FIBA EuroBasket

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EuroBasket
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event FIBA EuroBasket 2015

Logo FIBA Europe
Sport Basketball
Founded 1935
Inaugural season 1935
No. of teams 24
Countries European Union FIBA Europe member associations
Continent European Union FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)  France (1st title)
Most titles  Soviet Union (14 titles)
Related competitions FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Official website www.FIBAEurope.com

EuroBasket, previously referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and has been regularly contested every two years since 1947; starting in 2017, it will change to a four-year cycle.[1] Through 2017, it also alternates between serving as a qualifying tournament for the Summer Olympic Games and the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The most successful nation is the now defunct Soviet Union with fourteen titles, while Spain were the 2009 and 2011 champions. France are the reigning champions, having won FIBA EuroBasket 2013.

Qualification

24 European teams take part in the final competition. The qualification format that existed until FIBA EuroBasket 2011 permitted 16 teams to compete. Eight spots were determined by the host nation and the top seven finishers of the previous EuroBasket. The remaining Division A teams compete in a qualification tournament. There, they were divided into four groups. Each group played a double round-robin. The top team in each group qualified for EuroBasket. The best three of the four runners-up also qualified.

Of the ten teams that did not qualify in the qualification tournament, the six best got another chance in the additional qualification round. The remaining four competed in a relegation round, with two being sent to Division B for the next qualification cycle (and replaced by the two best teams from Division B).

The final spot was determined by the additional qualifying round. The six teams were divided into two groups of three, with each group playing a double round-robin. The top team in each group played in the final against the other group's top team; the winner of that game received the final EuroBasket qualification spot.

Competition format

EuroBasket has used a number of different formats, ranging from the simple round-robin used in 1939 to the three-stage tournament currently in use.

The current format begins with a preliminary round. The twenty-four qualified teams are placed into four groups of six, and each group plays a round-robin tournament. The top three teams in each group (12 overall) advance to the qualifying round. The two groups of six in the qualifying round are each a combination of two preliminary round groups: Preliminary Groups A and B form Qualifying Group E, while Preliminary Groups C and D form Qualifying Group F. Results from the preliminary round carryover, and each team plays once against teams from the other Preliminary Group in its Qualifying Group.

The top four teams in each Qualifying Group advance to the knockout stage. The knockout stage is a single-elimination tournament, with a bronze medal game for semifinal losers and classification games for the quarterfinal losers to determine fifth to eighth places.

Results

Summaries
Year Host (Final phase/game) Gold medal game Bronze medal game Number of teams
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1935   Switzerland (Geneva)
Latvia
24–18
Spain

Czechoslovakia
25–23
Switzerland
10
1937  Latvia (Riga)
Lithuania
24–23
Italy

France
27–24
Poland
8
1939  Lithuania (Kaunas)
Lithuania
[2]
Latvia

Poland
[2]
France
8
1941  Lithuania (Kaunas) Cancelled due to World War II
1946   Switzerland (Geneva)
Czechoslovakia
34–32
Italy

Hungary
38–32
France
10
1947  Czechoslovakia (Prague)
Soviet Union
56–37
Czechoslovakia

Egypt
50–48
Belgium
14
1949  Egypt (Cairo)
Egypt
57–36
France

Greece
[2]
Turkey
7
1951  France (Paris)
Soviet Union
45–44
Czechoslovakia

France
55–52
Bulgaria
18
1953  USSR (Moscow)
Soviet Union
[2]
Hungary

France
[2]
Czechoslovakia
17
1955  Hungary (Budapest)
Hungary
[2]
Czechoslovakia

Soviet Union
[2]
Bulgaria
18
1957  Bulgaria (Sofia)
Soviet Union
[2]
Bulgaria

Czechoslovakia
[2]
Hungary
16
1959  Turkey (Istanbul)
Soviet Union
83–72
Czechoslovakia

France
62–60
Hungary
17
1961  Yugoslavia (Belgrade)
Soviet Union
60–53
Yugoslavia

Bulgaria
55–46
France
19
1963  Poland (Wrocław)
Soviet Union
61–45
Poland

Yugoslavia
89–61
Hungary
16
1965  Soviet Union (Moscow)
Soviet Union
58–49
Yugoslavia

Poland
86–70
Italy
16
1967  Finland (Helsinki)
Soviet Union
89–77
Czechoslovakia

Poland
80–76
Bulgaria
16
1969  Italy (Naples)
Soviet Union
81–72
Yugoslavia

Czechoslovakia
77–75
Poland
12
1971  West Germany (Essen)
Soviet Union
69–64
Yugoslavia

