This page describes the qualification procedure for FIBA EuroBasket 2011.
Qualified teams
Ten teams have secured their places at the EuroBasket 2011 before the qualifications. Seven teams have qualified through the qualifying round, five through FIBA Europe expansion of the tournament, and two more team have qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round.
Qualified as the host nation:
Qualified through participation at the 2010 FIBA World Championship
Qualified through the qualifying round
Qualified through FIBA Europe decision on 5 September 2010
Qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round
Qualification format
The Qualifying Round was held from 2 August 2010 to 29 August 2010. The draw for the qualifying round was held on 16 January 2010 in Munich, Germany. There were three groups of five teams. The best four teams in each group qualified for EuroBasket 2011.
The three remaining teams played an Additional Qualifying Round for the last two places in EuroBasket 2011.
Expansion of EuroBasket 2011
Originally, the final tournament was to have included 16 teams. However, on 5 September 2010, after the qualifying round had concluded, FIBA Europe decided to expand the final to 24 teams, and therefore 12 teams qualified instead of 5.[1][2]
Qualifying round
Qualification groups
The draw for the qualifying round was held on 16 January 2010 in Munich, Germany.
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
| Finland Italy Latvia Montenegro Israel | Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary North Macedonia Ukraine Great Britain | Belgium Portugal Poland Georgia (country) Bulgaria |
Group A
Finland-Montenegro Eurobasket 2011 qualification
| Qualified for the final Tournament by Qualifying Round | |
| Qualified for the final Tournament by FIBA Europe decision on 5 September 2010 | |
| Qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round |
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 14 | 6 | 2 | 645 | 561 | +84 |
| Israel | 13 | 5 | 3 | 671 | 603 | +68 |
| Italy | 13 | 5 | 3 | 630 | 615 | +15 |
| Latvia | 11 | 3 | 5 | 636 | 722 | −86 |
| Finland | 9 | 1 | 7 | 599 | 680 | −81 |
Note: All times are local
Group B
| Qualified for the final Tournament by Qualifying Round | |
| Qualified for the final Tournament by FIBA Europe decision on 5 September 2010 | |
| Qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round |
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 14 | 6 | 2 | 651 | 633 | +18 |
| North Macedonia | 13 | 5 | 3 | 614 | 541 | +73 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 3 | 5 | 602 | 620 | −18 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 3 | 5 | 582 | 607 | −25 |
| Hungary | 11 | 3 | 5 | 567 | 615 | −48 |
Note: All times are local
Group C
| Qualified for the final Tournament by Qualifying Round | |
| Qualified for the final Tournament by FIBA Europe decision on 5 September 2010 | |
| Qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round |
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 14 | 6 | 2 | 604 | 580 | +24 |
| Georgia | 13 | 5 | 3 | 599 | 568 | +31 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 4 | 4 | 638 | 600 | +38 |
| Poland | 12 | 4 | 4 | 607 | 579 | +28 |
| Portugal | 9 | 1 | 7 | 518 | 639 | −121 |
Note: All times are local
Additional Qualifying Round
The three remaining teams played an Additional Qualifying Round for the last two places in the EuroBasket 2011.
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 316 | 272 | +44 |
| Portugal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 271 | 277 | −6 |
| Hungary | 4 | 0 | 4 | 261 | 299 | −38 |
References
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