# EuroBasket 2025 qualification

The EuroBasket 2025 qualification was a basketball competition that was played from November 2021 to February 2025, to determine the 20 FIBA Europe member nations who would join the automatically qualified co-hosts Cyprus, Finland, Poland and Latvia at the EuroBasket 2025 finals tournament.

## Format changes

Similar, as for the previous edition, the format involved pre-qualifiers and qualifiers. The pre-qualifiers first round comprised teams that did not play in the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA changed the qualification system during the pre-qualifiers first round.

### Old format

The pre-qualifiers first round was played by ten teams: Eight eliminated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup pre-qualifiers, and two teams who did not apply to enter in those qualifiers. They were divided into three groups: two groups of three teams and one group with four teams. The winner of each group and the best runner-up team would qualified for the second round. The pre-qualifiers second round was played by twelve teams: Eight eliminated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers first round, and four teams that advanced from the first round. They were divided into four groups by three teams with the group winners advancing to the Qualifiers. The pre-qualifiers third round was played by all remaining teams from the first and the second round which failed to advance to the qualifiers. They competed for the four last places in the qualifiers.

### New format

The pre-qualifiers first round continued playing in the original format since the decision about a competition system change was taken during its progress. In the meanwhile, Cyprus was announced as one of the tournament hosts, while Russia and Belarus were expelled from all FIBA competitions, which implied few format changes. Instead of originally four teams, now six teams advanced from the pre-qualifiers first round to the second round: three group winners, two best runners-up and Cyprus as host nation, regardless of their result. The pre-qualifiers second round was played by twelve teams: Six (instead of original eight following exclusion of Russia and Belarus) eliminated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers first round, and six teams advancing from the first round. Unlike the initial format, they were divided into three groups by four teams with the group winners and Cyprus advancing to the qualifiers. The pre-qualifiers third round was played by all other teams from the first two rounds without any changes.
Qualifiers were played by 32 teams: 24 teams competing at the second round of 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers joined by eight teams advanced from Pre-Qualifiers.

## Pre-Qualifiers

The EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers was played over three rounds. The best eight teams advanced to the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.

### First round

The pre-qualifiers first round was played in three windows: 25–28 November 2021; 24–27 February and 30 June – 3 July 2022.
The winner of each group, the two best runners-up team and Cyprus as a host nation qualified for the second round. All other teams were transferred to the third round.

#### Draw

The draw was made on 20 August 2021.

##### Seeding

The seeding was based on the FIBA World Rankings of 9 August 2021.
Seed 1 :
| Seed 1 TeamPos  Romania54  Denmark55  Switzerland60 | Seed 2 TeamPos  Austria61  Kosovo70  Luxembourg74 | Seed 3 TeamPos  Cyprus79  Norway89  Albania105 | Seed 4 TeamPos  Ireland107 |

#### Groups

All times are local.

##### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 494 | 406 | +88 | 11 | Second round |
| 2 | Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 444 | 409 | +35 | 10 | Second round |
| 3 | Ireland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 454 | 508 | −54 | 8 | Third round |
| 4 | Cyprus | 6 | 1 | 5 | 388 | 457 | −69 | 7 | Second round as host |

##### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 328 | 283 | +45 | 8 | Second round |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 3 | 312 | 318 | −6 | 5 | Third round |
| 3 | Albania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 313 | 352 | −39 | 5 | Third round |
* 1 2 Luxembourg 175–167 Albania

##### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 1 | 326 | 279 | +47 | 7 | Second round |
| 2 | Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 311 | 317 | −6 | 6 | Second round |
| 3 | Kosovo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 318 | 359 | −41 | 5 | Third round |

#### Ranking of second-placed teams

Matches against the fourth-placed team in Group A are not included in this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | A | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 315 | 295 | +20 | 7 | Second round |
| 2 | C | Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 311 | 317 | −6 | 6 | Second round |
| 3 | B | Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 3 | 312 | 318 | −6 | 5 | Third round |

### Second round

The pre-qualifiers second round was played in three windows: August 2022, November 2022 and February 2023.
The twelve teams were drawn into three groups by four teams. The winner of each group along with the tournament host Cyprus advanced to the Qualifiers. All other teams were transferred to the third round.

#### Draw

The draw was made on 14 July 2022.

##### Teams

| Entrance/qualification method | Team(s) |
| Host nation | Cyprus |
| Advanced from First round | Austria Denmark Romania Switzerland Norway |
| Eliminated from 2023 World Cup qualification first round | Bulgaria Croatia North Macedonia Poland Portugal Slovakia |

#### Groups

All times are local.

##### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 436 | 375 | +61 | 11 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 439 | 436 | +3 | 10 | Third round |
| 3 | Norway | 6 | 2 | 4 | 380 | 417 | −37 | 8 | Third round |
| 4 | Denmark | 6 | 1 | 5 | 426 | 453 | −27 | 7 | Third round |

##### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 493 | 412 | +81 | 11 | Qualifiers as host |
| 2 | Croatia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 483 | 414 | +69 | 11 | Third round |
| 3 | Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 392 | 436 | −44 | 8 | Third round |
| 4 | Austria | 6 | 0 | 6 | 405 | 511 | −106 | 6 | Third round |
* 1 2 Poland 156–151 Croatia

##### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 514 | 424 | +90 | 11 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 477 | 424 | +53 | 11 | Third round |
| 3 | Romania | 6 | 2 | 4 | 398 | 428 | −30 | 8 | Third round |
| 4 | Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 6 | 371 | 484 | −113 | 6 | Qualifiers as host |
* 1 2 Portugal 170–168 Bulgaria

### Third round

The draw took place on 25 April 2023. The pre-qualifiers third round was played from 19 July to 5 August 2023. Twelve teams participated: the four teams eliminated from the first round were joined by the eight teams eliminated from the second round. The teams played in four groups of three; the four best-ranked teams advanced to the Qualifiers.

#### Teams

| Entrance/qualification method | Team(s) |
| Eliminated from the First round | Albania Ireland Kosovo Luxembourg |
| Eliminated from the Second round | Austria Bulgaria Croatia Denmark Norway Romania Slovakia Switzerland |

##### Seeding

The seeding was based on the FIBA World Rankings of 27 February 2023.
Seed 1 :
| Seed 1 TeamPos  Croatia25  Bulgaria47  Romania57  Switzerland58 | Seed 2 TeamPos  Denmark60  Slovakia61  Austria63  Luxembourg77 | Seed 3 TeamPos  Kosovo80  Norway93  Ireland96  Albania100 |

#### Groups

All times are local.

##### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 373 | 251 | +122 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Ireland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 285 | 336 | −51 | 6 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 4 | 293 | 364 | −71 | 4 | |

##### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 324 | 265 | +59 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Kosovo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 290 | 291 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 248 | 306 | −58 | 4 | |

##### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 327 | 250 | +77 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Romania | 4 | 2 | 2 | 282 | 298 | −16 | 6 | |
| 3 | Albania | 4 | 0 | 4 | 273 | 334 | −61 | 4 | |

##### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 339 | 297 | +42 | 7 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 305 | 330 | −25 | 6 | |
| 3 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 301 | 318 | −17 | 5 | |

## Qualifiers

The EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers were played in the following windows: February 2024, November 2024 and February 2025. 32 teams, including the Eurobasket co-hosts, were drawn into eight groups by four teams. Three teams from each group qualified for the Eurobasket 2025. For the groups containing the host teams: Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland. The host and the two other highest placed teams qualified for the tournament. They alsoed earn their place into the qualifiers for the 2027 FIBA World Cup in Qatar.

### Teams

| Entrance/qualification method | Team(s) |
| Host nations | Cyprus Finland Latvia Poland |
| 2023 World Cup qualifiers second round teams | Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech Republic Estonia France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Lithuania Montenegro Netherlands Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine |
| Pre-Qualifiers Second round | North Macedonia Portugal |
| Pre-Qualifiers Third round | Bulgaria Croatia Denmark Slovakia |

### Draw

The draw was held on 8 August 2023 in Munich, Germany. The 32 participating nations were sorted into eight groups of four teams each at the draw.

#### Seeding

The seeding was announced on 7 August 2023. In bold, teams that host the final tournament.
Teams from seed 1 were drawn into the groups A, C, E and G with teams from seeds 4, 5 and 8. Teams from seed 2 were drawn into the groups B, D, F and H with teams from seeds 3, 6 and 7. Only one host of the final stage could be drawn in any group.
Seed 1 :
| Seed 1 TeamPos  Spain1  France5  Serbia6  Slovenia7 | Seed 2 TeamPos  Lithuania8  Greece9  Italy10  Germany11 | Seed 3 TeamPos  Czech Republic12  Poland14  Turkey16  Montenegro18 | Seed 4 TeamPos  Finland24  Croatia25  Ukraine28  Latvia29 |
Seed 5 :
| Seed 5 TeamPos  Belgium30  Georgia32  Israel33  Bosnia and Herzegovina35 | Seed 6 TeamPos  Hungary39  Estonia44  Netherlands45  Bulgaria47 | Seed 7 TeamPos  Great Britain48  Iceland49  Sweden50  North Macedonia53 | Seed 8 TeamPos  Portugal54  Denmark60  Slovakia61  Cyprus78 |
All times are local.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Israel | 6 | 5 | 1 | 493 | 458 | +35 | 11 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 490 | 471 | +19 | 10 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 3 | Portugal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 451 | 478 | −27 | 8 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 6 | 1 | 5 | 457 | 484 | −27 | 7 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 486 | 432 | +54 | 10 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 2 | Iceland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 458 | 468 | −10 | 9 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 3 | Turkey | 6 | 3 | 3 | 467 | 467 | 0 | 9 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 4 | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 4 | 427 | 471 | −44 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head points difference: Iceland +11, Turkey –11.

