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EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24.[1][2]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Slovenia |
| Dates | 4–22 September |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Lithuania |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  Croatia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 90 |
| Attendance | 377,536 (4,195 per game) |
| MVP | Tony Parker |
| Top scorer | Tony Parker (19.0 points per game) |
France defeated Lithuania in the final to win their first title.[3] Tony Parker was named the tournament's MVP.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Slovenia brought forward a potential candidature for the FIBA EuroBasket. Countries which were interested in submitting a formal candidature had to do so by 31 August 2010.[4] On 5 September 2010, it was announced that only two countries, Slovenia and Italy had submitted formal bids.[5] On 15 October 2010, Italy announced its withdrawal from the run.[6] The Basketball Federation of Slovenia (BFS) thus remained the only candidate organizer.
The decision on the candidacy was officially reported after FIBA Europe's meeting in Munich, Germany on 5 December 2010. In March 2011, the BFS appointed the economist Aleš Križnar as the director of the event.[7]
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In the first stage, every team had to play against every other team of their group (round-robin). This meant five matches per team.
From every group, the three best teams advanced to the second stage and the three worst teams were eliminated. In the second stage, two new groups were formed. The three best teams from groups A and B were united to form group E and the three best teams from groups C and D were united to form group F.
In these two new groups of the second stage only matches by teams that had not yet played each other have to be played. As for the matches that had already happened in the first stage, their results also counted in the second stage. Therefore, every team played three matches and there are 12 teams in the second stage.
Out of the second stage, the four best teams from each of the two groups advanced to the quarterfinals (8 teams in total) whereas the two worst teams will be eliminated from the championship (four teams in total).
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The fee that Slovenia had to pay to FIBA Europe amounted to 6 million euros. According to the agreement, half of the money was paid by the Slovenian state.[8][9]
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The official mascot was Lipko,[10] whose name came from combining the Slovenian word for linden tree and the diminutive "ko". The word lipa is of Slavic origin. Lipko is spelt the same in every language and in every market where he is present.
Preliminary round
| City | Arena | Visitors (avg. per game) |
Total visitors (all 15 events) |
Total capacity (all 15 events) |
% visitors (avg. p/g & total) |
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| Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 1,536 | 23,040 | 82,500 | 27.9 |
| Jesenice | Podmežakla Hall | 3,389 | 50,846 | 82,500 | 61.6 |
| Celje | Zlatorog Arena | 2,888 | 43,320 | 82,500 | 52.5 |
| Koper | Arena Bonifika | 2,542 | 38,130 | 75,000 | 46.2 |
| – | Total (all 60 events) | 2,588 | 155,336 | 322,500 | 48.2 |
- Slovenia already beat record attendance of 155,336 after preliminary round for almost 20,000 more people from previous FIBA Eurobasket. The average attendance per game was 2,588 visitors.
Second round
| City | Arena | Visitors (avg. per game) |
Total visitors (all 18 events) |
Total capacity (all 18 events) |
% visitors (avg. p/g & total) |
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| Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 5,086 | 91,560 | 225,000 | 40.7 |
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On 24 March 2011, it was officially announced that the preliminary round would be played in Novo Mesto, Jesenice, Koper and Ptuj. Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, will host the final round at the Arena Stožice. On 18 June 2012, it was announced that the city council of Ptuj cancelled their bid for the tournament.[11] Novo Mesto cancelled their bid on 2 July 2012.[12] On 28 August 2012, it was confirmed that the preliminary round would be played in Celje and Ljubljana (Tivoli Hall) instead of Ptuj and Novo Mesto, which cancelled their bids.[13]
| Location | Picture | City | Arena | Capacity | Status | Round |
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Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500[14] | Opened in 2010 | Second and knockout stages | |
| Jesenice | Podmežakla Hall | 5,500 | Reconstruction completed in 2013 | Preliminary stage | ||
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Koper | Arena Bonifika | 5,000 | Reconstruction completed in 2013 | Preliminary stage | |
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Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 5,600[15] | Opened in 1965 | Preliminary stage | |
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Celje | Zlatorog Arena | 5,500[16] | Opened in 2003 | Preliminary stage |
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Olympic Games or Olympic Qualifying Tournament participants Spain, France, Russia, North Macedonia, Lithuania, Greece, Slovenia and Great Britain all qualified directly to the EuroBasket 2013 Final Round.
The 31 remaining teams were divided into 5 groups of 5 teams and 1 group of 6 teams. The first and second placed teams in each group plus the 4 best third placed teams were qualified for the Final Round.
The Qualifiers were played between 15 August and 11 September 2012.
