FIBA EuroBasket 2009 qualification
This page describes the qualification procedure for EuroBasket 2009. Qualified teams Eight teams have secured their places at the EuroBasket 2009 before the qualifications. Seven teams have qualified through the qualifying round, and one more team has qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round. Qualified as the host nation: Qualified through the participation at the 2008 Summer Olympics Qualified through the participation at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 Qualified through the qualifying round Qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round Qualification format The Qualifying Round was held from 20 August to 20 September 2008. The draw for the qualifying round was held on 16 February 2008 in Venice, Italy. There were four groups, one group of five teams and three groups of four teams. The first team from each group and the three best second placed teams have qualified for EuroBasket 2009. The qualified teams were: Bulgaria, Great Britain, Israel, Latvia, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey. The best six of the remaining teams then went to the Additional Qualifying Round, which has been held from 5 to 30 August 2009, shortly before the start of the final Round. The teams qualified for the Additional Qualifying Round were: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,