FIBA EuroBasket 2005 qualification
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Qualification for the 2005 FIBA European Championship , commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2005 took place between 8 September and 25 September 2004.[ 1] A total of eleven teams qualified for the tournament. Hosts Serbia and Montenegro plus the top four teams from EuroBasket 2003 , Lithuania , Spain , Italy and Greece qualified directly. Greece took the place of the French team, which was the fourth-placed team in EuroBasket 2003.
For this edition of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament, a new qualification format was created. National squads were divided in a two-tier system. Teams in Division A competed for direct qualification to FIBA EuroBasket 2005, while teams in Division B competed for two spots on the next tournament's Division A. Those two spots would correspond to the two teams from Division A that were relegated.
Division A
Teams were split into four groups of four teams each, and one group of three teams. The competition system was that of a double round-robin with home and away games where the top two teams from each group qualified to EuroBasket 2005.
The remaining teams where split into three double round-robin groups of three teams and competed in an additional qualifying round. The best three teams from each group formed an additional round-robin group where the best team earned the last berth for EuroBasket 2005. The three bottom teams from the additional qualifying round competed in another round-robin group where the bottom-two teams were relegated to Division B for the following tournament.
Division B
Teams were split into three groups of four teams each, and one group of three teams. The competition system was that of a double round-robin with home and away games where the top teams from each group where paired in two series of home-and-away games. The winner of each series (by overall point differential if the two-game series is a split) is promoted to Division A for the next tournament.
Division A
Qualifying round
Group 1
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Tie
Croatia
4
3
1
312
268
+44
7
1–1 +13
Russia
4
3
1
327
296
+31
7
1–1 -13
Sweden
4
0
4
275
350
−75
4
Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Zadar Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL), Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Peter Bodnar (HUN)
CSKA Sport Hall ,
Moscow Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Memduh Öget (TUR), Ilkka Weijo (FIN), Juris Kokainis (LAT)
Stockholm Attendance: 2,043
Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Jaroslav Janac (SVK), Olegs Latisevs (LAT)
Arena of Ural Great ,
Perm Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Serge De Coster (BEL), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR), Aare Halliko (EST)
Uppsala Attendance: 1,342
Referees: Agnis Perkons (LAT), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL), Mikko Toivonen (FIN)
Šibenik Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Christoph Holzner (AUT), Damir Kunisic (BIH)
Group 2
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Tie
Latvia
6
4
2
517
451
+66
10
1–1, +12
Bulgaria
6
4
2
487
495
−8
10
1–1, -12
Israel
6
3
3
471
467
+4
9
Portugal
6
1
5
473
535
−62
7
Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Arena of LBT ,
Ventspils Attendance: 1,850
Referees: Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE), Aare Halliko (EST)
São João da Madeira Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Raul Chaves (ARG), Eric Bertrand (SUI), Anibal Castano (FRA)
Arena of BC CSKA ,
Sofia Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Konstantinos Koromilas (GRE), Marian Oprea (ROU), Marjan Stojovski(MKD)
Santiago do Cacém Attendance: 1,150
Referees: Antonio Gallo (ESP), Marcel Cimpan (ENG), Joel Danielou (FRA)
Arena of LBT ,
Ventspils Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS), Peter Bodnar (HUN)
Arena of LBT ,
Ventspils Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Henrykh Bekish (BLR), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE), Aare Halliko (EST)
Group 3
Paks Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Jaroslav Janac (SVK), Tomasz Kudlicki (POL)
FSK Olymp ,
Yuzhne Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Stelian Banica (ROU), Seffi Shemmesh (ISR), Gennadi Ponomarev (RUS)
Spiroudome ,
Charleroi Attendance: 2,500
Referees: José Araujo (POR), Antonio Gallo (ESP), Keith Williams (ENG)
Kaposvár Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Vaclav Lukes (CZE), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Marius Ciulin (ROU)
Dortmund Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Richard Stokes (ENG), Nicolaas Zwiep (NED), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE)
Nürnberg Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Lahdo Sharro (SWE), Regis Bardera (FRA)
Spiroudome ,
Charleroi Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE), Kristinn Oskarsson (ISL)
Budapest Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Tomasz Kudlicki (POL), Marko Vuckovic (SLO), Gianluca Mattioli (ITA)
FSK Olymp ,
Yuzhne Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Henrykh Bekish (BLR), Stelian Banica (ROU), Marcin Kowalski (POL)
FSK Olymp ,
Yuzhne Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Memduh Öget (TUR), Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), Fedor Dmitriev (BLR)
Spiroudome ,
Charleroi Attendance: 2,000
Referees: José Araujo (POR), Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE), Chris Dodds (GBR)
Group 4
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Tie
France
6
5
1
510
445
+65
11
1–1, 0, +65
Slovenia
6
5
1
474
415
+59
11
1–1, 0, -59
Czech Republic
6
1
5
447
502
−55
7
1–1, +17
Poland
6
1
5
424
493
−69
7
1–1, -17
Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
CEZ Sportovni Hala Nymburk,
Nymburk Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Peter Vigh (HUN), Lahdo Sharro (SWE), Oliver Krause (GER)
Wrocław Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR), Miroslav Kuzmiak(SVK), Roger Schwarz (GER)
Les Arênes ,
Metz Attendance: 3,600
Referees: Serge De Coster (BEL), Richard Stokes (ENG), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
Prostějov Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Stelian Banica (ROU), Dimitar Gologanov (BUL), Peter Bodnar (HUN)
Wrocław Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), Vicente Bulto (ESP), Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS)
Opava Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Nikolaos Papadimitriou (GRE), Mehmet Keseratar (TUR), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)
Maribor Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Davorin Nakic (CRO), Richard Stokes (ENG), Luigi Lamonica (ITA)
Wrocław Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Konstantinos Koromilas (GRE), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS), Zlatin Karanikolov (BUL)
Škofja Loka Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Marjan Stojovski (MKD), Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Gianluca Mattioli (ITA)
Group 5
Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Arena of BC Kalev ,
Tallinn Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), Sergey Bulanov (RUS), Olegs Latisevs (LAT)
Arena of BC Kalev ,
Tallinn Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), Juris Kokainis (LAT), Lahdo Sharro (SWE)
SKPC Mejdan ,
Tuzla Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Dimitar Gologanov (BUL), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Sreten Radovic (CRO)
Additional qualifying round
Advanced to final qualifying stage
Competed for relegation
Group A
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Tie
Czech Republic
4
4
0
313
271
+42
8
Estonia
4
1
3
293
298
−5
5
1–1, +23
Poland
4
1
3
255
292
−37
5
1–1, -23
Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Starogard Gdański Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), Peter Bodnar (HUN)
Arena of BK Opava ,
Opava Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Giampaolo Cicoria (ITA), Ronny Denis (BEL)
Hala OSIR ,
Włocławek Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Stylianos Koukoulekidis (GRE), Seffi Shemmesh (ISR)
Arena of BC Kalev ,
Tallinn Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS), Sergiy Chebyshev (UKR)
Group B
Arena of ABB ,
Leuven Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Eric Bertrand (SUI), Markus Grievink (GER)
Arena of ABB ,
Leuven Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Shmuel Bachar (ISR), Fabien Conderanne (FRA)
Group C
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Hungary
4
3
1
306
293
+13
7
Portugal
4
2
2
303
302
+1
6
Sweden
4
1
3
279
293
−14
5
Malmö Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR), Chantal Julien (FRA), Juan Carlos Garcia Gonzalez
Final qualifying stage
Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2 ).
Relegation stage
Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2 ).
Division B
Qualification games
All times are local.
References