The EuroBasket 2013 draw took place on 18 November 2012;[17] first time in the history the draw took place underground – in the Concert Hall of Postojna Cave.[18]
Qualified teams
| Competition | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 5 December 2010 | 1 |  Slovenia |
| Participants of 2012 Olympics and of the 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 28 July – 12 August 2012 2–8 July 2012 | 7 | France  Great Britain  Greece Lithuania  Macedonia  Russia Spain |
| Qualified through FIBA Eurobasket 2013 qualification | 14 August – 11 September 2012 | 16 |  Belgium  Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia  Czech Republic  Finland  Georgia  Germany  Israel  Italy  Latvia  Montenegro  Poland  Serbia  Sweden  Turkey  Ukraine |
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The EuroBasket 2013 draw took place on 18 November 2012, first time in history the draw took place underground – in the Postojna Cave Concert Hall, divided the qualified teams into four groups of six, groups A, B, C, and D. It was decided that games would take place in Celje, Jesenice, Koper and Ljubljana.[19][20] Included are the latest published FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw.
| Team | Qualifying PCT | Qualifying PD | Pot |
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| Spain France Russia Macedonia | Top 4 in 2011 | 1 | |
| Lithuania Greece Slovenia | Next 3 in 2011 | 2 | |
| Great Britain | 2012 Olympics host | ||
| Germany | 1.000 | +148 | 3 |
| Croatia | 1.000 | +146 | |
| Italy | 1.000 | +142 | |
| Montenegro | 1.000 | +117 | |
| Finland | .750 | +145 | 4 |
| Poland | .750 | +136 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | .750 | +64 | |
| Ukraine | .750 | +57 | |
| Georgia | .750 | +41 | 5 |
| Belgium | .625 | +73 | |
| Latvia | .625 | +71 | |
| Turkey | .625 | +49 | |
| Czech Republic | .625 | +14 | 6 |
| Serbia | .600 | +125 | |
| Israel | .600 | +90 | |
| Sweden | .600 | +54 | |
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
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Group A
Venue: Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
| 4 September 2013 | ||||
| Israel | 71–75 | OT | Great Britain | |
| Belgium | 57–58 | Ukraine | ||
| France | 74–80 | Germany | ||
| 5 September 2013 | ||||
| Ukraine | 74–67 | Israel | ||
| Germany | 73–77 | OT | Belgium | |
| Great Britain | 65–88 | France | ||
| 6 September 2013 | ||||
| Germany | 83–88 | Ukraine | ||
| Belgium | 76–71 | Great Britain | ||
| France | 82–63 | Israel | ||
| 8 September 2013 | ||||
| Great Britain | 81–74 | Germany | ||
| Ukraine | 71–77 | France | ||
| Israel | 87–69 | Belgium | ||
| 9 September 2013 | ||||
| Great Britain | 68–87 | Ukraine | ||
| Germany | 80–76 | Israel | ||
| Belgium | 65–82 | France |
Group B
Venue: Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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| Serbia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 371 | 366 | +5 | 8 | 3–0 |
| Latvia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 365 | 360 | +5 | 8 | 1–2, 1–1, 1.021 |
| Lithuania |
5 | 3 | 2 | 347 | 337 | +10 | 8 | 1–2, 1–1, 1.015 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
5 | 3 | 2 | 358 | 359 | −1 | 8 | 1–2, 1–1, 0.968 |
| Montenegro |
5 | 2 | 3 | 376 | 382 | −6 | 7 | |
| Macedonia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 356 | 369 | −13 | 6 |
| 4 September 2013 | ||||
| Latvia | 86–75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Macedonia | 80–81 | Montenegro | ||
| Serbia | 63–56 | Lithuania | ||
| 5 September 2013 | ||||
| Montenegro | 72–73 | Latvia | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67–77 | Serbia | ||
| Lithuania | 75–67 | Macedonia | ||
| 6 September 2013 | ||||
| Montenegro | 70–76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Latvia | 59–67 | Lithuania | ||
| Macedonia | 89–75 | Serbia | ||
| 8 September 2013 | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62–54 | Macedonia | ||
| Serbia | 80–71 | Latvia | ||
| Lithuania | 77–70 | OT | Montenegro | |
| 9 September 2013 | ||||
| Latvia | 76–66 | Macedonia | ||
| Lithuania | 72–78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Montenegro | 83–76 | Serbia |
Group C
Venue: Zlatorog Arena, Celje
| 4 September 2013 | ||||
| Georgia | 84–67 | Poland | ||
| Spain | 68–40 | Croatia | ||
| Czech Republic | 60–62 | Slovenia | ||
| 5 September 2013 | ||||
| Croatia | 77–76 | Georgia | ||
| Poland | 68–69 | Czech Republic | ||
| Slovenia | 78–69 | Spain | ||
| 7 September 2013 | ||||
| Spain | 60–39 | Czech Republic | ||
| Croatia | 74–70 | Poland | ||
| Georgia | 68–72 | Slovenia | ||
| 8 September 2013 | ||||
| Poland | 53–89 | Spain | ||
| Czech Republic | 95–79 | Georgia | ||
| Slovenia | 74–76 | OT | Croatia | |
| 9 September 2013 | ||||
| Georgia | 59–83 | Spain | ||
| Croatia | 70–53 | Czech Republic | ||
| Slovenia | 61–71 | Poland |
Group D
Venue: Arena Bonifika, Koper
| 4 September 2013 | ||||
| Turkey | 55–61 | Finland | ||
| Sweden | 51–79 | Greece | ||
| Russia | 69–76 | Italy | ||
| 5 September 2013 | ||||
| Finland | 81–60 | Sweden | ||
| Italy | 90–75 | Turkey | ||
| Greece | 80–71 | Russia | ||
| 7 September 2013 | ||||
| Russia | 62–81 | Sweden | ||
| Italy | 62–44 | Finland | ||
| Turkey | 61–84 | Greece | ||
| 8 September 2013 | ||||
| Finland | 86–83 | 2OT | Russia | |
| Greece | 72–81 | Italy | ||
| Sweden | 74–87 | Turkey | ||
| 9 September 2013 | ||||
| Greece | 77–86 | Finland | ||
| Italy | 82–79 | Sweden | ||
| Turkey | 77–89 | Russia |
The two groups comprised the three best-ranked teams from Groups A, B, C and D. Teams coming from the same initial group did not play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them from the first round.
