Four countries to host EuroBasket 2029

Article posted by Coliseum, May 28^th, 2025

Image: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Luis García (Zaqarbal), CC BY-SA 4.0

Spain, Estonia, Greece, and Slovenia have landed the hosting rights to the EuroBasket 2029 basketball tournament after a rigorous selection process.

Eurohoops said the hosting rights for EuroBasket 2029 have been split between Spain organizing one preliminary group and the knockout stage to Estonia, Greece, and Slovenia getting one group each.

EuroBasket 2029 will be the 43^rd edition of the EuroBasket championship, the quadrennial international men’s basketball championship organized by FIBA Europe. Like the previous four editions, the tournament will be co-hosted by multiple countries.

One out of the four preliminary groups and the knockout stage will be played in Madrid, with the opening game being held in the Santiago Bernabeu football stadium and expected to draw a record-br eaking 80,000 spectators.

The three remaining groups will be held in Tallinn, Athens, and Ljubljana.

The hosts of the 43^rd edition of the EuroBasket were announced during a meeting of the FIBA Europe Board in Riga.

Among the eight initial candidates, Germany and Finland withdrew their bids, while Lithuania and the Netherlands were ruled out during the final selection process.

In addition to hosting rights, Spain, Estonia, Greece and Slovenia also secured an automatic EuroBasket berth. The remaining spots will be decided by the Qualifiers.

This summer, EuroBasket 2025 will take place between August 27 and September 14 in Cyprus, Finland, Poland, and Latvia, with Riga hosting the knockout stage.

FIBA Europe President Jorge Garbajosa said, “We are excited to bring FIBA EuroBasket 2029 to some of Europe’s prime basketball destinations, each with a strong basketball culture and a clear commitment to delivering an outstanding event.

“We look forward to working closely with the host countries to ensure a successful and memorable tournament for teams, fans, and partners alike.”

With the multi-host format introduced in 2015, this will mark the fifth time the tournament will be hosted by four countries.

FIBA Executive Director Europe Kamil Novak added, “The interest our National Federations have shown in organizing this event speaks to the growing profile and prestige of FIBA EuroBasket.

“We thank all the bidders for their outstanding proposals and extend our best wishes to the four hosts as they begin their journey toward delivering a fantastic tournament.”

Final Phase hosts and reigning EuroBasket champions Spain will welcome the competition for the first time since 2007, marking a return of Europe’s premier basketball event on their home soil.

Two of the other confirmed hosts – Greece and Slovenia – also bring valuable experience from previously organizing past editions of EuroBasket.

Meanwhile, the selection of first-time organizers Estonia represents a historic milestone in the continued growth of basketball across Europe and a strategic expansion of the competition’s geographical reach.

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