The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th
FIBA EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...
regional
basketball
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championship held by
FIBA Europe. It also served as Europe qualifier for the
2006 FIBA World Championship
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, giving a berth to the top six teams in the final standings. It was held in
Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of
FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of
Belgrade,
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
,
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro form ...
and
Vršac
Vršac ( sr-cyr, Вршац, ; hu, Versec; ro, Vârșeț) is a city and the administrative centre of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the city urban area had a population of 35,701, while ...
hosted the tournament. It was the third time that the championship was hosted by the city of Belgrade (previous times were in
1961
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and
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It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
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).
Greece
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won its second FIBA European title by defeating
Germany
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with a 78–62 score in the final. Germany's
Dirk Nowitzki
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was voted the tournament's
MVP
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.
Venues
Belgrade
Awarded hosting rights in March 2002,
Belgrade (the capital of
Serbia and Montenegro) was the main stage of the EuroBasket 2005 action. The
Pionir Hall hosted Group C's six preliminary round games, while the
Belgrade Arena
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hosted the competition following the preliminary round.
This was the third time that championship was hosted by the city of Belgrade. Belgrade previously hosted the European basketball championships in 1961 and 1975.
Podgorica
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro form ...
's
Morača Sports Center
Morača Sports Centre ( Montenegrin: ''Sportski centar Morača'', Спортски центар Морача) is a multi-sports venue that is located in Podgorica, Montenegro.
The venue is located in the new part of Podgorica, on the right bank of ...
hosted Group B, where six games were played. Being in
Montenegro
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, it is the farthest locale from the central venue.
Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
, nicknamed "The City of Sports", is the capital of province of
Vojvodina
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and home to the
Spens Sports Center
SPC Vojvodina ( sr-cyr, СПЦ Војводина), short for Sports and Business Center Vojvodina ( sr, Спортски и пословни центар Војводина, Sportski i poslovni centar Vojvodina), commonly referred to as SPENS ( s ...
. The six Group D games were played there.
Vršac
Vršac
Vršac ( sr-cyr, Вршац, ; hu, Versec; ro, Vârșeț) is a city and the administrative centre of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the city urban area had a population of 35,701, while ...
was home to Group A during the tournament, and also had a total of six games played in the 5,000-person capacity
Millennium Center.
Qualification
Format
*The teams were split in four groups of four teams each where they played a round robin. The first team from each group qualified directly to the knockout stage. To define the other four teams that advanced to the knockout stage, second and third-placed teams from each group where cross-paired (2A vs. 3B, 3A vs. 2B, 2C vs. 3D, 3C vs. 2D) and the winner from each match advanced to the quarterfinals.
*In the knockout quarterfinals, the winners advanced to the semifinals. The winners from the semifinals competed for the championship in the final, while the losing teams play a consolation game for the third place.
*The losing teams from the quarterfinals play in a separate bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
Squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Preliminary round
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Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
Play-offs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place
Final
5th to 8th place
Statistical Leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Minutes
Individual Game Highs
Team Tournament Highs
Offensive PPG
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Team Leaders – SPG
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Team Game highs
Awards
Final standings
References
External links
archive.FIBA.com
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International basketball competitions hosted by Serbia
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