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EuroBasket 2015
Championnat d'Europe masculin de basket-ball 2015
(in French)
Europsko prvenstvo u košarci 2015.
(in Croatian)
Basketball-Europameisterschaft 2015
(in German)
2015. gada Eiropas čempionāts basketbolā
(in Latvian)
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Tournament details
Host countriesFrance
Croatia
Germany
Latvia
Dates5–20 September
Teams24
Venues5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBERJAYA Spain (3rd title)
Runners-upBERJAYA Lithuania
Third placeBERJAYA France
Fourth placeBERJAYA Serbia
Tournament statistics
Games played79
Attendance711,131 (9,002 per game)
MVPSpain Pau Gasol
Top scorerSpain Pau Gasol
(25.6 points per game)
2013
2017
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Qualified teams for the EuroBasket 2015
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Former EuroBasket 2015 logo

EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 September and ended on 20 September 2015.

The top two teams (Spain and Lithuania) qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The next five teams (France, Serbia, Greece, Italy and the Czech Republic) advanced to the World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. Latvia and Croatia later qualified due to Serbia and Italy hosting two of the Olympic qualifying tournaments while Turkey also qualified as an invitee.

Spain won their third title by defeating Lithuania 80–63 in the final.[1] France won bronze on home soil defeating Serbia (81–68).[2] The final game was held in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy and set a new record for the highest attendance in a EuroBasket game, with 26,922.[3] Pau Gasol was named the tournament's MVP.

Host selection

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On 18 December 2011, FIBA Europe decided to let Ukraine host EuroBasket 2015, after France, Croatia, Germany and Italy withdrew their joint bid.[4] On 19 March 2014, tournament director Markiyan Lubkivsky announced that EuroBasket 2015 would not take place in Ukraine because of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the championship would be relocated.[5][6] But later, FIBA Europe was forced to deny reports that Ukraine had given up the hosting rights for EuroBasket 2015 due to the continuous political situation and security issues in Ukraine.[7] On 13 June 2014, FIBA Europe officially announced that Ukraine would not be hosting the championships.[8]

Sixteen countries expressed an initial interest to bid for the relocated event. National Federations were called by FIBA Europe to officially bid for hosting the tournament or parts of the tournament until 31 July 2014. The next day FIBA Europe announced eight official bids from potential organizers:[9]

All interested federations were provided the option to bid to stage either one of the four groups in the Group Phase of the tournament, one of the groups and the Final Phase, only the finals, or the entire tournament. FIBA Europe was scheduled to officially announce the details of the bids after 27 August 2014.[9]

Croatia, France, Poland and Turkey bid to host one of the four groups in the Group Phase and the Final Phase in the knock-out round. Additionally, Turkey also bid to host the Final Phase only.

All other countries bid to host only one of the four groups in the Group Phase. Prior to the Board Meeting, Turkey withdrew their candidature from hosting any part of the tournament while Poland and Croatia withdrew their candidature to host the Final Phase of the tournament, leaving France as the only candidate to host the Final Phase.[10]

On 8 September 2014, it was announced that the FIBA EuroBasket 2015 tournament would be hosted in Germany (Berlin), Croatia (Zagreb), Latvia (Riga) and France (Montpellier), with each of the countries hosting one respective group during the group stage of the tournament. France would be the hosts of the finals in the knock-out phase in the city of Lille at the multi-functional Stade Pierre-Mauroy, which has a 27,000 capacity for basketball.[10]

Venues

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Frenkie was the official mascot
Lille
EuroBasket 2015 is located in Europe
Berlin
Berlin
Zagreb
Zagreb
Riga
Riga
Montpellier
Montpellier
Lille
Lille
EuroBasket 2015 (Europe)
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Capacity: 27,500[a]
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Montpellier
Park&Suites Arena
Capacity: 10,700
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ZagrebBerlinRiga
Arena ZagrebMercedes-Benz ArenaArena Riga
Capacity: 16,500Capacity: 14,500Capacity: 11,200
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Qualification

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Qualification for the tournament took place in two phases; the first featured 13 teams who failed to qualify for FIBA EuroBasket 2013, the winner of which qualifying directly for the finals. The remaining teams then went into qualification with the remaining FIBA Europe sides.

