The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly known as FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th

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regional

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championship held by

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. It also served as the European qualifier for the

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, awarding berths to the top six teams in the final standings. It was held in

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from 16 to 25 September 2005. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of

, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of

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and

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hosted the tournament. It was the third time that the championship was hosted by the city of Belgrade (previous times were in

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won its second FIBA European title by defeating

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with a 78–62 score in the final. Germany's

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was voted the tournament's

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Venues

Belgrade

Awarded hosting rights in March 2002,

(the capital of

) was the main stage of the EuroBasket 2005 action. The Pionir Hall hosted Group C's six preliminary round games, while the

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hosted the competition following the preliminary round. This was the third time that the championship was hosted by the city of Belgrade. Belgrade previously hosted the European basketball championships in 1961 and 1975.

Podgorica

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hosted Group B, where six games were played. Being in

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, it was the farthest locale from the central venue.

Novi Sad

, nicknamed "The City of Sports", is the capital of the province of

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and home to the Spens Sports Center. The six Group D games were played there.

Vršac

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

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Team Game highs

Awards

Final standings

References

External links

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