EuroBasket 2029 qualification

EuroBasket 2029 qualification

Tournament details
Dates	27 November 2025 – February 2029
Teams	42 (expected)
Official website
Qualifiers website Pre-qualifiers website
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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]

Seed 1 Team Pos   Bulgaria 46   North Macedonia 58   Slovakia 60

Seed 2 Team Pos   Kosovo 76   Norway 77   Ireland 82

Seed 3 Team Pos   Luxembourg 86   Armenia 92   Albania 95

Seed 4 Team Pos   Azerbaijan 113

Groups

All times are local.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Macedonia	4	4	0	332	265	+67	8	Second round
2	Luxembourg	4	2	2	339	337	+2	6	Second round if best second-placed team
3	Azerbaijan	4	1	3	285	335	−50	5	Third round
4	Ireland	4	1	3	319	338	−19	5

Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

North Macedonia   v   Azerbaijan

27 November 2025	North Macedonia	87–49	Azerbaijan	Skopje
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)

Luxembourg   v   Ireland

27 November 2025	Luxembourg	89–77	Ireland	Luxembourg City
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)

Azerbaijan   v   Luxembourg

30 November 2025	Azerbaijan	90–95	Luxembourg	Baku
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)

Ireland   v   North Macedonia

30 November 2025	Ireland	76–88	North Macedonia	Dublin
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)

North Macedonia   v   Luxembourg

27 February 2026	North Macedonia	79–70	Luxembourg	Skopje
18:00	Scoring by quarter:25–17, 19–15, 15–17, 20–21
	Pts: Jakimovski 17 Rebs: Happ 14 Asts: Petkov 7	Boxscore	Pts: Kovac 20 Rebs: Kovac 11 Asts: Gutenkauf 4	Arena: City Park Sports Hall Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Peter Ženiš (SVK), Duhan Köyiçi (TUR), Mladen Lučić (MNE)

Ireland   v   Azerbaijan

27 February 2026	Ireland	75–76	Azerbaijan	Dublin
19:30	Scoring by quarter:19–18, 16–23, 19–18, 21–17
	Pts: Flood 18 Rebs: Quinn 12 Asts: Fulton 11	Boxscore	Pts: Van Beck 20 Rebs: Van Beck, S. Donat 6 Asts: K. Mammadov 8	Arena: National Basketball Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jan Baloun (CZE), Iain MacDonald (GBR), Nikola Bejat (NOR)

Ireland   v   Luxembourg

2 March 2026	Ireland	91–85	Luxembourg	Dublin
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 17–12, 26–21, 26–29
		Boxscore		Arena: National Basketball Arena Referees: Viktor Nagy (HUN), Pierre Landy (FRA), José Pedroso (POR)

Azerbaijan   v   North Macedonia

2 March 2026	Azerbaijan	70–78	North Macedonia	Baku
20:00	Scoring by quarter:28–19, 16–18, 12–21, 14–20
		Boxscore		Arena: Baku Sports Palace Referees: Kirile Tvauri (GEO), Tomasz Łangowski (POL), Emmouil Tsolakos (GRE)

North Macedonia   v   Ireland

2 July 2026	North Macedonia	vs.	Ireland
		Boxscore

Luxembourg   v   Azerbaijan

2 July 2026	Luxembourg	vs.	Azerbaijan
		Boxscore

Azerbaijan   v   Ireland

5 July 2026	Azerbaijan	vs.	Ireland
		Boxscore

Luxembourg   v   North Macedonia

5 July 2026	Luxembourg	vs.	North Macedonia
		Boxscore

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	3	2	1	265	244	+21	5	Second round
2	Norway	2	2	0	150	129	+21	4	Second round if best second-placed team
3	Armenia (A)	3	0	3	230	272	−42	3	Third round

Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Bulgaria   v   Armenia

27 November 2025	Bulgaria	98–88	Armenia	Botevgrad
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)

Armenia   v   Norway

30 November 2025	Armenia	62–74	Norway	Yerevan
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)

Norway   v   Bulgaria

27 February 2026	Norway	76–67	Bulgaria	Honefoss
20:00	Scoring by quarter:29–16, 17–17, 16–14, 14–20
	Pts: Ndow 27 Rebs: Ndow 8 Asts: Espe, Frey 7	Boxscore	Pts: Dimitrov 12 Rebs: Minchev 13 Asts: Ivanov, Stoimenov 3	Arena: Honefoss Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Armin Mutapcic (GER), Jānis Rozenbergs (LAT)

Armenia   v   Bulgaria

2 March 2026	Armenia	80–100	Bulgaria	Yerevan
20:15	Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–17, 21–21, 24–40
		Boxscore		Arena: Mika Sports Arena Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Nemanja Vlahović(SRB), Gabrielius Simonavičius (LTU)

Norway   v   Armenia

2 July 2026	Norway	vs.	Armenia
		Boxscore

Bulgaria   v   Norway

5 July 2026	Bulgaria	vs.	Norway
		Boxscore

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	3	3	0	256	209	+47	6	Second round
2	Kosovo	2	1	1	177	173	+4	3	Second round if best second-placed team
3	Albania	3	0	3	215	266	−51	3	Third round

Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Slovakia   v   Albania

27 November 2025	Slovakia	73–63	Albania	Prievidza
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)

Albania   v   Kosovo

30 November 2025	Albania	84–99	Kosovo	Shkodër
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)

Kosovo   v   Slovakia

27 February 2026	Kosovo	78–89	Slovakia	Prizren
19:00	Scoring by quarter:27–18, 15–30, 24–26, 12–15
	Pts: Myles 21 Rebs: Shoshi 6 Asts: Myles 5	Boxscore	Pts: DeJulius 26 Rebs: Golian 18 Asts: DeJulius 8	Arena: Sezai Surroi Sports Hall Attendance: 700 Referees: Ali Şakacı (TUR), Alija Ferevski (MKD), Alin Faur (ROU)

Albania   v   Slovakia

2 March 2026	Albania	68–94	Slovakia	Shkodër
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 20–30, 22–17, 11–30
		Boxscore		Arena: Qazim Dervishi Sports Palace Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Sava Ćetković (MNE), Goran Grbić (SLO)

Kosovo   v   Albania

2 July 2026	Kosovo	vs.	Albania
		Boxscore

Slovakia   v   Kosovo

5 July 2026	Slovakia	vs.	Kosovo
		Boxscore

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
1	C	Kosovo	2	1	1	177	173	+4	3	Second round
2	B	Bulgaria	2	1	1	165	164	+1	3	Third round
3	A	Luxembourg	2	1	1	165	169	−4	3

Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2026. Source: FIBA
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
			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

1. "Draw results for FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers First Round". FIBA. 8 September 2025.
2. "Seeds confirmed for FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers First Round draw". FIBA. 4 September 2025.

External links

• Qualifiers website
• Pre-qualifiers website