EuroBasket 2029 qualification

EuroBasket 2029 qualification
Tournament details
Dates27 November 2025 – February 2029
Teams42 (expected)
Official website
Qualifiers website
Pre-qualifiers website

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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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: N. Quinn 12
Asts: Fulton 11 		Boxscore Pts: Van Beck 20
Rebs: S. Donat, Van Beck 6
Asts: K. Mammadov 8 		Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Jan Baloun (CZE), Iain MacDonald (GBR), Nikola Bejat (NOR)
2 March 2026 Ireland  91–85  Luxembourg Dublin
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 17–12, 26–21, 26–29
Pts: N. Quinn 22
Rebs: N. Quinn 14
Asts: Fulton 12 		Boxscore Pts: Rugg 23
Rebs: Rugg 11
Asts: Gutenkauf 6 		Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Viktor Nagy (HUN), Pierre Landy (FRA), José Pedroso (POR)
2 March 2026 Azerbaijan  70–78  North Macedonia Baku
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 16–18, 12–21, 14–20
Pts: Van Beck 23
Rebs: S. Donat 8
Asts: K. Mammadov 4 		Boxscore Pts: Jakimovski 22
Rebs: Happ 9
Asts: Magdevski 7 		Arena: Baku Sports Palace
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Kirile Tvauri (GEO), Tomasz Łangowski (POL), Emmanouil Tsolakos (GRE)
2 July 2026 North Macedonia  vs.  Ireland
Boxscore
2 July 2026 Luxembourg  vs.  Azerbaijan
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Azerbaijan  vs.  Ireland
Boxscore
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
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)
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)
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: P. Ivanov, Stoimenov 3 		Arena: Honefoss Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Armin Mutapcic (GER), Jānis Rozenbergs (LAT)
2 March 2026 Armenia  80–100  Bulgaria Yerevan
20:15 Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–17, 21–21, 24–40
Pts: McGhee 35
Rebs: Melikyan, Tatevosyan 8
Asts: McGhee 7 		Boxscore Pts: P. Ivanov 24
Rebs: Minchev 9
Asts: Toshkov 12 		Arena: Mika Sports Arena
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Nemanja Vlahović (SRB), Gabrielius Simonavičius (LTU)
2 July 2026 Norway  vs.  Armenia
Boxscore
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.
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)
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)
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)
2 March 2026 Albania  68–94  Slovakia Shkodër
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 20–30, 22–17, 11–30
Pts: Taflaj, Tola 16
Rebs: Krypci 8
Asts: Tola 4 		Boxscore Pts: DeJulius 26
Rebs: Pavelka 10
Asts: S. Krajčovič 7 		Arena: Qazim Dervishi Sports Palace
Attendance: 300
Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Sava Ćetković (MNE), Goran Grbić (SLO)
2 July 2026 Kosovo  vs.  Albania
Boxscore
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 B  Norway 2 2 0 150 129 +21 4 Second round
2 C  Kosovo 2 1 1 177 173 +4 3 Third round
3 A  Luxembourg 2 1 1 165 169 −4 3
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 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.
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