Qualified teams

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TeamQualificationDate of qualificationTournament appearanceLast appearance
BERJAYA SpainHost nation of 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup & 3rd place of FIBA EuroBasket 201323 May 2009302013
BERJAYA Ukraine6th place at FIBA EuroBasket 201318 December 2011 (as initial host)72013
BERJAYA EstoniaWinners of 1st round of FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification1 September 2013[11]52001
BERJAYA FranceWinners of FIBA EuroBasket 201318 September 2013372013
BERJAYA Slovenia5th place at FIBA EuroBasket 201319 September 2013122013
BERJAYA Croatia4th place at FIBA EuroBasket 201319 September 2013122013
BERJAYA LithuaniaRunner-up at FIBA EuroBasket 201319 September 2013132013
BERJAYA Serbia7th place at FIBA EuroBasket 201321 September 201352013
BERJAYA FinlandWild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup1 February 2014132013
BERJAYA GreeceWild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup1 February 2014252013
BERJAYA TurkeyWild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup1 February 2014222013
BERJAYA Latvia1st in Second round Group F24 August 2014132013
BERJAYA Israel1st in Second round Group B24 August 2014282013
BERJAYA Bosnia and Herzegovina1st in Second round Group A24 August 201492013
BERJAYA Belgium1st in Second round Group D24 August 2014162013
BERJAYA Georgia1st in Second round Group E27 August 201432013
BERJAYA Czech Republic2nd in Second round Group E27 August 201442013
BERJAYA Germany2nd in Second round Group C27 August 2014232013
BERJAYA Netherlands2nd in Second round Group B27 August 2014151989
BERJAYA Poland1st in Second round Group C27 August 2014272013
BERJAYA Macedonia2nd in Second round Group D27 August 201452013
BERJAYA Italy1st in Second round Group G27 August 2014362013
BERJAYA Russia2nd in Second round Group G27 August 2014122013
BERJAYA Iceland2nd in Second round Group A27 August 20141

Draw

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Seedings

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FIBA Europe released the seedings for the EuroBasket 2015 draw on 27 November 2014.[12] According to the FIBA Europe regulations the participating nations, the 10 participants of the 2014 World Cup would be seeded first, based on their respective records in FIBA EuroBasket 2013, with the remaining teams seeded based on their qualification records.[12]

Final draw

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Publicity onto the North Regional Council in Lille.

The draw took place on 8 December 2014 at 16:00 at Disneyland in Paris, France.[13][14] Criteria for the draw was as follows:

  • The four hosts were drawn together, but as Latvia were amongst the third seeded teams and Germany the fifth, only three teams would be in fourth and sixth pot containing the remaining seeds and these teams could not be drawn into groups with Latvia and Germany respectively.
  • France and Croatia, as hosts, were drawn first and the two remaining first seeds, Spain and Lithuania, were drawn separately into the remaining two groups not already with a top-seeded team.
  • In addition to this, following on from the exceptional circumstances leading to the relocation of EuroBasket 2015, each of the four hosts was granted the right to select a partner federation for commercial and marketing criteria. These teams would automatically be placed into the same group as their chosen partner country. The selections were;
    • France and Finland
    • Germany and Turkey
    • Croatia and Slovenia
    • Latvia and Estonia [15][16]
Pot 1
(Hosts)
Pot 2
(Remaining First Seeds)
Pot 3
(Second Seeds)
Pot 4
(Remaining Third Seeds)
Pot 5
(Fourth Seeds)
Pot 6
(Remaining Fifth Seeds)
Pot 7
(Sixth Seeds)

BERJAYA Croatia
BERJAYA France
BERJAYA Germany
BERJAYA Latvia

BERJAYA Lithuania
BERJAYA Spain

BERJAYA Slovenia c
BERJAYA Ukraine
BERJAYA Serbia
BERJAYA Finland a

BERJAYA Greece
BERJAYA Turkey b
BERJAYA Bosnia and Herzegovina

BERJAYA Poland
BERJAYA Belgium
BERJAYA Macedonia
BERJAYA Italy

BERJAYA Israel
BERJAYA Czech Republic
BERJAYA Georgia

BERJAYA Netherlands
BERJAYA Russia
BERJAYA Iceland
BERJAYA Estonia d

^a Assigned to Group A, for its partnership with France.
^b Assigned to Group B, for its partnership with Germany.
^c Assigned to Group C, for its partnership with Croatia.
^d Assigned to Group D, for its partnership with Latvia.

