FIBA EuroBasket 2011 qualification
EuroBasket 2011 qualifiers.
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
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
Finland-Montenegro Eurobasket 2011 qualification match
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
Note : All times are local
Palaflorio ,
Bari Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Ilija Belosevic, Juan Arteaga, David Chambon
Arena Riga ,
Riga Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas, Marek Ćmikiewicz, Oliver Krause
Nokia Arena ,
Tel Aviv Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Spyridon Gontas, Dragan Neskovic, Virginijus Dovidavičius
Palaflorio ,
Bari Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Srdan Dozai, Antonio Conde, Andrej Jersan
Barona Areena ,
Espoo Attendance: 1,704
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas, Tomasz Kudlicki, Aare Halliko
Nokia Arena ,
Tel Aviv Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Milan Brziak, Christos Christodoulou, Marius Ciulin
Arena Riga ,
Riga Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Fedor Dmitriev, Eddie Viator, Zdenko Zubak
Nokia Arena ,
Tel Aviv Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Engin Kennerman, Daniel Hierrezuelo, Sasa Maričić
Arena Riga ,
Riga Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Fernando Rocha, Marcin Kowalski, Jurgis Laurinavičius
Palaflorio ,
Bari Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Boris Schmidt, Sasa Pukl, Francisco Araña
Arena Riga ,
Riga Attendance: 3,600
Referees: Ivo Dolinek, Jakub Zamojski, Mindaugas Večerskis
Palaflorio ,
Bari Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Nicolas Maestre, Miguel Perez Perez, Damir Javor
Energia Areena ,
Vantaa Attendance: 1,118
Referees: Marek Ćmikiewicz, Tomas Jasevičius, Sergiy Chaykovskyy
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
Note : All times are local
Olymp ,
Yuzhne Attendance: 1,850
Referees: Jakub Zamojski, Zoran Sutulovic, Sergey Mikhaylov
Skenderija ,
Sarajevo Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Andrej Lovsin, Dubravko Muhvic, Guerrino Cerebuch
Skenderija ,
Sarajevo Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Fabio Facchini, Alfred Jovovic, Igor Dragojevic
Skenderija ,
Sarajevo Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Tonci Anzulovic, Radomir Vojinovic, Petros Papapetrou
Skenderija ,
Sarajevo Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Yaari Rainisch, Georgios Tanatzis, Marko Juras
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
Note : All times are local
Lotto Arena ,
Antwerp Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Srdan Dozai, Roberto Chiari, Bert Van Slooten
Arena Łódź ,
Łódź Attendance: 6,800
Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Benjamin Barth, Borys Shulga
Arena Łódź ,
Łódź Attendance: 8,700
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Sergey Mikhaylov, Vaclav Lukes
Spodek ,
Katowice Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Fedor Dmitriev, Virginijus Dovidavicius, Aare Halliko
Lotto Arena ,
Antwerp Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Nicolas Maestre, Neil Wilkinson, Lahdo Sharro
Lotto Arena ,
Antwerp Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Giampaolo Cicoria, Sasa Maricic, Igor Mitrovski
Additional Qualifying Round
The three remaining teams played an Additional Qualifying Round for the last two places in the EuroBasket 2011 .
Helsinki Ice Hall ,
Helsinki Attendance: 6,278
Referees: Ilija Belosevic (SRB), Volodymyr Drabikovsky (UKR), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE)
References
External links
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