EuroBasket Women 2027 qualification

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The EuroBasket Women 2027 qualification will be played from November 2025 to February 2027 to decide the 12 national teams that will join the co-hosts Belgium, Finland, Sweden and Lithuania in the final tournament. The qualifying competition will feature a total of 38 teams, including four co-hosts, which are placed in the same group. [1]

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Format

The qualification will be played under a new format; there will be two rounds:

27 teams entered the first round. They were drawn into six groups of four and one group of three. Each group will be played as a double round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each group and the best three third-placed teams will advance to the second round.

The 17 teams advancing from the first round will be joined by seven teams participating in the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments. The teams will be split into six groups of four, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the final tournament. [1]

First round

Matches will be played from 12 to 18 November 2025 and from 11 to 17 March 2026, with three matchdays per window.

Draw

The draw took place on 23 July 2025. [2] [3]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 17 July 2025. [2]

Seed 1
TeamPos
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 22
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 19
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 21
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 23
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 28
Seed 2
TeamPos
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 29
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 40
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 33
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 35
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 43
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 49
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 47
Seed 3
TeamPos
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 50
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 51
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 55
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 58
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 60
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 62
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 67
Seed 4
TeamPos
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 69
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 74
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 78
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 80
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 81
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 103

Groups

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0000000 Second round
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0000000
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0000000Second round, depends on ranking
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 November 2025 Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svgvs.Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Dublin
17:00
Boxscore Arena: National Basketball Arena
15 November 2025 Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvs.Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Riga, Latvia
21:00
Boxscore Arena: Komandu sporta spēļu halle
18 November 2025 Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvs.Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Riga, Latvia
20:00
Boxscore Arena: Komandu sporta spēļu halle
11 March 2026 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svgvs.Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svgvs.Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svgvs.Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Boxscore

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0000000 Second round
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0000000
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0000000Second round, depends on ranking
4Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 November 2025 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvs.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Tallinn
19:00
Boxscore Arena: Nord Spordihoone
12 November 2025 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvs.Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Ljubljana
18:00
Boxscore Arena: Kodeljevo Hall
15 November 2025 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvs.Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Tallinn
17:00
Boxscore Arena: Nord Spordihoone
15 November 2025 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvs.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Riga
18:00
Boxscore Arena: Komandu sporta spēļu halle
18 November 2025 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvs.Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Riga
17:00
Boxscore Arena: Komandu sporta spēļu halle
18 November 2025 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvs.Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Almere
19:30
Boxscore Arena: Topsportcentrum
11 March 2026 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvs.Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Boxscore
11 March 2026 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvs.Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvs.Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvs.Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvs.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvs.Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Boxscore

Group C

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0000000 Second round
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0000000
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0000000Second round, depends on ranking
4Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 0000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 November 2025 Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svgvs.Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Limassol
19:00
Boxscore Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
12 November 2025 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvs.Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Bratislava
18:00
Boxscore Arena: Gopass Arena
15 November 2025 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvs.Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Sosnowiec
18:00
Boxscore Arena: Arena Sosnowiec
15 November 2025 Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svgvs.Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Limassol
19:00
Boxscore Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
18 November 2025 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvs.Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Ploiești
19:00
Boxscore Arena: Olimpia Sports Hall
18 November 2025 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvs.Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Sosnowiec
20:45
Boxscore Arena: Arena Sosnowiec
11 March 2026 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvs.Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Boxscore
11 March 2026 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvs.Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvs.Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvs.Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvs.Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svgvs.Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Boxscore

Group D

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0000000 Second round
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0000000
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0000000Second round, depends on ranking
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 November 2025 Austria  Flag of Austria.svgvs.Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Vienna
18:00
Boxscore Arena: Sport Arena Wien
15 November 2025 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvs.Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Fribourg
17:30
Boxscore Arena: Site Sportif Saint-Léonard
15 November 2025 Austria  Flag of Austria.svgvs.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Vienna
18:00
Boxscore Arena: Sport Arena Wien
18 November 2025 Norway  Flag of Norway.svgvs.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Bergen
18:00
Boxscore Arena: Haukelandshallen
18 November 2025 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvs.Flag of Austria.svg  Austria St. Gallen
19:00
Boxscore Arena: Sportanlage Kreuzbleiche
11 March 2026 Norway  Flag of Norway.svgvs.Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Norway  Flag of Norway.svgvs.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvs.Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvs.Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Austria  Flag of Austria.svgvs.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Boxscore

