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EuroBasket 2013
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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 match) |
| MVP | Tony Parker |
| Top scorer | Tony Parker (19.0 points per game) |
← 2011 2015 → | |
France defeated Lithuania in the final to win their first title.[3] Tony Parker was named the tournament's MVP.
Host selection edit
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]
Format edit
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).
Financing edit
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]
Logo, official song and mascot of the championship edit
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.
Attendance edit
Preliminary round edit
| City | Arena | Visitors (avg. per game) | Total visitors (all 15 events) | Total capacity (all 15 events) | % visitors (avg. p/g & total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| City | Arena | Visitors (avg. per game) | Total visitors (all 18 events) | Total capacity (all 18 events) | % visitors (avg. p/g & total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 5,086 | 91,560 | 225,000 | 40.7 |
Venues edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500[14] | Opened in 2010 | Second and knockout stages | ||
| Jesenice | Podmežakla Hall | 5,500 | Reconstruction completed in 2013 | Preliminary stage | ||
| Koper | Arena Bonifika | 5,000 | Reconstruction completed in 2013 | Preliminary stage | ||
| Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 5,600[15] | Opened in 1965 | Preliminary stage | ||
| Celje | Zlatorog Arena | 5,500[16] | Opened in 2003 | Preliminary stage |
Qualification edit
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 edit
| Competition | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Squads edit
Draw edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania (5) | Italy (21) | Finland (48) | Czech Republic (61) |
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
Venue: Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 403 | 344 | +59 | 9 | 1–0 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 352 | +26 | 9 | 0–1 |
| Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 371 | −27 | 7 | 2–0 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 360 | 396 | −36 | 7 | 1–1 |
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 390 | 396 | −6 | 7 | 0–2 |
| Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 364 | 380 | −16 | 6 |
| 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 edit
Venue: Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
Venue: Zlatorog Arena, Celje
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 369 | 269 | +100 | 9 | 1–0 |
| Croatia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 337 | 341 | −4 | 9 | 0–1 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 347 | 344 | +3 | 8 | |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 316 | 339 | −23 | 7 | |
| Georgia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 366 | 394 | −28 | 6 | 1–0 |
| Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 329 | 377 | −48 | 6 | 0–1 |
| 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 edit
Venue: Arena Bonifika, Koper
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 391 | 339 | +52 | 10 | |
| Finland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 358 | 337 | +21 | 9 | |
| Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 392 | 350 | +42 | 8 | |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 4 | 345 | 391 | −46 | 6 | 1–1, 1.040 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 355 | 398 | −43 | 6 | 1–1, 1.006 |
| Russia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 374 | 400 | −26 | 6 | 1–1, 0.956 |
| 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 |
Second round edit
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 edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 371 | 343 | +28 | 9 | 1–0 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 355 | 314 | +41 | 9 | 0–1 |
| France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 388 | 380 | +8 | 8 | |
| Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 325 | 364 | −39 | 7 | |
| Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 318 | 358 | −40 | 6 | 1–0 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 362 | 360 | +2 | 6 | 0–1 |
| 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 edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 372 | 361 | +11 | 9 | |
| Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 385 | 379 | +6 | 8 | 1–0 |
| Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 374 | 357 | +17 | 8 | 0–1 |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 375 | 339 | +36 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 341 | 385 | −44 | 7 | 0–1 |
| Greece | 5 | 1 | 4 | 381 | 407 | −26 | 6 |
| 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 |
Knockout stage edit
- 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 edit
18 September 2013 17:30 |
18 September 2013 21:00 |
19 September 2013 17:45 |
19 September 2013 21:00 |
Classification 5–8 edit
19 September 2013 14:30 |
20 September 2013 14:30 |
Semifinals edit
20 September 2013 17:45 |
20 September 2013 21:00 |
Seventh place game edit
21 September 2013 17:30 |
Fifth place game edit
21 September 2013 21:00 |
Third place game edit
22 September 2013 17:30 |
Final edit
22 September 2013 21:00 |
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Juan Arteaga (ESP), Ilija Belošević (SRB) |
| EuroBasket 2013 champions |
|---|
| France First title |
Final standings edit
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 8–3 | |
| Lithuania | 8–3 | |
| 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 |
All-Tournament Team edit
- PG – Tony Parker (MVP)
- SG – Goran Dragić
- SF – Bojan Bogdanović
- PF – Linas Kleiza
- C – Marc Gasol
Statistical leaders edit
- In order for players to qualify as statistical leaders for the tournament, they had to play in at least 6 games during the competition.
