EuroBasket 2005 Women

EuroBasket Women 2005
30th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Official website
Official website
Tournament details
Host nation  Turkey
Dates September 2–September 11
Teams 12 (from federations)
Venues 3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions  Czech Republic (1st title)
MVP Maria Stepanova
Tournament statistics
Players Teams
PPG Amaya Valdemoro 21.6  Russia 77.3
Rebounds Nevriye Yilmaz 11.3  Russia 43.7
Assists Catherine Melain 5.1  France 16.9

The 2005 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2005 Women, was held in Turkey between 2 September and 11 September 2005. Czech Republic won the gold medal and Russia the silver medal while Spain won the bronze. Maria Stepanova from Russia was named the tournament MVP.

The FIBA European Women’s Basketball Championship is a bi-annual women’s basketball competition between national teams organised by FIBA Europe, the sport's governing body in Europe. This was the first time that the championship was hosted by Turkey.

Contents

Venues

Ankara
Bursa
Izmir
Venues Map

Ankara

Ankara, the capital of Turkey and the country’s second largest city, was the final stage of the Eurobasket 2005 Women action. The Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 4,500 people hosted 16 games of the competition following the preliminary round.

Bursa

Turkey’s fourth most populous city Bursa was home to Group A during the tournament, and also had a total of 15 games played in the 3,500 person capacity Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall.

Izmir

Izmir is the third largest city of Turkey. İzmir Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,000 persons hosted Group B, where 15 games were played.

Qualification

For details on qualification, see Eurobasket 2005 Women (qualification).

Final round

Preliminaries

Group A – Atatürk Sport Hall, Bursa

Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1. Czech Republic 10 5 0 342 241 +101
2. France 9 4 1 345 282 +63
3. Latvia 8 3 2 323 319 +4
4. Poland 7 2 3 297 327 -30
5. Greece 6 1 4 272 328 -56
6. Germany 5 0 5 282 364 -82
September 2, 2005
Poland 62 - 75 Latvia 16:00
Germany 61 - 66 Greece 18:15
France 45 - 65 Czech Republic 20:30
September 3, 2005
Latvia 77 - 67 Germany 16:00
Czech Republic 64 - 47 Poland 18:15
Greece 56 - 71 France 20:30
September 4, 2005
Germany 56 - 66 Poland 16:00
Greece 54 - 61 Czech Republic 18:15
France 67 - 50 Latvia 20:30
September 6, 2005
Czech Republic 76 - 50 Germany 16:00
Latvia 76 - 47 Greece 18:15
Poland 63 - 83 France 20:30
September 7, 2005
Latvia 45 - 76 Czech Republic 16:00
Greece 49 - 59 Poland 18:15
France 79 - 48 Germany 20:30

Group B – Atatürk Sport Hall, Izmir

Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1. Lithuania 9 4 1 402 345 +57
2. Spain 9 4 1 397 320 +77
3. Russia 8 3 2 413 379 +34
4. Turkey 7 2 3 374 384 -10
5. Serbia and Montenegro 7 2 3 330 360 -30
6. Romania 5 0 5 283 411 -128
September 2, 2005
Romania 60 - 92 Russia 16:00
Lithuania 74 - 69 Spain 18:15
Turkey 81 - 69 Serbia and Montenegro 20:30
September 3, 2005
Spain 98 - 53 Romania 16:00
Serba and Montenegro 77 - 74 Lithuania 18:15
Russia 91 - 87 Turkey 20:30
September 4, 2005
Romania 50 - 63 Serbia and Montenegro 16:00
Spain 83 – 77, OT Russia 18:15
Lithuania 82 - 76 Turkey 20:30
September 6, 2005
Russia 67 - 80 Lithuania 16:00
Serbia and Montenegro 52 - 69 Spain 18:15
Turkey 66 - 64 Romania 20:30
September 7, 2005
Serbia and Montenegro 69 - 86 Russia 16:00
Romania 56 - 92 Lithuania 18:15
Spain 78 - 64 Turkey 20:30

Finals – Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara

Quarter-finals

September 9, 2005
Lithuania 67 - 58 Poland 13:45
Spain 69 - 50 Latvia 16:00
France 56 - 70 Russia 18:15
Czech Republic 86 - 60 Turkey 20:30

Classification 9-12

September 10, 2005
Greece 67 - 61 Romania 09:15
Serbia and Montenegro 73 - 57 Germany 11:30

Classification 5-8

September 10, 2005
Poland 71 - 73 France 13:45
Turkey 78 - 81 Latvia 16:00

Semi-finals

September 10, 2005
Lithuania 50 - 65 Russia 18:15
Czech Republic 76 - 66 Spain 20:20
September 11, 2005
11th Place Match
Romania 64 - 98 Germany 09:15
9th Place Match
Greece 65 - 79 Serbia and Montenegro 11:30
7th Place Match
Turkey 71 – 82, OT Poland 13:45
5th Place Match
Latvia 62 - 85 France 16:00

Finals

Bronze Medal Match
Spain 83 - 65 Lithuania 18:15
Championship Match
Czech Republic 72 - 70 Russia 20:30

Champion: Czech Republic

Conclusion

Final standings

Place Team
1 Czech Republic
2 Russia
3 Spain
4 Lithuania
5 France
6 Latvia
7 Poland
8 Turkey
9 Serbia and Montenegro
10 Greece
11 Germany
12 Romania

All-Eurobasket 2005 Women Awards

1st Team

2nd Team

Honorable Mention

Top 10 scorers

Rank Player Team Games Score PPG
1 Amaya Valdemoro Spain 8 173 21.6
2 Agnieszka Bibrzycka Poland 8 159 19.9
3 Anete Jekabsone Latvia 8 157 19.6
4 Nevriye Yilmaz Turkey 8 156 19.5
5 Maria Stepanova Russia 8 144 18.0
6 Linda Fröhlich Germany 7 115 16.4
7 Eva Vítecková Czech Republic 8 119 14.9
8 Sandra Valužyte Lithuania 8 108 13.5
9 Evanthia Maltsi Greece 7 92 13.1
10 Ildiko Vass Romania 7 91 13.0

Statistical leaders

Category Player Team Average
Points per game Amaya Valdemoro Spain 21.6
Total rebounds Nevriye Yilmaz Turkey 11.3
Assists Catherine Melain France 5.1
Steals Amaya Valdemoro Spain 3.1
Turnovers Gunta Baško Latvia 4.9
Blocked shots Gabriela Toma Romania 2.6

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