The best four teams advanced to the quarterfinals.
Group E
| 11 September 2013 | |||||
| Latvia | 85–51 | Ukraine | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| Belgium | 69–76 | Serbia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| Lithuania | 76–62 | France | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| 13 September 2013 | |||||
| Lithuania | 86–67 | Belgium | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| Ukraine | 82–75 | Serbia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| France | 102–91 | Latvia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| 15 September 2013 | |||||
| Latvia | 56–60 | Belgium | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| Ukraine | 63–70 | Lithuania | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| Serbia | 77–65 | France | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana |
Group F
| 12 September 2013 | |||||
| Finland | 63–88 | Croatia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| Greece | 79–75 | Spain | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| Slovenia | 84–77 | Italy | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| 14 September 2013 | |||||
| Croatia | 76–68 | Italy | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| Spain | 82–56 | Finland | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| Greece | 65–73 | Slovenia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | ||
| 16 September 2013 | |||||
| Croatia | 92–88 | 2OT | Greece | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | |
| Italy | 86–81 | OT | Spain | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana | |
| Finland | 92–76 | Slovenia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana |
- All games were held at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 September | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 60 | |||||||||
| 20 September | ||||||||||
| Spain | 90 | |||||||||
| Spain | 72 | |||||||||
| 18 September | ||||||||||
| France (OT) | 75 | |||||||||
| Slovenia | 62 | |||||||||
| 22 September | ||||||||||
| France | 72 | |||||||||
| France | 80 | |||||||||
| 19 September | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 66 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 84 | |||||||||
| 20 September | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 72 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 62 | |||||||||
| 19 September | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 77 | Third place | ||||||||
| Lithuania | 81 | |||||||||
| 22 September | ||||||||||
| Italy | 77 | |||||||||
| Spain | 92 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 66 | |||||||||
- 5th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 19 September | ||||||
| Serbia | 74 | |||||
| 21 September | ||||||
| Slovenia | 92 | |||||
| Slovenia | 69 | |||||
| 20 September | ||||||
| Ukraine | 63 | |||||
| Ukraine | 66 | |||||
| Italy | 58 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 21 September | ||||||
| Serbia | 76 | |||||
| Italy | 64 | |||||
Quarterfinals
Classification 5–8
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
22 September 2013 21:00 |
| France |
80–66 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 31–12, 18–16, 12–16 | ||
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Juan Arteaga (ESP), Ilija Belošević (SRB) |
| EuroBasket 2013 champions |
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 France First title |
| Qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. | |
| Qualified as host nation for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. | |
| Received wild card for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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France |
8–3 |
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Lithuania |
8–3 |
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Spain |
7–4 |
| 4 | Croatia |
8–3 |
| 5 | Slovenia |
7–4 |
| 6 | Ukraine |
6–5 |
| 7 | Serbia |
6–5 |
| 8 | Italy |
6–5 |
| 9 | Finland |
5–3 |
| Belgium |
3–5 | |
| 11 | Greece |
4–4 |
| Latvia |
4–4 | |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–2 |
| Czech Republic |
2–3 | |
| Great Britain |
2–3 | |
| Sweden |
1–4 | |
| 17 | Germany |
2–3 |
| Montenegro |
2–3 | |
| Georgia |
1–4 | |
| Turkey |
1–4 | |
| 21 | Macedonia |
1–4 |
| Israel |
1–4 | |
| Russia |
1–4 | |
| Poland |
1–4 |
- PG –
Tony Parker (MVP) - SG –
Goran Dragić - SF –
Bojan Bogdanović - PF –
Linas Kleiza - C –
Marc Gasol
- In order for players to qualify as statistical leaders for the tournament, they had to play in at least 6 games during the competition.
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Rebounds[22]
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Assists[23]
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Blocks[24]
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Steals[25]
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The tournament was broadcast in a record 167 countries around the globe (previous record is 162 countries).
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