2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe)

The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Europe region, began in February 2020 and concluded in February 2023. The process determined the twelve teams that would qualify for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
European Qualification
Tournament details
Dates20 February 2020 – 27 February 2023
Teams39
Official website
European qualifiers website
European pre-qualifiers website
2019
2027

On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency initially handed Russia a four-year ban from all major sporting events, after RUSADA was found non-compliant for handing over manipulating lab data and lying to investigators. WADA prohibited the use of the Russian flag and anthem at major international sporting events.[1] However, the Russia national team could still enter qualification, as the ban only applied to the final tournament to decide the world champions. Russia appealed the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS),[2] which ruled in favour of WADA on 17 December 2020, but cut the ban from four to two years.[3] Had Russia qualified, its players would have been able to use its name, flag and anthem at the World Cup, as a result of the nation's two-year ban expiring on 16 December 2022.[3][4] However, Russia was later expelled from the tournament due to its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.[5]

Format

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FIBA Europe was allocated 12 berths at the World Cup. In total, 39 FIBA Europe teams took part in the qualification tournament. The qualification consisted of the following stages:

  • Pre-Qualifiers
    • First round: Eight teams that did not advance to the EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers took part.
    • Second round: The four teams were joined by the eight teams that were eliminated from the EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers. Teams that advanced from the previous round were assigned to Pot 3, while teams eliminated from EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers were assigned to Pots 1 or 2, according to FIBA rankings. Austria withdrew before the round and was replaced by Luxembourg.
  • Qualifiers
    • First round: 24 teams that qualified for EuroBasket 2022 and eight teams that advanced from Pre-Qualifiers were organized into eight groups of four. The top three teams of each group qualified for the second round.
    • Second round: The top 24 teams from the first round were organised into four groups of six, with results carried over from the first round. The top three teams of each group qualified for the World Cup.

Pre-qualifiers

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Teams that did not advance to the EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers took part in the pre-qualifiers round.

First round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 6 5 1 447 369 +78 11[a] Pre-qualifiers second round
2   Belarus 6 5 1 498 347 +151 11[a]
3   Cyprus 6 1 5 354 481 −127 7[b]
4   Albania 6 1 5 391 493 −102 7[b]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Portugal 131–129 Belarus
  2. ^ a b Cyprus 152–137 Albania

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Iceland 6 5 1 517 455 +62 11 Pre-qualifiers second round
2   Slovakia 6 3 3 467 459 +8 9
3   Luxembourg 6 2 4 481 495 −14 8[a]
4   Kosovo 6 2 4 455 511 −56 8[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Luxembourg 179–173 Kosovo

Second round

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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 4 3 1 379 273 +106 7[a] Qualifiers
2   Portugal (H) 4 3 1 302 304 −2 7[a]
3   Luxembourg[b] 4 0 4 282 386 −104 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Sweden 156–139 Portugal
  2. ^ Luxembourg replaced Austria, who withdrew before the start of the round.[6]

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Latvia (H) 4 4 0 362 284 +78 8 Qualifiers
2   Belarus 4 2 2 314 313 +1 6
3   Romania 4 0 4 279 358 −79 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Montenegro (H) 4 4 0 323 284 +39 8 Qualifiers
2   Iceland 4 2 2 329 308 +21 6
3   Denmark 4 0 4 278 338 −60 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   North Macedonia (H) 4 2 2 270 263 +7 6 Qualifiers
2   Slovakia 4 2 2 259 262 −3 6
3    Switzerland 4 2 2 249 253 −4 6
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Qualifiers

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First round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  LAT  BEL  SRB  SVK
1   Latvia 6 5 1 475 422 +53 11 Second round
(Group I)
68–63 66–59 82–74
2   Belgium 6 4 2 460 392 +68 10 65–66 73–69 102–59
3   Serbia 6 3 3 448 439 +9 9 101–100 73–74 75–63
4   Slovakia 6 0 6 376 506 −130 6 60–93 57–83 63–71
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  GRE  TUR  GBR  BLR
1   Greece 4 3 1 310 287 +23 7 Second round
(Group I)
72–71 93–71 Annu.
2   Turkey 4 2 2 307 286 +21 6 67–76 84–67 Canc.
3   Great Britain 4 1 3 287 331 −44 5 78–69 71–85 Canc.
4   Belarus[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled Canc. Annu. Canc.
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Belarus was expelled, after beating Turkey 84–70 and losing against Greece 77–67.[7]

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  FIN  SLO  SWE  CRO
1   Finland 6 5 1 474 446 +28 11 Second round
(Group J)
86–76 85–69 77–71
2   Slovenia 6 4 2 506 482 +24 10 79–83 94–89 97–69
3   Sweden 6 2 4 479 494 −15 8 72–62 81–84 98–105 (OT)
4   Croatia 6 1 5 462 499 −37 7 79–81 74–76 64–70
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  GER  ISR  EST  POL
1   Germany 6 5 1 474 425 +49 11 Second round
(Group J)
84–80 66–69 93–83
2   Israel 6 3 3 476 452 +24 9 67–71 96–77 69–61
3   Estonia 6 2 4 415 470 −55 8[a] 57–88 69–79 75–71
4   Poland 6 2 4 444 462 −18 8[a] 69–72 90–85 (OT) 70–68
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Estonia 143–141 Poland

