The EuroBasket 2025 qualification is a basketball competition that is being played from November 2021 to February 2025, to determine the 20 FIBA Europe member nations who will join the automatically qualified co-hosts Cyprus, Finland, Poland and Latvia at the EuroBasket 2025 finals tournament.
The pre-qualifiers first round is played by ten teams: Eight eliminated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup pre-qualifiers, and two teams who did not apply to enter in those qualifiers. They are divided into three groups: two groups of three teams and one group with four teams. The winner of each group and the best runner-up team would qualify for the second round.[2][3]
The pre-qualifiers second round would be played by twelve teams: Eight eliminated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers first round, and four teams that advanced from the first round. They would then be divided into four groups by three teams with the group winners advancing to the Qualifiers. The pre-qualifiers third round would be played by all remaining teams from the first and the second round which failed to advance to the qualifiers. They would compete for the four last places in the qualifiers.
New format
The pre-qualifiers first round continued playing in the original format since the decision about a competition system change was taken during its progress. In the meanwhile, Cyprus was announced as one of the tournament hosts, while Russia and Belarus were expelled from all FIBA competitions, which implied few format changes.[4][1] Instead of originally four teams, now six teams advance from the pre-qualifiers first round to the second round: three group winners, two best runners-up and Cyprus as host nation, regardless of their result. The pre-qualifiers second round will be played by twelve teams: Six (instead of original eight following exclusion of Russia and Belarus) eliminated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers first round, and six teams advancing from the first round. Unlike the initial format, they will be divided into three groups by four teams with the group winners and Cyprus advancing to the qualifiers. The pre-qualifiers third round will be played by all other teams from the first two rounds without any changes.
The EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers will be played over three rounds. The best eight teams advance to the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.
First round
The pre-qualifiers first round was played in three windows: 25–28 November 2021; 24–27 February and 30 June – 3 July 2022.
The winner of each group, the two best runners-up team and Cyprus as a host nation qualified for the second round. All other teams were transferred to the third round.
Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Second round
The pre-qualifiers second round was played in three windows: August 2022, November 2022 and February 2023.
The twelve teams were drawn into three groups by four teams. The winner of each group along with the tournament host Cyprus advanced to the Qualifiers. All other teams were transferred to the third round.
The draw took place on 25 April 2023.[8][9] The pre-qualifiers third round will be played from 19 July to 5 August 2023.[10] Twelve teams will participate: the four teams eliminated from the first round are joined by the eight teams eliminated from the second round. The teams will play in four groups of three;[2] the four best-ranked teams will advance to the Qualifiers.
The EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers will be played in the following windows: February 2024, November 2024 and February 2025. 32 teams, including the Eurobasket co-hosts, will be drawn into eight groups by four teams. Three teams from each group will qualify for the Eurobasket 2025. For the groups containing the host teams: Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland. The host and the two other highest placed teams will qualify for the tournament. They will also earn their place into the qualifiers for the 2027 FIBA World Cup in Qatar.
The draw was held on 8 August 2023 in Munich, Germany. The 32 participating nations were sorted into eight groups of four teams each at the draw.[11][12]
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 7 August 2023.[13] In bold, teams that host the final tournament.
Teams from seed 1 were drawn into the groups A, C, E and G with teams from seeds 4, 5 and 8. Teams from seed 2 were drawn into the groups B, D, F and H with teams from seeds 3, 6 and 7. Only one host of the final stage could be drawn in any group.
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2024. Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes:
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2024. Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes:
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2024. Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes:
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2024. Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. Notes:
^ abTied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Germany +18, Sweden –18.
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. Notes:
^ abTied on head to head points. Head to head points difference: Bosnia and Herzegovina +7, Croatia –7.
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. Notes:
^ abHead to head points: Czech Republic 2, Great Britain 1.
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes:
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes:
