EuroBasket Women 2027

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Host countriesBelgium
Finland
Lithuania
Sweden
Dates16–27 June
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venues5 (in 5 host cities)
EuroBasket Women 2027
Europees kampioenschap basketbal vrouwen 2027
Championnat d'Europe féminin de basket-ball 2027
Basketball-Europameisterschaft der Damen 2027
Koripallon naisten Euroopan-mestaruuskilpailut 2027
Europamästerskapet i basket för damer 2027
2027 m. Europos moterų krepšinio čempionatas
Dare to Dream
Tournament details
Host countriesBelgium
Finland
Lithuania
Sweden
Dates16–27 June
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venues5 (in 5 host cities)
Official website
Official website
2025
2029

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.[1] 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.

Finland and Lithuania were confirmed as hosts on 24 November 2023 at the FIBA Europe Board in Mies, Switzerland.[3] Although, FIBA Europe stated the possibility of a potential third and fourth being involved, similar to 2025.

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.[4]

On 13 August 2024, three more countries applied to become co-hosts:[5]

On 28 November 2024 at the FIBA Europe Board in Istanbul, Turkey, the last two co-host spots were awarded to Belgium and Sweden.[11][12][13][14][15]

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.[16]

Belgium Antwerp Finland Espoo
Sportpaleis
Capacity: 18,575
Espoo Metro Areena
Capacity: 8,500
Sweden StockholmLithuania Vilnius
Avicii Arena
Capacity: 16,000
Twinsbet Arena
Capacity: 10,000
Lithuania Klaipėda
Švyturys Arena
Capacity: 6,200

Preparations

Handover ceremony

The Handover ceremony took place on 29 June 2025 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus during the third place match between France and Italy.[17] The hosts of the 2025 tournament, were represented by as follows:

All four 2025 representatives did the symbolic handover to the 2027 hosts, who were represented by as follows:

Logo reveal

On 21 July 2025, the logo was unveiled.[18] FIBA Europe Executive Director, Kamil Novak, is quoted saying:

In close cooperation with the four host nations, we've created a bold and contemporary identity that mirrors the spirit of women's basketball today and inspires our athletes to be bold, fearless and push the boundaries of what is possible.

In the same press release Dare to Dream was announced as the motto.

Qualification

On 28 November 2024, FIBA Europe revamped the qualification process.[19] The qualification will begin in November 2025 and end in February 2027.[20]

Qualified teams

Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a] WR[b]
Total First Last Streak
 Finland Host nation 24 November 2023 6th 1952 1987 1 Eleventh place (1952, 1956) TBD
 Lithuania 13th 1938 2025 2 Champions (1997) TBD
 Belgium 28 November 2024 16th 1950 6 Champions (2023, 2025) TBD
 Sweden 10th 1978 2 Sixth place (2019) TBD

Final standings

Qualified for the 2028 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
RankTeamRecord
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4th
Eliminated in the quarterfinals
5th
6th
7th
8th
Eliminated in the qualification for quarterfinals
9th
10th
11th
12th
Eliminated in the first round
13th
14th
15th
16th

Marketing

On 21 July 2025, the logo was unveiled two days prior to the qualifiers draw.[21]

Notes

References

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