Greece fans react during the Eurobasket, European Basketball Championship quarter final match between Lithuania and Greece at the Riga Arena in Riga, Latvia, on September 9, 2025. [Sergei Grits/AP]
Athens will host the 2026 EuroLeague Final Four at the Telekom Center Athens (formerly OAKA Indoor Arena), marking the tournament’s return to Greece after 19 years.
EuroLeague shareholders voted Athens the winner with eight votes compared to Belgrade’s three, with two blank votes. The tournament will run from May 22-24, 2026. According to BasketNews, hosting rights are valued at some €9 million.
This marks the fourth time the Final Four will be held on Greek soil, following previous tournaments in 1993 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, 2000 in Thessaloniki, and 2007 at OAKA, where Panathinaikos won its fourth European championship.
The 2025 Final Four was held in Abu Dhabi, where Fenerbahce won the title.
