It also served as Europe qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top six teams in the final standings.

Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body.

Awarded hosting rights in March 2002, Belgrade (the capital of Serbia and Montenegro) was the main stage of the EuroBasket 2005 action.

Vršac was home to Group A during the tournament, and also had a total of six games played in the 5,000-person capacity Millennium Center.

Germany Italy Russia Ukraine Bulgaria Croatia Lithuania Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina France Greece Slovenia Israel Latvia Serbia and Montenegro Spain At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.