| Points[21]
| Rebounds[22]
| Assists[23]
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| Blocks[24]
| Steals[25]
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FIBA broadcasting rights edit
The tournament was broadcast in a record 167 countries around the globe (previous record is 162 countries).
References edit
- ^ FIBA Europe Board Expands EuroBasket Field FIBA Europe, 31 May 2010.
- ^ EuroBasket 2013 seeding unveiled FIBA Europe. 22 November 2011
- ^ "Next Steps For France With Parker, Collet". eurobasket2013.org. 24 September 2013.
- ^ Ten countries express interest in hosting EuroBasket FIBA Europe, 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Italy, Slovenia Bid To Host EuroBasket 2013". Fibaeurope.com. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ . Fip.it. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Križnar postal direktor Eurobasketa 2013" [Križnar Becomes the Director of EuroBasket 2013] (in Slovenian). Žurnal24.si. 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Temni oblaki nad Eurobasketom; državi je takšen dogodek odveč" [Dark Clouds Over Eurobasket; the Country Sees Such an Event as a Nuisance]. MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenia. 7 June 2012.
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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 EuroBasket 2013Tournament detailsHost countrySloveniaDates4 22 SeptemberTeams24Venue s 5 in 4 host cities Final positionsChampions France 1st title Runners up LithuaniaThird place SpainFourth place CroatiaTournament statisticsGames played90Attendance377 536 4 195 per match MVPTony ParkerTop scorerTony Parker 19 0 points per game 20112015 France defeated Lithuania in the final to win their first title 3 Tony Parker was named the tournament s MVP Contents 1 Host selection 2 Format 3 Financing 4 Logo official song and mascot of the championship 5 Attendance 5 1 Preliminary round 5 2 Second round 6 Venues 7 Qualification 7 1 Qualified teams 8 Squads 9 Draw 10 Preliminary round 10 1 Group A 10 2 Group B 10 3 Group C 10 4 Group D 11 Second round 11 1 Group E 11 2 Group F 12 Knockout stage 12 1 Quarterfinals 12 2 Classification 5 8 12 3 Semifinals 12 4 Seventh place game 12 5 Fifth place game 12 6 Third place game 12 7 Final 13 Final standings 14 All Tournament Team 15 Statistical leaders 16 FIBA broadcasting rights 17 References 18 External linksHost selection editBosnia 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 Ales Kriznar as the director of the event 7 Format editIn 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 Financing editThe 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 Logo official song and mascot of the championship edit nbsp Official mascot 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 Attendance edit nbsp Serbian fans in Arena Stozice nbsp Slovenian fans in Arena Zlatorog Preliminary round edit City Arena Visitors avg per game Total visitors all 15 events Total capacity all 15 events visitors avg p g amp total Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 1 536 23 040 82 500 27 9 Jesenice Podmezakla 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 