FIBA EuroBasket 1997 qualification
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Qualification for the 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997 took place between 24 May 1995[1] and 26 February 1997.[2] A total of fourteen teams qualified for the tournament, joining hosts Spain and European Champions Yugoslavia.
A total of 43 teams participated. Competition consisted of two stages:
- A qualifying round that consisted of nineteen teams divided in three round-robin tournament that took place in Birmingham-England, Kavadarci-Republic of Macedonia and Lugano Switzerland between 22 May and 28 May 1995.
- A Semi-Final round where the first and second teams from each of the three groups from the qualifying round joined another twenty-four teams. All thirty teams where then divided in five round-robin groups of six teams each. This stage took place between 8 October 1995 and 26 February 1997 and competition consisted of home and away legs, taking place in each of the participating countries. The top two teams from each group plus the best four third-placed teams qualified for EuroBasket 1997.
Qualifying round
| Qualified for the semi-final round |
Group A (Birmingham, England)
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland |
5 | 5 | 0 | 487 | 351 | +136 | 10 |
 England |
5 | 4 | 1 | 441 | 361 | +80 | 9 |
 Georgia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 421 | 398 | +23 | 8 |
 Denmark |
5 | 2 | 3 | 421 | 392 | +29 | 7 |
 Luxembourg |
5 | 1 | 4 | 363 | 473 | −110 | 6 |
 Wales |
5 | 0 | 5 | 331 | 489 | −158 | 5 |
24 May 1995 16:00 |
| Denmark |
95–75 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by half: 46–34, 49–41 | ||
| Pts: Hjorth 15 Rebs: Danielsen, Hauge, Bjerregaard 5 Asts: Edelman 4 |
Pts: Feyder 21 Rebs: Wolter 7 Asts: Adam 5 | |
24 May 1995 18:00 |
| Georgia |
68–91 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 27–46, 41–45 | ||
| Pts: Natsvlishvili 21 Rebs: Stepania 9 Asts: Guraspauli 2 |
Pts: Wójcik 19 Rebs: Tomczyk, Wójcik 7 Asts: Kościuk 5 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
24 May 1995 20:15 |
| England |
96–57 | Wales |
| Scoring by half: 58–26, 38–31 | ||
| Pts: Scantlebury 22 Rebs: Austin 8 Asts: Baker 5 |
Pts: Horrocks 17 Rebs: Lewis 7 Asts: Horrocks, Porter 2 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
25 May 1995 16:00 |
| Georgia |
97–86 | Denmark |
| Scoring by half: 41–32, 56–54 | ||
| Pts: Sanadze, Derjugin 20 Rebs: Vashakidze 7 Asts: Derjugin 5 |
Pts: Danielsen 22 Rebs: Danielsen, Bjerregaard 8 Asts: Hansen, Hjorth 3 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England Referees: Gérard Gretsch (LUX), Richard Stokes (ENG) |
25 May 1995 18:00 |
| Wales |
71–111 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 31–53, 40–58 | ||
| Pts: Lewis 21 Rebs: Thomas, Weedall 6 Asts: Horrocks, Porter 2 |
Pts: Tomczyk, Bacik 16 Rebs: Parzeński 8 Asts: Wójcik 4 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
25 May 1995 20:00 |
| England |
102–72 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by half: 58–35, 44–37 | ||
| Pts: Dunkley 23 Rebs: Austin, Gordon 10 Asts: Bucknall 7 |
Pts: M. Schiltz 19 Rebs: Gruskovnjak 5 Asts: Adam 2 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
26 May 1995 14:00 |
| Denmark |
65–75 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 36–43, 29–32 | ||
