 +42 8 EuroBasket 2022
2  Poland 4 2 2 314 283 +31 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Spain (Q) 4 2 2 334 287 +47 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Romania 4 0 4 236 356 −120 4
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2020. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Spain 69–80 Poland

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 240 211 +29 6 EuroBasket 2022 as host
2  Russia 4 2 2 291 276 +15 6 EuroBasket 2022
3  Estonia 3 1 2 218 243 −25 4
4  North Macedonia 2 0 2 139 158 −19 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2020. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 4 3 1 335 283 +52 7 EuroBasket 2022
2  Denmark 4 2 2 314 329 −15 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Lithuania 4 2 2 322 326 −4 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Czech Republic 4 1 3 316 349 −33 5 EuroBasket 2022 as host
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. Lithuania 76–80 Denmark

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia (Q) 4 4 0 307 249 +58 8 EuroBasket 2022
2  Netherlands 4 2 2 280 283 −3 6
3  Sweden 4 1 3 291 317 −26 5[lower-alpha 1]
4  Turkey 4 1 3 280 309 −29 5[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Sweden 87–80 Turkey

Group E
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Georgia 4 4 0 372 347 +25 8 EuroBasket 2022 as host
2  Serbia 4 2 2 335 310 +25 6 EuroBasket 2022
3  Finland 4 1 3 278 310 −32 5[lower-alpha 1]
4   Switzerland 4 1 3 328 346 −18 5[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2020. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. Switzerland 64–69 Finland

Group F
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia (Q) 4 3 1 321 292 +29 7 EuroBasket 2022
2  Ukraine (Q) 4 2 2 291 286 +5 6
3  Hungary 2 2 0 139 135 +4 4
4  Austria 4 0 4 282 320 −38 4
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group G
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 4 3 1 319 279 +40 7 EuroBasket 2022
2  Great Britain 4 2 2 285 292 −7 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Montenegro 4 2 2 286 307 −21 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Germany 4 1 3 304 316 −12 5 EuroBasket 2022 as host
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. Great Britain 148–140 Montenegro

Group H
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece (Q) 4 3 1 293 283 +10 7[lower-alpha 1] EuroBasket 2022
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (Q) 4 3 1 294 253 +41 7[lower-alpha 1]
3  Bulgaria 4 1 3 300 349 −49 5[lower-alpha 2]
4  Latvia 4 1 3 315 317 −2 5[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2020. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina 65–70 Greece
  2. Bulgaria 110–104 Latvia

Qualified teams
TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppLastBest placement in tournament
 Czech RepublicHost nation15 July 20196th20177th place (2015)
 Georgia5th11th place (2011)
 Germany25thChampions (1993)
 Italy38thChampions (1983, 1999)
 CroatiaGroup D top three29 November 202014th3rd place (1993, 1995)
 GreeceGroup H top three28thChampions (1987, 2005)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina10th20158th place (1993)
 IsraelGroup A top three30 November 202030th2017Runners-up (1979)
 Spain32ndChampions (2009, 2011, 2015)
 SloveniaGroup F top three14thChampions (2017)
 Ukraine9th6th place (2013)

Notes
  1. The matches, originally scheduled for the November 2020 window, were postponed due to several positive COVID-19 tests by Macedonian players.[12]
  2. The matches, originally scheduled for the November 2020 window, were postponed due to several positive COVID-19 tests by Hungarian players.[13]

References
  1. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers field complete". FIBA. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. "Road to World Cup 2019 and EuroBasket 2022" (PDF). FIBA. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. "Cyprus to replace Armenia in FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". fiba.basketball. 2 August 2018.
  4. "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers Second Round placeholders drawn". FIBA. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers Third Round placeholders drawn". FIBA. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. "Draw results in for FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. "Road to World Cup 2019 and EuroBasket 2021" (PDF). FIBA. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  8. "Seedings confirmed ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers Draw". FIBA. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  9. "Draw results in for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers First Round". FIBA. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. "Hosts for November FIBA European Qualifiers windows tournaments confirmed". FIBA. 8 October 2020.
  11. "Hosts for February 2021 FIBA European Qualifiers windows tournaments confirmed". FIBA. 4 December 2020.
  12. "FIBA statement about postponement of EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers games involving North Macedonia". FIBA. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  13. "FIBA statement about the November FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers window". FIBA. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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