edit City Arena Visitors avg per game Total visitors all 18 events Total capacity all 18 events visitors avg p g amp total Ljubljana Arena Stozice 5 086 91 560 225 000 40 7Venues editOn 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 Stozice 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 nbsp nbsp Ljubljana nbsp Ljubljana Arena Stozice 12 500 14 Opened in 2010 Second and knockout stages nbsp nbsp Jesenice Jesenice Podmezakla Hall 5 500 Reconstruction completed in 2013 Preliminary stage nbsp nbsp Koper nbsp Koper Arena Bonifika 5 000 Reconstruction completed in 2013 Preliminary stage nbsp nbsp Ljubljana nbsp Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 5 600 15 Opened in 1965 Preliminary stage nbsp nbsp Celje nbsp Celje Zlatorog Arena 5 500 16 Opened in 2003 Preliminary stageQualification editMain article FIBA EuroBasket 2013 qualification 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 edit nbsp Participating countries of EuroBasket 2013 Competition Date Vacancies Qualified Host nation 5 December 2010 1 nbsp Slovenia Participants of 2012 Olympics and of the 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 28 July 12 August 2012 2 8 July 2012 7 nbsp France nbsp Great Britain nbsp Greece nbsp Lithuania nbsp Macedonia nbsp Russia nbsp Spain Qualified through FIBA Eurobasket 2013 qualification 14 August 11 September 2012 16 nbsp Belgium nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Croatia nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Finland nbsp Georgia nbsp Germany nbsp Israel nbsp Italy nbsp Latvia nbsp Montenegro nbsp Poland nbsp Serbia nbsp Sweden nbsp Turkey nbsp UkraineSquads editMain article EuroBasket 2013 squadsDraw editThe 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 Seeding Team Qualifying PCT Qualifying PD Pot nbsp Spain nbsp France nbsp Russia nbsp Macedonia Top 4 in 2011 1 nbsp Lithuania nbsp Greece nbsp Slovenia Next 3 in 2011 2 nbsp Great Britain 2012 Olympics host nbsp Germany 1 000 148 3 nbsp Croatia 1 000 146 nbsp Italy 1 000 142 nbsp Montenegro 1 000 117 nbsp Finland 750 145 4 nbsp Poland 750 136 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 750 64 nbsp Ukraine 750 57 nbsp Georgia 750 41 5 nbsp Belgium 625 73 nbsp Latvia 625 71 nbsp Turkey 625 49 nbsp Czech Republic 625 14 6 nbsp Serbia 600 125 nbsp Israel 600 90 nbsp Sweden 600 54 Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 nbsp Spain 2 nbsp France 8 nbsp Russia 6 nbsp Macedonia 34 nbsp Lithuania 5 nbsp Greece 4 nbsp Slovenia 14 nbsp Great Britain 23 nbsp Italy 21 nbsp Croatia 16 nbsp Germany 13 nbsp Montenegro 77 nbsp Finland 48 nbsp Poland 40 nbsp Ukraine 50 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 nbsp Georgia 50 nbsp Belgium 77 nbsp Latvia 39 nbsp Turkey 7 nbsp Czech Republic 61 nbsp Serbia 12 nbsp Israel 31 nbsp Sweden 83 Preliminary round editGroup A edit Venue Tivoli Hall Ljubljana Main article EuroBasket 2013 Group A Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie nbsp France 5 4 1 403 344 59 9 1 0 nbsp Ukraine 5 4 1 378 352 26 9 0 1 nbsp Belgium 5 2 3 344 371 27 7 2 0 nbsp Great Britain 5 2 3 360 396 36 7 1 1 nbsp Germany 5 2 3 390 396 6 7 0 2 nbsp