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Barcelona City Council has formally submitted a bid to host the 2025 EuroLeague Final Four at the Palau Sant Jordi, competing against Belgrade and Abu Dhabi.

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Barcelona City Council has formally submitted a bid to host the 2025 EuroLeague Final Four to the EuroLeague headquarters, according to Marc Mundet.

Besides Barcelona, Belgrade and Abu Dhabi are also in the running to host the event, per the same report.

After many months of work and discussions with all involved parties, the Barcelona City Council has decided to pursue the candidacy independently, pending the decision of the future Government of Catalonia.

The event would be held at Palau Sant Jordi, an indoor multi-purpose arena built in 1990 and renovated in 2014.

Palau Sant Jordi has previously hosted three EuroLeague Final Fours: in 1998, 2003, and 2011. It also hosted the FIBA EuroBasket 1997 from the quarterfinals onwards and the 2012 Copa del Rey. The arena has a maximum seating capacity of 17,960.

This would be the sixth Final Four held in Spain in modern EuroLeague history (since 2002), with previous events hosted in Madrid, Barcelona, and Vitoria.

Final Fours in Spain

Year Arena City Winner 2003 Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona FC Barcelona 2008 WiZink Center Madrid CSKA Moscow 2011 Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Panathinaikos 2015 WiZink Center Madrid Real Madrid 2019 Fernando Buesa Arena Vitoria-Gasteiz CSKA Moscow Which countries hosted the most EuroLeague Final Fours? Thank you for being with us! Subscribe to BN+ and browse ad-free.