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 475 | 416 | +59 | 12 | EuroBasket 2025 as host |
| 2 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 413 | 415 | −2 | 9 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 3 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 3 | 433 | 395 | +38 | 9 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 386 | 481 | −95 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head points difference: Spain +2, Belgium –2.

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 6 | 4 | 2 | 488 | 423 | +65 | 10 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 2 | Montenegro | 6 | 3 | 3 | 490 | 484 | +6 | 9 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 3 | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 3 | 451 | 481 | −30 | 9 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2 | 4 | 451 | 492 | −41 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head points difference: Montenegro +22, Sweden –22.

### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 466 | 408 | +58 | 12 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 531 | 457 | +74 | 9 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 3 | Croatia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 516 | 472 | +44 | 9 | |
| 4 | Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 6 | 387 | 563 | −176 | 6 | EuroBasket 2025 as host |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head points difference: Bosnia and Herzegovina +7, Croatia –7.

### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 6 | 5 | 1 | 451 | 418 | +33 | 11 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 489 | 477 | +12 | 10 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 6 | 2 | 4 | 484 | 494 | −10 | 8 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 6 | 1 | 5 | 439 | 474 | −35 | 7 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 491 | 376 | +115 | 12 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 2 | Georgia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 419 | 421 | −2 | 9 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 3 | Finland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 475 | 515 | −40 | 8 | EuroBasket 2025 as host |
| 4 | Denmark | 6 | 1 | 5 | 400 | 473 | −73 | 7 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lithuania | 6 | 5 | 1 | 482 | 391 | +91 | 11 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 2 | Estonia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 466 | 441 | +25 | 10 | EuroBasket 2025 |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 457 | 479 | −22 | 8 | |
| 4 | Poland | 6 | 1 | 5 | 423 | 517 | −94 | 7 | EuroBasket 2025 as host |

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | First | Last | Streak | Best placement in tournament |
| Cyprus | Host nation | 29 March 2022 | 1st | — | — | 1 | Debut |
| Finland | Host nation | 29 March 2022 | 18th | 1939 | 2022 | 6 | Sixth place (1967) |
| Latvia | Host nation | 29 March 2022 | 15th | 1935 | 2017 | 1 | Champions (1935) |
| Poland | Host nation | 17 September 2022 | 30th | 1937 | 2022 | 8 | Runners-up (1963) |
| Serbia | Group G top two | 24 November 2024 | 8th | 2007 | 2022 | 8 | Runners-up (2009, 2017) |
| Lithuania | Group H top two | 24 November 2024 | 16th | 1937 | 2022 | 14 | Champions (1937, 1939, 2003) |
| Slovenia | Group A top three | 25 November 2024 | 15th | 1993 | 2022 | 15 | Champions (2017) |
| Israel | Group A top three | 25 November 2024 | 31st | 1953 | 2022 | 15 | Runners-up (1979) |
| Turkey | Group B top three | 25 November 2024 | 26th | 1949 | 2022 | 15 | Runners-up (2001) |
| Italy | Group B top three | 25 November 2024 | 39th | 1935 | 2022 | 6 | Champions (1983, 1999) |
| Spain | Group C top two | 25 November 2024 | 33rd | 1935 | 2022 | 32 | Champions (2009, 2011, 2015, 2022) |
| Belgium | Group C top two | 20 February 2025 | 19th | 1935 | 2022 | 6 | Fourth place (1947) |
| Greece | Group F top three | 21 February 2025 | 29th | 1949 | 2022 | 18 | Champions (1987, 2005) |
| Georgia | Group G top two | 21 February 2025 | 6th | 2011 | 2022 | 6 | 11th place (2011) |
| Estonia | Group H top two | 21 February 2025 | 7th | 1937 | 2022 | 2 | Fifth place (1937, 1939) |
| Great Britain | Group F top three | 21 February 2025 | 6th | 2009 | 2022 | 3 | 13th place (2009, 2011, 2013) |
| Czech Republic | Group F top three | 21 February 2025 | 7th | 1999 | 2022 | 5 | Seventh place (2015) |
| France | Group E top two | 21 February 2025 | 40th | 1935 | 2022 | 23 | Champions (2013) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Group E top two | 21 February 2025 | 11th | 1993 | 2022 | 2 | Eighth place (1993) |
| Portugal | Group A top three | 21 February 2025 | 4th | 1951 | 2011 | 1 | Ninth place (2007) |
| Germany | Group D top three | 23 February 2025 | 26th | 1951 | 2022 | 15 | Champions (1993) |
| Montenegro | Group D top three | 23 February 2025 | 5th | 2011 | 2022 | 3 | 13th place (2017, 2022) |
| Sweden | Group D top three | 23 February 2025 | 11th | 1953 | 2013 | 1 | 11th place (1995) |
| Iceland | Group B top three | 23 February 2025 | 3rd | 2015 | 2017 | 1 | 24th place (2015, 2017) |