Israel 5 1 4 364 380 16 6 4 September 2013 Israel nbsp 71 75 OT nbsp Great Britain Belgium nbsp 57 58 nbsp Ukraine France nbsp 74 80 nbsp Germany 5 September 2013 Ukraine nbsp 74 67 nbsp Israel Germany nbsp 73 77 OT nbsp Belgium Great Britain nbsp 65 88 nbsp France 6 September 2013 Germany nbsp 83 88 nbsp Ukraine Belgium nbsp 76 71 nbsp Great Britain France nbsp 82 63 nbsp Israel 8 September 2013 Great Britain nbsp 81 74 nbsp Germany Ukraine nbsp 71 77 nbsp France Israel nbsp 87 69 nbsp Belgium 9 September 2013 Great Britain nbsp 68 87 nbsp Ukraine Germany nbsp 80 76 nbsp Israel Belgium nbsp 65 82 nbsp France Group B edit Venue Podmezakla Hall Jesenice Main article EuroBasket 2013 Group B Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie nbsp Serbia 5 3 2 371 366 5 8 3 0 nbsp Latvia 5 3 2 365 360 5 8 1 2 1 1 1 021 nbsp Lithuania 5 3 2 347 337 10 8 1 2 1 1 1 015 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 3 2 358 359 1 8 1 2 1 1 0 968 nbsp Montenegro 5 2 3 376 382 6 7 nbsp Macedonia 5 1 4 356 369 13 6 4 September 2013 Latvia nbsp 86 75 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina Macedonia nbsp 80 81 nbsp Montenegro Serbia nbsp 63 56 nbsp Lithuania 5 September 2013 Montenegro nbsp 72 73 nbsp Latvia Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp 67 77 nbsp Serbia Lithuania nbsp 75 67 nbsp Macedonia 6 September 2013 Montenegro nbsp 70 76 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina Latvia nbsp 59 67 nbsp Lithuania Macedonia nbsp 89 75 nbsp Serbia 8 September 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp 62 54 nbsp Macedonia Serbia nbsp 80 71 nbsp Latvia Lithuania nbsp 77 70 OT nbsp Montenegro 9 September 2013 Latvia nbsp 76 66 nbsp Macedonia Lithuania nbsp 72 78 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro nbsp 83 76 nbsp Serbia Group C edit Venue Zlatorog Arena Celje Main article EuroBasket 2013 Group C Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie nbsp Spain 5 4 1 369 269 100 9 1 0 nbsp Croatia 5 4 1 337 341 4 9 0 1 nbsp Slovenia 5 3 2 347 344 3 8 nbsp Czech Republic 5 2 3 316 339 23 7 nbsp Georgia 5 1 4 366 394 28 6 1 0 nbsp Poland 5 1 4 329 377 48 6 0 1 4 September 2013 Georgia nbsp 84 67 nbsp Poland Spain nbsp 68 40 nbsp Croatia Czech Republic nbsp 60 62 nbsp Slovenia 5 September 2013 Croatia nbsp 77 76 nbsp Georgia Poland nbsp 68 69 nbsp Czech Republic Slovenia nbsp 78 69 nbsp Spain 7 September 2013 Spain nbsp 60 39 nbsp Czech Republic Croatia nbsp 74 70 nbsp Poland Georgia nbsp 68 72 nbsp Slovenia 8 September 2013 Poland nbsp 53 89 nbsp Spain Czech Republic nbsp 95 79 nbsp Georgia Slovenia nbsp 74 76 OT nbsp Croatia 9 September 2013 Georgia nbsp 59 83 nbsp Spain Croatia nbsp 70 53 nbsp Czech Republic Slovenia nbsp 61 71 nbsp Poland Group D edit Venue Arena Bonifika Koper Main article EuroBasket 2013 Group D Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie nbsp Italy 5 5 0 391 339 52 10 nbsp Finland 5 4 1 358 337 21 9 nbsp Greece 5 3 2 392 350 42 8 nbsp Sweden 5 1 4 345 391 46 6 1 1 1 040 nbsp Turkey 5 1 4 355 398 43 6 1 1 1 006 nbsp Russia 5 1 4 374 400 26 6 1 1 0 956 4 September 2013 Turkey nbsp 55 61 nbsp Finland Sweden nbsp 51 79 nbsp