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  FRA  MNE  HUN  POR
1   France 6 5 1 464 343 +121 11 Second round
(Group K)
73–67 81–40 94–56
2   Montenegro 6 4 2 464 428 +36 10 70–69 84–88 83–69
3   Hungary 6 3 3 399 469 −70 9 54–78 67–83 69–68
4   Portugal 6 0 6 386 473 −87 6 56–69 62–77 75–81
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  LTU  CZE  BIH  BUL
1   Lithuania 6 5 1 462 421 +41 11 Second round
(Group K)
72–83 77–56 89–69
2   Czech Republic 6 3 3 485 483 +2 9[a] 66–74 93–81 83–80
3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 3 3 472 486 −14 9[a] 77–78 97–90 76–73
4   Bulgaria 6 1 5 446 475 −29 7 70–72 79–70 75–85
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Czech Republic 183–178 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  ESP  GEO  UKR  MKD
1   Spain 6 5 1 504 402 +102 11 Second round
(Group L)
89–61 88–74 80–44
2   Georgia 6 4 2 467 462 +5 10 82–76 (OT) 88–83 91–70
3   Ukraine 6 3 3 463 448 +15 9 76–77 79–66 78–61
4   North Macedonia 6 0 6 373 495 −122 6 65–94 65–79 68–73
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  ITA  ISL  NED  RUS
1   Italy 4 3 1 367 348 +19 7[a] Second round
(Group L)
95–87 75–73 Canc.
2   Iceland 4 3 1 340 343 −3 7[a] 107–105 67–66 Canc.
3   Netherlands 4 0 4 297 313 −16 4 81–92 77–79 Canc.
4   Russia[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled Annu. Annu. Annu.
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Italy 200–194 Iceland
  2. ^ Russia was expelled, after beating Italy 92–78, Iceland 89–65 and Netherlands 80–69.[8]

Second round

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Group I

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  LAT  SRB  GRE  TUR  BEL  GBR
1   Latvia 10 9 1 807 707 +100 19 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 66–59 67–57 111–85 68–63 79–63
2   Serbia 10 6 4 825 803 +22 16[a] 101–100 100–94 (OT) 77–76 73–74 101–83
3   Greece 10 6 4 775 764 +11 16[a] 60–80 97–92 (OT) 72–71 85–68 93–71
4   Turkey 10 4 6 782 742 +40 14[b] 74–83 72–79 67–76 86–52 84–67
5   Belgium 10 4 6 679 717 −38 14[b] 65–66 73–69 70–72 54–82 72–57
6   Great Britain 10 1 9 697 832 −135 11 80–87 68–74 78–69 71–85 59–88
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Serbia 192–191 Greece
  2. ^ a b Turkey 2–0 Belgium

Group J

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  GER  FIN  SLO  SWE  ISR  EST
1   Germany 12 10 2 960 854 +106 22 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 94–80 90–71 73–66 84–80 66–69
2   Finland 12 9 3 978 934 +44 21 81–87 86–76 85–69 79–73 91–71
3   Slovenia 12 7 5 994 958 +36 19 81–75 79–83 94–89 79–87 104–83
4   Sweden 12 5 7 919 939 −20 17 50–67 72–62 81–84 71–68 71–72
5   Israel 12 4 8 944 948 −4 16[a] 67–71 95–97 (OT) 62–75 83–95 96–77
6   Estonia 12 4 8 870 977 −107 16[a] 57–88 68–76 79–78 82–87 69–79
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Israel 2–0 Estonia

Group K

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  FRA  LTU  MNE  HUN  BIH  CZE
1   France 12 10 2 973 742 +231 22 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 70–63 73–67 81–40 92–56 95–60
2   Lithuania 12 9 3 922 852 +70 21 65–90 90–73 89–64 77–56 72–83
3   Montenegro 12 7 5 900 852 +48 19 70–69 56–65 84–88 88–69 88–70
4   Hungary 12 6 6 871 954 −83 18[a] 54–78 78–88 67–83 87–77 83–69
5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 6 6 927 987 −60 18[a] 96–90 (2OT) 77–78 74–66 83–78 97–90
6   Czech Republic 12 3 9 878 968 −90 15 59–72 66–74 56–65 79–82 93–81
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Hungary 165–160 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group L

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  ESP  ITA  GEO  ISL  UKR  NED
1   Spain 10 8 2 823 703 +120 18[a] 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 68–72 89–61 87–57 88–74 84–72
2   Italy 10 8 2 881 836 +45 18[a] 84–88 (OT) 91–84 95–87 85–75 75–73
3   Georgia 10 5 5 795 814 −19 15[b] 82–76 (OT) 84–85 77–80 88–83 77–66
4   Iceland 10 5 5 786 842 −56 15[b] 61–80 107–105 (2OT) 85–88 91–88 (OT) 67–66
5   Ukraine 10 4 6 811 797 +14 14 76–77 89–97 79–66 79–72 72–56
6   Netherlands 10 0 10 712 816 −104 10 64–86 81–92 80–88 77–79 77–96
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Spain 156–156 Italy. Teams ranked on overall points difference.
  2. ^ a b Georgia 165–165 Iceland. Teams ranked on overall points difference.

Statistical leaders

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As of 27 February 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Russia banned for four years to include 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup". BBC. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. ^ "WADA files official request with Court of Arbitration for Sport to resolve RUSADA dispute". World Anti-Doping Agency. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Cup after Cas ruling". BBC. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Russia banned from using its name, flag at next two Olympics". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Russian teams, officials are no longer allowed to participate in FIBA competitions until further notice".
  6. ^ "Luxembourg enter FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". fiba.basketball. 19 June 2021.
  7. ^ "FIBA decisions on Russia and Belarus for upcoming competitions". FIBA.basketball. 18 May 2022.
  8. ^ "FIBA decisions on Russia and Belarus for upcoming competitions". FIBA.basketball. 18 May 2022.
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