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EuroBasket 2019 Women
37th FIBA European Women's; Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	Latvia; Serbia
Dates	27 June − 7 July
Teams	16
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (4th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Astou Ndour
Top scorer	Fagbenle (20.9)
Top rebounds	Zahui (9.3)
Top assists	Barič (8.5)
PPG (Team)	Spain (76.0)
RPG (Team)	Russia (45.0)
APG (Team)	France (20.0)
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The 2019 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2019, was the 37th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was co-held in Riga, Latvia and Belgrade, Serbia from 27 June to 7 July 2019.^[1]

Spain won their second consecutive and fourth overall title after defeating France 86–66 in the final.^[2]

Bidding process

The bids were as follows:

Russia (Group phase and Final phase)
Serbia (Group phase and Final phase)
Latvia (Group phase)
~~Israel~~ (Group phase) (withdrew)

Shortly before the vote, Israel withdrew. Later in the day, on 24 June 2017, Serbia and Latvia won the hosting rights.^[3]

Venues

Belgrade	Niš	Belgrade Niš Zrenjanin Riga
Štark Arena Capacity: 18,386	Čair Sports Center Capacity: 4,800

Zrenjanin	Riga
Crystal Hall Capacity: 2,800	Arēna Rīga Capacity: 11,200

Qualification

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Date of qualification	Last appearance	Best placement in tournament	WR
Serbia	Host nation	24 June 2017	2017	Champions (2015)	8th
Latvia	Host nation	24 June 2017	2017	4th Place (2007)	24th
Turkey	Winners of Qualification Group B	17 November 2018	2017	Runner-up (2011)	6th
Russia	Winners of Qualification Group C	17 November 2018	2017	Champions (2003, 2007, 2011)	11th
Slovenia	Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification	17 November 2018	2017	14th Place (2007)	63rd
Spain	Winners of Qualification Group F	17 November 2018	2017	Champions (1993, 2013, 2017)	2nd
Czech Republic	Winners of Qualification Group G	17 November 2018	2017	Champions (2005)	12th
Belarus	Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification	21 November 2018	2017	3rd Place (2007)	13th
Montenegro	Winners of Qualification Group A	21 November 2018	2017	6th Place (2011)	26th
Great Britain	Winners of Qualification Group D	21 November 2018	2015	9th Place (2013, 2015)	25th
Belgium	Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification	21 November 2018	2017	3rd Place (2017)	16th
Italy	Winners of Qualification Group H	21 November 2018	2017	Champions (1938)	31st
France	Winners of Qualification Group E	21 November 2018	2017	Champions (2001, 2009)	4th
Hungary	Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification	21 November 2018	2017	Runner-up (1950, 1956)	50th
Ukraine	Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification	21 November 2018	2017	Champions (1995)	38th
Sweden	Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification	21 November 2018	2015	7th Place (1987, 2013)	41st

Draw

The final draw took place on 12 December 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia. The mascots Pick and Roll made their first appearance in the draw.^[4]

Seedings

The official seedings for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Draw were established on 10 December 2018.^[5]

Co-Hosts Latvia and Serbia were each allowed to select one other team to play in the opposite group they were hosting but not playing in. Latvia chose Sweden to play in Group A, while Serbia selected Slovenia, who will play in Group D.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
France Spain Russia Turkey	Belgium Latvia (co-host) Italy Czech Republic	Serbia (co-host) Ukraine Hungary Montenegro	Slovenia Belarus Great Britain Sweden

Squads

All rosters consist of 12 players.^[6]

First round

The schedule was confirmed on 13 February 2019.^[7]

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	221	192	+29	6	Quarterfinals
2	Great Britain	3	2	1	201	181	+20	5	Qualification for quarterfinals
3	Latvia (H)	3	1	2	198	207	−9	4	Qualification for quarterfinals
4	Ukraine	3	0	3	205	245	−40	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts


27 June 2019
Great Britain	74–60	Latvia
Ukraine	77–95	Spain
28 June 2019
Latvia	82–74	Ukraine
Spain	67–59	Great Britain
30 June 2019
Ukraine	54–68	Great Britain
Latvia	56–59	Spain

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	233	179	+54	6	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	3	1	2	196	193	+3	4^[a]	Qualification for quarterfinals
3	Montenegro	3	1	2	174	212	−38	4^[a]	Qualification for quarterfinals
4	Czech Republic	3	1	2	189	208	−19	4^[a]

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Sweden 3 Pts, +9 PD; Montenegro 3 Pts, −3 PD; Czech Republic 3 Pts, −6 PD


27 June 2019
Sweden	67–51	Montenegro
France	74–61	Czech Republic
28 June 2019
Czech Republic	71–64	Sweden
Montenegro	53–88	France
30 June 2019
Czech Republic	57–70	Montenegro
Sweden	65–71	France

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	2	1	205	194	+11	5^[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	3	2	1	183	170	+13	5^[a]	Qualification for quarterfinals
3	Slovenia	3	1	2	203	218	−15	4^[b]	Qualification for quarterfinals
4	Turkey	3	1	2	168	177	−9	4^[b]

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Italy 51–59 Hungary
^ ^a ^b Slovenia 62–55 Turkey


27 June 2019
Hungary	88–84	Slovenia
Turkey	54–57	Italy
28 June 2019
Slovenia	62–55	Turkey
Italy	51–59	Hungary
30 June 2019
Hungary	58–59	Turkey
Italy	75–57	Slovenia

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia (H)	3	3	0	202	182	+20	6	Quarterfinals
2	Belgium	3	1	2	194	193	+1	4^[a]	Qualification for quarterfinals
3	Russia	3	1	2	193	206	−13	4^[a]	Qualification for quarterfinals
4	Belarus	3	1	2	184	192	−8	4^[a]

