FIBA EuroBasket 1997 qualification
Qualification for the 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997 took place between 24 May 1995[1] and 26 February 1997.[2] A total of fourteen teams qualified for the tournament, joining hosts Spain and European Champions Yugoslavia.
A total of 43 teams participated. Competition consisted of two stages:
- A qualifying round that consisted of nineteen teams divided in three round-robin tournament that took place in Birmingham-England, Kavadarci-Republic of Macedonia and Lugano Switzerland between 22 May and 28 May 1995.
- A Semi-Final round where the first and second teams from each of the three groups from the qualifying round joined another twenty-four teams. All thirty teams where then divided in five round-robin groups of six teams each. This stage took place between 8 October 1995 and 26 February 1997 and competition consisted of home and away legs, taking place in each of the participating countries. The top two teams from each group plus the best four third-placed teams qualified for EuroBasket 1997.
Qualifying round
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Qualified for the semi-final round
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Group A (Birmingham, England)
NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England Referees: Gérard Gretsch (LUX), Richard Stokes (ENG)
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England Referees: William Jones (WAL), Richard Stokes (ENG)
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Richard Stokes (ENG)
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
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Group B (Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia)
Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Dashamir Bardhi (ALB)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD), David Dagan (ISR)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Stein Moe (NOR)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD), Tony Colgan (IRL)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Dashamir Bardhi (ALB), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Tony Colgan (IRL)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Tony Colgan (IRL)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Dashamir Bardhi (ALB)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: David Dagan (ISR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Stein Moe (NOR), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR)
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Arena Jasmin – Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD)
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Group C (Lugano, Switzerland)
Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland Attendance: 1,000
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland Attendance: 1,000
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Istituto Elvetico – Lugano, Switzerland
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Semi-final round
Group A
MyjavaReferees: Dubravko Muhvić (CRO), Wiesław Zych (POL)
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BerlinAttendance: 2,126 Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
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AthensAttendance: 6,000 Referees: Zoran Dimitrijević (SRB), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)
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AthensAttendance: 2,500 Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Stefko Stanev (BUL)
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MinskAttendance: 3,000 Referees: Ion Olaru (ROU), Plamen Simeonov (BUL)
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BerlinAttendance: 3,000 Referees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
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MinskAttendance: 3,500 Referees: Agnis Pērkons (LAT), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)
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BratislavaAttendance: 3,000 Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (SRB), Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU)
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AthensAttendance: 7,500 Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (SRB), Pierluigi D'este (ITA)
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BerlinAttendance: 2,200 Referees: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), Lars Klaar (SWE)
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MinskAttendance: 4,500 Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL)
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MinskAttendance: 3,700 Referees: Ion Olaru (ROU), Tiziano Zancanella (ITA)
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PrievidzaAttendance: 1,500 Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Erich Kratschmer (AUT)
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BerlinAttendance: 1,500 Referees: Mika Moberg (FIN), Markus Hesse (GER)
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PezinokAttendance: 1,000 Referees: Stojan Fišer (SLO), Richard Führer (AUT)
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AthensAttendance: 6,000 Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)
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BerlinAttendance: 2,400 Referees: Marek Nowicki (POL), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)
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PyrgosAttendance: 3,500 Referees: Davorin Nakić (CRO), Saša Pukl (SLO)
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MalackyReferees: Peter Poiger (AUT), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
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MinskAttendance: 2,500 Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (SRB), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
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Group B
Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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Tie
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Russia
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10
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10
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0
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966
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727 |
+239
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20
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Germany
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10
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7
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3
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810
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793 |
+17
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17
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1–1, +5
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Latvia
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10
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7
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3
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813
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776 |
+37
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17
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1–1, -5
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Estonia
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10
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4
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6
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823
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857 |
−34
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14
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England
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10
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1
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9
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723
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875 |
−152
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11
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1–1, +1
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Portugal
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10
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1
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9
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740
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847 |
−107
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11
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1–1, -1
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MoscowAttendance: 1,000 Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Vladimir Atanasov (BUL)
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TallinnAttendance: 2,000 Referees: Karel Bruna (CZE), Mika Moberg (FIN)
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MoscowAttendance: 1,800 Referees: Tihomir Bubalo (SRB), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
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TondelaAttendance: 3,000 Referees: Leonidas Spiridonos (GRE), Fabio Facchini (ITA)
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TallinnAttendance: 3,000 Referees: Lars Klaar (SWE), Ilkka Weijo (FIN)
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Ponte de SorAttendance: 2,500 Referees: Eduardo Sancha (ESP), Christophe Vauthier (FRA)
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MoscowAttendance: 1,100 Referees: Nikolai Nedeltchev (BUL), Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU)
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TallinnAttendance: 2,300 Referees: Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR), Ulf Öhrman (SWE)
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GuardaAttendance: 2,000 Referees: Juan Carlos Mitjana (ESP), Fernand Hengel (LUX)
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LisbonAttendance: 1,400 Referees: William Jones (WAL), Joseph Hernandez (GIB)
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TallinnAttendance: 3,000 Referees: Pekka Saros (FIN), Ivan Zachara (CZE)
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MoscowAttendance: 2,500 Referees: Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR), Roman Ryzhyk (UKR)
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ZAB Halle, DessauAttendance: 3,000 Referees: Zdeněk Šedivý (CZE), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
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MoscowAttendance: 3,500 Referees: Kęstutis Pilipauskas (LTU), Borys Shulga (UKR)
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TallinnAttendance: 2,000 Referees: Ilkka Weijo (FIN), Ulf Öhrman (SWE)
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LousadaAttendance: 2,000 Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Anthony Colgan (AUT)
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Group C
Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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Tie
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Italy
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10
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9
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1
