FIBA EuroBasket 2009 qualification
This page describes the qualification procedure for EuroBasket 2009. Qualified teams Eight teams have secured their places at the EuroBasket 2009 before the qualifications. Seven teams have qualified through the qualifying round, and one more team has qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round. Qualified as the host nation: Qualified through the participation at the 2008 Summer Olympics Qualified through the participation at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 Qualified through the qualifying round Qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round Qualification format The Qualifying Round was held from 20 August to 20 September 2008. The draw for the qualifying round was held on 16 February 2008 in Venice, Italy. There were four groups, one group of five teams and three groups of four teams. The first team from each group and the three best second placed teams have qualified for EuroBasket 2009. The qualified teams were: Bulgaria, Great Britain, Israel, Latvia, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey. The best six of the remaining teams then went to the Additional Qualifying Round, which has been held from 5 to 30 August 2009, shortly before the start of the final Round. The teams qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round were: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, France, Italy and Portugal. These six teams were divided in two groups of three teams each. After that, the winners of the groups, Belgium and France, have played each other for the last place in EuroBasket 2009, with France winning the two-leg match. The last four teams have played in the Relegation Round, which was held from 5 to 20 August 2009. The teams qualified for the Relegation Round were: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Ukraine. The bottom two of these four teams, Czech Republic and Estonia, have been relegated to EuroBasket Division B championship. The two teams on top of the group, Hungary and Ukraine, have stayed in EuroBasket Division A. The draw for the groups of the final Round as well as for the order of the games of the Additional Qualifying Round and the Relegation Round was held in Warsaw, Poland on 8 November 2008. EuroBasket 2009 was held from 7 to 20 September 2009. Qualifying round Draw seedings Qualification groups The draw for the qualifying round was held on 16 February 2008 in Venice, Italy. Group A Note: All times are local Group B Note: All times are local Group C Note: All times are local Group D Note: All times are local Best group runners-up Teams were ranked by basis of winning percentage (PCT), then goal efficiency or goal average. Additional qualifying round The draw for the groups of the Additional Qualifying Round was held in Warsaw, Poland on 8 November 2008. Six teams have been divided in two groups of three teams each. The winners of these groups, Belgium and France, have played each other for the last place in EuroBasket 2009, with France earning the spot at the end. The Additional Qualifying Round has been held from 5 to 30 August 2009.