EuroBasket 2029 bidding process

The EuroBasket 2029 bidding process entails the bids for the EuroBasket 2029. The four eventual winners will be decided during the FIBA Europe Board on 23 May 2025 in Riga, Latvia. ^[1] The winners were Estonia, Greece, Slovenia and Spain, with the latter hosting the final phase. ^[2]

Bidding timeline

On 22 March 2024, FIBA Europe announced that the bidding process would start later in 2024. The deadline to submit a bid was the 29 November 2024. The winning bids were confirmed during the FIBA Europe board on 22 May 2025 in Riga, Latvia. ^[1]

Bids

On 4 December 2024, FIBA announced that eight countries applied to host the tournament: ^[3]

•   Estonia
•   Finland (Withdrew)
•   Germany (Withdrew)
•   Greece
•   Lithuania
•   Netherlands
•   Slovenia
•   Spain

Estonia

•   Estonia (At the Unibet Arena in Tallinn) – Estonia were announced as one of the eight bids on 4 December. If successful, it will be their first time hosting the tournament. ^[4] They are bidding for a group.

Proposed venue in   Estonia
Tallinn		Tallinn
		Unibet Arena
		Capacity: 7,200

Greece

•   Greece (At the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens) – After successfully hosting one of the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Piraeus. The Greek basketball federation president said that the country wants to host the 2029 tournament. ^{[5] [6]} They are bidding for a group and the knockout stage.

Proposed venue in   Greece
Athens		Athens
		O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
		Capacity: 18,300

Lithuania

•   Lithuania (At the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas) – Lithuania were announced as one of the eight bids on 4 December. Lithuania are hoping to host the EuroBasket for the first time since 2011. ^{[7] [8]} They are bidding for a group.

Proposed venue in   Lithuania
Kaunas		Kaunas
		Žalgiris Arena
		Capacity: 15,415

Slovenia

•   Slovenia (At the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana) – While announcing that they will not apply to host a 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the Basketball Federation of Slovenia (KZS) confirmed an intent to host a group at EuroBasket 2029. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]} They are bidding for a group.

Proposed venue in   Slovenia
Ljubljana		Ljubljana
		Arena Stožice
		Capacity: 12,480

Netherlands

•   Netherlands (At the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam) – Netherlands are applying to organise the event for the first time ever in Rotterdam. ^[13] They are bidding for a group.

Proposed venue in   Netherlands
Rotterdam		Rotterdam
		Ahoy Arena
		Capacity: 16,426

Spain

  Spain (At the Movistar Arena in Madrid) – A week before the deadline, Spain confirmed that they are applying to host a group and the knockout stage in Madrid. ^[14] The Spanish Basketball Federation has also proposed hosting the opening match at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, which could break the world record for the largest attendance at an indoor basketball game with at least 80,000 spectators. ^{[15] [16]} Spain last hosted the event in 2007.

Proposed venue in   Spain
Madrid		Madrid
		Movistar Arena
		Capacity: 15,000
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (opening match only)
Capacity: 78,297

Host selection

•   Estonia
•   Greece
•   Lithuania
•   Netherlands
•   Slovenia
•   Spain

On 22 May 2025, Estonia, Greece, Slovenia and Spain were awarded the hosting rights over Lithuania and Netherlands, with the latter being assigned hosts of the final phase. ^[17] This marks the first time that Estonia will host EuroBasket, with 1995, 2007 and 2013 being the last time that Greece, Slovenia and Spain have hosted the tournament respectively.

Withdrawn bids

Finland

Nokia Arena

Helsinki Halli

•   Finland (Venue unknown, either in Helsinki or Tampere) – Finland are aiming to become the first nation to host back to back EuroBaskets having placed a bid for 2029. ^[18] They are bidding for a group in either Helsinki or Tampere with the venue unknown. Finland withdrew their bid at the last minute. ^[19]

Proposed venue in   Finland
Helsinki Tampere		Helsinki or Tampere
		TBD
		Capacity: TBD
		TBD

Germany

•   Germany (At the SAP Garden in Munich) – After last hosting EuroBasket in 2022, Germany have put a bid to host the competition in Munich. ^[20] On 7 March 2025, FIBA announced that Germany had withdrawn from the bidding process. ^[21]

Proposed venue in   Germany
Munich		Munich
		SAP Garden
		Capacity: 12,500

Decided not to bid

Slovakia

•   Slovakia (At the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava) – After bidding for EuroBasket Women 2027, Slovakia expressed an interest in hosting the 2029 EuroBasket in Bratislava. ^{[22] [23]} However, this never materialised.

Proposed venue in   Slovakia
Bratislava		Bratislava
		Ondrej Nepela Arena
		Capacity: 10,055

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