EuroBasket 2029 qualification
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Dates27 November 2025 – February 2029
Teams42 (expected)
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| Dates | 27 November 2025 – February 2029 |
| Teams | 42 (expected) |
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The EuroBasket 2029 qualification is a basketball competition that began in November 2025 and will conclude in February 2029, to determine the 20 FIBA Europe member nations who will join the automatically qualified co-hosts Estonia, Greece, Slovenia and Spain at the EuroBasket 2029 finals tournament.
First round
The EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers will be played over three rounds. The best eight teams advance to the EuroBasket 2029 Qualifiers.
The pre-qualifiers first round will be played by the ten teams that were eliminated from the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers. The winner of each group, and the best runner-up team qualify for the second round.
Draw
The draw was made on 8 September 2025.[1]
Seeding
The seeding was based on the FIBA World Rankings of 25 February 2025.[2]
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Groups
All times are local.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  North Macedonia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 332 | 265 | +67 | 8 | Second round |
| 2 |  Luxembourg |
4 | 2 | 2 | 339 | 337 | +2 | 6 | Second round if best second-placed team |
| 3 |  Azerbaijan |
4 | 1 | 3 | 285 | 335 | −50 | 5 | Third round |
| 4 |  Ireland |
4 | 1 | 3 | 319 | 338 | −19 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
| 27 November 2025 | North Macedonia |
87–49 | Azerbaijan |
Skopje |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–8, 23–16, 24–12 | |||
| Pts: Jakimovski 25 Rebs: Jakimovski, Stojanovski 11 Asts: Moore 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hamzayev 12 Rebs: S. Donat 13 Asts: K. Mammadov 5 |
Arena: SRC Kale Attendance: 800 Referees: Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Polat Parlak (TUR), Sava Ćetković (MNE) |
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| 27 November 2025 | Luxembourg |
89–77 | Ireland |
Luxembourg City |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 21–26, 17–24, 25–16 | |||
| Pts: Kovac 38 Rebs: Logelin, Rugg 6 Asts: Gutenkauf 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Badmus 24 Rebs: Buivydas 10 Asts: Flood 6 |
Arena: d'Coque Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Diogo Martins (POR), Karol Kowalski (POL) |
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| 30 November 2025 | Azerbaijan |
90–95 | Luxembourg |
Baku |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 26–32, 17–25, 29–13 | |||
| Pts: Van Beck 29 Rebs: Van Beck 8 Asts: Van Beck 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kovac 29 Rebs: Kovac 9 Asts: Kovac 5 |
Arena: Baku Sports Palace Attendance: 1,235 Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Aleksandar Radonjić (AUT) |
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| 30 November 2025 | Ireland |
76–88 | North Macedonia |
Dublin |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 13–22, 22–19, 14–27 | |||
| Pts: Alajiki 26 Rebs: Alajiki 10 Asts: Badmus 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jakimovski 26 Rebs: Wiley 9 Asts: Jakimovski, Mekić 4 |
Arena: National Basketball Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Marek Mikulčík (SVK), Martin Van Hoye (BEL), Jānis Rozenbergs (LAT) |
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| 27 February 2026 | North Macedonia |
79–70 | Luxembourg |
Skopje |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 19–15, 15–17, 20–21 | |||
| Pts: Jakimovski 17 Rebs: Happ 14 Asts: Petkov 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kovac 20 Rebs: Kovac 11 Asts: Gutenkauf 4 |
Arena: City Park Sports Hall Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Peter Ženiš (SVK), Duhan Köyiçi (TUR), Mladen Lučić (MNE) |
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| 27 February 2026 | Ireland |
75–76 | Azerbaijan |
Dublin |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 16–23, 19–18, 21–17 | |||
| Pts: Flood 18 Rebs: N. Quinn 12 Asts: Fulton 11 |
Boxscore | Pts: Van Beck 20 Rebs: S. Donat, Van Beck 6 Asts: K. Mammadov 8 |
Arena: National Basketball Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jan Baloun (CZE), Iain MacDonald (GBR), Nikola Bejat (NOR) |
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| 2 March 2026 | Ireland |
91–85 | Luxembourg |
Dublin |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 17–12, 26–21, 26–29 | |||
| Pts: N. Quinn 22 Rebs: N. Quinn 14 Asts: Fulton 12 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rugg 23 Rebs: Rugg 11 Asts: Gutenkauf 6 |
Arena: National Basketball Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Viktor Nagy (HUN), Pierre Landy (FRA), José Pedroso (POR) |
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| 2 March 2026 | Azerbaijan |
70–78 | North Macedonia |
Baku |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 16–18, 12–21, 14–20 | |||
| Pts: Van Beck 23 Rebs: S. Donat 8 Asts: K. Mammadov 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jakimovski 22 Rebs: Happ 9 Asts: Magdevski 7 |
Arena: Baku Sports Palace Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Kirile Tvauri (GEO), Tomasz Łangowski (POL), Emmanouil Tsolakos (GRE) |
