It’s been a while since we last witnessed the top European countries battling for the top title in European Basketball. It is that time of the year when 24 countries play for the ultimate Fiba EuroBasket 2022 championship.
The Continental Showdown considered one of the most challenging tournaments in basketball in the world, returns September 1–18, co-sponsored by four European countries: the Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, and Italy.
Reigning and defending champions Slovenia, led by NBA superstar Luka Doncic, will face a host of challenges in 2017.
The other finalists Serbia, France, Spain, and Greece are among those expected to make the event particularly exciting as several NBA stars get into the action.
In addition, many of the EuroBasket teams will launch their campaigns fresh from the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, which means teams will go into battle well trained.
The group stage of EuroBasket 2022 will take place from September 1st to September 9th, with six teams in each of the four groups.
Each team will play once, with a total of three days off.
The top four teams at the end of the round-robin stage advance to the first knockout stage, the round of 16.
The playoff opponents will be determined as follows:
- A1 v B4
- A2 v B3
- B1 v A4
- B2 v A3
- C1 v D4
- C2 v D3
- D1 v C4
- D2 v C3
The eight winning teams will face off in the quarterfinals on September 13th and 14th, before the semifinals on September 16th and the final on September 18th.
Group A
Group A will begin its 2022 EuroBasket campaign in Tbilisi, Georgia:
- Montenegro
- Georgia
- Spain
- Bulgaria
- Belgium
- Turkey
EuroBasket 2022 Group A : Matches
Day 1 (September 1, Thursday):
Spain vs. Bulgaria (13:30 CET)
Turkey vs. Montenegro (16:15 CET)
Belgium vs. Georgia (19:00 CET)
Day 2 (September 3, Saturday)
Montenegro vs. Belgium (13:30 CET)
Bulgaria vs. Turkey (16:15 CET)
Georgia vs. Spain (19:00 CET)
Day 3 (September 4, Sunday)
Bulgaria vs. Montenegro (13:30 CET)
Spain vs. Bulgaria (16:15 CET)
Turkey vs. Georgia (19:00 CET)
Day 4 (September 6, Tuesday)
Belgium vs. Turkey (13:30 CET)
Montenegro vs. Spain (16:15 CET)
Georgia vs. Bulgaria (19:00 CET)
Day 5 (September 7, Wednesday)
Turkey vs. Spain (13:30 CET)
Bulgaria vs. Belgium (16:15 CET)
Georgia vs. Montenegro (19:00 CET)
Group B
Group B will begin its 2022 EuroBasket campaign in Cologne, Germany.
- Germany
- Hungary
- Slovenia
- Lithuania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- France
EuroBasket 2022 Group B : Matches
Day 1 (September 1, Thursday)
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Hungary (14:30 CET)
Slovenia vs. Lithuania (17:15 CET)
France vs. Germany (20:30 CET)
Day 2 (September 3, Saturday)
Germany vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (14:30 CET)
Lithuania vs. France (17:45 CET)
Hungary vs. Slovenia (20:30 CET)
Day 3 (September 4, Sunday)
Lithuania vs. Germany (14:30 CET)
Slovenia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (17:45 CET)
France vs. Hungary (20:30 CET)
Day 4 (September 6, Tuesday)
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. France (14:30 CET)
Hungary vs. Lithuania (17:15 CET)
Germany vs. Slovenia (20:30 CET)
Day 5 (September 7, Wednesday)
Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (14:30 CET)
France vs. Slovenia (17:15 CET)
Hungary vs. Germany (20:30 CET)
Group C
Group C will begin its 2022 EuroBasket campaign in the Italian capital of Milan:
- Greece
- Estonia
- Ukraine
- Great Britain
- Italy
- Croatia
EuroBasket 2022 Group C: Matches
Day 1 (September 2, Friday)
Ukraine vs. Great Britain (14:15 CET)
Croatia vs. Greece (17:00 CET)
Italy vs. Estonia (21:00 CET)
Day 2 (September 3, Saturday)
Great Britain vs. Croatia (14:15 CET)
Estonia vs. Ukraine (17:00 CET)
Greece vs. Italy (21:00 CET)
Day 3 (September 5, Monday)
Croatia vs. Estonia (14:15 CET)
Great Britain vs. Greece (17:00 CET)
Ukraine vs. Italy (21:00 CET)
Day 4 (September 6, Tuesday)
Estonia vs. Great Britain (14:15 CET)
Greece vs. Ukraine (17:00 CET)
Italy vs. Croatia (21:00 CET)
Day 5 (September 8, Thursday)
Croatia vs. Ukraine (14:15 CET)
Estonia vs. Greece (17:00 CET)
Great Britain vs. Italy (21:00 CET)
Group D
Group D will begin its 2022 EuroBasket campaign in the Czech capital Prague:
- Netherlands
- Finland
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Israel
- Serbia
EuroBasket 2022 Group D: Matches
Day 1 (September 2, Friday)
Israel vs. Finland (14:00 CET)
Poland vs. Czech Republic (17:30 CET)
Serbia vs. Netherlands (21:00 CET)
Day 2 (September 3, Saturday)
Finland vs. Poland (14:00 CET)
Czech Republic vs. Serbia (17:30 CET)
Netherlands vs. Israel (21:00 CET)
Day 3 (September 5, Monday)
Poland vs. Israel (14:00 CET)
Czech Republic vs. Netherlands (17:30 CET)
Serbia vs. Finland (21:00 CET)
Day 4 (September 6, Tuesday)
Netherlands vs. Poland (14:00 CET)
Finland vs. Czech Republic (17:30 CET)
Israel vs. Serbia (21:00 CET)
Day 5 (September 8, Thursday)
Finland vs. Netherlands (14:00 CET)
Czech Republic vs. Israel (17:30 CET)
Serbia vs. Poland (21:00 CET)
Round of 16 (Berlin, Germany)
September 10, Saturday
B2 vs. A3 (Game 61)
A1 vs. B4 (Game 63)
B1 vs. A4 (Game 65)
A2 vs. B3 (Game 67)
September 11, Sunday
C1 vs. D4 (Game 62)
D2 vs. C3 (Game 64)
C2 vs. D3 (Game 66)
D1 vs. C4 (Game 68)
Quarterfinals
September 13, Tuesday
W61 vs. W62 (Game 69)
W63 vs. W64 (Game 70)
September 14, Wednesday
W65 vs. W66 (Game 71)
W67 vs. W68 (Game 72)
Semifinals
September 16, Friday
W69 vs. W70 (Game 73)
W71 vs. W72 (Game 74)
3rd place game
September 18, Sunday
L73 vs. L74 (17:15 CET)
Final
September 18, Sunday
W73 vs. W74 (20:30 CET)
FIBA EuroBasket 2022 : The winners of last 5 editions
- Slovenia – 2017
- Spain – 2015
- France – 2013
- Spain – 2011
- Spain – 2009
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