Preliminary round In this round, the sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three advanced to the qualifying round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the Classification Games. :
Times given below are in CEST (UTC+2). Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
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Qualifying round The twelve teams remaining were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group played for the 9th–12th place.
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Classification round The last teams of each group in the preliminary round competed in this Classification Round. The four teams played in one group. The last two teams were relegated to Division B for the next season.
Group G ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ==Knockout round==