EuroBasket Women 2027
The 2027 EuroBasket Women, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2027, will be the 41st edition of the biannual continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe, for national women's basketball teams. It will be held from 16 to 27 June 2027. It will be co-hosted by Belgium, Finland, Sweden and Lithuania, with each country hosting for the first time. 36 games will be played across five venues in five cities. This will be the second FIBA Women's EuroBasket to be hosted by four countries, copying the hosting format used for the men's EuroBasket since 2015. The final will be in Lithuania's capital, Vilnius. The tournament will involve 16 teams, with the four co-hosts qualifying automatically.
The top six teams will qualify for the 2028 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to try and participate in the Basketball at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Belgium are the two-time defending champions.
Bidding process
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On 22 March 2024, FIBA Europe stated that several countries have expressed an interest in becoming a co-host and confirmed the additional hosts will be announced in November 2024.
On 13 August 2024, three more countries applied to become co-hosts:
On 28 November 2024 at the FIBA Europe Board in Istanbul, Turkey, the last two co-host spots were awarded to Belgium and Sweden.
Venues
The tournament is expected to take place in five venues across five cities. Four cities are scheduled to organize one group, while the final round will be played in Vilnius. Belgium's federation has stated that they want to increase the capacity of the Sportpaleis to 20,000 for the tournament.- In Belgium, the Sportpaleis will be used for the event. The historical venue has hosted the 2013 and 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships while basketball related, it hosted the 2019 Basketball Champions League Final Four and one of the groups in the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
- In Finland, the Espoo Metro Areena will hold games for the competition. Events the facility has hosted are the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2022 World Ringette Championships and 2023 European Figure Skating Championships
- In Lithuania, the Švyturys Arena in Klaipėda and Twinsbet Arena in the capital Vilnius will organise matches for the tournament. Both venues hosted EuroBasket 2011 and 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Separately, the Švyturys Arena hosted the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women and many Klaipėda based teams. The Twinsbet Arena hosted the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and has hosted numerous high profile concerts as well.
- In Sweden, the Avicii Arena will hold their games. The biggest arena in the country, it has organised five Ice Hockey World Championships and the 1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship. Outside of sport, it also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 and 2016.
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Logo revealOn 21 July 2025, the logo was unveiled. FIBA Europe Executive Director, Kamil Novak, is quoted saying:In the same press release Dare to Dream was announced as the motto. QualificationOn 28 November 2024, FIBA Europe revamped the qualification process. The qualification will begin in November 2025 and end in February 2027.Final standings
MarketingOn 21 July 2025, the logo was unveiled two days prior to the qualifiers draw. |
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