Our national team's opponents in the preliminary qualifying round of the European Championship (EuroBasket 2029) are known
Today, in Riga, the capital of Latvia, the draw for the FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers was held. According to the results, our national team has been placed in Group A alongside North Macedonia, Luxembourg, and Ireland. The Pre-Qualifier games will take place in November. Under the tournament regulations, teams will compete in a round-robin format, playing both home and away. Since there are four teams in Group A, our team will play a total of six games. It should be noted that, in addition to the group winners, one second-placed team will also qualify for the next stage in accordance with FIBA’s general regulations. Importantly, a special rule will apply to Azerbaijan’s group. In groups with four teams, when determining the best second-placed team, the results against the team finishing last (4th place) are not included in the overall standings.
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U-18 national team's matches in the European Championship Division B have concluded.
02 avq 2026
U-18 national team won the group stage of the European Championship Division B for the first time in history.
On July 25, our U-18 national team, consisting of boys, played the second group game of the European Championship Division B held in the cities of Rijeka and Opatija, Croatia, against the Ukrainian team. Although our national team lost to the opponent in the first half of the game, they came back in the second half and won 77:68. The most valuable basketball player (MVP) of the game was our national team member Emmanuel Agbason with 20 points and 17 rebounds. This victory also went down in history as the first group victory of our U-18 national team in the European Championship Division B.
It should be noted that our team will play its next group game against the Icelandic team on July 26 at 12:30 Baku time.
25 iyl 2026
U-20 national team's European tour has concluded with a historic first !
The FIBA U20 European Championship Division B has come to an end. Held in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, our U20 national team, led by head coach Anar Sariyev, played its final match against the Netherlands, securing a 66–60 victory. As one of the three youngest squads among the 21 participating teams in Division B, our national team finished the championship in 11th place. This result has officially entered the record books as a historical first for Azerbaijani basketball. While finishing right in the middle of the standings might seem modest at first glance, the strength of our group and the high level of our opponents demonstrate that this is no ordinary achievement. The final standings of the teams from our group clearly prove this point. Sweden, the strongest opponent in our group, went on to win the bronze medal. Ireland successfully navigated the playoffs to finish 5th overall, while North Macedonia secured a spot in the top ten, finishing 9th. Thanks to their determined performance throughout the championship, our national team managed to outrank ten countries in the overall standings. Our players finished ahead of teams such as the Netherlands, Switzerland, Cyprus, Georgia, Denmark, Estonia, Slovakia, Armenia, Albania, and Kosovo. Securing 11th place in such a highly competitive environment represents both valuable international experience for our young athletes and a solid foundation for achieving even greater success in future tournaments.
21 iyl 2026
U-18 national team's matches in the European Championship Division B have concluded.
02 avq 2026
U-18 national team won the group stage of the European Championship Division B for the first time in history.
On July 25, our U-18 national team, consisting of boys, played the second group game of the European Championship Division B held in the cities of Rijeka and Opatija, Croatia, against the Ukrainian team. Although our national team lost to the opponent in the first half of the game, they came back in the second half and won 77:68. The most valuable basketball player (MVP) of the game was our national team member Emmanuel Agbason with 20 points and 17 rebounds. This victory also went down in history as the first group victory of our U-18 national team in the European Championship Division B.
It should be noted that our team will play its next group game against the Icelandic team on July 26 at 12:30 Baku time.
25 iyl 2026
U-20 national team's European tour has concluded with a historic first !
The FIBA U20 European Championship Division B has come to an end. Held in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, our U20 national team, led by head coach Anar Sariyev, played its final match against the Netherlands, securing a 66–60 victory. As one of the three youngest squads among the 21 participating teams in Division B, our national team finished the championship in 11th place. This result has officially entered the record books as a historical first for Azerbaijani basketball. While finishing right in the middle of the standings might seem modest at first glance, the strength of our group and the high level of our opponents demonstrate that this is no ordinary achievement. The final standings of the teams from our group clearly prove this point. Sweden, the strongest opponent in our group, went on to win the bronze medal. Ireland successfully navigated the playoffs to finish 5th overall, while North Macedonia secured a spot in the top ten, finishing 9th. Thanks to their determined performance throughout the championship, our national team managed to outrank ten countries in the overall standings. Our players finished ahead of teams such as the Netherlands, Switzerland, Cyprus, Georgia, Denmark, Estonia, Slovakia, Armenia, Albania, and Kosovo. Securing 11th place in such a highly competitive environment represents both valuable international experience for our young athletes and a solid foundation for achieving even greater success in future tournaments.
21 iyl 2026