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2005 edition of EuroBasket Women
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
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
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, İzmir
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
5th to 8th place
9th to 12th place
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
Conclusion
Final standings
All-Eurobasket 2005 Women Awards
1st Team
2nd Team
Honorable Mention
Top 10 scorers
Statistical leaders
References
External links