EuroBasket 2029 qualification
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| Dates | 27 November 2025 – February 2029 |
| Teams | 42 (expected) |
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| Qualifiers website Pre-qualifiers website | |
The EuroBasket 2029 qualification is a basketball competition that began in November 2025 and will conclude in February 2029, to determine the 20 FIBA Europe member nations who will join the automatically qualified co-hosts Estonia, Greece, Slovenia and Spain at the EuroBasket 2029 finals tournament.
Pre-Qualifiers
The EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers will be played over three rounds. The best eight teams advance to the EuroBasket 2029 Qualifiers.
First round
The pre-qualifiers first round will be played by the ten teams that were eliminated from the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers. The winner of each group, and the best runner-up team qualify for the second round.
Draw
The draw was made on 8 September 2025.[1]
Seeding
The seeding was based on the FIBA World Rankings of 25 February 2025.[2]
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Groups
All times are local.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | North Macedonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 125 | +50 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 167 | +17 | 4 | Second round if best second-placed team |
| 3 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 177 | −24 | 2 | Third round |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 182 | −43 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
| 27 November 2025 | North Macedonia | 87–49 | Azerbaijan | Skopje |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–8, 23–16, 24–12 | |||
| Pts: Jakimovski 25 Rebs: Jakimovski, Stojanovski 11 Asts: Moore 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hamzayev 12 Rebs: S. Donat 13 Asts: K. Mammadov 5 |
Arena: SRC Kale Attendance: 800 Referees: Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Polat Parlak (TUR), Sava Ćetković (MNE) |
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| 27 November 2025 | Luxembourg | 89–77 | Ireland | Luxembourg City |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 21–26, 17–24, 25–16 | |||
| Pts: Kovac 38 Rebs: Logelin, Rugg 6 Asts: Gutenkauf 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Badmus 24 Rebs: Buivydas 10 Asts: Flood 6 |
Arena: d'Coque Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Diogo Martins (POR), Karol Kowalski (POL) |
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| 30 November 2025 | Azerbaijan | 90–95 | Luxembourg | Baku |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 26–32, 17–25, 29–13 | |||
| Pts: Van Beck 29 Rebs: Van Beck 8 Asts: Van Beck 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kovac 29 Rebs: Kovac 9 Asts: Kovac 5 |
Arena: Baku Sports Palace Attendance: 1,235 Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Aleksandar Radonjić (AUT) |
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| 30 November 2025 | Ireland | 76–88 | North Macedonia | Dublin |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 13–22, 22–19, 14–27 | |||
| Pts: Alajiki 26 Rebs: Alajiki 10 Asts: Badmus 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jakimovski 26 Rebs: Wiley 9 Asts: Jakimovski, Mekić 4 |
Arena: National Basketball Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Marek Mikulčík (SVK), Martin Van Hoye (BEL), Jānis Rozenbergs (LAT) |
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| 27 February 2026 | Ireland | vs. | Azerbaijan | |
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| 27 February 2026 | North Macedonia | vs. | Luxembourg | |
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| 2 March 2026 | Azerbaijan | vs. | North Macedonia | |
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| 2 March 2026 | Ireland | vs. | Luxembourg | |
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| 2 July 2026 | North Macedonia | vs. | Ireland | |
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| 2 July 2026 | Luxembourg | vs. | Azerbaijan | |
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| 5 July 2026 | Azerbaijan | vs. | Ireland | |
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| 5 July 2026 | Luxembourg | vs. | North Macedonia | |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 2 | Second round |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 88 | +10 | 2 | Second round if best second-placed team |
| 3 | Armenia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 172 | −22 | 2 | Third round |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
| 27 November 2025 | Bulgaria | 98–88 | Armenia | Botevgrad |
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| 19:15 | Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 26–20, 27–26, 20–21 | |||
| Pts: Stoimenov 21 Rebs: Minchev 11 Asts: Bost 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Spight 37 Rebs: Melikyan 12 Asts: Vital 3 |
Arena: Arena Botevgrad Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Branimir Galić (CRO), Tomasz Łangowski (POL), Luka Manojlović (SRB) |
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| 30 November 2025 | Armenia | 62–74 | Norway | Yerevan |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 13–18, 20–14, 11–25 | |||
| Pts: Spight 30 Rebs: Melikyan 18 Asts: three players 2 |
Boxscore | Pts: Frey 21 Rebs: Frey, Rotegård 6 Asts: Frey 8 |
Arena: Mika Sports Arena Attendance: 850 Referees: Peter Ženiš (SVK), Alin Faur (ROU), Jan Baloun (CZE) |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kosovo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 84 | +15 | 2 | Second round |
| 2 | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 2 | Second round if best second-placed team |
| 3 | Albania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 172 | −25 | 2 | Third round |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
| 27 November 2025 | Slovakia | 73–63 | Albania | Prievidza |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 22–12, 16–17, 16–11 | |||
| Pts: Kováčik 13 Rebs: Golian 8 Asts: Ihring 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tola 16 Rebs: Hamati 10 Asts: Dusha, Hysa 3 |
Arena: ŠH Prievidza Attendance: 1,764 Referees: Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Viktor Nagy (HUN), Nermin Hodžić (BIH) |
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| 30 November 2025 | Albania | 84–99 | Kosovo | Shkodër |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 14–19, 32–30, 24–25 | |||
| Pts: Hamati 19 Rebs: Hamati 10 Asts: Hysa 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Berisha 35 Rebs: Kapiti 8 Asts: Armstead 7 |
Arena: Qazim Dervishi Sports Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Mladen Lučić (MNE), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Primož Pipan (SLO) |
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Ranking of second-placed teams
Matches against the fourth-placed team in Group A are not included in this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | A | Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 77 | +12 | 2 | Second round |
| 2 | B | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 88 | +10 | 2 | Third round |
| 3 | C | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance | World Ranking | ||||
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| Total | First | Last | Streak | Bef | Aft | ||||
| Estonia | Host nation | 22 May 2025 | 8th | 1937 | 2025 | 3 | Fifth place (1937, 1939) | TBD | TBD |
| Greece | 30th | 1949 | 19 | Champions (1987, 2005) | TBD | TBD | |||
| Slovenia | 16th | 1993 | 16 | Champions (2017) | TBD | TBD | |||
| Spain | 34th | 1935 | 33 | Champions (2009, 2011, 2015, 2022) | TBD | TBD | |||
References
- ^ "Draw results for FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers First Round". FIBA. 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Seeds confirmed for FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers First Round draw". FIBA. 4 September 2025.