This page describes the qualification procedure for EuroBasket Women 2009.
Qualification format
The qualifying round was held from August 13 to September 13, 2008.
The top 2 teams in each group and the best team in 3rd place qualified to EuroBasket Women 2009.
The best 6 of the remaining teams will go to the additional qualifying round, from which 2 additional teams will qualify to EuroBasket Women 2009.
The last 4 teams will play in the relegation round, from which 2 teams will relegate to Division B in 2010–2011.
The additional qualifying round and the relegation round will be held from January 4 to January 19, 2009.
Qualifying round
The draw for the qualifying round was held on February 16, 2008. The remaining 19 teams in Division A were divided into 3 groups of 5 teams and one group of 4 teams.
- Group A:  Israel, Israel, Lithuania, Lithuania, Ukraine, Ukraine, Germany, Germany, Great Britain Great Britain
- Group B:  Turkey, Turkey, Poland, Poland, Italy, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland Finland
- Group C:  France, France, Slovakia, Slovakia, Hungary, Hungary, Croatia, Croatia, Romania Romania
- Group D:  Greece, Greece, Serbia, Serbia,.svg.png.webp) Belgium, Belgium, Bulgaria Bulgaria
(teams in bold qualified to EuroBasket Women 2009)
  Qualified for EuroBasket Women 2009
  Go to additional qualifying round
  Go to relegation round
Group A
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Israel | 14 | 6 | 2 | 604 | 537 | +67 | 
|  Lithuania | 14 | 6 | 2 | 551 | 498 | +53 | 
|  Ukraine | 13 | 5 | 3 | 580 | 527 | +53 | 
|  Germany | 10 | 2 | 6 | 472 | 580 | −108 | 
|  Great Britain | 9 | 1 | 7 | 540 | 605 | −65 | 
Group B
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Turkey | 15 | 7 | 1 | 604 | 474 | +130 | 
|  Poland | 15 | 7 | 1 | 612 | 481 | +131 | 
|  Italy | 12 | 4 | 4 | 532 | 498 | +34 | 
|  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 1 | 7 | 450 | 593 | −143 | 
|  Finland | 9 | 1 | 7 | 443 | 595 | −152 | 
Group C
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  France | 15 | 7 | 1 | 547 | 469 | +78 | 
|  Slovakia | 13 | 5 | 3 | 542 | 484 | +58 | 
|  Hungary | 13 | 5 | 3 | 554 | 502 | +52 | 
|  Croatia | 10 | 2 | 6 | 468 | 538 | −70 | 
|  Romania | 9 | 1 | 7 | 497 | 615 | −118 | 
Group D
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Greece | 11 | 5 | 1 | 448 | 376 | +72 | 
|  Serbia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 425 | 4327 | −7 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 8 | 2 | 4 | 407 | 428 | −21 | 
|  Bulgaria | 8 | 2 | 4 | 400 | 444 | −44 | 
Additional qualifying round
Group A
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Ukraine | 7 | 3 | 1 | 266 | 232 | +34 | 
|  Germany | 6 | 2 | 2 | 229 | 245 | −16 | 
|  Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 3 | 264 | 282 | −18 | 
Group B
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Italy | 7 | 3 | 1 | 303 | 258 | +45 | 
|  Croatia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 303 | 314 | −11 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 5 | 1 | 3 | 300 | 334 | −34 |