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FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021 marks the 38th edition of the continental showpiece event and will be held The Draw will see the 16 teams being drawn into four groups of four teams each. Based on the decision of in and . From June 17-27. ’s best players will come together in the cities of Strasbourg and the Competitions Commission and the Board of FIBA Europe, the teams have been seeded according to their Valencia to fight for the title of European champions. With France and Spain automatically qualified as results at FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 and the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers, on a 50-50 basis. co-hosts, the remaining 14 teams punched their tickets via the Qualifiers, which were held over three windows, in November 2019, November 2020 and February 2021. Ranking Ranking 2021 Average Ranking Ranking 2021 Average Seed Team 2019 Qualifiers Ranking Seed Team 2019 Qualifiers Ranking

1 Spain 1 n/a 1 3 Belarus 13 6 9.5

1 France 2 n/a 2 3 15 7 11

1 3 1 2 3 Montenegro 12 11 11.5

1 5 2 3.5 3 14 13 13.5 BOSNIA AND BELARUS BELGIUM 2 6 5 5.5 4 Slovakia 19 9 14 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 8 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 13 HERZEGOVINA FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 7 BEST FINISH: 3rd BEST FINISH: 3rd FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 3 BEST FINISH: 5tH 2 Russia 8 4 6 4 Croatia 20 8 14 tH 2007 2017 BEST FINISH: 10 2 10 3 6.5 4 18 12 15

2 9 10 9.5 4 17 14 15.5 *Tiebreaker is the position at FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 EuroBasket Women’s FIBA the position at is *Tiebreaker

CZECH REPUBLIC FRANCE GREECE ITALY FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 14 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 33 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 9 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 33 OFFICIAL BEST FINISH: 1ST BEST FINISH: 1ST BEST FINISH: 4tH BEST FINISH: 1ST 2005 2001, 2009 1938 2003 1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 1995 MASCOT 2011 1974 Meet Lola, the official mascot of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021!

Lola is not your average teenager, not at all. She was born with a passion that cannot be MONTENEGRO RUSSIA SERBIA SLOVAKIA denied. A passion to be part of a team, to lead, to compete and to be the best she can be. FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 6 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 15 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 7 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 12 BEST FINISH: 6th BEST FINISH: 1st BEST FINISH: 1st BEST FINISH: 2ND She has all the moves and is ready to play – 2003, 2007, 2011 2015 1997 whether it is a crossover, a between the legs 2001, 2005, 2009 2019 1993 1995, 1999 dribble or a wrap-around pass, nothing gets past Lola. She may be cute, but her strength is in her moves and she’s not afraid to show it.

SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN TURKEY FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 3 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 21 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 7 FINAL ROUND APPEARANCES: 9 BEST FINISH: 10TH BEST FINISH: 1ST BEST FINISH: 6TH BEST FINISH: 2ND 1993, 2013, 2017, 2019 2011 2007 2013

*Final Round appearances include FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021. EuroBasket Women’s include FIBA appearances *Final Round 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2015

2 3 STRASBOURG VALENCIA GROUP PHASE VENUE GROUP PHASE AND FINAL PHASE VENUE Photo: FundacionTrinidad Photo: Alfonso

Photo: Jerome Dorkel Jerome Photo: POPULATION: 500,013 (2018 census) POPULATION: 801,545 (2020 census)

PAVELLO MUNICIPAL Photo: FEB

Photo: SIG Strasbourg Photo: RHENUS SPORT FONT DE SAN LLUIS

CAPACITY ADDRESS CAPACITY ADDRESS 17 Boulevard de Dresde, Avenida Hermanos Maristas, 16, 6,100 67000 Strasbourg, France 8,200 46013 Valencia, Spain

4 5 COMPETITION SYSTEM ALL-TIME MEDALISTS

YEAR VENUE GOLD SILVER BRONZE GROUGROUPP A GROUGROUPP B GROUPGROUP C GROUPGROUP D 2019 Riga (LAT), Nis, Zrenjanin, (SRB) Spain France Serbia Spain Spain France France 2017 Hradec Kralove, Prague (CZE) Spain France Belgium , A1 - A4 B1 - B4 C1 - C4 D1 - D4 Timisoara, Oradea (ROU), Sopron, Szombathely, Debrecen, 2015 Serbia France Spain 17 June Thursda y A2 - A3 B2 - B3 C2 - C3 D2 - D3 Gyor, Budapest (HUN)

