FIBA EuroBasket 2003 qualification

Qualification for the 2003 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2003 took place between 17 May 2000^[1] and 25 January 2003.^[2] A total of fourteen teams qualified for the tournament. Sweden and Serbia and Montenegro qualified directly as hosts and EuroBasket 2001 Champions respectively.

Format

Competition consisted of three stages:

• A Preliminary Round that consisted of six teams that competed in a round robin tournament that took place in Vejle, Denmark between 17 May and 25 May 2000. The top two teams advanced to the Semi-Final Round.
• A Qualifying Round where the third through sixth teams from the Preliminary Round joined another ten teams. The sixteen teams were divided into four round robin groups of four teams each. Each group competition consisted of home and away legs, taking place in each of the participating countries. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Semi-Final Round.
• A Semi-Final Round where the teams that advanced through the Preliminary and Qualifying Rounds joined another twenty teams. All thirty teams where then divided in five round robin groups of six teams each. This stage took place between 21 November 2001 and 25 January 2003 and competition consisted of home and away legs, taking place in each of the participating countries. The top two teams from each group plus the four best third-placed teams qualified for EuroBasket 2003.

Preliminary Round

	Qualified for the Semi-Final Round
	Qualified for the Qualifying Round

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Denmark	5	4	1	320	296	+24	9
Cyprus	5	4	1	347	317	+30	9
Georgia	5	2	3	377	385	−8	7
Romania	5	2	3	315	317	−2	7
Ireland	5	2	3	336	344	−8	7
Luxembourg	5	1	4	350	386	−36	6

17 May 2000 16:00

Boxscore

Ireland	57–51	Romania
Scoring by half: 24–19, 33–52

Velje

17 May 2000 18:30

Boxscore

Denmark	58–57	Cyprus
Scoring by half: 32–39, 26–18

Velje

17 May 2000 20:30

Boxscore

Georgia	71–92	Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 30–42, 41–50

Velje

18 May 2000 16:00

Boxscore

Ireland	65–68	Cyprus
Scoring by half: 34–36, 31–32

Velje

18 May 2000 18:00

Boxscore

Romania	71–69	Georgia
Scoring by half: 37–36, 34–33

Velje

18 May 2000 20:00

Boxscore

Denmark	74–60	Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 44–34, 30–26

Velje

19 May 2000 16:00

Boxscore

Romania	51–65	Cyprus
Scoring by half: 26–28, 25–37

Velje

19 May 2000 18:00

Boxscore

Ireland	76–68	Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 27–33, 49–35

Velje

19 May 2000 20:00

Boxscore

Denmark	62–67	Georgia
Scoring by half: 38–40, 24–27

Velje

20 May 2000 14:00

Boxscore

Romania	88–62	Luxembourg
Scoring by half: 48–29, 40–33

Velje

20 May 2000

Boxscore

Denmark	62–58	Ireland
Scoring by half: 24–25, 38–33

Velje

20 May 2000

Boxscore

Georgia	75–80 (OT)	Cyprus
Scoring by half: 35–36, 29–28 Overtime: 11–16

Velje

21 May 2000

Boxscore

Ireland	80–95	Georgia
Scoring by half: 44–49, 36–46

Velje

21 May 2000

Boxscore

Denmark	64–54	Romania
Scoring by half: 35–29, 29–25

Velje

21 May 2000

Boxscore

Luxembourg	68–77	Cyprus
Scoring by half: 33–38, 35–39

Velje

Qualifying Round

Qualified for the Semi-Final Round

Group 1

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Romania 6 5 1 486 396 +90 11  Hungary 6 4 2 568 370 +198 10  Austria 6 3 3 464 465 −1 9  Malta 6 0 6 362 649 −287 6

Austria – 87–81 90–53 68–73  Hungary 100–58 – 108–54 88–72  Malta 84–102 43–138 – 81–101  Romania 74–59 56–53 110–47 –

Group 2

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Czech Republic 6 5 1 532 422 +110 11  Portugal 6 4 2 465 392 +73 10  Slovakia 6 3 3 525 469 +56 9  Luxembourg 6 0 6 397 636 −239 6

Czech Republic – 135–65 68–55 93–71  Luxembourg 85–95 – 59–61 64–111  Portugal 61–46 98–67 – 77–64  Slovakia 85–95 106–57 88–83 –

Group 3

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Bulgaria 6 4 2 531 427 +104 10  Belarus 6 4 2 542 410 +132 10  Georgia 6 4 2 509 437 +72 10  Azerbaijan 6 0 6 341 649 −308 6