| Pts: Jerichow 17 Rebs: Bjerregaard 8 Asts: Larsen 4 |
Pts: Wójcik 25 Rebs: Wójcik 9 Asts: Kościuk, Kabala 3 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England Referees: William Jones (WAL), Richard Stokes (ENG) |
26 May 1995 18:00 |
| Wales |
73–76 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by half: 31–51, 42–25 | ||
| Pts: Horrocks 29 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Horrocks 2 |
Pts: Feyder 30 Rebs: Wohl 7 Asts: Adam 4 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
26 May 1995 20:00 |
| England |
84–74 | Georgia |
| Scoring by half: 48–37, 36–37 | ||
| Pts: Bucknall 21 Rebs: Dunkley 7 Asts: Samuels, Bucknall 2 |
Pts: Stepania 19 Rebs: Derjugin 5 Asts: Natsvlishvili 3 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
27 May 1995 16:00 |
| Poland |
122–76 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by half: 63–35, 59–41 | ||
| Pts: Wójcik 26 Rebs: Bacik 13 Asts: Gołąb 5 |
Pts: Feyder 17 Rebs: Adam 5 Asts: M. Schiltz, Maas, Feyder, P. Schiltz 2 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
27 May 1995 18:00 |
| Georgia |
101–73 | Wales |
| Scoring by half: 49–33, 52–40 | ||
| Pts: Natsvlishvili 15 Rebs: Natsvlishvili 10 Asts: Vashakidze, Guraspauli, Sanadze 2 |
Pts: Horrocks 19 Rebs: Seeley, Longman 5 Asts: Horrocks 3 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
27 May 1995 20:00 |
| England |
88–70 | Denmark |
| Scoring by half: 36–42, 52–28 | ||
| Pts: Bucknall 20 Rebs: Austin 10 Asts: Baker 4 |
Pts: Larsen 21 Rebs: Danielsen 9 Asts: Larsen 1 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
28 May 1995 12:00 |
| Georgia |
81–64 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by half: 37–35, 44–29 | ||
| Pts: Derjugin 18 Rebs: Derjugin, Stepania 8 Asts: Guraspauli 3 |
Pts: Feyder 21 Rebs: M. Schiltz 5 Asts: M. Schiltz 3 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Richard Stokes (ENG) |
28 May 1995 14:00 |
| Denmark |
105–57 | Wales |
| Scoring by half: 60–33, 45–24 | ||
| Pts: Danielsen 26 Rebs: Larsen 8 Asts: Edelman 4 |
Pts: Lewis 17 Rebs: Lewis 10 Asts: Porter 2 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
28 May 1995 18:00 |
| England |
71–88 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 33–51, 38–37 | ||
| Pts: Samuels, Bucknall 16 Rebs: Huggins, Gordon 4 Asts: Baker, Dunkley 2 |
Pts: Wójcik 23 Rebs: Jankowski 14 Asts: Kościuk 4 | |
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England |
Group B (Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia)
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belarus |
5 | 4 | 1 | 505 | 371 | +134 | 9 | 1–1, +21 |
 Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 351 | +80 | 9 | 1–1, -2 |
 Macedonia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 472 | 409 | +63 | 9 | 1–1, -19 |
 Ireland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 421 | −55 | 7 | |
 Albania |
5 | 1 | 4 | 375 | 474 | −99 | 6 | |
 Norway |
5 | 0 | 5 | 336 | 459 | −123 | 5 |
Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
24 May 1995 16:00 |
| Albania |
74–100 | Macedonia |
| Scoring by half: 33–52, 41–48 | ||
| Pts: Kurtoğlu 23 Rebs: Mema 6 Asts: Gjeçaj 2 |
Pts: Naumoski 33 Rebs: Bocevski 5 Asts: Naumoski 5 | |
Jasmin Sports Hall – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK) |
