EuroBasket Women 2009 qualification
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This page describes the qualification procedure for EuroBasket Women 2009.
Qualification format
The qualifying round was held from August 13 to September 13, 2008.
The top 2 teams in each group and the best team in 3rd place qualified to EuroBasket Women 2009.
The best 6 of the remaining teams will go to the additional qualifying round, from which 2 additional teams will qualify to EuroBasket Women 2009.
The last 4 teams will play in the relegation round, from which 2 teams will relegate to Division B in 2010–2011.
The additional qualifying round and the relegation round will be held from January 4 to January 19, 2009.
Qualifying round
The draw for the qualifying round was held on February 16, 2008. The remaining 19 teams in Division A were divided into 3 groups of 5 teams and one group of 4 teams.
- Group A:
Israel, 
Lithuania, 
Ukraine, 
Germany, 
Great Britain - Group B:
Turkey, 
Poland, 
Italy, 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Finland - Group C:
France, 
Slovakia, 
Hungary, 
Croatia, 
Romania - Group D:
Greece, 
Serbia, 
Belgium, 
Bulgaria
(teams in bold qualified to EuroBasket Women 2009)
Qualified for EuroBasket Women 2009
Go to additional qualifying round
Go to relegation round
Group A
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 14 | 6 | 2 | 604 | 537 | +67 |
 Lithuania | 14 | 6 | 2 | 551 | 498 | +53 |
 Ukraine | 13 | 5 | 3 | 580 | 527 | +53 |
 Germany | 10 | 2 | 6 | 472 | 580 | −108 |
 Great Britain | 9 | 1 | 7 | 540 | 605 | −65 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey | 15 | 7 | 1 | 604 | 474 | +130 |
 Poland | 15 | 7 | 1 | 612 | 481 | +131 |
 Italy | 12 | 4 | 4 | 532 | 498 | +34 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 1 | 7 | 450 | 593 | −143 |
 Finland | 9 | 1 | 7 | 443 | 595 | −152 |