FIBA Eurobasket 2017

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FIBA EuroBasket 2017 is the 40th edition of Europe’s premier basketball competition and for the second time in its history will be hosted by four countries. From 31 August to 17 September, the best players on the European continent will come together in the cities of Cluj-Napoca (ROU), Helsinki (FIN), Tel Aviv (ISR) and Istanbul (TUR) in the quest for European glory. 24 teams begin the journey, but only 16 will be appearing in Istanbul for the Final Phase. With glory, will also come the right to hold aloft the newly-designed Nikolai Semashko trophy.

The following teams have qualified for FIBA EuroBasket 2017: Finland, Israel, Romania, and Turkey as host countries; Croatia, France, Lithuania, Serbia, and Spain as Rio 2016 participants; Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, and Latvia as FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament participants Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Slovenia as winners of their

respective FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers groups; Great Britain, Iceland, Montenegro and Ukraine as the four best second-placed teams of the

FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers.

FIBA EuroBasket 2017

The logo draws inspiration from the ideal that basketball is its own universe, and at the centre of that universe is the EuroBasket trophy, with Europe the brightest shining star. The distance from north to south between the four venues - Finland (Helsinki), Romania (Cluj-Napoca), Turkey (Istanbul) and Israel (Tel Aviv) - and the uniquely different geographical and cultural traditions that each of the hosts bring to the event played a major role in the logo concept.

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Group Phase Venues

Helsinki Arena

Helsinki Finland

Polyvalent Hall

Cluj-Napoca Romania

CAPACITY: 9,315

CAPACITY: 12,500

Capital of Finland since 1812

The fourth biggest metropolitan area in Nordic countries after Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Oslo (Norway)

Population: 604,380 (2015 census)

Second most populated city in Romania after Bucharest

Considered the unofficial capital to the historical province of Transylvania

Population: 324,576 (2011 census)

Areenankuja 1, 00240 Helsinki, Finland Strada Uzinei Electrice, Cluj-Napoca 400375, Romania

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Istanbul Turkey Tel Aviv Israel

Group Phase Venues

ESTIMATED CAPACITY: 10,850

CAPACITY: 8,800

FENERBAHCE ARENA Tel Aviv Arena

Largest city in Turkey

Only city in the world to straddle two continents

Population: 14,025,646 (2014 census)

Second most populated city in Israel

Referred to as “The City that Never Sleeps” for its lively nightlife, dynamic atmosphere and a famous 24-hour culture

Population: 432,892 (2015 census)

Barbaros Mah., Ihlamur Sk., 34746 Bati Atasehir/Atasehir/Istanbul, Turkey

Yigal Alon St 51, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 67062, Israel

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Istanbul Turkey

Final Phase Venue

CAPACITY: 13,722

Sinan Erdem ArenaZuhuratbaba, 34147 Bakirkoy/Istanbul, Turkey

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Seed Rank Country Last FIBA Europe Competition Position Record Goal Diff.

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1 Spain FIBA EuroBasket 2015 1 7-22 Lithuania FIBA EuroBasket 2015 2 7-23 France FIBA EuroBasket 2015 3 8-14 Serbia FIBA EuroBasket 2015 4 7-2

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5 Greece FIBA EuroBasket 2015 5 7-16 Italy FIBA EuroBasket 2015 6 5-37 Czech Republic FIBA EuroBasket 2015 7 5-48 Latvia FIBA EuroBasket 2015 8 4-5

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9 Croatia FIBA EuroBasket 2015 9 3-3 +1510 Israel FIBA EuroBasket 2015 10 3-3 -911 Turkey FIBA EuroBasket 2015 14 3-3 -4012 Finland FIBA EuroBasket 2015 16 2-4 -5

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13 Russia FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 1st Group C 4-0 +5614 Slovenia FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 1st Group E 4-0 +4515 Hungary FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 1st Group G 4-0 +3916 Georgia FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 1st Group F 3-1 +63

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17 Germany FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 1st Group B 3-1 +4918 Belgium FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 1st Group A 3-1 +4519 Poland FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 1st Group D 3-1 +4420 Montenegro FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 2nd Group F 3-1 +65

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21 Iceland FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 2nd Group A 3-1 +2422 Great Britain FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 2nd Group G 2-2 +1723 Ukraine FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 2nd Group E 2-2 -324 Romania FIBA EuroBasket 2015 2nd QR 26 4-2 -12

Draw Seedings

Draw Results

FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Draw

GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D

The seedings for the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Draw are based on the Competitions Regulations of FIBA Europe, taking into account the results of the participating nations in their last FIBA Europe competition(s). The host federations had the right to choose one partner federation, who will be automatically drawn into the same group. The partnerships bring together Finland and Iceland; Israel and Lithuania; Romania and Hungary; and Turkey and Russia.

