FIBA published the schedule of matches for women's national teams in the first round of qualification for EuroBasket 2027. The Ukrainian team is in Group E, where it will play against the teams of Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Azerbaijan.
Details of the matches are as follows: the first-round matches will take place from November 9 to 19, 2025, and from March 8 to 18, 2026. Each team will have three playing days in each international window.
It is indicated that the qualifying round for EuroBasket 2027 will start with an away match against Montenegro, after which our girls will play two home games. Only after that will they go to Montenegro, and then to Bulgaria and Azerbaijan. Interestingly, two best teams from each group and three best third-placed teams will advance to the second round.
The Ukrainian national team has already determined its squad for the upcoming matches. It is known that the head coach remains Ainars Bagatskis, and he will be assisted by Sergey Gladyr, Valery Plehanov, and Raimonds Feldmanis.