EuroBasket 2022

The EuroBasket 2022 will be the 41st edition of the EuroBasket championships organized by FIBA Europe: the first since it was agreed it would take place every four years, with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1] It was originally scheduled to take place between 2 and 19 September 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021, it has been postponed to 1 to 18 September 2022.[2]

EuroBasket 2022
Tournament details
Host countriesCzech Republic
Georgia
Germany
Italy
Dates1–18 September 2022
Teams24
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)

Like the previous two editions, the tournament will be co-hosted by four countries. Games in the group stage will be held in the Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, and Italy. The knock-out phase will be played in Berlin, Germany.

Host selection

For EuroBasket 2015 and 2017, FIBA Europe opened three bidding options for hosting: to host a preliminary group, to host the final round, or to host the entire tournament. In the end, each of these two tournaments was hosted in four cities in four countries. It will be hosted by four nations for the third time.

Seven counties submitted separate candidacies to host Eurobasket 2022:[3][4]

Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany and Italy were selected as host countries on 15 July 2019 at the Central Board in Munich, Germany.

Venues
Berlin
Berlin
Cologne
Milan
Prague
Tbilisi
EuroBasket 2022 (Europe)
Mercedes-Benz Arena
Capacity: 14,500[5]
Cologne
Lanxess Arena
Capacity: 19,500
MilanPragueTbilisi
Mediolanum ForumO2 ArenaTbilisi Sports Arena
Capacity: 12,700Capacity: 16,805Capacity: 15,000

Qualification
Main article: EuroBasket 2022 qualification

The qualification started in November 2017, with nine teams participating in the pre-qualifiers, including the five eliminated teams from the 2019 World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers. The co-hosts (Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany and Italy) will participate in qualifiers, but have already qualified to the EuroBasket 2022.

Qualified teams
TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppLastBest placement in tournament
 Czech RepublicHost nation15 July 20196th20177th place (2015)
 GeorgiaHost nation15 July 20195th201711th place (2011)
 GermanyHost nation15 July 201925th2017Champions (1993)
 ItalyHost nation15 July 201938th2017Champions (1983, 1999)
 CroatiaGroup D top three29 November 202014th2017Third place (1993, 1995)
 GreeceGroup H top three29 November 202028th2017Champions (1987, 2005)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaGroup H top three29 November 202010th20158th place (1993)
 IsraelGroup A top three30 November 202030th2017Runners-up (1979)
 SloveniaGroup F top three30 November 202014th2017Champions (2017)
 UkraineGroup F top three30 November 20209th20176th place (2013)
 SpainGroup A top three30 November 202032nd2017Champions (2009, 2011, 2015)

Marketing

The official logo was unveiled on 16 December 2019.[6]

References
  1. "PR N°20 - Central Board gives green light to new format and calendar of competition". FIBA. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. 9 April 2020.
  3. "Znane so protikandidatke Slovenije za Eurobasket" (in Slovenian). 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. "Poznato sedam kandidata za Evrobasket 2022. godine". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. Euroleague.net "the 16,000-seat o2 World".
  6. "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 logo unveiled". FIBA.basketball. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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