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Competition System

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C4 - C1 D4 - D1

A1 - A3 B1 - B3 C1 - C3 D1 - D3

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A4 - A6 B4 - B6 C4 - C6 D4 - D6

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A5 - A6 B5 - B6 C5 - C6 D5 - D6

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Game 61 B2 - A3

Game 69 W61 - W62

Game 62 C1 - D4

Game 63 A1 - B4

Game 70 W63 - W64

Game 64 D2 - C3

Game 73 W69 - W70

Game 65 B1 - A4

Game 71 W65 - W66

Game 66 C2 - D3

Game 74 W71 - W72

Game 75 L73 - L74

Game 76 W73 - W74

Game 67 A2 - B3

Game 72 W67 - W68

Game 68 D1 - C4

TRAVEL AND REST DAY Friday 8 Sep

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FIBA EuroBasket Through The YearsFIBA EuroBasket is celebrating its 40th edition in 2017. Last year’s event marked 80 years of competition, paved with legendary players and impressive milestones. We take you for a drive down memory lane!

Lithuania were the first team to win back-to-back titles, clinching gold in 1937 and 1939. Interestingly, the team were led by a player-coach on both occasions: Lithuanian Americans Feliksas Kriauciunas (Phil Krause) and Pranas Lubinas (Frank Lubin).

Back in the 1930s, Egypt was the only country in Africa with an independent basketball association. With the Mediterranean considered a part of Europe by FIBA and FIBA EuroBasket practically the only international competition they could take part in, Egypt participated in five FIBA EuroBaskets from 1937 to 1953. They won bronze in 1947 and followed it up with gold in 1949, when hosting the event in Cairo.

Belgian Eddy Terrace holds the record for most points scored in a single game, accumulating 63 points in Belgium’s 90-48 win over Albania at FIBA EuroBasket 1957.

Radivoj Korac was one of the dominant figures of the early FIBA EuroBasket days, topping all scorers at four consecutive tournaments, from 1959-1965. In 1965, he shared the honours with Spaniard Emiliano Rodriguez. Nikos Galis is the only other player to take home the top scorer title four times, doing so in 1983, 1987, 1989 and 1991, averaging each time over 30 points per game.

Soviet Union are the undisputed leaders on the all-time medallists list, finishing on the podium in each of their 21 participations. Their trophy case includes 14 gold, three silver and four bronze medals. Between 1957 and 1971, the Soviet team lifted the trophy eight times in a row. Seven Soviet gold medals came under legendary head coach Alexander Gomelsky, making him the most decorated coach in FIBA EuroBasket history.

Kresimir Cosic made his FIBA EuroBasket debut in 1967 and went on to play in a total of nine Final Rounds, more than any other player. He collected seven medals on the way (three gold, three silver, one bronze), a feat that was only matched by Soviet legend Sergei Belov (four gold, two silver, one bronze).

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Nikos Galis has stamped his name on FIBA EuroBasket as one of the most proficient scorers in European basketball history. He contributed 37 points per game in Greece’s run to the title in 1987, a benchmark that has not been matched by any other player.

Germany were the last team to win FIBA EuroBasket on home soil, doing so in Munich in 1993. Svetislav Pesic served as head coach of the German team, and won a second gold medal while on the sidelines for Yugoslavia in 2001. He is the only coach to have won the title with two different countries.

Panagiotis Giannakis has a special spot in the history books after orchestrating Greece both on and off the court, winning the gold medal in 1987 and repeating the achievement as head coach in 2005.

France celebrated their first FIBA EuroBasket title in 2013 with their 36th attempt. When it comes to Final Round appearances, the French are leading with 37 so far, closely followed by Italy with 36.

In 1975, Kresimir Cosic became the first player to be named FIBA EuroBasket MVP for a second time, having previously claimed the honour in 1971. The only other player to have two MVP awards to his name is Pau Gasol (2009 and 2015).