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Belgium 3 Pts, +5 PD; Russia 3 Pts, +1 PD; Belarus 3 Pts, −6 PD


27 June 2019
Russia	54–67	Belgium
Belarus	53–55	Serbia
28 June 2019
Belgium	61–69	Belarus
Serbia	77–63	Russia
30 June 2019
Belarus	62–76	Russia
Belgium	66–70	Serbia

Final round

Qualification for quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

4 July

Spain

78

2 July

Russia

54

Italy

54

6 July

Russia

63

Spain

71

Serbia

66

4 July

Serbia

87

1 July

Sweden

49

Sweden

77

7 July

Latvia

62

Spain

86

France

66

4 July

France (OT)

84

2 July

Belgium

80

Belgium

72

6 July

Slovenia

67

France

63

Great Britain

56

Third place game

4 July

7 July

Hungary

59

Serbia

81

1 July

Great Britain

62

Great Britain

55

Great Britain

92

Montenegro

71

Class. games to OQTs

	Class. game to OQTs

	6 July

	Russia	52

	Sweden	57

	Class. game to OQTs

	6 July

	Belgium	72

	Hungary	56

Final

7 July 2019
20:30

Boxscore

Spain	86–66	France
Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 18–15, 20–20, 16–10
Pts: Xargay 23 Rebs: Gil 10 Asts: Cruz, Xargay 4		Pts: Gruda 18 Rebs: Gruda 6 Asts: three players 4

Štark Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 3,622
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Özlem Yalman (TUR)

Final ranking

	Qualified for the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

Rank	Team	Record
	Spain	6–0
	France	5–1
	Serbia	5–1
4th	Great Britain	4–3
Eliminated in the quarterfinals
5th	Belgium	3–3
6th	Sweden	3–3
7th	Hungary	2–3
8th	Russia	2–4
Eliminated in the qualification for quarterfinals
9th	Italy	2–2
10th	Slovenia	1–3
11th	Latvia	1–3
12th	Montenegro	1–3
Eliminated in the first round
13th	Belarus	1–2
14th	Turkey	1–2
15th	Czech Republic	1–2
16th	Ukraine	0–3

FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Champions Spain 4th title Team roster: Astou Ndour, Laura Nicholls, Cristina Ouviña, Silvia Domínguez, Laia Palau, Marta Xargay, Tamara Abalde, Anna Cruz, María Pina, Queralt Casas, Laura Gil, Andrea Vilaró Head coach: Lucas Mondelo

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Points

Name	PPG^[8]
Temi Fagbenle	20.9
Elīna Dikaioulaku	20.8
Emma Meesseman	19.8
Sandrine Gruda	15.5
Kim Mestdagh	14.8
Astou Ndour
Maria Vadeeva

Rebounds

Name	RPG
Amanda Zahui B.	9.3
Maria Vadeeva	9.0
Astou Ndour	8.2
Laura Nicholls	8.0
Bernadett Határ	8.0

Assists

Name	APG
Nika Barič	8.5
Olivia Époupa	5.3
Božica Mujović	4.8
Johannah Leedham	4.7
Laia Palau	4.5
Elīna Dikaioulaku	4.5

Blocks

Name	BPG
Milica Jovanović	2.0
Amanda Zahui B.	1.8
Bernadett Határ	1.6
Kyara Linskens	1.3
Emma Meesseman
Maria Vadeeva

Steals

Name	SPG
Johannah Leedham	3.4
Olivia Époupa	2.7
Glory Johnson	2.3
Elin Eldebrink	2.0
Shante Evans
Božica Mujović

Awards

The all star-teams and MVP was announced on 7 July 2019.^[9]

All-Star Team
Guard	Forwards	Centers
Marta Xargay	Sonja Petrović Temi Fagbenle	Sandrine Gruda Astou Ndour
MVP: Astou Ndour

References

^ "Serbia and Latvia to co-host FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019". FIBA. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ "Spain become first nation to retain FIBA Women's EuroBasket crown since 1991". FIBA. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
^ "Serbia and Latvia to co-host FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019". FIBA.basketball.
^ "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Draw completed". FIBA. 12 December 2018.
^ "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Draw seedings announced". FIBA. 10 December 2018.
^ "Stage set for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 as rosters confirmed". fiba.basketball. 26 June 2019.
^ "Schedule confirmed for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019". FIBA. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
^ "Statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ "Ndour named TISSOT MVP, headlines All-Star Five lineup in Belgrade". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

External links

[table_hth_SWE0.1816278552551-8] Sweden 3 Pts, +9 PD; Montenegro 3 Pts, −3 PD; Czech Republic 3 Pts, −6 PD

[table_hth_HUN0.19224321851146-9] Italy 51–59 Hungary

[table_hth_SLO0.19224321851146-10] Slovenia 62–55 Turkey

[table_hth_BEL0.59159195357542-11] Belgium 3 Pts, +5 PD; Russia 3 Pts, +1 PD; Belarus 3 Pts, −6 PD

[1] "Serbia and Latvia to co-host FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019". FIBA. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[2] "Spain become first nation to retain FIBA Women's EuroBasket crown since 1991". FIBA. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

[3] "Serbia and Latvia to co-host FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019". FIBA.basketball.

[4] "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Draw completed". FIBA. 12 December 2018.

[5] "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Draw seedings announced". FIBA. 10 December 2018.

[6] "Stage set for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 as rosters confirmed". fiba.basketball. 26 June 2019.

[7] "Schedule confirmed for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019". FIBA. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

[12] "Statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[13] "Ndour named TISSOT MVP, headlines All-Star Five lineup in Belgrade". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

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