FIBA EuroBasket 2025 set for start in Riga, Tampere

26/08/202519:25

The tournament begins with the first games taking place in Riga, Latvia, and Tampere, Finland, as half of the 24 participating nations get their campaigns underway.

The 42nd edition of FIBA EuroBasket 2025 will commence on Wednesday, with the rosters now confirmed for teams in Groups A and B ahead of the official tip-off.

The tournament begins with the first games taking place in Riga, Latvia, and Tampere, Finland, as half of the 24 participating nations get their campaigns underway.

A busy preparation period has been completed, and the highly-anticipated flagship event is ready to take to the courts as some of the biggest names across the continent battle it out to help their nation become EuroBasket champions on September 14.

The finalized rosters in Riga and Tampere are as follows:

Group A: Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Portugal, Serbia, Türkiye
Group B: Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Lithuania, Montenegro, Sweden

The tournament will begin in Tampere as Lithuania takes on Great Britain at 13:30 local time, closely followed by Czechia going up against Portugal in Riga at 14:45 local time.

World champions Germany will begin their EuroBasket campaign against Montenegro in Group B, with a Serbia side featuring Nikola Jokic starting out against Estonia in Group A.

The two host nations, Latvia and Finland, are also in action as they go up against Türkiye and Sweden, respectively.

On Thursday, it is the turn of the teams in Groups C and D to play their first games in Limassol, Cyprus, and Katowice, Poland.

The full schedule of games can be found, here.