, A3 - A1 B3 - B1 C3 - C1 D3 - D1 2013 Lille, Mouilleron-le-Captif, Orchies, Trelaze, Vannes (FRA) Spain France Turkey Frida y 18 June A4 - A2 B4 - B2 C4 - C2 D4 - D2 2011 Bydgoszcz, Katowice, Lodz (POL) Russia Turkey France , REST DAY REST DAY REST DAY REST DAY 2009 Riga (LAT) France Russia Spain 19 June Saturda y 2007 Chieti (ITA) Russia Spain Belarus , A1 - A2 B1 - B2 C1 - C2 D1 - D2

17 June - 22 2021 2005 Ankara, Bursa, Izmir (TUR) Czech Republic Russia Spain Sunda y 20 June A3 - A4 B3 - B4 C3 - C4 D3 - D4 2003 Pyrgos, Amaliada, Patras (GRE) Russia Czech Republic Spain

PHASE Monday, 21 June Monday, 21 June Monday, 21 June Monday, 21 June 2001 Orleans, Gravelines, Le Mans (FRA) France Russia Spain UALIFICATION Game 25 Game 26 Game 27 Game 28 The teams placed 1st in each group 1999 Poznan, Pruszkow, Katowice (POL) France Russia FOR UARTERFINALS A2 - B3 B2 - A3 C2 - D3 D2 - C3 will qualify directly for the Quarter-Finals

GROU P 1997 Pecs, Zalaegerszeg, Budapest (HUN) Slovak Republic

REST DAY Tuesday, 22 June 1995 Brno (CZE) Ukraine Italy Russia 1993 Perugia (ITA) Spain France Slovak Republic Wednesday, 23 June Wednesday, 23 June Wednesday, 23 June Wednesday, 23 June 1991 Tel Aviv (ISR) Yugoslavia Game 29 Game 30 Game 31 Game 32 UARTERFINALS A1 - W26 B1 - W25 C1 - W28 D1 - W27 1989 Varna (BUL) Soviet Union 1987 Jerez, Puerto Santa Maria, Cadiz (ESP) Soviet Union Yugoslavia Hungary

TRAVEL DAY Thursday, 24 June 1985 Vicenza, Treviso (ITA) Soviet Union Bulgaria Hungary 1983 Miskolc, Zalaegerszeg, Budapest (HUN) Soviet Union Bulgaria Hungary REST DAY Friday, 25 June 1981 Ancona, Senigallia (ITA) Soviet Union Poland Czechoslovakia 1980 Maglaj, Bosanski Brod, Prijedor, Banja Luka (YUG) Soviet Union Poland Yugoslavia Saturday, 26 June Saturday, 26 June Saturday, 26 June Saturday, 26 June 1978 Konin, Torun, Zielona Gora, Poznan (POL) Soviet Union Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia 23-27 June 2021 Game 35 Game 36 Game 33 Game 34 sst SEIFINALS th th W29 - W32 W30 - W31 L29 - L32 L30 - L31 FOR 5 8 PLACE 1976 Moulins, Le Mont-Dore, Vichy, Clermont-Ferrand (FRA) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Bulgaria

Sunday, 27 June 1974 Sassari, Nuoro, Cagliari (ITA) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Italy PHASE Game 37 1972 Varna, Bourgas (BUL) Soviet Union Bulgaria Czechoslovakia 3RD PLACE GAE L35 - L36 FINA L 1970 Rotterdam, Leeuwarden (NED) Soviet Union France Yugoslavia Sunday, 27 June 1968 Catania, Ragusa, Palermo, Messina (ITA) Soviet Union Yugoslavia Poland Game 38 FINAL GAE W35 - W36 1966 Sibiu, Cluj (ROU) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia German Dem. Rep. 1964 Budapest (HUN) Soviet Union Bulgaria Czechoslovakia 1962 Mulhouse (FRA) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Bulgaria 1960 Sofia (BUL) Soviet Union Bulgaria Czechoslovakia 1958 Lodz (POL) Bulgaria Soviet Union Czechoslovakia 1956 Prague (TCH) Soviet Union Hungary Czechoslovakia 1954 Belgrade (YUG) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Bulgaria 1952 (URS) Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Hungary 1950 Budapest (HUN) Soviet Union Hungary Czechoslovakia 1938 Rome (ITA) Italy Lithuania Poland

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