At FIBA EuroBasket 2015, Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol surpassed Nikos Galis on the all-time top scorers list to move into the first three spots. Parker is the all-time leading scorer with a total of 1104 points scored.

1 Latvia 19352 Radivoj Korac3 Soviet Union in 19714 Kresimir Cosic5 Nikos Galis6 Germany in 19937 Panagiotis Giannakis8 Pau Gasol9 Tony Parker

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Year Venue

2015 Berlin (GER), Riga (LAT), Zagreb (CRO), Montpellier, Lille (FRA) Spain Lithuania France2013 Celje, Jesenice, Koper, Ljubljana (SLO) France Lithuania Spain2011 Alytus, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Panevezys, Siauliai, Vilnius (LTU) Spain France Russia2009 Katowice, Lodz, Bydgoszcz, Wroclaw, Warsaw, Poznan, Gdansk (POL) Spain Serbia Greece2007 Alicante, Granada, Sevilla, Palma de Mallorca, Madrid (ESP) Russia Spain Lithuania2005 Vrsac, Podgorica, Novi Sad, Belgrade (SCG) Greece Germany France2003 Boras, Lulea, Norrköpping, Södertälje, Stockholm (SWE) Lithuania Spain Italy2001 Ankara, Antalya, Istanbul (TUR) Yugoslavia Turkey Spain1999 Antibes, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Toulouse, Le Mans, Pau, Paris (FRA) Italy Spain Yugoslavia1997 Girona, Badalona, Barcelona (ESP) Yugoslavia Italy Russia1995 Athens (GRE) Yugoslavia Lithuania Croatia1993 Berlin, Karlsruhe, Munich (GER) Germany Russia Croatia1991 Rome (ITA) Yugoslavia Italy Spain1989 Zagreb (YUG) Yugoslavia Greece Soviet Union1987 Athens (GRE) Greece Soviet Union Yugoslavia1985 Karlsruhe, Leverkusen, Stuttgart (GER) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Italy1983 Limoges, Caen, Nantes (FRA) Italy Spain Soviet Union1981 Bratislava, Havirov, Prague (TCH) Soviet Union Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia1979 Mestre, Siena, Gorizia, Turin (ITA) Soviet Union Israel Yugoslavia1977 Liege, Ostend (BEL) Yugoslavia Soviet Union Czechoslovakia1975 Belgrade, Split, Karlovac, Rijeka (YUG) Yugoslavia Soviet Union Italy1973 Badalona, Barcelona (ESP) Yugoslavia Spain Soviet Union1971 Essen, Böblingen (GER) Soviet Union Yugoslavia Italy1969 Naples, Caserta (ITA) Soviet Union Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia1967 Helsinki, Tampere (FIN) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Poland1965 Moscow, Tbilisi (URS) Soviet Union Yugoslavia Poland1963 Wroclaw (POL) Soviet Union Poland Yugoslavia1961 Belgrade (YUG) Soviet Union Yugoslavia Bulgaria1959 Istanbul (TUR) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia France1957 Sofia (BUL) Soviet Union Bulgaria Czechoslovakia1955 Budapest (HUN) Hungary Czechoslovakia Soviet Union1953 Moscow (URS) Soviet Union Hungary France1951 Paris (FRA) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia France1949 Cairo (EGY) Egypt France Greece1947 Prague (TCH) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Egypt1946 Geneva (SUI) Czechoslovakia Italy Hungary1939 Kaunas (LTU) Lithuania Latvia Poland1937 Riga (LAT) Lithuania Italy France1935 Geneva (SUI) Latvia Spain Czechoslovakia

FIBA EuroBasket All-Time Medallists

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FIBA EUROBASKET 2017 Official Ball

FIBA EUROBASKET 2017 Official Court

Molten are continuing their successful partnership with FIBA by supplying the official ball for Europe’s premier basketball event. In a repeat of 2015, the ball is specifically designed for the tournament, with elements of the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 branding appearing on the ball. The design adorns Molten’s GL7X basketball, which is the official ball for all FIBA-sanctioned international play.

FIBA has signed a partnership agreement with Junckers, a leading manufacturer of solid wood sports flooring, to serve as Official Technical Supplier of FIBA EuroBasket 2017. As such, the Denmark-based company will supply custom-made and specially-designed wooden courts for the five venues that will host the biggest European basketball competition.

SPORTS FLOOR SOLUTIONS

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