# EuroBasket Women 2019

The 2019 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2019, was the 37th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was co-held in Riga, Latvia and Belgrade, Serbia from 27 June to 7 July 2019.
Spain won their second consecutive and fourth overall title after defeating France 86–66 in the final.

## Bidding process

The bids were as follows:
* Russia (Group phase and Final phase)
* Serbia (Group phase and Final phase)
* Latvia (Group phase)
* Israel (Group phase) (withdrew)
Shortly before the vote, Israel withdrew. Later in the day, on 24 June 2017, Serbia and Latvia won the hosting rights.

## Venues

| Belgrade | Niš | BelgradeNišZrenjaninRiga |
| Štark Arena Capacity: 18,386 | Čair Sports Center Capacity: 4,800 | BelgradeNišZrenjaninRiga |
| Zrenjanin | Riga | BelgradeNišZrenjaninRiga |
| Crystal Hall Capacity: 2,800 | Arēna Rīga Capacity: 11,200 | BelgradeNišZrenjaninRiga |

## Qualification
### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Last appearance | Best placement in tournament | WR |
| Serbia | Host nation | 24 June 2017 | 2017 | Champions (2015) | 8th |
| Latvia | Host nation | 24 June 2017 | 2017 | 4th Place (2007) | 24th |
| Turkey | Winners of Qualification Group B | 17 November 2018 | 2017 | Runner-up (2011) | 6th |
| Russia | Winners of Qualification Group C | 17 November 2018 | 2017 | Champions (2003, 2007, 2011) | 11th |
| Slovenia | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 17 November 2018 | 2017 | 14th Place (2007) | 63rd |
| Spain | Winners of Qualification Group F | 17 November 2018 | 2017 | Champions (1993, 2013, 2017) | 2nd |
| Czech Republic | Winners of Qualification Group G | 17 November 2018 | 2017 | Champions (2005) | 12th |
| Belarus | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 21 November 2018 | 2017 | 3rd Place (2007) | 13th |
| Montenegro | Winners of Qualification Group A | 21 November 2018 | 2017 | 6th Place (2011) | 26th |
| Great Britain | Winners of Qualification Group D | 21 November 2018 | 2015 | 9th Place (2013, 2015) | 25th |
| Belgium | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 21 November 2018 | 2017 | 3rd Place (2017) | 16th |
| Italy | Winners of Qualification Group H | 21 November 2018 | 2017 | Champions (1938) | 31st |
| France | Winners of Qualification Group E | 21 November 2018 | 2017 | Champions (2001, 2009) | 4th |
| Hungary | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 21 November 2018 | 2017 | Runner-up (1950, 1956) | 50th |
| Ukraine | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 21 November 2018 | 2017 | Champions (1995) | 38th |
| Sweden | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 21 November 2018 | 2015 | 7th Place (1987, 2013) | 41st |

## Draw

The final draw took place on 12 December 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia. The mascots Pick and Roll made their first appearance in the draw.

### Seedings

The official seedings for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Draw were established on 10 December 2018.
Co-Hosts Latvia and Serbia were each allowed to select one other team to play in the opposite group they were hosting but not playing in. Latvia chose Sweden to play in Group A, while Serbia selected Slovenia, who will play in Group D.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| France  Spain  Russia  Turkey | Belgium  Latvia (co-host)  Italy  Czech Republic | Serbia (co-host)  Ukraine  Hungary  Montenegro | Slovenia  Belarus  Great Britain  Sweden |

## Squads

All rosters consist of 12 players.