Squads

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Preliminary round

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The best four teams of each group advance to the knockout stage.[17]

Group A

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Venue: Montpellier, France

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Tram painted to promote the EuroBasket 2015 in Montpellier
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 BERJAYA France 5 5 0 407 335 +72 10 Advanced to Knockout stage
2 BERJAYA Israel 5 3 2 375 384 9 8[b]
3 BERJAYA Poland 5 3 2 367 352 +15 8[b]
4 BERJAYA Finland 5 2 3 387 392 5 7
5 BERJAYA Russia 5 1 4 379 374 +5 6[c]
6 BERJAYA Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 1 4 324 402 78 6[c]
Source: eurobasket2015.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. Indoor configuration
  2. 1 2 Poland–Israel 73–75
  3. 1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina–Russia 61–81
5 September 2015
Poland BERJAYA68–64BERJAYA Bosnia and Herzegovina
Israel BERJAYA76–73BERJAYA Russia
France BERJAYA97–87(OT)BERJAYA Finland
6 September 2015
Russia BERJAYA79–82BERJAYA Poland
Finland BERJAYA66–79BERJAYA Israel
Bosnia and Herzegovina BERJAYA54–81BERJAYA France
7 September 2015
Finland BERJAYA81–79BERJAYA Russia
Israel BERJAYA84–86(OT)BERJAYA Bosnia and Herzegovina
France BERJAYA69–66BERJAYA Poland
9 September 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina BERJAYA59–88BERJAYA Finland
Poland BERJAYA73–75BERJAYA Israel
Russia BERJAYA67–74BERJAYA France
10 September 2015
Finland BERJAYA65–78BERJAYA Poland
Bosnia and Herzegovina BERJAYA61–81BERJAYA Russia
Israel BERJAYA61–86BERJAYA France

Group B

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Venue: Berlin, Germany

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Italy and Germany during the national anthems.
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 BERJAYA Serbia 5 5 0 433 354 +79 10 Advanced to Knockout stage
2 BERJAYA Spain 5 3 2 448 411 +37 8[a]
3 BERJAYA Italy 5 3 2 434 434 0 8[a]
4 BERJAYA Turkey 5 3 2 429 459 30 8[a]
5 BERJAYA Germany 5 1 4 370 379 9 6
6 BERJAYA Iceland 5 0 5 368 445 77 5
Source: eurobasket2015.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Spain 1–1, +20; Italy 1–1, +5; Turkey 1–1 −25
5 September 2015
Germany BERJAYA71–65BERJAYA Iceland
Spain BERJAYA70–80BERJAYA Serbia
Italy BERJAYA87–89BERJAYA Turkey
6 September 2015
Serbia BERJAYA68–66BERJAYA Germany
Iceland BERJAYA64–71BERJAYA Italy
Turkey BERJAYA77–104BERJAYA Spain
8 September 2015
Serbia BERJAYA93–64BERJAYA Iceland
Germany BERJAYA75–80BERJAYA Turkey
Spain BERJAYA98–105BERJAYA Italy
9 September 2015
Turkey BERJAYA72–91BERJAYA Serbia
Italy BERJAYA89–82(OT)BERJAYA Germany
Iceland BERJAYA73–99BERJAYA Spain
10 September 2015
Serbia BERJAYA101–82BERJAYA Italy
Germany BERJAYA76–77BERJAYA Spain
Turkey BERJAYA111–102(OT)BERJAYA Iceland