Azerbaijan – 59–106 62–101 61–101  Belarus 121–50 – 78–63 95–65  Bulgaria 117–66 90–64 – 85–66  Georgia 103–43 83–78 91–75 –

Group 4

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Ireland 6 5 1 435 415 +20 11   Switzerland 6 4 2 425 392 +33 10  Finland 6 3 3 465 433 +32 9  Iceland 6 0 6 406 491 −85 6

Finland – 97–66 81–84 60–73  Iceland 73–84 – 78–84 62–79  Ireland 70–68 70–59 – 69–62   Switzerland 67–75 77–68 67–58 –

Semi-Final Round

Qualified for EuroBasket 2003

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Lithuania 10 10 0 1001 765 +236 20  Turkey 10 7 3 810 733 +77 17  Ukraine 10 7 3 834 794 +40 17  Bulgaria 10 5 5 857 877 −20 15   Switzerland 10 2 8 658 812 −154 12  Netherlands 10 0 10 712 891 −179 10

Bulgaria – 87–105 91–80 87–77 78–82 109–86  Lithuania 117–72 – 95–73 93–47 100–62 109–98  Netherlands 77–86 74–88 – 74–82 73–89 68–84   Switzerland 83–88 64–110 81–64 – 53–70 69–93  Turkey 84–79 99–102 107–67 64–40 – 80–67  Ukraine 86–80 99–102 88–62 69–62 74–73 –

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Greece 10 9 1 889 637 +252 19  Spain 10 9 1 866 685 +181 19  Israel 10 5 5 738 707 +31 15  Romania 10 4 6 657 804 −147 14  Belgium 10 3 7 663 751 −88 13  Denmark 10 0 10 603 832 −229 10

Belgium – 79–60 59–92 69–75 69–73 63–78  Denmark 60–73 – 60–75 48–66 75–76 66–96  Greece 88–49 103–63 – 85–61 103–45 86–73  Israel 66–67 89–78 73–74 – 91–63 71–79  Romania 74–69 88–47 60–92 56–72 – 70–96  Spain 85–66 87–46 94–91 88–74 90–52 –

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Germany 10 9 1 833 709 +124 19  Croatia 10 8 2 834 724 +110 18  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 6 4 827 748 +79 16  Macedonia 10 4 6 816 810 +6 14  Ireland 10 3 7 754 815 −61 13  Cyprus 10 0 10 645 902 −257 10

Bosnia and Herzegovina – 65–95 92–53 76–83 94–77 93–79  Croatia 69–61 – 90–61 71–78 87–69 91–72  Cyprus 56–95 76–87 – 63–90 67–74 63–93  Germany 76–84 81–73 94–42 – 85–77 86–78  Ireland 59–74 76–78 104–99 71–80 – 75–68  Macedonia 101–92 85–93 83–65 74–80 83–72 –

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  France 10 8 2 843 734 +109 18  Latvia 10 6 4 878 858 +20 16  Hungary 10 5 5 829 804 +25 15  Estonia 10 5 5 815 810 +5 15  Belarus 10 3 7 673 798 −125 13  Poland 10 3 7 805 843 −38 13

Belarus – 81–79 61–85 64–69 63–65 78–67  Estonia 84–56 – 63–59 88–75 79–86 78–63  France 83–56 93–73 – 81–73 96–78 101–85  Hungary 83–53 94–71 94–80 – 87–96 101–86  Latvia 115–91 93–95 81–87 97–88 – 81–92  Poland 68–70 110–105 70–78 88–65 76–86 –

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Italy 10 8 2 874 699 +175 18  Slovenia 10 7 3 826 771 +55 17  Russia 10 6 4 852 742 +110 16  Czech Republic 10 4 6 821 879 −58 14  England 10 3 7 662 850 −188 13  Portugal 10 2 8 804 922 −118 12

Czech Republic – 74–87 75–81 124–116 89–103 71–70  England 68–74 – 39–97 92–84 51–80 73–70  Italy 88–68 99–63 – 89–65 86–66 70–78  Portugal 65–88 74–70 68–103 – 91–83 99–106  Russia 109–78 94–42 63–83 90–77 – 88–63  Slovenia 92–80 104–71 84–78 77–65 82–76 –

References

1. 2003 European Championship for Men: Preliminary Round, FIBA.com.
2. 2003 European Championship for Men: Semi-Final Round, FIBA.com