EuroBasket 2011

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EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men’s European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to organize the best European championship in its history. The top two teams are guaranteed spots at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

 

Eurobasket 2011 was the largest sporting event in the history of the Baltic States both in terms of the number of national teams (24), matches (90)and that of spectators (158 000 tickets sold with most tickets valid for 3 separate matches.)

 

Spain won the title for the second consecutive tournament after defeating France 98–85 in the final.

 

Venues and attendances

The group matches were played in four arenas, namely Alytus ArenaŠiauliai ArenaCido Arena in Panevėžys and an arena in Klaipėda. The second stage matches were played at the Siemens Arena in the capital Vilnius and the playoffs at the new Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas.

 

All tickets were sold for matches in which Lithuania played in a matter of several hours after the start of sale. Other tickets were also sold out in advance for all venues except for Alytus (75% of available tickets sold in total). However the FIBA policy of selling tickets for 3 games at once meant that in some cases the sold-out arenas were not full as some fans would choose to go to only some of the games their ticket entitled them to. This FIBA policy was altered in Panevėžys where there were separate tickets for the games Lithuania played.

 

 

Teams

It was first decided that 16 teams would participate in Eurobasket 2011, however FIBA Europe decided on 5 September 2010, in a meeting in Istanbul, that there would be 24 teams in the tournament, after the Qualifying Round was concluded.

 

 

Official song

Lithuania is the first host country of EuroBasket to have an official EuroBasket song. A song Celebrate basketball written by Marijonas Mikutavičius and performed by MiaMantas Jankavičius and Marijonas Mikutavičius was chosen by a televoting in Lithuania. There are two versions of the song – in Lithuanian and English. Later, another version was added – „Nebetyli sirgaliai” (lit. The Fans are no Longer Quiet).

 

 

Groups

 

Group A was: Spain, Lithuania, Turkey, Great Britain, Poland, Portugal.

Group B was: France, Serbia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Latvia.

Group C was: Macedonia, Greece, Finland, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro.

Group D was: Russia, Slovenia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belgium.

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