EuroBasket Women 2005

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EuroBasket 2005 Women
30th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Eurobasket2005WomenLogo.png
Eurobasket Women 2005 logo
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
DatesSeptember 2–11
Teams12
Venues3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Russia.svg Maria Stepanova
Top scorer Flag of Spain.svg Amaya Valdemoro 21.6
Top rebounds Flag of Turkey.svg Nevriye Yılmaz 11.3
Top assists Flag of France.svg Catherine Melain 5.1
PPG (Team)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 77.3
RPG (Team)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 43.7
APG (Team)Flag of France.svg  France 16.9
Official website
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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.

Contents

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

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Ankara
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Bursa
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İzmir

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.

İzmir

İzmir 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

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 550342241+10110
Flag of France.svg  France 541345282+639
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 532323319+48
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 523297327307
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 514272328566
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 505282364825
September 2, 2005
Poland62 – 75Latvia16:00
Germany61 – 66Greece18:15
France45 – 65Czech Republic20:30
September 3, 2005
Latvia77 – 67Germany16:00
Czech Republic64 – 47Poland18:15
Greece56 – 71France20:30
September 4, 2005
Germany56 – 66Poland16:00
Greece54 – 61Czech Republic18:15
France67 – 50Latvia20:30
September 6, 2005
Czech Republic76 – 50Germany16:00
Latvia76 – 47Greece18:15
Poland63 – 83France20:30
September 7, 2005
Latvia45 – 76Czech Republic16:00
Greece49 – 59Poland18:15
France79 – 48Germany20:30

Group B – Atatürk Sport Hall, İzmir

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 541402345+579
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 541397320+779
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 532413379+348
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 523374384107
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 523330360307
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5052834111285
September 2, 2005
Romania60 – 92Russia16:00
Lithuania74 – 69Spain18:15
Turkey81 – 69Serbia and Montenegro20:30
September 3, 2005
Spain98 – 53Romania16:00
Serba and Montenegro77 – 74Lithuania18:15
Russia91 – 87Turkey20:30
September 4, 2005
Romania50 – 63Serbia and Montenegro16:00
Spain83 – 77, OTRussia18:15
Lithuania82 – 76Turkey20:30
September 6, 2005
Russia67 – 80Lithuania16:00
Serbia and Montenegro52 – 69Spain18:15
Turkey66 – 64Romania20:30
September 7, 2005
Serbia and Montenegro69 – 86Russia16:00
Romania56 – 92Lithuania18:15
Spain78 – 64Turkey20:30

Finals – Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 86
 
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 60
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 76
 
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 66
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 69
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 50
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 72
 
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 70
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 67
 
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 58
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 50
 
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 65 Third place
 
Flag of France.svg  France 56
 
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 70
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 83
 
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 65
 
5th to 8th place
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 78
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 81
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 62
 
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 85
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 71
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 73
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 71
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 82
9th to 12th place
 
Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 67
 
 
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 61
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 65
 
 
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 79
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 73
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 57
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 64
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 98

Quarter-finals

September 9, 2005
Lithuania67 – 58Poland13:45
Spain69 – 50Latvia16:00
France56 – 70Russia18:15
Czech Republic86 – 60Turkey20:30

Classification 9–12

September 10, 2005
Greece67 – 61Romania09:15
Serbia and Montenegro73 – 57Germany11:30

Classification 5–8

September 10, 2005
Poland71 – 73France13:45
Turkey78 – 81Latvia16:00

Semi-finals

September 10, 2005
Lithuania50 – 65Russia18:15
Czech Republic76 – 66Spain20:20

Finals

September 11, 2005
11th-place match
Romania64 – 98Germany09:15
9th-place match
Greece65 – 79Serbia and Montenegro11:30
7th-place match
Turkey71 – 82, OTPoland13:45
5th-place match
Latvia62 – 85France16:00
Bronze Medal Match
Spain83 – 65Lithuania18:15
Championship Match
Czech Republic72 – 70Russia20:30
11 September 2005
20:30
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7270Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 13–19, 24–17, 17–10
Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara (TUR)
Attendance: 1000
Referees: Kestutis Pilipauskas (LTU), Vicente Bulto (ESP)
 2005 FIBA European champions 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
1st title

Conclusion

Final standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 880576437+13916
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 853618557+6113
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 862615511+10414
4Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 853584551+3313
5Flag of France.svg  France 862559485+7414
6Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 844516551–3512
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 835508538–3011
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 826583633–5010
9Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 743482482011
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 725404468–649
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 716437501–648
12Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 707408576–1687

All-Eurobasket 2005 Women Awards

1st Team

2nd Team

Honorable Mention

Top 10 scorers

RankPlayerTeamGamesScorePPG
1 Amaya Valdemoro Flag of Spain.svg Spain 817321.6
2 Agnieszka Bibrzycka Flag of Poland.svg Poland 815919.9
3 Anete Jekabsone Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 815719.6
4 Nevriye Yılmaz Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 815619.5
5 Maria Stepanova Flag of Russia.svg Russia 814418.0
6 Linda Fröhlich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 711516.4
7 Eva Vítečková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 811914.9
8 Sandra Valužyte Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 810813.5
9 Evanthia Maltsi Flag of Greece.svg Greece 79213.1
10 Ildiko Vass Flag of Romania.svg Romania 79113.0

Statistical leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamAverage
Points per game Amaya Valdemoro Flag of Spain.svg Spain21.6
Total rebounds Nevriye Yılmaz Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey11.3
Assists Catherine Melain Flag of France.svg France5.1
Steals Amaya Valdemoro Flag of Spain.svg Spain3.1
Turnovers Gunta Baško Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia4.9
Blocked shots Gabriela Toma Flag of Romania.svg Romania2.6

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