24 May 1995 18:00 |
| Ireland |
62–108 | Belarus |
| Scoring by half: 25–53, 37–55 | ||
| Pts: Powell 16 Rebs: Tomidy 4 Asts: Powell 2 |
Pts: Baidakou 20 Rebs: Svetnik, Pyntsikau 3 Asts: Pyntsikau, Krivonos, Griszczuk 1 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Dashamir Bardhi (ALB) |
24 May 1995 20:00 |
| Netherlands |
93–47 | Norway |
| Scoring by half: 44–23, 49–24 | ||
| Pts: Huijbens 17 Rebs: Huijbens 8 Asts: Franke, te Velde 2 |
Pts: Bryn 19 Rebs: Dyrkolbotn 12 Asts: Bryn, Dyrkolbotn 2 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD), David Dagan (ISR) |
25 May 1995 16:00 |
| Macedonia |
110–74 | Ireland |
| Scoring by half: 56–30, 54–44 | ||
| Pts: Naumoski 37 Rebs: Bocevski 13 Asts: Vojnovik 3 |
Pts: Tomidy 20 Rebs: O'Connell, Powell 8 Asts: O'Connell 5 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Stein Moe (NOR) |
25 May 1997 18:00 |
| Norway |
77–81 | Albania |
| Scoring by half: 46–52, 31–29 | ||
| Pts: Dyrkolbotn 27 Rebs: Dyrkolbotn 14 Asts: Larsen 2 |
Pts: Kurtoğlu 27 Rebs: Çapaliku 9 Asts: Selmani 3 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD), Tony Colgan (IRL) |
25 May 1997 20:00 |
| Belarus |
87–88 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 41–45, 46–43 | ||
| Pts: Griszczuk 21 Rebs: Dayneko 6 Asts: Krivonos 4 |
Pts: te Velde 24 Rebs: Lieverst 11 Asts: Franke 4 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK) |
26 May 1995 16:00 |
| Norway |
79–99 | Macedonia |
| Scoring by half: 36–56, 43–43 | ||
| Pts: Bryn 26 Rebs: Dyrkolbotn 8 Asts: Heggen, Sjøtun 3 |
Pts: Davitkov 25 Rebs: Bocevski 10 Asts: Naumoski 6 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Dashamir Bardhi (ALB), Alojz Ceizel (SVK) |
26 May 1995 18:00 |
| Netherlands |
68–57 | Ireland |
| Scoring by half: 36–26, 32–31 | ||
| Pts: Huijbens, van Poelgeest 13 Rebs: Lieverst 8 Asts: Franke 6 |
Pts: Tomidy 20 Rebs: Burke 9 Asts: Tomidy 3 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD) |
26 May 1995 20:00 |
| Albania |
73–108 | Belarus |
| Scoring by half: 43–42, 30–66 | ||
| Pts: Kurtoğlu 18 Rebs: Çapaliku 8 Asts: Mema 2 |
Pts: Griszczuk 21 Rebs: Koul 12 Asts: Koul 3 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Tony Colgan (IRL) |
27 May 1995 16:00 |
| Macedonia |
83–80 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 41–41, 42–39 | ||
| Pts: Naumoski 35 Rebs: Bocevski 18 Asts: Davitkov 8 |
Pts: Huijbens 20 Rebs: Huijbens 11 Asts: Krieger, Van Rootselaar, Melis 2 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Tony Colgan (IRL) |
27 May 1995 18:00 |
| Belarus |
100–68 | Norway |
| Scoring by half: 42–34, 58–34 | ||
| Pts: Griszczuk 24 Rebs: Dayneko 12 Asts: Baidakou 5 |
Pts: Bryn 26 Rebs: Bryn, Dyrkolbotn 9 Asts: Sjøtun, Dyrkolbotn 2 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Dashamir Bardhi (ALB) |
27 May 1995 20:00 |
| Ireland |
87–70 | Albania |
| Scoring by half: 37–35, 50–35 | ||
| Pts: O'Connell 22 Rebs: O'Connell 13 Asts: Tomidy, Donnelly, O'Connell 2 |
Pts: Kurtoglu 19 Rebs: Mema, Kurtoğlu, Gjeçaj 5 Asts: Palko 3 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR) |
28 May 1995 16:00 |
| Belarus |
102–80 | Macedonia |
| Scoring by half: 49–35, 53–45 | ||
| Pts: Griszczuk 34 Rebs: Koul 12 Asts: Pyntsikau, Koul, Griszczuk 1 |
Pts: Davitkov 20 Rebs: Bocevski 11 Asts: Jovanovski 5 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK) |
