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EuroBasket 2019 Women

37th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	Latvia  Serbia
Dates	27 June − 7 July
Teams	16
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (4th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Astou Ndour
Top scorer	Fagbenle (20.9)
Top rebounds	Zahui (9.3)
Top assists	Barič (8.5)
PPG (Team)	Spain (76.0)
RPG (Team)	Russia (45.0)
APG (Team)	France (20.0)
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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
Zrenjanin	Riga
Crystal Hall Capacity: 2,800	Arēna Rīga Capacity: 11,200

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.

Squads

All rosters consist of 12 players.

First round

The schedule was confirmed on 13 February 2019.

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	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
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	Team v t e	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
4	Czech Republic	3	1	2	189	208	−19	4

1. ^ 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	Team v t e	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
4	Turkey	3	1	2	168	177	−9	4

1. ^ Italy 51–59 Hungary
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	Team v t e	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
4	Belarus	3	1	2	184	192	−8	4

1. ^ 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

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

4 July

Spain

78

2 July

Russia

54

Italy

54

6 July

Russia

63

Spain

71

Serbia

66

4 July

Serbia

87

1 July

Sweden

49

Sweden

77

7 July

Latvia

62

Spain

86

France

66

4 July

France (OT)

84

2 July

Belgium

80

Belgium

72

6 July

Slovenia

67

France

63

Great Britain

56

Third place game

4 July

7 July

Hungary

59

Serbia

81

1 July

Great Britain

62

Great Britain

55

Great Britain

92

Montenegro

71

Class. games to OQTs

	Class. game to OQTs
	6 July
	Russia	52
	Sweden	57

	Class. game to OQTs
	6 July
	Belgium	72
	Hungary	56

Final

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

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

Points Name PPG Temi Fagbenle 20.9 Elīna Dikaioulaku 20.8 Emma Meesseman 19.8 Sandrine Gruda 15.5 Kim Mestdagh 14.8 Astou Ndour Maria Vadeeva

Rebounds Name RPG Amanda Zahui B. 9.3 Maria Vadeeva 9.0 Astou Ndour 8.2 Laura Nicholls 8.0 Bernadett Határ

Assists Name APG Nika Barič 8.5 Olivia Époupa 5.3 Božica Mujović 4.8 Johannah Leedham 4.7 Laia Palau 4.5 Elīna Dikaioulaku

Blocks Name BPG Milica Jovanović 2.0 Amanda Zahui B. 1.8 Bernadett Határ 1.6 Kyara Linskens 1.3 Emma Meesseman Maria Vadeeva

Steals Name SPG Johannah Leedham 3.4 Olivia Époupa 2.7 Glory Johnson 2.3 Elin Eldebrink 2.0 Shante Evans Božica Mujović

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

References

1. "Serbia and Latvia to co-host FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019". FIBA. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
2. "Spain become first nation to retain FIBA Women's EuroBasket crown since 1991". FIBA. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
3. "Serbia and Latvia to co-host FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019". FIBA.basketball.
4. "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Draw completed". FIBA. 12 December 2018.
5. "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Draw seedings announced". FIBA. 10 December 2018.
6. "Stage set for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 as rosters confirmed". fiba.basketball. 26 June 2019.
7. "Schedule confirmed for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019". FIBA. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
8. "Statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
9. "Ndour named TISSOT MVP, headlines All-Star Five lineup in Belgrade". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Official website (Qualifiers)

• EuroBasket Women 2019
• EuroBasket Women
• 2018–19 in European women's basketball
• International women's basketball competitions hosted by Serbia
• International women's basketball competitions hosted by Latvia
• 2019 in Serbian women's sport
• 2019 in Latvian women's sport
• June 2019 sports events in Europe
• 2018–19 in Serbian basketball
• 2018–19 in Latvian basketball
• 2010s in Belgrade
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