EuroBasket 2017
Qualification
The hosts (4 teams) and 2016 Olympic Games or 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament participants (9 other teams) all qualified directly to the EuroBasket 2017.

EuroBasket 2017

Section Title: Qualification
Table Section Text: The hosts (4 teams) and 2016 Olympic Games or 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament participants (9 other teams) all qualified directly to the EuroBasket 2017.

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	App	Last	Best placement in tournament

Finland	Host nation	11 December 2015	16th	2015	6th Place (1967)

Israel	Host nation	11 December 2015	29th	2015	Runners-up (1979)

Romania	Host nation	11 December 2015	18th	1987	5th Place (1957)

Turkey	Host nation	11 December 2015	24th	2015	Runners-up (2001)

Spain	1st in EuroBasket 2015	20 September 2015	31st	2015	Champions (2009, 2011, 2015)

Lithuania	2nd in EuroBasket 2015	20 September 2015	14th	2015	Champions (1937, 1939, 2003)

France	3rd in EuroBasket 2015	20 September 2015	38th	2015	Champions (2013)

Serbia	4th in EuroBasket 2015	20 September 2015	6th	2015	Runners-up (2009)

Greece	5th in EuroBasket 2015	20 September 2015	27th	2015	Champions (1987, 2005)

Italy	6th in EuroBasket 2015	20 September 2015	37th	2015	Champions (1983, 1999)

Czech Republic	7th in EuroBasket 2015	20 September 2015	5th	2015	7th Place (2015)

Latvia	8th in EuroBasket 2015	20 September 2015	14th	2015	Champions (1935)

Croatia	9th in EuroBasket 2015	20 September 2015	13th	2015	3rd Place (1993, 1995)

Belgium	1st in Qualification Group A	14 September 2016	17th	2015	4th Place (1947)

Germany	1st in Qualification Group B	17 September 2016	24th	2015	Champions (1993)

Russia	1st in Qualification Group C	10 September 2016	13th	2015	Champions (2007)

Poland	1st in Qualification Group D	17 September 2016	28th	2015	Runners-up (1963)

Slovenia	1st in Qualification Group E	14 September 2016	13th	2015	4th Place (2009)

Georgia	1st in Qualification Group F	17 September 2016	4th	2015	11th Place (2011)

Hungary	1st in Qualification Group G	14 September 2016	15th	1999	Champions (1955)

Iceland	2nd in Qualification Group A (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)	17 September 2016	2nd	2015	24th Place (2015)

Ukraine	2nd in Qualification Group E (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)	17 September 2016	8th	2015	6th Place (2013)

Montenegro	2nd in Qualification Group F (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)	14 September 2016	3rd	2013	17th Place (2013)

Great Britain	2nd in Qualification Group G (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)	17 September 2016	4th	2013	13th Place (2009, 2011, 2013)

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