When does Germany play?: Schedule of the 2025 European Basketball Championship: All games at a glance

The 2025 European Basketball Championship began on August 27. Germany entered the preliminary round in Tampere, Finland, as the reigning world champions and delivered a perfect performance, winning five of their five matches. After two difficult knockout matches against Portugal and Slovenia, the German team deservedly advanced to the European Championship final against Finland. The European Championship schedule at a glance.

The German national team will play in the European Championship final against Turkey this Sunday at 8:00 PM. The match can be seen live on RTL and MagentaTV.

Schedule of the 2025 European Basketball Championship

The German national team got off to a confident start in Group B , winning all five of its group matches by a wide margin. In the round of 16, the DBB team showed nerves, especially from the three-point line, and only managed to pull away from the Portuguese in the final quarter. Against Slovenia, featuring another outstanding Luka Dončić (39 points, 10 rebounds), the German team trailed for a long time in the quarterfinals and again only found their way to victory in the final quarter. In the semifinal against Finland, the national team struggled initially, improved after the first quarter, and ultimately deservedly advanced to the European Championship final against Turkey on Sunday.

• Wed, August 27: Germany – Montenegro 106:76
• Fri, 29.08.: Germany – Sweden 105:83
• Sat, August 30: Lithuania – Germany 88:107
• Mon, 01.09.: Germany – Great Britain 120:57
• Wed, 03.09.: Finland – Germany 61:91
• Sat, 06.09.: Germany - Portugal 85:58
• Wed, 10.09.: Germany - Slovenia 99:91
• Fri, 12.09.: Germany - Finland 98:86
• Sun, 14.09., 8 p.m.: Germany vs. Turkey (RTL and MagentaTV)

24 teams are participating in the European Basketball Championship, divided into four preliminary groups of six nations each. Each group plays according to a round-robin format. A team receives two points for each win and one point for each loss. This usually keeps the standings exciting until the very end. The top four teams in each group qualify for the round of 16, from which the teams play in a knockout format until the final in Riga.

• Group A (Riga): Latvia, Portugal, Estonia, Turkey, Serbia, Czech Republic
• Group B (Tampere): Germany , Finland, Great Britain, Lithuania, Sweden, Montenegro
• Group C (Limassol): Cyprus, Italy, Georgia, Spain, Greece, Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Group D (Katowice): Iceland, France, Slovenia, Poland, Belgium, Israel

When and where will the 2025 European Basketball Championship take place?

The 42nd European Men's Basketball Championship will be held from August 27 to September 14, 2025. As in 2022, the tournament will take place in four countries: Latvia (Riga), Finland (Tampere), Cyprus (Limassol), and Poland (Katowice).

While the preliminary rounds in Tampere, Limassol, and Katowice conclude, the final round continues in Riga. The final will take place in the 14,500-seat Arena Riga.

Who will broadcast the European Basketball Championship on TV and live stream?

RTL will broadcast all of the German team's matches, selected knockout matches, and the final live on free TV . Commentators include basketball enthusiast Frank Buschmann.

MagentaTV/MagentaSport will broadcast all tournament matches live, including all matches with German participation, free of charge and without registration.

All European Basketball Champions since 2010

• 2011: Spain
• 2013: France
• 2015: Spain
• 2017: Slovenia
• 2022: Spain

Note: The 2021 European Championship has been postponed to 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic; normally, the EuroBasket takes place every four years.