28 May 1995 18:00 |
| Albania |
77–102 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 38–54, 39–48 | ||
| Pts: Kurtoğlu 20 Rebs: Çapaliku 7 Asts: Selmani 3 |
Pts: Huijbens 21 Rebs: Huijbens 9 Asts: Van Rootselaar 7 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR) |
28 May 1995 20:00 |
| Norway |
65–86 | Ireland |
| Scoring by half: 37–43, 28–43 | ||
| Pts: Sjøtun, Bryn 17 Rebs: Bryn 10 Asts: Sjøtun, Ulfsnes, Sjolund, Bryn, Dyrkolbotn 1 |
Pts: Powell 23 Rebs: O'Connell, Powell 6 Asts: Tomidy 2 | |
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD) |
Group C (Lugano, Switzerland)
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal |
6 | 6 | 0 | 473 | 378 | +95 | 12 |
 Switzerland |
6 | 5 | 1 | 418 | 351 | +67 | 11 |
 Romania |
6 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 396 | +42 | 10 |
 Iceland |
6 | 3 | 3 | 495 | 466 | +29 | 9 |
 Cyprus |
6 | 2 | 4 | 367 | 404 | −37 | 8 |
 Austria |
6 | 1 | 5 | 365 | 420 | −55 | 7 |
 Scotland |
6 | 0 | 6 | 387 | 528 | −141 | 6 |
22 May 1995 16:00 |
| Romania |
61–74 | Portugal |
| Scoring by half: 32–42, 29–32 | ||
| Pts: Alexe 16 Rebs: Ştefan 7 Asts: Țenter, Palii 1 |
Pts: A. Selores Ramos 19 Rebs: Wayne Rocha 8 Asts: Das Neves Alves 3 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
22 May 1995 18:15 |
| Austria |
58–74 | Iceland |
| Scoring by half: 27–30, 31–44 | ||
| Pts: Hajda 19 Rebs: Volcic 9 Asts: Hajda, Popp, Wöber, Bauer 1 |
Pts: Arnarson 16 Rebs: Arnarson, Ingimundarson 5 Asts: Örlygsson 3 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
22 May 1995 20:30 |
| Switzerland |
66–58 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by half: 35–30, 31–28 | ||
| Pts: Déforel 13 Rebs: Valis 10 Asts: Gojanovic 2 |
Pts: Stylianides 20 Rebs: Soleas 7 Asts: Stylianides 7 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
23 May 1995 16:00 |
| Scotland |
64–79 | Austria |
| Scoring by half: 34–47, 30–32 | ||
| Pts: Tait 18 Rebs: Mitchell 6 Asts: Mcdaid, MacLean 1 |
Pts: Hajda 29 Rebs: Volcic 10 Asts: Volcic 4 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
23 May 1995 18:15 |
| Cyprus |
41–62 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 16–33, 25–29 | ||
| Pts: Konstantinou 8 Rebs: Soleas 6 Asts: S. Kyriakou, Michail 1 |
Pts: Ştefan 16 Rebs: Alecu 6 Asts: Alexe, Sinevici, Alecu, Ardelean, Palii 1 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
23 May 1995 20:30 |
| Iceland |
78–87 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by half: 40–42, 38–45 | ||
| Pts: Bragason 16 Rebs: Bragason 4 Asts: Arnarson 1 |
Pts: Margot 24 Rebs: Valis 5 Asts: Mrazek 3 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland Attendance: 1,000 |
24 May 1995 16:00 |
| Portugal |
81–60 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by half: 37–31, 44–29 | ||
| Pts: Dias da Silva 21 Rebs: Dias da Silva 9 Asts: Das Neves Alves 3 |
Pts: Karayiannis 21 Rebs: Stylianides 7 Asts: S. Kyriakou 2 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
24 May 1995 18:15 |
| Switzerland |
85–52 | Scotland |
| Scoring by half: 37–17, 48–35 | ||
| Pts: Gojanovic 20 Rebs: Valis 7 Asts: Koller, Gojanovic, Margot 2 |
Pts: MacLean 26 Rebs: Birch, Tait 4 Asts: Mcdaid, Tait 1 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
24 May 1995 20:30 |
| Romania |