Group E

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 0000000 Second round
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0000000
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0000000Second round, depends on ranking
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 November 2025 Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvs.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Baku
15:00
Boxscore Arena: Baku Sports Palace
12 November 2025 Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svgvs.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Podgorica
19:00
Boxscore Arena: Bemax Arena
15 November 2025 Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvs.Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Baku
15:00
Boxscore Arena: Baku Sports Palace
15 November 2025 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvs.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Riga, Latvia
18:30
Boxscore Arena: Rimi Olympic Centre
18 November 2025 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvs.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Riga, Latvia
18:00
Boxscore Arena: Rimi Olympic Centre
18 November 2025 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvs.Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Botevgrad
19:00
Boxscore Arena: Arena Botevgrad
11 March 2026 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvs.Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Boxscore
11 March 2026 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvs.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvs.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svgvs.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svgvs.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvs.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Boxscore

Group F

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0000000 Second round
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0000000
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0000000Second round, depends on ranking
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 0000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 November 2025 North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvs.Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Skopje
18:00
Boxscore Arena: SRC Kale
12 November 2025 Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvs.Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Kozani
19:00
Boxscore Arena: Vasilis Flegkas Sports Hall
15 November 2025 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvs.Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Slavonski Brod
18:00
Boxscore Arena: Sports Hall Vijuš
15 November 2025 North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvs.Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Skopje
18:00
Boxscore Arena: SRC Kale
18 November 2025 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgvs.Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Gentofte
18:30
Boxscore Arena: Gentofte Sportspark
11 March 2026 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvs.Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Boxscore
11 March 2026 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgvs.Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgvs.Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvs.Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvs.Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Boxscore
17 March 2026 North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvs.Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Boxscore

Group G

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0000000 Second round
2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 0000000
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0000000Second round, depends on ranking
First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 November 2025 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvs.Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Hafnarfjörður
19:30
Boxscore Arena: Ithrottamidstod Ásvellir
15 November 2025 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvs.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Belgrade
18:00
Boxscore Arena: Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall
11 March 2026 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvs.Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Boxscore
14 March 2026 Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvs.Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Boxscore
17 March 2026 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvs.Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Boxscore

Ranking of third-placed teams

Matches against the fourth-placed team in Groups A to F are not included in this ranking.

PosGrpTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 A A30000000 Second round
2 B B30000000
3 C C30000000
4 D D30000000
5 E E30000000
6 F F30000000
7 G G30000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Second round

Matches will be played from 8 to 18 November 2026 and from 7 to 17 February 2027, with three matchdays per window.

Teams

Entrance/qualification methodTeam(s)
Advanced from First round
Participating at the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Groups

Group I

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Team 10000000 Final tournament
2Team 20000000
3Team 30000000
4Team 40000000
First match(es) will be played: 8 November 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group J

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Team 10000000 Final tournament
2Team 20000000
3Team 30000000
4Team 40000000
First match(es) will be played: 8 November 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group K

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Team 10000000 Final tournament
2Team 20000000
3Team 30000000
4Team 40000000
First match(es) will be played: 8 November 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group L

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Team 10000000 Final tournament
2Team 20000000
3Team 30000000
4Team 40000000
First match(es) will be played: 8 November 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group M

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Team 10000000 Final tournament
2Team 20000000
3Team 30000000
4Team 40000000
First match(es) will be played: 8 November 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group N

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Team 10000000 Final tournament
2Team 20000000
3Team 30000000
4Team 40000000
First match(es) will be played: 8 November 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Qualified teams

TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performance WR
TotalFirstLastStreak
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Host nation24 November 20236th 1952 1987 1Eleventh place (1952, 1956)TBD
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 13th 1938 2025 2Champions (1997)TBD
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 28 November 202416th 1950 6Champions (2023, 2025)TBD
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10th 1978 2Sixth place (2019)TBD

Group H

The four co-hosts are placed in one group and their results do not count into the qualifying process. Matches will be played in November 2025, November 2026 and February 2027, with two matchdays per window.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0000000
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0000000
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0000000
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0000000
First match(es) will be played: 13 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 November 2025 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvs.Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Norrköping
19:00
Boxscore Arena: Stadium Arena
13 November 2025 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvs.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Leuven
20:45
Boxscore Arena: Sportoase Leuven
16 November 2025 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvs.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Vilnius
18:30
Boxscore Arena: Active Vilnius Arena
16 November 2025 Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvs.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Vantaa
18:30
Boxscore Arena: Energia Areena
12 November 2026 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvs.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Boxscore
12 November 2026 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvs.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Boxscore
15 November 2026 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvs.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Boxscore
15 November 2026 Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvs.Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Boxscore
11 February 2027 Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvs.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Boxscore
11 February 2027 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvs.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Boxscore
14 February 2027 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvs.Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Boxscore
14 February 2027 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvs.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
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References

  1. 1 2 "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers competition system explained". fiba.basketball. 15 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Seeds confirmed for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers First Round Draw". fiba.basketball. 17 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers First Round Draw complete". fiba.basketball. 23 July 2025.
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