Group C

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Venue: Zagreb, Croatia

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Arena Zagreb ahead of EuroBasket 2015
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 BERJAYA Greece 5 5 0 387 340 +47 10 Advanced to Knockout stage
2 BERJAYA Croatia 5 3 2 359 343 +16 8[a]
3 BERJAYA Slovenia 5 3 2 367 356 +11 8[a]
4 BERJAYA Georgia 5 2 3 369 364 +5 7
5 BERJAYA Macedonia 5 1 4 324 381 57 6[b]
6 BERJAYA Netherlands 5 1 4 355 377 22 6[b]
Source: eurobasket2015.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Croatia–Slovenia 80–73
  2. 1 2 Netherlands–Macedonia 71–78
5 September 2015
Georgia BERJAYA72–73BERJAYA Netherlands
Macedonia BERJAYA65–85BERJAYA Greece
Croatia BERJAYA80–73BERJAYA Slovenia
6 September 2015
Netherlands BERJAYA71–78BERJAYA Macedonia
Slovenia BERJAYA79–68BERJAYA Georgia
Greece BERJAYA72–70BERJAYA Croatia
8 September 2015
Slovenia BERJAYA81–74BERJAYA Netherlands
Georgia BERJAYA68–79BERJAYA Greece
Croatia BERJAYA73–55BERJAYA Macedonia
9 September 2015
Greece BERJAYA83–72BERJAYA Slovenia
Macedonia BERJAYA75–90BERJAYA Georgia
Netherlands BERJAYA72–78BERJAYA Croatia
10 September 2015
Slovenia BERJAYA62–51BERJAYA Macedonia
Georgia BERJAYA71–58BERJAYA Croatia
Greece BERJAYA68–65BERJAYA Netherlands

Group D

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Venue: Riga, Latvia

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EuroBasket 2015 fanzone in Riga
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 BERJAYA Lithuania 5 4 1 360 336 +24 9 Advanced to Knockout stage
2 BERJAYA Latvia 5 3 2 348 339 +9 8[a]
3 BERJAYA Czech Republic 5 3 2 370 342 +28 8[a]
4 BERJAYA Belgium 5 3 2 370 344 +26 8[a]
5 BERJAYA Estonia 5 1 4 316 374 58 6[b]
6 BERJAYA Ukraine 5 1 4 349 378 29 6[b]
Source: eurobasket2015.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Latvia 2–0; Czech Republic 1–1; Belgium 0–2
  2. 1 2 Ukraine–Estonia 71–78
5 September 2015
Czech Republic BERJAYA80–57BERJAYA Estonia
Belgium BERJAYA67–78BERJAYA Latvia
Lithuania BERJAYA69–68BERJAYA Ukraine
6 September 2015
Estonia BERJAYA55–84BERJAYA Belgium
Latvia BERJAYA49–68BERJAYA Lithuania
Ukraine BERJAYA64–78BERJAYA Czech Republic
7 September 2015
Lithuania BERJAYA74–76BERJAYA Belgium
Czech Republic BERJAYA65–72BERJAYA Latvia
Ukraine BERJAYA71–78BERJAYA Estonia
9 September 2015
Belgium BERJAYA64–66BERJAYA Czech Republic
Latvia BERJAYA74–75BERJAYA Ukraine
Estonia BERJAYA62–64BERJAYA Lithuania
10 September 2015
Ukraine BERJAYA71–79BERJAYA Belgium
Latvia BERJAYA75–64BERJAYA Estonia
Czech Republic BERJAYA81–85(OT)BERJAYA Lithuania