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| 2 July 2026 | North Macedonia |
vs. | Ireland |
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| 2 July 2026 | Luxembourg |
vs. | Azerbaijan |
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| 5 July 2026 | Azerbaijan |
vs. | Ireland |
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| 5 July 2026 | Luxembourg |
vs. | North Macedonia |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 244 | +21 | 5 | Second round |
| 2 |  Norway |
2 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 129 | +21 | 4 | Second round if best second-placed team |
| 3 |  Armenia (A) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 272 | −42 | 3 | Third round |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
| 27 November 2025 | Bulgaria |
98–88 | Armenia |
Botevgrad |
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| 19:15 | Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 26–20, 27–26, 20–21 | |||
| Pts: Stoimenov 21 Rebs: Minchev 11 Asts: Bost 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Spight 37 Rebs: Melikyan 12 Asts: Vital 3 |
Arena: Arena Botevgrad Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Branimir Galić (CRO), Tomasz Łangowski (POL), Luka Manojlović (SRB) |
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| 30 November 2025 | Armenia |
62–74 | Norway |
Yerevan |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 13–18, 20–14, 11–25 | |||
| Pts: Spight 30 Rebs: Melikyan 18 Asts: three players 2 |
Boxscore | Pts: Frey 21 Rebs: Frey, Rotegård 6 Asts: Frey 8 |
Arena: Mika Sports Arena Attendance: 850 Referees: Peter Ženiš (SVK), Alin Faur (ROU), Jan Baloun (CZE) |
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| 27 February 2026 | Norway |
76–67 | Bulgaria |
Honefoss |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 17–17, 16–14, 14–20 | |||
| Pts: Ndow 27 Rebs: Ndow 8 Asts: Espe, Frey 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dimitrov 12 Rebs: Minchev 13 Asts: P. Ivanov, Stoimenov 3 |
Arena: Honefoss Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Armin Mutapcic (GER), Jānis Rozenbergs (LAT) |
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| 2 March 2026 | Armenia |
80–100 | Bulgaria |
Yerevan |
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| 20:15 | Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–17, 21–21, 24–40 | |||
| Pts: McGhee 35 Rebs: Melikyan, Tatevosyan 8 Asts: McGhee 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: P. Ivanov 24 Rebs: Minchev 9 Asts: Toshkov 12 |
Arena: Mika Sports Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Nemanja Vlahović (SRB), Gabrielius Simonavičius (LTU) |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Slovakia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 209 | +47 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 |  Kosovo |
2 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 173 | +4 | 3 | Second round if best second-placed team |
| 3 |  Albania |
3 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 266 | −51 | 3 | Third round |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
| 27 November 2025 | Slovakia |
73–63 | Albania |
Prievidza |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 22–12, 16–17, 16–11 | |||
| Pts: Kováčik 13 Rebs: Golian 8 Asts: Ihring 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tola 16 Rebs: Hamati 10 Asts: Dusha, Hysa 3 |
Arena: ŠH Prievidza Attendance: 1,764 Referees: Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Viktor Nagy (HUN), Nermin Hodžić (BIH) |
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| 30 November 2025 | Albania |
84–99 | Kosovo |
Shkodër |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 14–19, 32–30, 24–25 | |||
| Pts: Hamati 19 Rebs: Hamati 10 Asts: Hysa 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Berisha 35 Rebs: Kapiti 8 Asts: Armstead 7 |
Arena: Qazim Dervishi Sports Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Mladen Lučić (MNE), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Primož Pipan (SLO) |
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| 27 February 2026 | Kosovo |
78–89 | Slovakia |
Prizren |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 15–30, 24–26, 12–15 | |||
| Pts: Myles 21 Rebs: Shoshi 6 Asts: Myles 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: DeJulius 26 Rebs: Golian 18 Asts: DeJulius 8 |
Arena: Sezai Surroi Sports Hall Attendance: 700 Referees: Ali Şakacı (TUR), Alija Ferevski (MKD), Alin Faur (ROU) |
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| 2 March 2026 | Albania |
68–94 | Slovakia |
Shkodër |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 20–30, 22–17, 11–30 | |||
| Pts: Taflaj, Tola 16 Rebs: Krypci 8 Asts: Tola 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: DeJulius 26 Rebs: Pavelka 10 Asts: S. Krajčovič 7 |
Arena: Qazim Dervishi Sports Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Sava Ćetković (MNE), Goran Grbić (SLO) |
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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 |
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| 1 | B | Norway |
2 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 129 | +21 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | C | Kosovo |
2 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 173 | +4 | 3 | Third round |
| 3 | A | Luxembourg |
2 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 169 | −4 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