Greece Russia nbsp 69 76 nbsp Italy 5 September 2013 Finland nbsp 81 60 nbsp Sweden Italy nbsp 90 75 nbsp Turkey Greece nbsp 80 71 nbsp Russia 7 September 2013 Russia nbsp 62 81 nbsp Sweden Italy nbsp 62 44 nbsp Finland Turkey nbsp 61 84 nbsp Greece 8 September 2013 Finland nbsp 86 83 2OT nbsp Russia Greece nbsp 72 81 nbsp Italy Sweden nbsp 74 87 nbsp Turkey 9 September 2013 Greece nbsp 77 86 nbsp Finland Italy nbsp 82 79 nbsp Sweden Turkey nbsp 77 89 nbsp RussiaSecond round edit nbsp Eugene Pooh Jeter versus Vasilije Micic as Ukraine plays Serbia 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 edit Main article EuroBasket 2013 Group E Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie nbsp Serbia 5 4 1 371 343 28 9 1 0 nbsp Lithuania 5 4 1 355 314 41 9 0 1 nbsp France 5 3 2 388 380 8 8 nbsp Ukraine 5 2 3 325 364 39 7 nbsp Belgium 5 1 4 318 358 40 6 1 0 nbsp Latvia 5 1 4 362 360 2 6 0 1 11 September 2013 Latvia nbsp 85 51 nbsp Ukraine Arena Stozice Ljubljana Belgium nbsp 69 76 nbsp Serbia Arena Stozice Ljubljana Lithuania nbsp 76 62 nbsp France Arena Stozice Ljubljana 13 September 2013 Lithuania nbsp 86 67 nbsp Belgium Arena Stozice Ljubljana Ukraine nbsp 82 75 nbsp Serbia Arena Stozice Ljubljana France nbsp 102 91 nbsp Latvia Arena Stozice Ljubljana 15 September 2013 Latvia nbsp 56 60 nbsp Belgium Arena Stozice Ljubljana Ukraine nbsp 63 70 nbsp Lithuania Arena Stozice Ljubljana Serbia nbsp 77 65 nbsp France Arena Stozice Ljubljana Group F edit nbsp Slovenia against Italy Main article EuroBasket 2013 Group F Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie nbsp Croatia 5 4 1 372 361 11 9 nbsp Slovenia 5 3 2 385 379 6 8 1 0 nbsp Italy 5 3 2 374 357 17 8 0 1 nbsp Spain 5 2 3 375 339 36 7 1 0 nbsp Finland 5 2 3 341 385 44 7 0 1 nbsp Greece 5 1 4 381 407 26 6 12 September 2013 Finland nbsp 63 88 nbsp Croatia Arena Stozice Ljubljana Greece nbsp 79 75 nbsp Spain Arena Stozice Ljubljana Slovenia nbsp 84 77 nbsp Italy Arena Stozice Ljubljana 14 September 2013 Croatia nbsp 76 68 nbsp Italy Arena Stozice Ljubljana Spain nbsp 82 56 nbsp Finland Arena Stozice Ljubljana Greece nbsp 65 73 nbsp Slovenia Arena Stozice Ljubljana 16 September 2013 Croatia nbsp 92 88 2OT nbsp Greece Arena Stozice Ljubljana Italy nbsp 86 81 OT nbsp Spain Arena Stozice Ljubljana Finland nbsp 92 76 nbsp Slovenia Arena Stozice LjubljanaKnockout stage editMain article EuroBasket 2013 knockout stage All games were held at Arena Stozice in Ljubljana Slovenia Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 18 September nbsp Serbia60 20 September nbsp Spain90 nbsp Spain72 18 September nbsp France OT 75 nbsp Slovenia62 22 September nbsp France72 nbsp France80 19 September nbsp Lithuania66 nbsp Croatia84 20 September nbsp Ukraine72 nbsp Croatia62 19 September nbsp Lithuania77Third place nbsp Lithuania81 22 September nbsp Italy77 nbsp Spain92 nbsp Croatia66 5th place bracket Semi finalsFifth place 19 September nbsp Serbia74 21 September nbsp Slovenia92 nbsp Slovenia69 20 September nbsp Ukraine63 nbsp Ukraine66 nbsp Italy58 Seventh place 21 September nbsp Serbia76 nbsp Italy64 Quarterfinals edit 18 September 201317 30 Boxscore Serbia nbsp 60 90 nbsp