The 2023 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2023, was the 39th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the

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. It was co-hosted by

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

between 15 and 25 June 2023. The games were played in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

and

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

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was the defending champions.

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

won their first title winning 58–64 in the final over Spain, while France won the bronze medal, after defeating Hungary.

Bidding process

The bids were as follows: *

(Group phase and Final phase) *

(Group phase) *

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(Group phase) On 11 June 2021, Slovenia and Israel won the hosting rights.

Qualification

Qualified teams

Venues

The tournament was initially planned to be played in four venues in four cities. Three venues would have been used for Slovenia and one for Israel. The preliminary matches were scheduled to be held in

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and

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. The final round will be played in the Slovenian capital

. In June 2022, it was announced that Ljubljana will host all games played in Slovenia. *

Arena Stožice The Stožice Arena ( sl, Arena Stožice) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar Vuga d.o.o. architects and is the biggest indoor arena in the country. It lies in the Bežigrad distric ...

(12,480) *

Drive in Arena The Drive in Arena ( he, היכל הדרייב אין), officially named Shlomo Group Arena ( he, היכל קבוצת שלמה) due to commercial sponsorship, is a multi-purpose hall in the northern part of Tel Aviv. Built on the grounds of wha ...

(3,504)

Draw

The draw took place on 8 March 2023 in Ljubljana, Slovenia where teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. Teams were seeded according to the FIBA World Rankings.

Seedings

The seeding was confirmed on 6 March 2023. Hosts Slovenia and Israel will each be drawn into a group playing on home soil. Furthermore, before the draw, Slovenia chose to be paired with Serbia, although they would play in different groups, while Israel paired with the Czech Republic and agreed to play in the same group.

Squads

Each nation had to submit a list of 12 players.

Preliminary round

''All times are local.''

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Classification games to Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

Qualification for quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals

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Classification games to Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

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Fifth place game

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Final standings

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

;Points ;Rebounds ;Assists ;Blocks ;Steals ;Efficiency

Teams

Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Efficiency

Awards

The All-Tournament team and MVP award was announced on 25 June 2023.

References

External links

Official websiteTournament summary
{{European championships in 2023

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