EuroBasket 2025

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EuroBasket 2025
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Tournament details
Host countriesCyprus
Finland
Poland
Latvia
Dates27 August–14 September
Teams24
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
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The EuroBasket 2025 will be the 42nd edition of the EuroBasket championship, the quadrennial international men's basketball championship organized by FIBA Europe.

Contents

Like the previous three editions, the tournament will be co-hosted by multiple countries; Cyprus, Finland, Poland and Latvia. [1] [2] It will take place from 27 August to 14 September 2025. [3]

Host selection

FIBA Europe opened three bidding options for hosting: to host a preliminary group, to host the final round or to host the entire tournament. The EuroBasket in 2015, 2017 and 2022, tendered in the same way, each of these tournaments was hosted in four countries.

Six countries submitted separate candidacies to host Eurobasket 2025: [4]

During its meeting on 28 March 2022, the FIBA Europe Board selected Latvia, Cyprus and Finland to host the tournament, with Latvia hosting the knockout phase. Ukraine was an option to be the fourth host during the group stage. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poland was named the fourth country to play host. [1] [2]

Venues

Limassol will be the host city for Cyprus. [5] Riga will be the host city for Latvia and for the final phase. On 6 March 2023, Tampere was announced as the host city for Finland. [6] On March 17, Katowice was announced as the host city for Poland at a FIBA Europe Board meeting in Seville. [7] In June 2023, a draw determined which group will be played at each venue. Group A in Riga, Group B in Tampere, Group C in Limassol and Group D in Katowice. [3]

Tampere
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Tampere
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Limassol
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Riga
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Katowice
EuroBasket 2025 (Europe)
Nokia Arena
Capacity: 13,455
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Limassol
Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
Capacity: 9,600
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Riga Katowice
Arena Riga Spodek
Capacity: 11,200Capacity: 11,036
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Marketing

The official logo was unveiled on 5 December 2023. [8]

Qualification

The qualification process started in November 2021, with ten teams participating in the pre-qualifiers, including the eight eliminated teams from the 2023 World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers. The co-hosts will participate in the qualifiers, despite automatic qualification to the EuroBasket 2025.

Qualified teams

TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppFirstLastBest placement in tournament
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Host nation29 March 20221st———
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 18th 1939 2022 6th place (1967)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 15th 1935 2017 Champions (1935)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 17 September 202230th 1937 2022 Runners-up (1963)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Group G top two24 November 202414th 1995 Runners-up (2009, 2017)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Group H top two16th 1937 Champions (1937, 1939, 2003)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Group A top three25 November 202415th 1993 Champions (2017)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 31st 1953 Runners-up (1979)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Group B top three26th 1949 Runners-up (2001)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 39th 1935 Champions (1983,1999)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Group C top three33rdChampions (2009, 2011, 2015, 2022)

Draw

The draw will take place in Riga, Latvia sometime in March 2025.

Each of the four hosts (Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland) will be granted the right to select a partner federation for commercial and marketing criteria. These teams would automatically be placed into the same group as their chosen partner country.

The 24 qualified teams will be seeded according to the FIBA Men's World Ranking.

The draw to determine the early designation of groups to the host cities of FIBA EuroBasket 2025 took place on 24 June, 2023 in Ljubljana. The request of the four hosts to allocate the groups to the host cities for the 42nd edition of tournament in advance was approved by the FIBA Europe Board in its June meeting. [3]

The results of the draw are as follows: Group A will be played in Riga, Latvia Group B will be played in Tampere, Finland Group C will be played in Limassol, Cyprus Group D will be played in Katowice, Poland.

Preliminary round

Group A

Venue: Riga, Latvia.

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First match(es) will be played: 27 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Venue: Tampere, Finland.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1B10000000 Knockout stage
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First match(es) will be played: 27 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group C

Venue: Limassol, Cyprus.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1C10000000 Knockout stage
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First match(es) will be played: 28 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group D

Venue: Katowice, Poland.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1D10000000 Knockout stage
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First match(es) will be played: 28 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Knockout stage

Venue: Riga, Latvia.

Bracket

 
 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
              
 
5 September
 
 
 
 
8 September
 
 
 
 
 
6 September
 
 
 
 
 
11 September
 
 
 
 
 
5 September
 
 
 
 
 
8 September
 
 
 
 
 
6 September
 
 
 
 
 
14 September
 
 
 
 
 
5 September
 
 
 
 
 
9 September
 
 
 
 
 
6 September
 
 
 
 
 
11 September
 
 
 
 
 
5 September
 
  Third place
 
 
 
9 September14 September
 
 
 
  
 
6 September
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final

14 September 2025vs. Arena Riga, Riga

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Events in the year 2025 in Poland.

Events in the year 2025 in Finland.

Events in the year 2025 in Cyprus.

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