EuroBasket Women 2005

EuroBasket 2005 Women
30th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Turkey
Dates September 2 – September 11
Teams 12
Venues 3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions  Czech Republic (1st title)
MVP Russia Maria Stepanova
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Spain Amaya Valdemoro 21.6  Russia 77.3
Rebounds Turkey Nevriye Yılmaz 11.3  Russia 43.7
Assists France Catherine Melain 5.1  France 16.9
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The 2005 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2005 Women, was held in Turkey between 2 September and 11 September 2005. Czech Republic won the gold medal and Russia the silver medal while Spain won the bronze. Maria Stepanova from Russia was named the tournament MVP.

The FIBA European Women’s Basketball Championship is a bi-annual women’s basketball competition between national teams organised by FIBA Europe, the sport's governing body in Europe. This was the first time that the championship was hosted by Turkey.

Venues

Ankara
Bursa
Izmir
Venues Map

Ankara

Ankara, the capital of Turkey and the country’s second largest city, was the final stage of the Eurobasket 2005 Women action. The Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 4,500 people hosted 16 games of the competition following the preliminary round.

Bursa

Turkey’s fourth most populous city Bursa was home to Group A during the tournament, and also had a total of 15 games played in the 3,500 person capacity Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall.

Izmir

Izmir is the third largest city of Turkey. İzmir Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,000 persons hosted Group B, where 15 games were played.

Qualification

For details on qualification, see Eurobasket 2005 Women qualification.

Squads

Final round

Preliminaries

Group A – Atatürk Sport Hall, Bursa

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Czech Republic 5 5 0 342 241+101 10
 France 5 4 1 345 282+63 9
 Latvia 5 3 2 323 319+4 8
 Poland 5 2 3 297 327−30 7
 Greece 5 1 4 272 328−56 6
 Germany 5 0 5 282 364−82 5
September 2, 2005
Poland 62 – 75 Latvia 16:00
Germany 61 – 66 Greece 18:15
France 45 – 65 Czech Republic 20:30
September 3, 2005
Latvia 77 – 67 Germany 16:00
Czech Republic 64 – 47 Poland 18:15
Greece 56 – 71 France 20:30
September 4, 2005
Germany 56 – 66 Poland 16:00
Greece 54 – 61 Czech Republic 18:15
France 67 – 50 Latvia 20:30
September 6, 2005
Czech Republic 76 – 50 Germany 16:00
Latvia 76 – 47 Greece 18:15
Poland 63 – 83 France 20:30
September 7, 2005
Latvia 45 – 76 Czech Republic 16:00
Greece 49 – 59 Poland 18:15
France 79 – 48 Germany 20:30

Group B – Atatürk Sport Hall, Izmir

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lithuania 5 4 1 402 345+57 9
 Spain 5 4 1 397 320+77 9
 Russia 5 3 2 413 379+34 8
 Turkey 5 2 3 374 384−10 7
 Serbia and Montenegro 5 2 3 330 360−30 7
 Romania 5 0 5 283 411−128 5
September 2, 2005
Romania 60 – 92 Russia 16:00
Lithuania 74 – 69 Spain 18:15
Turkey 81 – 69 Serbia and Montenegro 20:30
September 3, 2005
Spain 98 – 53 Romania 16:00
Serba and Montenegro 77 – 74 Lithuania 18:15
Russia 91 – 87 Turkey 20:30
September 4, 2005
Romania 50 – 63 Serbia and Montenegro 16:00
Spain 83 – 77, OT Russia 18:15
Lithuania 82 – 76 Turkey 20:30
September 6, 2005
Russia 67 – 80 Lithuania 16:00
Serbia and Montenegro 52 – 69 Spain 18:15
Turkey 66 – 64 Romania 20:30
September 7, 2005
Serbia and Montenegro 69 – 86 Russia 16:00
Romania 56 – 92 Lithuania 18:15
Spain 78 – 64 Turkey 20:30

Finals – Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Czech Republic86
 
 
 
 Turkey60
 
 Czech Republic76
 
 
 
 Spain66
 
 Spain69
 
 
 
 Latvia50
 
 Czech Republic72
 
 
 
 Russia70
 
 Lithuania67
 
 
 
 Poland58
 
 Lithuania50
 
 
 
 Russia65 Third place
 
 France56
 
 
 
 Russia70
 
 Spain83
 
 
 Lithuania65
 
5th to 8th place
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Turkey78
 
 
 
 Latvia81
 
 Latvia62
 
 
 
 France85
 
 Poland71
 
 
 France73
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Turkey71
 
 
 Poland82
9th to 12th place
 
Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Greece67
 
 
 
 Romania61
 
 Greece65
 
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro79
 
 Serbia and Montenegro73
 
 
 Germany57
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Romania64
 
 
 Germany98

Quarter-finals

September 9, 2005
Lithuania 67 – 58 Poland 13:45
Spain 69 – 50 Latvia 16:00
France 56 – 70 Russia 18:15
Czech Republic 86 – 60 Turkey 20:30

Classification 9–12

September 10, 2005
Greece 67 – 61 Romania 09:15
Serbia and Montenegro 73 – 57 Germany 11:30

Classification 5–8

September 10, 2005
Poland 71 – 73 France 13:45
Turkey 78 – 81 Latvia 16:00

Semi-finals

September 10, 2005
Lithuania 50 – 65 Russia 18:15
Czech Republic 76 – 66 Spain 20:20


Finals

September 11, 2005
11th Place Match
Romania 64 – 98 Germany 09:15
9th Place Match
Greece 65 – 79 Serbia and Montenegro 11:30
7th Place Match
Turkey 71 – 82, OT Poland 13:45
5th Place Match
Latvia 62 – 85 France 16:00
Bronze Medal Match
Spain 83 – 65 Lithuania 18:15
Championship Match
Czech Republic 72 – 70 Russia 20:30
 2005 FIBA European Champions 

Czech Republic
1st title

Conclusion

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1st, gold medalist(s) Czech Republic880576437+13916
2nd, silver medalist(s) Russia853618557+6113
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Spain862615511+10414
4 Lithuania853584551+3313
5 France862559485+7414
6 Latvia844516551–3512
7 Poland835508538–3011
8 Turkey826583633–5010
9 Serbia and Montenegro743482482011
10 Greece725404468–649
11 Germany716437501–648
12 Romania707408576–1687

All-Eurobasket 2005 Women Awards

1st Team

2nd Team

Honorable Mention

Top 10 scorers

Rank Player Team Games Score PPG
1Amaya ValdemoroSpain Spain817321.6
2Agnieszka BibrzyckaPoland Poland815919.9
3Anete JekabsoneLatvia Latvia815719.6
4Nevriye YılmazTurkey Turkey815619.5
5Maria StepanovaRussia Russia814418.0
6Linda FröhlichGermany Germany711516.4
7Eva VíteckováCzech Republic Czech Republic811914.9
8Sandra ValužyteLithuania Lithuania810813.5
9Evanthia MaltsiGreece Greece79213.1
10Ildiko VassRomania Romania79113.0

Statistical leaders

Category Player Team Average
Points per gameAmaya ValdemoroSpain Spain21.6
Total reboundsNevriye YılmazTurkey Turkey11.3
AssistsCatherine MelainFrance France5.1
StealsAmaya ValdemoroSpain Spain3.1
TurnoversGunta BaškoLatvia Latvia4.9
Blocked shotsGabriela TomaRomania Romania2.6

References

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