Spain Scoring by quarter 5 21 18 27 16 25 21 17 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 7 610 18 September 201321 00 Boxscore Slovenia nbsp 62 72 nbsp France Scoring by quarter 12 10 12 16 21 24 17 22 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 10 000 19 September 201317 45 Boxscore Croatia nbsp 84 72 nbsp Ukraine Scoring by quarter 22 22 29 13 19 26 14 11 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 7 700 19 September 201321 00 Boxscore Lithuania nbsp 81 77 nbsp Italy Scoring by quarter 22 15 18 24 17 19 24 19 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 8 210 Classification 5 8 edit 19 September 201314 30 Boxscore Serbia nbsp 74 92 nbsp Slovenia Scoring by quarter 16 30 19 23 20 18 19 21 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 5 730 20 September 201314 30 Boxscore Italy nbsp 58 66 nbsp Ukraine Scoring by quarter 17 13 17 22 14 16 10 15 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 3 070 Semifinals edit 20 September 201317 45 Boxscore Lithuania nbsp 77 62 nbsp Croatia Scoring by quarter 24 19 16 18 21 8 16 17 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 9 180 20 September 201321 00 Boxscore Spain nbsp 72 75 OT nbsp France Scoring by quarter 18 14 16 6 15 23 16 22 Overtime 7 10 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 9 060 Seventh place game edit 21 September 201317 30 Boxscore Serbia nbsp 76 64 nbsp Italy Scoring by quarter 27 11 14 16 14 17 21 20 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 4 030 Fifth place game edit 21 September 201321 00 Boxscore Slovenia nbsp 69 63 nbsp Ukraine Scoring by quarter 16 23 24 13 14 8 15 19 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 10 000 Third place game edit 22 September 201317 30 Boxscore Spain nbsp 92 66 nbsp Croatia Scoring by quarter 23 18 24 18 16 12 29 18 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 6 050 Final edit Main article FIBA EuroBasket 2013 Final 22 September 201321 00 Boxscore France nbsp 80 66 nbsp Lithuania Scoring by quarter 19 22 31 12 18 16 12 16 Arena Stozice LjubljanaAttendance 10 000Referees Luigi Lamonica ITA Juan Arteaga ESP Ilija Belosevic SRB EuroBasket 2013 champions nbsp FranceFirst title Most Valuable Player nbsp Tony ParkerFinal standings edit nbsp Results Key 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 nbsp nbsp France 8 3 nbsp nbsp Lithuania 8 3 nbsp nbsp Spain 7 4 4 nbsp Croatia 8 3 5 nbsp Slovenia 7 4 6 nbsp Ukraine 6 5 7 nbsp Serbia 6 5 8 nbsp Italy 6 5 9 nbsp Finland 5 3 nbsp Belgium 3 5 11 nbsp Greece 4 4 nbsp Latvia 4 4 13 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 nbsp Czech Republic 2 3 nbsp Great Britain 2 3 nbsp Sweden 1 4 17 nbsp Germany 2 3 nbsp Montenegro 2 3 nbsp Georgia 1 4 nbsp Turkey 1 4 21 nbsp Macedonia 1 4 nbsp Israel 1 4 nbsp Russia 1 4 nbsp Poland 1 4All Tournament Team editPG nbsp Tony Parker MVP SG nbsp Goran Dragic SF nbsp Bojan Bogdanovic PF nbsp Linas Kleiza C nbsp Marc GasolStatistical leaders editIn order for players to qualify as statistical leaders for the tournament they had to play in at least 6 games during the competition Points 21 Name PPG nbsp Tony Parker 19 0 nbsp Bojan Bogdanovic 