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838
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677 |
+161
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19
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Slovenia
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10
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7
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3
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760
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661 |
+99
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17
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Macedonia
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10
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4
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6
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793
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846 |
−53
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14
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1–1, +17
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Hungary
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10
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4
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6
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719
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797 |
−78
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14
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1–1, -17
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Czech Republic
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10
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3
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7
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798
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836 |
−38
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13
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1–1, +4
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Finland
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10
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3
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7
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817
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908 |
−91
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13
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1–1, -4
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HelsinkiAttendance: 1,025 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Agnis Pērkons (LAT)
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Nový JičínReferees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Andreas Roth (AUT)
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SassariAttendance: 5,000 Referees: Manuel Alzuria (ESP), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)
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FabrianoAttendance: 5,000 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Bruno Vauthier (FRA)
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CeljeAttendance: 1,200 Referees: Ryszard Jabłoński (POL), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
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SkopjeAttendance: 1,800 Referees: Jozef Jančovič (SVK), Bogdan Bădilă (ROU)
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MiskolcAttendance: 1,000 Referees: Davorin Nakić (CRO), Lazaros Voreadis (GRE)
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HelsinkiAttendance: 1,460 Referees: Sergey Bulanov (RUS), Ulf Öhrman (SWE)
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SkopjeAttendance: 2,500 Referees: Mehmet Keseratar (TUR), Anguel Ivanov (BUL)
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MiskolcAttendance: 2,200 Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
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PragueAttendance: 1,000 Referees: Kęstutis Pilipauskas (LTU), Wiesław Zych (POL)
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GoriziaAttendance: 4,500 Referees: Fatih Dalay (TUR), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
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HelsinkiAttendance: 1,548 Referees: Boris Schmidt (GER), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
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ŠentjurReferees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Peter Poiger (AUT)
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SkopjeAttendance: 2,000 Referees: Hermann Latz (GER), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
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MiskolcAttendance: 2,000 Referees: Marek Nowicki (POL), Tihomir Bubalo (SRB)
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LjubljanaAttendance: 3,500 Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Ladislav Janáč (SVK)
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Nový JičínAttendance: 1,200 Referees: Horst Weichert (GER), Mikhail Davydov (RUS)
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HelsinkiAttendance: 1,600 Referees: Armand De Keyser (BEL), Rikard Johansson (SWE)
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BudapestAttendance: 2,500 Referees: Almir Akšamija (BIH), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)
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JičínAttendance: 1,000 Referees: Kamen Toshev (BUL), Grzegorz Ziemblicki(POL)
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ŠoštanjAttendance: 1,500 Referees: Zoran Grbac (CRO), Peter Poiger (AUT)
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PerugiaAttendance: 4,000 Referees: Andrej Jelen (SLO), Srđan Dožai (CRO)
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HelsinkiReferees: Atso Matsalu (EST), Viliam Koller (SVK)
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SkopjeAttendance: 1,200 Referees: Nikolai Nedeltchev (BUL), Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU)
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TreviglioAttendance: 3,500 Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Serge De Coster (BEL)
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SkopjeAttendance: 2,500 Referees: Ladislav Janáč (SVK), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)
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PragueReferees: Leszek Rakoczy (POL), Richard Führer (AUT)
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Group D
Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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Tie
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Ukraine
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10
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8
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2
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834
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705 |
+129
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18
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Croatia
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10
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7
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3
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823
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647 |
+176
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17
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1–1, +12
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Turkey
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10
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7
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3
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732
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671 |
+61
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17
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1–1, -12
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Bulgaria
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10
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5
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5
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776
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822 |
−46
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15
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Netherlands
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10
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3
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7
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722
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775 |
−53
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13
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Romania
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10
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0
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10
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629
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896 |
−267
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10
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BucharestReferees: Virginijus Dovidavičius (LTU), Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
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FocșaniAttendance: 1,000 Referees: Stavros Tsanidis (GRE), Jugoslav Dikovski (MKD)
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ReykjavíkAttendance: 4,000 Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), György Váradi (HUN)
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Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Jozef Jančovič (SVK), Gábor Missura (HUN)
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AradAttendance: 2,000 Referees: Todd Warnick (ISR), Marjan Stojovski (MKD)
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ClujAttendance: 4,000 Referees: Dashamir Bardhi (ALB), Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
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Group E
TourcoingAttendance: 2,800 Referees: Miguel Betancor (ESP), Fernand Hengel (LUX)
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Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), György Váradi (HUN)
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PoznańAttendance: 1,300 Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Aliaksandr Yarotski (BLR)
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GrenobleAttendance: 9,000 Referees: António Pimentel (POR), Roger Schwarz (GER)
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BiałystokAttendance: 2,000 Referees: Andrej Lovšin (SLO), Alojz Ceizel (SVK)
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HelsingborgAttendance: 1,700 Referees: Jörgen Willum Travis (DEN), Jan Harald Korshavn (NOR)
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CharleroiAttendance: 3,500 Referees: Jan Herweijer (NED), Viliam Koller (SVK)
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NamurAttendance: 1,300 Referees: William Jones (WAL), Roger Schwarz (GER)
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Kuipke, OostendeAttendance: 1,500 Referees: José Araújo (POR), Trevor Pountain (GBR)
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References
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