102–85 | Iceland |
| Scoring by half: 59–38, 43–47 | ||
| Pts: Ardelean 25 Rebs: Ardelean 5 Asts: Țenter, Păun, Palii 1 |
Pts: Hauksson 19 Rebs: Gíslason 3 Asts: Bragason, Skúlason 1 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
25 May 1995 16:00 |
| Austria |
51–58 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by half: 24–28, 27–30 | ||
| Pts: Hajda 11 Rebs: Volcic 10 Asts: Hajda 2 |
Pts: Gojanovic 16 Rebs: Valis 6 Asts: Déforel 4 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
25 May 1995 18:15 |
| Iceland |
70–88 | Portugal |
| Scoring by half: 37–29, 33–59 | ||
| Pts: Skúlason 23 Rebs: Bragason 6 Asts: Hardarson, Örlygsson, Gíslason 1 |
Pts: Dos Santos Monteiro 27 Rebs: Dias da Silva, Plowden, Wayne Rocha 6 Asts: Dos Santos Monteiro 2 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
25 May 1995 20:30 |
| Scotland |
70–97 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 45–43, 25–54 | ||
| Pts: MacLean 25 Rebs: Brownlie 5 Asts: Forrest, Birch, Norval 1 |
Pts: Alexe 24 Rebs: Alexe, Ştefan 6 Asts: Țenter 5 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland Attendance: 1,000 |
26 May 1995 16:00 |
| Cyprus |
62–77 | Iceland |
| Scoring by half: 33–36, 29–41 | ||
| Pts: Antoniou 23 Rebs: Antoniou 6 Asts: Kyriacou 1 |
Pts: Örlygsson 19 Rebs: Bragason 14 Asts: Gíslason 2 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
26 May 1995 18:15 |
| Romania |
69–63 | Austria |
| Scoring by half: 34–31, 35–32 | ||
| Pts: Alexe 15 Rebs: Alecu 4 Asts: Țenter, Alexe, Tordai 1 |
Pts: Hajda 14 Rebs: Volcic 10 Asts: Volcic 1 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
26 May 1995 20:30 |
| Portugal |
86–71 | Scotland |
| Scoring by half: 48–33, 38–38 | ||
| Pts: Dias da Silva 19 Rebs: Wayne Rocha 6 Asts: Das Neves Alves 6 |
Pts: MacLean 19 Rebs: MacLean, Brownlie 3 Asts: Forrest 2 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
27 May 1995 16:00 |
| Switzerland |
63–47 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 36–25, 27–22 | ||
| Pts: Maggi 26 Rebs: Valis 8 Asts: Gojanovic, Valis, Maggi 1 |
Pts: Ştefan 12 Rebs: Alecu, Ardelean 3 Asts: Alexe, Alecu, Cărutasu 1 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
27 May 1995 18:15 |
| Scotland |
61–70 | Cyprus |
| Scoring by half: 31–32, 30–38 | ||
| Pts: Tait 15 Rebs: MacLean, Brownlie 8 Asts: Smith, MacLean 1 |
Pts: Karayiannis 24 Rebs: Antoniou 8 Asts: Stylianides, Karayiannis 1 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
27 May 1995 20:30 |
| Austria |
57–79 | Portugal |
| Scoring by half: 28–39, 29–40 | ||
| Pts: Weissenböck 14 Rebs: Moschik 6 |
Pts: A. Selores Ramos 20 Rebs: Dias da Silva, Plowden 7 Asts: Azevedo de Seixas, Das Neves Alves 2 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
28 May 1995 16:00 |
| Iceland |
111–69 | Scotland |
| Scoring by half: 42–33, 69–36 | ||
| Pts: Bragason 21 Rebs: Bragason 8 Asts: Gíslason 4 |
Pts: MacLean 21 Rebs: MacLean 9 Asts: Mcdaid, Birch, Smith, Mitchell 1 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
28 May 1995 18:15 |
| Portugal |
65–59 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by half: 39–30, 26–29 | ||
| Pts: Dias da Silva 19 Rebs: Dias da Silva 5 Asts: Das Neves Alves 1 |
Pts: Maggi 22 Rebs: Valis 10 Asts: Extermann 1 | |
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland |
