Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
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| Host country | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia |
| Dates | 4 – 10 July 2016 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
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The basketball qualification for the Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament occurred from 2014 to 2016; all five FIBA (International Basketball Federation) zones sent in teams. The first qualifying tournament was the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in which the champion was guaranteed of a place in the Olympics. Throughout the next two years, several regional tournaments served as qualification for the zonal tournaments, which doubled as intercontinental championships, to determine which teams would participate in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics.
Method
Qualification via continental championships and World Cup
A total of 12 teams will take part in the Olympics, with each NOC sending in one team. There were a total of 5 zonal tournaments (doubling as intercontinental championships) that determined the qualifying teams, with a total of 7 teams qualifying outright. Each zone was allocated with the following qualifying berths:
- FIBA Africa: 1 team (Champion)
- FIBA Americas: 2 teams (Champion and runner-up)
- FIBA Asia: 1 team (Champion)
- FIBA Europe: 2 teams (Champion and runner-up)
- FIBA Oceania: 1 team (Champion)
Furthermore, the current world champion, the United States qualified automatically by winning at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Qualification via hosting the Olympics
The host nation (Brazil) qualified after FIBA voted to allow them to qualify as hosts in a meeting at Tokyo in August 2015.
Qualification via the wild card tournament
The additional three teams will be determined at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, with the best non-qualifying teams participating from teams that did not qualify outright. Each zone was allocated with the following berths:
- Hosts: 3 teams
- FIBA Africa: 3 teams
- FIBA Americas: 3 teams
- FIBA Asia: 3 teams
- FIBA Europe: 5 teams
- FIBA Oceania: 1 team
There would be three tournaments, with the winners in each tournament winning a berth to the Olympics. All teams that are participating in the continental championships are allowed to bid as hosts. If the host team already qualified outright, the next best team from its continent would be invited to participate instead of them.
Qualified teams
Teams are arranged by time of qualification.
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Rankings | |||
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| Date | As | Last | Total | Streak | |||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 14 September 2014 | Champions of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2012 | 17 | 9th | 14× gold medalists | 1 |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 9 August 2015 | Hosts of the 2016 Summer Olympics | 2012 | 15 | 2nd | 3× bronze medalists | 9 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 18 August 2015 | Champions of the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship | 2012 | 14 | 12th | 4th place | 11 |
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 30 August 2015 | Champions of AfroBasket 2015 | 2012 | 2 | 2nd | 10th place | 25 |
| File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 11 September 2015 | Champions of the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 1992 | 2 | 1st | 11th place | 22 |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 11 September 2015 | Finalists of the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 2012 | 7 | 4th | 1× gold medalists | 4 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 17 September 2015 | Champions of EuroBasket 2015 | 2012 | 12 | 4th | 3× silver medalists | 2 |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 18 September 2015 | Finalists of EuroBasket 2015 | 2012 | 7 | 7th | 3× bronze medalists | 3 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 3 October 2015 | Champions of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | 2012 | 11 | 1st | 5th place | 14 |
| File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 9 July 2016 | Winner of 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade | 2004 | 3 | 1st | 1× silver medalists | 6 |
| File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 9 July 2016 | Winner of 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin | 2008 | 3 | 1st | 1× silver medalists | 12 |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 10 July 2016 | Winner of 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila | 2012 | 9 | 2nd | 1× silver medalists | 5 |
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2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
As winners of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the USA automatically qualified for the 2016 Olympics, and chose not to participate in the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.
FIBA Africa
AfroBasket qualification
Hosts Tunisia and defending champions Angola qualified automatically. The other berths were disputed per each FIBA Africa zone, with three wild card berths awarded to complete the 16-team roster.
Zone 1
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Zone 2Group B
Group C
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Zone 3Group D
Group E
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Zone 4Group F
Group G
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Zone 5
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Zone 6Group I
Group J
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AfroBasket
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 6–1 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | 5–2 | Qualify to Final Qualifying Tournament |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 6–1 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 5–2 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 6–1 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 3–4 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 3–4 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | 1–6 | |
| 9 | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 3–2 | |
| 10 | File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde | 3–2 | |
| 11 | File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique | 2–3 | |
| 12 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | 2–3 | |
| 13 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 1–4 | |
| 14 | File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic | 1–4 | |
| 15 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 1–4 | |
| 16 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 0–5 |
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas Championship qualification
Qualification in the FIBA Americas was first via the Central American and Caribbean championships, where the top three teams in each tournament advance to the Centrobasket, where four FiBA Americas Championship berths were up for grabs. Four berths were disputed in the South American Championship. Mexico, which had already qualified, were awarded hosting duties. Canada and the USA are automatic entrants, but world champions USA chose to skip the tournament as they had already qualified via the World Cup.
