EuroBasket 2029

EuroBasket 2029

2029. aasta Euroopa meistrivõistlused korvpallis (in Estonian) Ευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα Καλαθοσφαίρισης 2029 (in Greek) Evropsko prvenstvo v košarki 2029 (in Slovene) Campeonato Europeo de Baloncesto 2029 (in Spanish)
Tournament details
Host countries	Estonia Greece Slovenia Spain
Teams	24
Venue(s)	5 (in 4 host cities)
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The EuroBasket 2029 will be the 43rd 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; Estonia, Greece, Slovenia and Spain. It will take place in the summer of 2029.

Bidding process

Main article: EuroBasket 2029 bidding process

On 22 March 2024, FIBA Europe announced that the bidding process would begin later in 2024, with a deadline for submitting bids being 29 November. There were three options for hosting: to host a preliminary group, to host the final round or to host the entire tournament. The 2015, 2017, 2022 and 2025 editions tendered in the same way, with each of these tournaments hosted by four countries.

On 4 December, FIBA announced that eight countries applied to host the tournament. ^[1]

Final bids

Winning bids are marked in bold.

•   Estonia (at the Unibet Arena in Tallinn)
•   Greece (at the Telekom Center Athens in Athens)
•   Lithuania (at the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas)
•   Slovenia (at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana)
•   Netherlands (at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam)
•   Spain (at the Movistar Arena in Madrid)

Withdrawn bids

•   Finland (venue unknown, either in Helsinki or Tampere) ^[2]
•   Germany (at the SAP Garden in Munich) ^[3]

On 22 May 2025, Estonia, Greece, Slovenia and Spain were selected as hosts at the FIBA Europe Board meeting in Riga, Latvia, with the Spanish capital Madrid set to provide the backdrop for the Final Phase. ^[4]

Venues

Athens	Athens Madrid Ljubljana Tallinn EuroBasket 2029 (Europe)
Telekom Center Athens
Capacity: 18,300
Madrid
Movistar Arena
Capacity: 15,000
Madrid	Ljubljana	Tallinn
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium	Arena Stožice	Unibet Arena
Capacity: 78,287 (opening match only)	Capacity: 12,480	Capacity: 7,200

Draw

The draw will take place in Madrid, Spain sometime in 2029.

Each of the four hosts (Estonia, Greece, Slovenia and Spain) will grant the right to select a partner federation for commercial and marketing criteria. These teams were automatically placed into the same group as their chosen partner country.

Qualification

Main article: EuroBasket 2029 qualification

The qualifiers will begin in February 2028 and end in February 2029. Estonia, Greece, Slovenia and Spain automatically qualified as co-hosts.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	App	First	Last	Streak	Best placement in tournament	WR
Estonia	Host nation	22 May 2025	8th	1937	2025	3	Fifth place (1937, 1939)	TBD
Greece			30th	1949		19	Champions (1987, 2005)	TBD
Slovenia			16th	1993		16	Champions (2017)	TBD
Spain			34th	1935		33	Champions (2009, 2011, 2015, 2022)	TBD

References

1. "Eight candidates bid to host FIBA EuroBasket 2029". FIBA. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
2. Kaljurand, Eigo (22 May 2025). "DELFI RIIAS | Hääletuspäev. Kas Eesti saab korvpalli EM-i korraldusõiguse? Millised on viimased sahinad?". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
3. "FIBA Europe Board holds March meeting in Athens". FIBA. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
4. "FIBA EuroBasket 2029 hosts announced". FIBA. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.