FIBA EuroBasket 2011 qualification
This page describes the qualification procedure for FIBA EuroBasket 2011. Qualified teams. Ten teams have secured their places at the EuroBasket 2011 before the qualifications. Seven teams have qualified through the Qualifying Round, five through FIBA Europe expansion of the tournament, and two more team have qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round. Qualified as the host nation: Qualified through participation at the 2010 FIBA World Championship Qualified through the Qualifying Round Qualified through FIBA Europe decision on 5 September 2010 Qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round Qualification format. The Qualifying Round was held from 2 August  2010 to 29 August 2010. The draw for the Qualifying Round was held on 16 January 2010 in Munich, Germany. There were three groups of five teams. The best four teams in each group qualified for EuroBasket 2011. The three remaining teams played an Additional Qualifying Round for the last two places in EuroBasket 2011. Expansion of EuroBasket 2011. Originally, the final tournament was to have included 16 teams. However, on 5 September 2010, after the Qualifying Round had concluded, FIBA Europe decided to expand the Final to 24 teams, and therefore 12 teams qualified instead of 5. Qualifying round . Qualification groups. The draw for the Qualifying Round was held on 16 January 2010 in Munich, Germany. Group A. Note: All times are local Group B. Note: All times are local Group C. Note: All times are local Additional Qualifying Round. The three remaining teams played an Additional Qualifying Round for the last two places in the EuroBasket 2011.