This page describes the qualification procedure for EuroBasket Women 2009.
Qualification format The qualifying round was held from August 13 to September 13, 2008.
The top 2 teams in each group and the best team in 3rd place qualified to EuroBasket Women 2009.
The best 6 of the remaining teams will go to the additional qualifying round, from which 2 additional teams will qualify to EuroBasket Women 2009.
The last 4 teams will play in the relegation round, from which 2 teams will relegate to Division B in 2010–2011.
The additional qualifying round and the relegation round will be held from January 4 to January 19, 2009.
Qualifying round The draw for the qualifying round was held on February 16, 2008. The remaining 19 teams in Division A were divided into 3 groups of 5 teams and one group of 4 teams. Group A: , , , , Group B: , , , , Group C: , , , , Group D: , , , (teams in bold qualified to EuroBasket Women 2009)
Qualified for EuroBasket Women 2009 Go to additional qualifying round Go to relegation round
Group A TeamPtsWLPFPADiff 14 6 2 604 537 +67 14 6 2 551 498 +53 13 5 3 580 527 +53 10 2 6 472 580 −108 9 1 7 540 605 −65
Group B TeamPtsWLPFPADiff 15 7 1 604 474 +130 15 7 1 612 481 +131 12 4 4 532 498 +34 9 1 7 450 593 −143 9 1 7 443 595 −152
Group C TeamPtsWLPFPADiff 15 7 1 547 469 +78 13 5 3 542 484 +58 13 5 3 554 502 +52 10 2 6 468 538 −70 9 1 7 497 615 −118
Group D TeamPtsWLPFPADiff 11 5 1 448 376 +72 9 3 3 425 4327 −7 8 2 4 407 428 −21 8 2 4 400 444 −44
Additional qualifying round
Group A TeamPtsWLPFPADiff 7 3 1 266 232 +34 6 2 2 229 245 −16 5 1 3 264 282 −18
Group B TeamPtsWLPFPADiff 7 3 1 303 258 +45 6 2 2 303 314 −11 5 1 3 300 334 −34
External links Eurobasket qualification at FIBA-Europe.com