## First round

The schedule was confirmed on 13 February 2019.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 192 | +29 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 181 | +20 | 5 | Qualification for quarterfinals |
| 3 | Latvia (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 207 | −9 | 4 | Qualification for quarterfinals |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 245 | −40 | 3 | |
| 27 June 2019 |
| Great Britain | 74–60 | Latvia |
| Ukraine | 77–95 | Spain |
| 28 June 2019 |
| Latvia | 82–74 | Ukraine |
| Spain | 67–59 | Great Britain |
| 30 June 2019 |
| Ukraine | 54–68 | Great Britain |
| Latvia | 56–59 | Spain |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 179 | +54 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 193 | +3 | 4 | Qualification for quarterfinals |
| 3 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 174 | 212 | −38 | 4 | Qualification for quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 208 | −19 | 4 | |
* 1 2 3 Sweden 3 Pts, +9 PD; Montenegro 3 Pts, −3 PD; Czech Republic 3 Pts, −6 PD
| 27 June 2019 |
| Sweden | 67–51 | Montenegro |
| France | 74–61 | Czech Republic |
| 28 June 2019 |
| Czech Republic | 71–64 | Sweden |
| Montenegro | 53–88 | France |
| 30 June 2019 |
| Czech Republic | 57–70 | Montenegro |
| Sweden | 65–71 | France |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 205 | 194 | +11 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 183 | 170 | +13 | 5 | Qualification for quarterfinals |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 218 | −15 | 4 | Qualification for quarterfinals |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 177 | −9 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Italy 51–59 Hungary
* 1 2 Slovenia 62–55 Turkey
| 27 June 2019 |
| Hungary | 88–84 | Slovenia |
| Turkey | 54–57 | Italy |
| 28 June 2019 |
| Slovenia | 62–55 | Turkey |
| Italy | 51–59 | Hungary |
| 30 June 2019 |
| Hungary | 58–59 | Turkey |
| Italy | 75–57 | Slovenia |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 182 | +20 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 193 | +1 | 4 | Qualification for quarterfinals |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 206 | −13 | 4 | Qualification for quarterfinals |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 184 | 192 | −8 | 4 | |
* 1 2 3 Belgium 3 Pts, +5 PD; Russia 3 Pts, +1 PD; Belarus 3 Pts, −6 PD
| 27 June 2019 |
| Russia | 54–67 | Belgium |
| Belarus | 53–55 | Serbia |
| 28 June 2019 |
| Belgium | 61–69 | Belarus |
| Serbia | 77–63 | Russia |
| 30 June 2019 |
| Belarus | 62–76 | Russia |
| Belgium | 66–70 | Serbia |

## Final round

| Qualification for quarterfinals | Qualification for quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | 4 July | 4 July | | | | |
| | | Spain | 78 | | | |
| 2 July | 2 July | | Spain | 78 | | | |
| 2 July | 2 July | Russia | 54 | | | |
| Italy | 54 | Russia | 54 | | | |
| Italy | 54 | | | | 6 July | 6 July | |
| Russia | 63 | | | | 6 July | 6 July |
| Russia | 63 | | | | Spain | 71 |
| | | | | | Serbia | 66 |
| | | 4 July | 4 July | | | | |
| | | Serbia | 87 | | | |
| 1 July | 1 July | | Serbia | 87 | | | |
| 1 July | 1 July | Sweden | 49 | | | |
| Sweden | 77 | Sweden | 49 | | | |
| Sweden | 77 | | | | | | 7 July | 7 July |
| Latvia | 62 | | | | | | 7 July | 7 July |
| Latvia | 62 | | | | | | Spain | 86 |
| | | | | | | | France | 66 |
| | | 4 July | 4 July | | | | | |
| | | France (OT) | 84 | | | | | |
| 2 July | 2 July | | France (OT) | 84 | | | | | |
| 2 July | 2 July | Belgium | 80 | | | | | |
| Belgium | 72 | Belgium | 80 | | | | | |
| Belgium | 72 | | | | 6 July | 6 July | | | |
| Slovenia | 67 | | | | 6 July | 6 July | | |
| Slovenia | 67 | | | | France | 63 | | |
| | | | | | Great Britain | 56 | Third place game | Third place game |
| | | 4 July | 4 July | | | | 7 July | 7 July |
| | | Hungary | 59 | | | | Serbia | 81 |
| 1 July | 1 July | | Hungary | 59 | | | | Serbia | 81 |
| 1 July | 1 July | Great Britain | 62 | | | | Great Britain | 55 |
| Great Britain | 92 | Great Britain | 62 | | | | Great Britain | 55 |
| Montenegro | 71 | | | | | | | |

### Class. games to OQTs

| Class. game to OQTs | Class. game to OQTs |
| 6 July | 6 July |
| Russia | 52 |
| Sweden | 57 |
| Class. game to OQTs | Class. game to OQTs |
| 6 July | 6 July |
| Belgium | 72 |
| Hungary | 56 |

### Final

* 7 July 2019 20:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 86–66 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 18–15, 20–20, 16–10 |||
| Pts: Xargay 23 Rebs: Gil 10 Asts: Cruz, Xargay 4 | | Pts: Gruda 18 Rebs: Gruda 6 Asts: three players 4 |
* Štark Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 3,622 Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Özlem Yalman (TUR)

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Spain | 6–0 |
| | France | 5–1 |
| | Serbia | 5–1 |
| 4th | Great Britain | 4–3 |
| Eliminated in the quarterfinals |||
| 5th | Belgium | 3–3 |
| 6th | Sweden | 3–3 |
| 7th | Hungary | 2–3 |
| 8th | Russia | 2–4 |
| Eliminated in the qualification for quarterfinals |||
| 9th | Italy | 2–2 |
| 10th | Slovenia | 1–3 |
| 11th | Latvia | 1–3 |
| 12th | Montenegro | 1–3 |
| Eliminated in the first round |||
| 13th | Belarus | 1–2 |
| 14th | Turkey | 1–2 |
| 15th | Czech Republic | 1–2 |
| 16th | Ukraine | 0–3 |
* FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Champions
* Spain 4th title
* Team roster: Astou Ndour, Laura Nicholls, Cristina Ouviña, Silvia Domínguez, Laia Palau, Marta Xargay, Tamara Abalde, Anna Cruz, María Pina, Queralt Casas, Laura Gil, Andrea Vilaró Head coach: Lucas Mondelo

## Statistics and awards
### Statistical leaders

| Name | PPG |
| Temi Fagbenle | 20.9 |
| Elīna Dikaioulaku | 20.8 |
| Emma Meesseman | 19.8 |
| Sandrine Gruda | 15.5 |
| Kim Mestdagh | 14.8 |
| Astou Ndour | 14.8 |
| Maria Vadeeva | 14.8 |
| Name | RPG |
| Amanda Zahui B. | 9.3 |
| Maria Vadeeva | 9.0 |
| Astou Ndour | 8.2 |
| Laura Nicholls | 8.0 |
| Bernadett Határ | 8.0 |
| Name | APG |
| Nika Barič | 8.5 |
| Olivia Époupa | 5.3 |
| Božica Mujović | 4.8 |
| Johannah Leedham | 4.7 |
| Laia Palau | 4.5 |
| Elīna Dikaioulaku | 4.5 |
| Name | BPG |
| Milica Jovanović | 2.0 |
| Amanda Zahui B. | 1.8 |
| Bernadett Határ | 1.6 |
| Kyara Linskens | 1.3 |
| Emma Meesseman | 1.3 |
| Maria Vadeeva | 1.3 |
| Name | SPG |
| Johannah Leedham | 3.4 |
| Olivia Époupa | 2.7 |
| Glory Johnson | 2.3 |
| Elin Eldebrink | 2.0 |
| Shante Evans | 2.0 |
| Božica Mujović | 2.0 |

### Awards

The all star-teams and MVP was announced on 7 July 2019.
All-Star Team :
| Guard | Forwards | Centers |
| Marta Xargay | Sonja Petrović Temi Fagbenle | Sandrine Gruda Astou Ndour |
| MVP: Astou Ndour |||