The 2009
European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2009, was the 32nd regional championship held by
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...
. The competition was held in
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
from June 7 to June 20, 2009.
Qualified teams
* – as host.
*, , , – top 5 in
EuroBasket Women 2007
The 2007 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2007, was the 31st regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Italy and took place from September 24, 2007 to October 7, 2007. Russia w ...
.
*, – top two teams in
Group A
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.
*, – top two teams in
Group B
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.
*, – top two teams in
Group C
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It was designed to replace both Group 5 special production cars (closed top touri ...
.
*, – top two teams in
Group D.
* – best third team.
*, – winners of Group A and Group B of the
Additional Qualifying Round.
Qualification
Squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Venues
The tournament will be held in three cities. The Preliminary Round will be played at
Liepāja
Liepāja (; liv, Līepõ; see #Names and toponymy, other names) is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest-city in the Kurzeme Planning Region, Kurzeme Region and the third-largest city in the country after R ...
and
Valmiera
Valmiera (; german: link=no, Wolmar; pl, Wolmar see other names) is the largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of . As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2020 – 24 879. It is a state cit ...
, while the Qualifying and Final Round will be played at
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
.
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Competition System
Preliminary Round (June 7 – June 9)
The 16 participants will be divided into four groups of four teams each. The top three teams in each group will advance to the Qualifying Round. The last team will be eliminated.
Qualifying Round (June 11 – June 16)
There will be two groups of six teams, each composed of the qualifiers from two Preliminary Round groups. The results in the Preliminary Round will be taken into account. Each team will play the teams that qualified from the other group. The top four teams will advance to the Quarterfinals. The bottom two teams will be eliminated.
Final Round (June 18 – June 20)
This stage will be played in a knock-out system. In the quarterfinals, the first team in one group will play the fourth team in the other group, while the second place team will play against the third team in the opposite group. The winners of the quarterfinals will advance to the semifinals, and the winners of the semis will progress to the Finals. The losers in the quarterfinals will play for fifth to eighth places.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Qualifying round
Group E
Group F
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
5th place bracket
Quarterfinals
Classification rounds
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
All EuroBasket Women 2009 team:
* Svetlana Abrosimova ()
* Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota()
*Sandrine Gruda
Sandrine Gruda (born 25 June 1987) is a French professional basketball player for PF Schio. Her primary position is center.
Before the WNBA
She is the daughter of Ulysse Gruda, who played for the French men's national basketball team, and grew up ...
()
*Céline Dumerc
Céline Dumerc (born 9 July 1982) is a French professional basketball player. She was named the FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year in 2012, and the French Player of the Year in 2017.
National team career
Dumerc is the captain of the senio ...
()
*Evanthia Maltsi
Evanthia "Evina" Maltsi ( el, Εβίνα Μάλτση, born 30 December 1978) is a Greek former professional basketball guard. In 2007, she played for Connecticut Sun in the WNBA, appearing in 29 games, 26 in the regular season (7 as a starter) a ...
()
Final standings
World championship qualification
The teams qualified to 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic
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are:
*
*
*
*
*
* as host nation
See also
*EuroBasket 2009
The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the ...
References
External links
EuroBasket Women 2009
EuroBasket Women
EuroBasket 2009 Women
{{Eurobasket Women
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EuroBasket Women
EuroBasket Women is a biennial international women's basketball competition held between the nations of FIBA Europe for women's national teams. EuroBasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's World Cup and also the ...
EuroBasket Women
EuroBasket Women is a biennial international women's basketball competition held between the nations of FIBA Europe for women's national teams. EuroBasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's World Cup and also the ...
International women's basketball competitions hosted by Latvia
June 2009 sports events in Europe
2008–09 in Latvian basketball
Valmiera
Sport in Liepāja
2000s in Riga
Sports competitions in Riga