Italy
85–67
Poland
12
1973  Spain (Barcelona)
Yugoslavia
78–67
Spain

Soviet Union
90–58
Czechoslovakia
12
1975  Yugoslavia (Belgrade)
Yugoslavia
[2]
Soviet Union

Italy
[2]
Spain
12
1977  Belgium (Liège)
Yugoslavia
74–61
Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia
91–81
Italy
12
1979  Italy (Turin)
Soviet Union
98–76
Israel

Yugoslavia
99–92
Czechoslovakia
12
1981  Czechoslovakia (Prague)
Soviet Union
84–76
Yugoslavia

Czechoslovakia
101–90
Spain
12
1983  France (Nantes)
Italy
105–96
Spain

Soviet Union
105–70
Netherlands
12
1985  West Germany (Stuttgart)
Soviet Union
120–89
Czechoslovakia

Italy
102–90
Spain
12
1987  Greece (Athens)
Greece
103–101
overtime

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia
98–87
Spain
12
1989  Yugoslavia (Zagreb)
Yugoslavia
98–77
Greece

Soviet Union
104–76
Italy
8
1991  Italy (Rome)
Yugoslavia
88–73
Italy

Spain
101–83
France
8
1993  Germany (Munich)
Germany
71–70
Russia

Croatia
99–59
Greece
16
1995  Greece (Athens)
Yugoslavia
96–90
Lithuania

Croatia
73–68
Greece
14
1997  Spain (Barcelona)
Yugoslavia
61–49
Italy

Russia
97–77
Greece
16
1999  France (Paris)
Italy
64–56
Spain

Yugoslavia
74–62
France
16
2001  Turkey (Istanbul)
Yugoslavia
78–69
Turkey

Spain
99–90
Germany
16
2003  Sweden (Stockholm)
Lithuania
93–84
Spain

Italy
69–67
France
16
2005  Serbia and Montenegro (Belgrade)
Greece
78–62
Germany

France
98–68
Spain
16
2007  Spain (Madrid)
Russia
60–59
Spain

Lithuania
78–69
Greece
16
2009  Poland (Katowice)
Spain
85–63
Serbia

Greece
57–56
Slovenia
16
2011  Lithuania (Kaunas)
Spain
98–85
France

Russia
72–68
Macedonia
24
2013  Slovenia (Ljubljana)
France
80–66
Lithuania

Spain
92–66
Croatia
24
2015  Croatia (Zagreb)
 France (Lille)
 Germany (Berlin)
 Latvia (Riga)
24
2017 TBD 24

Medal table

Map of best finishes per country.

The medal table below lists the national teams according to the respective table published by FIBA.[3]

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union 143421
2 Yugoslavia 55313
3 Serbia+ Yugoslavia 3115
4 Lithuania 3216
5 Spain 26311
6 Italy 24410
7 Greece 2125
8 Czechoslovakia 16512
9 France 1258
10 Russia 1124
11 Hungary 1113
12 Latvia 1102
 Germany 1102
13 Egypt 1012
14 Poland 0134
15 Bulgaria 0112
16 Israel 0101
17 Turkey 0101
18 Croatia 0022
Total 38 38 38 114

Statistics

Participation details

Team Switzerland
1935
Latvia
1937
Lithuania
1939
Switzerland
1946
Czechoslovakia
1947
Egypt
1949
France
1951
Soviet Union
1953
Hungary
1955
Bulgaria
1957
Turkey
1959
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1961
Poland
1963
Soviet Union
1965
Finland
1967
Italy
1969
West Germany
1971
Spain
1973
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1975
Belgium
1977
 Albania----14th----16th----------
 Austria----12th-11th-13th14th16th--------12th
 Belgium6th--7th4th-7th10th-12th7th8th8th-15th----8th
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Bulgaria8th---8th-4th9th4th2nd5th3rd5th5th4th7th6th6th5th6th
 CroatiaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Czech RepublicXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Czechoslovakia3rd7th-1st2nd-2nd4th2nd3rd2nd5th10th7th2nd3rd5th4th6th3rd
 Denmark------14th16th18th-----------
 East GermanyXXXXXX----14th12th6th10th14th-----
 Egypt-8th--3rd1st-8th------------
 England---10th----12th--19th--------
 Estonia-5th5thXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Macedonia[A 1] XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Finland--8th---9th12th10th11th13th14th14th12th6th----10th
 France5th3rd4th4th5th2nd3rd3rd9th8th3rd4th13th9th11th-10th10th-11th
 GeorgiaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Germany/
 West Germany
------12th14th17th13th-16th-14th--9th---
 Great Britain--------------------
 Greece-----3rd8th----17th-8th12th10th-11th12th-
 Hungary9th-7th3rd7th--2nd1st4th4th6th4th15th13th8th----
 Iceland--------------------
 Iran----------17th---------
 IsraelXXXXX--5th--11th11th9th6th8th11th11th7th7th5th
 Italy7th2nd6th2nd9th-5th7th6th10th10th-12th4th7th6th3rd5th3rd4th
 Latvia1st6th2ndXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Lebanon-----7th-15th------------
 Lithuania-1st1stXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Luxembourg---8th--17th-15th-----------
 MontenegroXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Netherlands---6th11th5th10th----15th16th-16th---10th7th
 Poland-4th3rd9th6th---5th7th6th9th2nd3rd3rd4th4th12th8th-
 Portugal------15th-------------
 Romania10th---10th-18th13th7th5th8th7th11th13th5th9th8th9th11th-
 RussiaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Scotland------16th--15th----------
 SloveniaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Soviet Union----1st-1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd2nd2nd
 Spain2nd---------15th13th7th11th10th5th7th2nd4th9th
 Sweden-------17th16th--18th-16th-12th----
  Switzerland4th--5th--13th11th14th-----------
 Syria-----6th--------------
 Turkey-----4th6th-11th9th12th10th15th---12th8th9th-
 UkraineXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Yugoslavia----13th--6th8th6th9th2nd3rd2nd9th2nd2nd1st1st1st
 Serbia/
 Yugoslavia
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Team Italy
1979
Czechoslovakia
1981
France
1983
West Germany
1985
Greece
1987
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1989
Italy
1991
Germany
1993
Greece
1995
Spain
1997
France
1999
Turkey
2001
Sweden
2003
Serbia and Montenegro
2005
Spain
2007
Poland
2009
Lithuania
2011
Slovenia
2013

2015
Total
 Albania-------------------2
 Austria-------------------6
 Belgium12th------12th--------21st9thQ16
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaXXXXXXX8th-15th15th13th15th13th--17th13thQ14
 Bulgaria11th--8th-7th8th14th-----13th-13th13th--24
 CroatiaXXXXXXX3rd3rd11th11th7th11th7th6th6th13th4thQ12
 Czech RepublicXXXXXXX---12th---13th--13thQ4
 Czechoslovakia4th3rd10th2nd8th-6thXXXXXXXXXXXX24
 Denmark-------------------3
 East Germany------XXXXXXXXXXXX-5
 Egypt-------------------4
 England-12th-----------------4
 EstoniaXXXXXXX6th---14th------Q5
 Macedonia[A 1] XXXXXXX---13th----9th4th21stQ5
 Finland--------14th-------9th9thQ14
 France8th8th5th6th9th6th4th7th8th10th4th6th4th3rd8th5th2nd1stQ38
 GeorgiaXXXXXXX---------11th17thQ3
 Germany/
 West Germany
-10th8th5th6th--1st10th12th7th4th9th2nd5th11th9th17thQ23
 Great Britain---------------13th13th13th-3
 Greece9th9th11th-1st2nd5th4th4th4th16th9th5th1st4th3rd6th11thQ26
 Hungary----------14th--------14
 Iceland------------------Q1
 Iran-------------------1
 Israel2nd6th6th9th11th--15th9th9th9th10th7th9th11th13th13th21stQ28
 Italy5th5th1st3rd5th4th2nd9th5th2nd1st11th3rd9th9th-17th8thQ36
 LatviaXXXXXXX10th-16th-8th13th13th13th13th21st10thQ13
 Lebanon-------------------2
 LithuaniaXXXXXXX-2nd6th5th12th1st5th3rd11th5th2ndQ13
 Luxembourg-------------------3
 MontenegroXXXXXXXXXXXXXX--21st17th-2
 Netherlands10th-4th12th10th8th------------Q15
 Poland7th7th9th11th7th-7th--7th----13th9th17th21stQ27
 Portugal--------------9th-21st--3
 Romania---10th12th--------------17
 RussiaXXXXXXX2nd7th3rd6th5th8th8th1st7th3rd21stQ12
 Scotland-------------------2
 SloveniaXXXXXXX16th12th14th10th15th10th6th7th4th7th5thQ12
 Soviet Union1st1st3rd1st2nd3rdXXXXXXXXXXXXX21
 Spain6th4th2nd4th4th5th3rd5th6th5th2nd3rd2nd4th2nd1st1st3rdQ30
 Sweden--12th----13th11th---16th----13th-10
  Switzerland-------------------5
 Syria-------------------1
 Turkey-11th-----11th13th8th8th2nd12th9th11th8th11th17thQ23
 UkraineXXXXXXX--13th-16th14th13th--17th6thQ7
 Yugoslavia3rd2nd7th7th3rd1st1stXXXXXXXXXXXX21
 Serbia/
 Yugoslavia
XXXXXXXX11316913th2nd8th7thQ10

Individuals

Below are the lists of all players voted as the MVP[4][5] and the top scorers of each EuroBasket edition. Krešimir Ćosić is the only player to win the MVP award twice. Nikos Galis was the Top Scorer 4 times.[6]

Bronze Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Silver Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Gold Member of both the FIBA Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player was selected the MVP or was the Top Scorer.
Tournament MVP Top Scorer PPG
1935 European Championship Spain Rafael Martín Italy Livio Franceschini 16.5
1937 European Championship Lithuania Pranas Talzūnas Latvia Rūdolfs Jurciņš 12.5
1939 European Championship Lithuania Mykolas Ruzgys
(de facto: Lithuania Pranas Lubinas)
Estonia Heino Veskila 16.6
1946 European Championship Hungary Ferenc Németh Poland Paweł Stok 12.6
1947 European Championship Soviet Union Joann Lõssov France Jacques Perrier 13.7
1949 European Championship Turkey Hüseyin Öztürk Turkey Hüseyin Öztürk 19.3
1951 European Championship Czechoslovakia Ivan Mrázek Czechoslovakia Ivan Mrázek 17.1
1953 European Championship Soviet Union Anatoly Konev Lebanon Ahmed Idlibi 15.9
1955 European Championship Hungary János Greminger Czechoslovakia Miroslav Skerik 19.1
1957 European Championship Czechoslovakia Jiří Baumruk Belgium Eddy Terrace 23.3
1959 European Championship Soviet Union Viktor Zubkov Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać 28.1
1961 European Championship Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać (2) 24.0
1963 European Championship Spain Emiliano Rodríguez Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać (3) 26.6
1965 European Championship Soviet Union Modestas Paulauskas Spain Emiliano Rodríguez 21.6
1967 European Championship Czechoslovakia Jiří Zedníček Greece Georgios Kolokithas 26.7
1969 European Championship Soviet Union Sergei Belov Greece Georgios Kolokithas (2) 23.5
1971 European Championship Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Krešimir Ćosić Poland Edward Jurkiewicz 22.6
1973 European Championship Spain Wayne Brabender Bulgaria Atanas Golomeev 22.3
1975 European Championship Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Krešimir Ćosić (2) Bulgaria Atanas Golomeev (2) 22.9
1977 European Championship Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić Netherlands Kees Akerboom 27.0
1979 European Championship Israel Miki Berkovich Poland Mieczysław Młynarski 26.6
1981 European Championship Soviet Union Valdis Valters Poland Mieczysław Młynarski (2) 23.1
1983 European Championship Spain Juan Antonio Corbalán Greece Nikos Galis 33.0
1985 European Championship Soviet Union Arvydas Sabonis Israel Doron Jamchi 28.1
1987 European Championship Greece Nikos Galis Greece Nikos Galis (2) 37.0
1989 European Championship Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Petrović Greece Nikos Galis (3) 35.6
1991 European Championship Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Toni Kukoč Greece Nikos Galis (4) 32.4
1993 European Championship Germany Chris Welp Bosnia and Herzegovina Sabahudin "Dino" Bilalović 24.6
1995 European Championship Lithuania Šarūnas Marčiulionis Lithuania Šarūnas Marčiulionis 22.5
1997 European Championship Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Đorđević Israel Oded Katash 22.0
1999 European Championship Italy Gregor Fučka Spain Alberto Herreros 19.2
2001 European Championship Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Peja Stojaković Germany Dirk Nowitzki 28.7
2003 European Championship Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius Spain Pau Gasol 25.8
FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Germany Dirk Nowitzki Germany Dirk Nowitzki (2) 26.1
FIBA EuroBasket 2007 Russia Andrei Kirilenko Germany Dirk Nowitzki (3) 24.0
FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Spain Pau Gasol Spain Pau Gasol (2) 18.7
FIBA EuroBasket 2011 Spain Juan Carlos Navarro France Tony Parker 22.1
FIBA EuroBasket 2013 France Tony Parker France Tony Parker (2)[7] 19.0

See also

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 The country is FIBA member under the name the former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia due to the Macedonia naming dispute.

References