Athens to Host EuroLeague Final Four in 2026

Athens has been chosen to big the EuroLeague Final Four successful 2026, bringing Europe’s premier hoops lawsuit backmost to 1 of the sport’s astir iconic cities.

EuroLeague Basketball shareholders voted connected Wednesday to signifier the finals astatine the renovated Telekom Center Athens, a state-of-the-art venue with a capableness of implicit 18,000 spectators. The semifinals volition instrumentality spot connected May 22, 2026, with the title crippled acceptable for May 24.

The Greek superior secured 8 votes, outpacing Bulgaria’s 3 and 2 abstentions. It volition beryllium the 2nd clip Athens hosts the Final Four—the archetypal being successful 2007 astatine OAKA, wherever Panathinaikos lifted the trophy earlier a location crowd.

In total, this volition beryllium the 4th clip Greece welcomes the EuroLeague finals, pursuing the Peace and Friendship Stadium successful Piraeus (1993), Thessaloniki (2000), and Athens (2007).

The Telekom Center Athens, primitively built successful 1994 and extensively upgraded for the 2004 Olympic Games, has since staged countless legendary hoops moments. Its enactment reaffirms Athens’ estimation arsenic a cornerstone of European basketball.

“Athens is simply a metropolis with a heavy hoops practice and 1 of the astir passionate instrumentality bases successful Europe. We are thrilled to instrumentality successful 2026 to Athens, a metropolis that has hosted immoderate of the astir unforgettable moments successful EuroLeague history,” said Dejan Bodiroga, President of EuroLeague Basketball. “Greece remains a cardinal marketplace for EuroLeague Basketball, with 2 top-level clubs competing annually, an incredibly devoted instrumentality community, and beardown entreaty arsenic a planetary tourer destination. Bringing the Final Four backmost to Athens is simply a earthy decision, 1 we are assured volition present different spectacular event.”