The 2017 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2017, was the 36th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was awarded to Czech Republic after winning the bid to Serbia. The tournament also serves as a qualification for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain, with the top five nations qualifying. As hosts Spain finished in the top five, the sixth placed team also qualified.
The championship was reverted to a 16 teams championship, after the 20 teams that participated in 2015.
Spain defeated France 71âÂÂ55 in the final to win their third title.
In total, 61 556 people visited this event.
The bids were as follows:
On the 28 June 2015, Czech Republic won the hosting rights.
The draw took place in Prague on 9 December 2016.
All rosters consisted of 12 players.