17 4 nbsp Vassillis Spanoulis 16 7 nbsp Goran Dragic 15 8 nbsp Nenad Krstic 15 4 Rebounds 22 Name RPG nbsp Axel Hervelle 7 9 nbsp Marc Gasol 7 8 nbsp Ante Tomic 7 2 nbsp Alexis Ajinca 7 0 nbsp Nemanja Bjelica Assists 23 Name APG nbsp Mantas Kalnietis 5 0 nbsp Petteri Koponen 4 8 nbsp Goran Dragic 4 5 nbsp Nikos Zisis 4 3 nbsp Eugene Pooh Jeter 4 1 Blocks 24 Name BPG nbsp Viacheslav Kravtsov 2 0 nbsp Marco Cusin 1 6 nbsp Mirza Begic 1 5 nbsp Jonas Valanciunas 1 4 nbsp Alexis Ajinca 1 3 Steals 25 Name SPG nbsp Petteri Koponen 1 4 nbsp Ricky Rubio 1 4 nbsp Nando de Colo 1 1 nbsp Dontaye Draper seven players 1 0FIBA broadcasting rights editThe tournament was broadcast in a record 167 countries around the globe previous record is 162 countries Country Broadcaster nbsp Albania TVSH nbsp Argentina DirecTV nbsp Belgium Be TV TELENET nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina FTV RTRS nbsp Brazil SporTV ESPN Brasil TV Esporte Interativo nbsp Bulgaria Nova Sport nbsp China CCTV 5 nbsp Croatia HRT2 Sportska televizija Sport Klub nbsp Czech Republic CTV nbsp Cyprus CYTA nbsp Denmark Viasat Sport nbsp Estonia Viasat Sport Baltic nbsp Finland Viasat Sport Yle nbsp France Sport Canal Sport nbsp Kosovo Radio Television of Kosovo nbsp Macedonia Sitel nbsp Georgia 1TV nbsp Germany Das Erste nbsp Greece ANT1 Cosmote TV nbsp Hungary Sport 1 nbsp India NEO Sports nbsp Ireland BT Sport nbsp Israel Sport 5 nbsp Italy Rai Sport Country Broadcaster nbsp Latvia TV6 Viasat Sport Baltic nbsp Lithuania TV3 Viasat Sport Baltic nbsp Japan Fuji TV nbsp Malaysia Astro nbsp Montenegro TV Vijesti nbsp Netherlands Sport1 nbsp Norway Viasat Sport nbsp Philippines Solar TV Basketball TV nbsp Poland Polsat Sport nbsp Portugal Sport TV nbsp Qatar Al Jazeera Sports nbsp Romania Digi TV TV channel nbsp Russia Rossiya 2 Sport 1 nbsp Serbia RTS nbsp Singapore StarHub nbsp Slovakia Slovak Sport TV nbsp Slovenia RTV Slovenija Sport TV nbsp South Africa SuperSport nbsp Spain Cuatro Energy nbsp Sweden TV10 Viasat Sport nbsp Turkey NTV Spor nbsp Ukraine XSPORT nbsp United Kingdom BT Sport nbsp United States ESPN3References edit FIBA Europe Board Expands EuroBasket Field FIBA Europe 31 May 2010 EuroBasket 2013 seeding unveiled FIBA Europe 22 November 2011 Next Steps For France With Parker Collet eurobasket2013 org 24 September 2013 Ten countries express interest in hosting EuroBasket FIBA Europe 18 May 2010 Italy Slovenia Bid To Host EuroBasket 2013 Fibaeurope com 7 September 2010 Retrieved 1 October 2013 Sciolto il Comitato Promotore Eurobasket 2013 L Italia ritira la candidatura al Campionato Europeo FIP Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro official site Fip it Archived from the original on 27 September 2013 Retrieved 1 October 2013 Kriznar postal direktor Eurobasketa 2013 Kriznar Becomes the Director of EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenian Zurnal24 si 30 March 2011 Temni oblaki nad Eurobasketom drzavi je taksen dogodek odvec Dark Clouds Over Eurobasket the Country Sees Such an Event as a Nuisance MMC RTV Slovenija in Slovenian RTV Slovenia 7 June 2012 link, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,