Knockout stage

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Venue: Lille, France

 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
12 September
 
 
BERJAYA France76
 
15 September
 
BERJAYA Turkey53
 
BERJAYA France84
 
12 September
 
BERJAYA Latvia70
 
BERJAYA Latvia73
 
17 September
 
BERJAYA Slovenia66
 
BERJAYA France75
 
12 September
 
BERJAYA Spain (OT)80
 
BERJAYA Spain80
 
15 September
 
BERJAYA Poland66
 
BERJAYA Spain73
 
12 September
 
BERJAYA Greece71
 
BERJAYA Greece75
 
20 September
 
BERJAYA Belgium54
 
BERJAYA Spain80
 
13 September
 
BERJAYA Lithuania63
 
BERJAYA Serbia94
 
16 September
 
BERJAYA Finland81
 
BERJAYA Serbia89
 
13 September
 
BERJAYA Czech Republic75
 
BERJAYA Croatia59
 
18 September
 
BERJAYA Czech Republic80
 
BERJAYA Serbia64
 
13 September
 
BERJAYA Lithuania67 Third place game
 
BERJAYA Israel52
 
16 September20 September
 
BERJAYA Italy82
 
BERJAYA Italy85BERJAYA France81
 
13 September
 
BERJAYA Lithuania (OT)95 BERJAYA Serbia68
 
BERJAYA Lithuania85
 
 
BERJAYA Georgia81
 
Olympic qualifying bracket

The winners of the 5–8th place semifinals advanced to the qualification tournament. The 5–8th place semifinals losers played in the seventh place game to determine the last participant.

 
5–8th place semifinalsSeventh place game
 
      
 
17 September
 
 
BERJAYA Greece97
 
18 September
 
BERJAYA Latvia90
 
BERJAYA Latvia70
 
17 September
 
BERJAYA Czech Republic97
 
BERJAYA Czech Republic70
 
 
BERJAYA Italy85
 

Final

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20 September 2015
19:00
Spain BERJAYA 8063 BERJAYA Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 22–25, 19–10, 20–20
Pts: Gasol 25
Rebs: Gasol 12
Asts: Rodríguez 6
Pts: Kalnietis, Seibutis 13
Rebs: Valančiūnas 9
Asts: Kalnietis 5
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 27,372
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (Italy), Ilija Belošević (Serbia), Borys Ryzhyk (Ukraine)
 EuroBasket 2015 champions 
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Spain
Third title
Most Valuable Player
Spain Pau Gasol

Final standings

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Official final ranking by FIBA Europe.[18]

BERJAYA
Results
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament as hosts[note 1]
Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Turkey qualified as a replacement invitee)
Rank Team Record FIBA World Rankings
Before After Change
1st place, gold medalist(s)BERJAYA Spain7–222=0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)BERJAYA Lithuania7–243+1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)BERJAYA France8–155=0
4BERJAYA Serbia7–276+1
5BERJAYA Greece7–11010=0
6BERJAYA Italy5–336T-35+1
7BERJAYA Czech Republic5–4T-4942+7
8BERJAYA Latvia4–5T-38T-35+3
9BERJAYA Croatia3–31212=0
10BERJAYA Israel3–3T-3837+1
11BERJAYA Poland3–342T-38+4
12BERJAYA Slovenia3–31313=0
13BERJAYA Belgium3–3T-5144+7
14BERJAYA Turkey3–388=0
15BERJAYA Georgia2–45447+7
16BERJAYA Finland2–43532+3
17BERJAYA Russia1–467–1
18BERJAYA Germany1–41820–2
19BERJAYA Macedonia1–43234–2
20BERJAYA Estonia1–4NRT-84+4
21BERJAYA Netherlands1–4NRT-84+4
22BERJAYA Ukraine1–440T-38+2
23BERJAYA Bosnia and Herzegovina1–4T-58T-53+5
24BERJAYA Iceland0–5NRT-84+4

All-Tournament Team

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Statistical leaders

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FIBA broadcasting rights

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References

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  1. If the tournament is hosted by a team that has already qualified, the next-best team from the host country's federation will also qualify.
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  6. Clarification on 'Hosts withdrawal' claims; FIBA Europe, 19 March 2014
  7. FIBA Europe removes U-18 event from Ukraine but EuroBasket remains, for now
  8. FIBA Europe Relocate EuroBasket 2015
  9. 1 2 FIBA Europe - Eight bid to host EuroBasket 2015
  10. 1 2 "EuroBasket 2015 Hosts Announced". FIBA Europe. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  11. FIBA Europe.com (1 September 2013). "Estonia book flight to Ukraine". Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  12. 1 2 "EuroBasket Draw Seedings Announced". fibaeurope.com. 27 November 2014.
  13. "Disneyland Paris To Host EuroBasket Draw". fibaeurope.com. 29 October 2014.
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  17. "Schedule". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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