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. The winners were Estonia, Greece, Slovenia and Spain, with the latter hosting the final phase.https://about.fiba.basketball/en/regions/europe/news/fiba-eurobasket-2029-hosts-announced
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.
Bids On 4 December 2024, FIBA announced that eight countries applied to host the tournament:
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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. They are bidding for a group. Proposed venue in TallinnUnibet ArenaCapacity: 7,200
Greece (At the Telekom Center Athens 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. They are bidding for a group and the knockout stage. Proposed venue in AthensTelekom Center AthensCapacity: 18,300
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. They are bidding for a group. Proposed venue in KaunasŽalgiris ArenaCapacity: 15,415
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. They are bidding for a group. Proposed venue in LjubljanaArena StožiceCapacity: 12,480
Netherlands (At the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam) – Netherlands are applying to organise the event for the first time ever in Rotterdam. They are bidding for a group. Proposed venue in RotterdamAhoy ArenaCapacity: 16,426
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. 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. Spain last hosted the event in 2007. Proposed venue in MadridMovistar ArenaCapacity: 15,000Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (opening match only)Capacity: 78,297
Host selection
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.https://about.fiba.basketball/en/regions/europe/news/fiba-eurobasket-2029-hosts-announced 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
(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. They are bidding for a group in either Helsinki or Tampere with the venue unknown. Finland withdrew their bid at the last minute.https://sport.delfi.ee/artikkel/120378644/delfi-riias-haaletuspaev-kas-eesti-saab-korvpalli-em-i-korraldusoiguse-millised-on-viimased-sahinad
Proposed venue in Helsinki or TampereTBDCapacity: TBDTBD
Germany (At the SAP Garden in Munich) – After last hosting EuroBasket in 2022, Germany have put a bid to host the competition in Munich. On 7 March 2025, FIBA announced that Germany had withdrawn from the bidding process. Proposed venue in MunichSAP GardenCapacity: 12,500
Decided not to bid 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. However, this never materialised. Proposed venue in BratislavaOndrej Nepela ArenaCapacity: 10,055
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