Central America
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Caribbean |
FIBA Americas Championship
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 6–4 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 8–2 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 8–2 | Qualify to Final Qualifying Tournament |
| 4 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 7–3 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 4–4 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 2–6 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 2–6 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 2–6 | |
| 9 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 1–3 | Qualify as host nation |
| 10 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 0–4 |
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FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia Championship qualification
Qualification in FIBA Asia was done in two stages. First, on the FIBA Asia Cup, the winner qualifies to the FIBA Asia Championship, while the second to fifth-ranked team get additional berths for their respective FIBA Asia subzones. The second stage was via the subzones. The East Asia subzone chose to award its berths based on the FIBA World Rankings, as no country was willing to host the championship.
FIBA Asia Cup
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 4–1 | Qualify to the Asian Championship |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 4–1 | +1 East Asia berth |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 3–2 | +1 Southeast Asia berth |
| 4 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 2–3 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 3–2 | +1 West Asia berth |
| 6 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2–3 | +1 East Asia berth |
| 7 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 1–4 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 0–5 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 0–5 |
Central Asia
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East Asia
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Persian Gulf
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South Asia
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Southeast Asia
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West Asia
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FIBA Asia Championship
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 9–0 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 7–2 | Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament as host |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 7–2 | Qualify to Final Qualifying Tournament |
| 4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 5–4 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 5–4 | Stripped of qualification to Final Qualifying Tournament |
| 6 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 5–4 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 4–5 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 3–6 | |
| 9 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 5–3 | |
| 10 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 4–4 | |
| 11 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 2–6 | |
| 12 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 1–7 | |
| 13 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | |
| 14 | File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | 1–4 | |
| 15 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 1–4 | |
| 16 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 0–5 |
FIBA Europe
EuroBasket qualification
There were two rounds of qualification for EuroBasket. On the first round, the group winners qualify to a knockout stage; the winner qualifies to the championship, all other teams, including those eliminated in the group stages, participate in the second round, where the group winners and the runners-up, except for the team with worst record, qualifies to the final tournament. European teams that participated in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup also Qualify to the final tournament. Hosts Ukraine were stripped of the hosting duties, but still were retained by virtue of participating in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup; instead hosting rights were awarded to four countries: Croatia, France, Germany and Latvia, each hosting a preliminary round group, with France hosting the final round.
First round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 2–2 | Qualify to EuroBasket |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | 3–1 | Advance to second round |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 1–1 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 0–2 |
Second round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 3–1 | Qualify to EuroBasket |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 2–2 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 1–3 |
EuroBasket
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 7–2 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 7–2 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of France.svg France | 8–1 | Qualify to Final Qualifying Tournament |
| 4 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 7–2 | Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament as host |
| 5 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 7–1 | Qualify to Final Qualifying Tournament |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 5–3 | Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament as host |
| 7 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 5–4 | Qualify to Final Qualifying Tournament |
| 8 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 4–5 | |
| 9 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 3–3 | |
| 10 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 3–3 | |
| 11 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 3–3 | |
| 12 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 3–3 | |
| 13 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 3–3 | |
| 14 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 3–3 | Qualify to Final Qualifying Tournament as replacement team for Lebanon |
| 15 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 2–4 | |
| 16 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 2–4 | |
| 17 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 1–4 | |
| 18 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 1–4 | |
| 19 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia | 1–4 | |
| 20 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 1–4 | |
| 21 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1–4 | |
| 22 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 1–4 | |
| 23 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–4 | |
| 24 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | 0–5 |
FIBA Oceania
FIBA Oceania Championship
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 2–0 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 0–2 | Qualify to Final Qualifying Tournament |
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Draw
In 2016 three qualifying tournaments, each producing a team which qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. They were held on 4–10 July 2016 in Turin, Manila and Belgrade.[1] Serbia, Croatia and France qualified for the Olympics as a result of these tournaments. The format consisted of 18 national teams divided into three tournaments of six teams each, with the winning team from each event qualifying for the Olympics. The draw for the Olympic qualifiers took place at The House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland on 26 January 2016.[2] The teams were divided into six pots. The draw had three parts. The first part determined in which of the three qualifying tournaments would each team participate, except for the host countries. The second part determined the grouping of each team (Group A or Group B) and the third part determined their position from 1 to 3, which would be used to determine the fixtures.[3] The teams' FIBA World Rankings on the day of the draw are shown in brackets.[4]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
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File:Flag of France.svg France (5) |
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (35) (host) |
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (28) (host) |
File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola (15) |
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (35) |
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (19) |
| Source: FIBA [3] | |||||
TurinThe tournament was held in Turin, Italy.
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ManilaThe tournament was held in Manila, Philippines.
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BelgradeThe tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia.
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References
- ↑ Dy, Adrian (19 January 2016). "FIBA awards Philippines, Italy, Serbia, hosting rights to Olympic Qualifiers". Slam. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament". FIBA. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Procedures for Official Draws of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men and Women to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games". FIBA. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "FIBA World Ranking for Men". FIBA. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
