EuroLeague Final Four running order

Euroleague Basketball has set the Sunday running order for its 2026 Final Four in Athens and confirmed that the event will no longer include a third-place game. The league said the adidas NextGen EuroLeague Championship Game will be played before the senior EuroLeague Championship Game on May 24. Organizers have also said all general-public ticket phases for the Athens event sold out, including the final release in April. The Final Four is scheduled for May 22-24 at Telekom Center Athens, according to the league. ### What exactly changed in the Sunday schedule? February 11 was the date Euroleague Basketball published the 2026 Final Four ticketing and event outline, and that notice included the key format change: the adidas NextGen EuroLeague Championship Game will replace the traditional third-place game. The senior championship game remains scheduled for Sunday, May 24 at 21:00 local time in Athens, while the two EuroLeague semifinals are set for Friday, May 22 at 18:00 and 21:00 local time. (euroleaguebasketball.net) Last week, Euroleague Basketball said the two group winners from the NextGen tournament will meet in Sunday’s final at Telekom Center Athens as the prelude to the EuroLeague Championship Game. The league said that arrangement moves the under-18 title game onto the main Final Four stage on championship day. (euroleaguebasketball.net) ### How quickly did Final Four tickets sell out? April 20 was the start of Phase 4 ticket sales, and Euroleague Basketball said that final public allocation was quickly exhausted. The league said Phases 1, 2 and 3 had already sold out before the last release, leaving no general-public inventory after the fourth phase. (euroleaguebasketball.net) February 11 was the opening of the first sales window, and Euroleague Basketball said more than 1 million fans connected to the platform during that initial release. The league said the first allocation sold out in less than five minutes. ### Which venue is hosting the event? (euroleaguebasketball.net) Telekom Center Athens is the venue named by Euroleague Basketball for the 2026 Final Four, with games scheduled there from May 22 through May 24. The league’s official announcements repeatedly describe the event as the “2026 EuroLeague Final Four Athens Presented by Etihad.” (euroleaguebasketball.net) Sunel Arena will host the first three days of the adidas NextGen EuroLeague Finals group stage, according to the league’s ticket release for that competition. Euroleague Basketball said the NextGen title game alone will move to Telekom Center Athens on Sunday before the senior final. (euroleaguebasketball.net) ### What does the NextGen tournament look like around the Final Four? April 14 was the date Euroleague Basketball announced the field for the 2025-26 adidas NextGen EuroLeague Finals, saying the event would again be staged as part of the Final Four celebrations. The league said 12 group-stage games are scheduled from Thursday, May 21 through Saturday, May 23. (euroleaguebasketball.net) Standard day tickets for the group-stage games at Sunel Arena start at 24 euros, Euroleague Basketball said in its NextGen ticket announcement. That sale is separate from the sold-out general-public inventory for the senior Final Four. ### Where can fans still watch if Final Four tickets are gone? (euroleaguebasketball.net) Euroleague Basketball’s public-ticket inventory for the senior Final Four is sold out, but the league has continued to market viewing access through its digital platforms and separate NextGen ticket products, according to official notices and related event coverage. Eurohoops reported that Final Four viewing was being offered through a Final Four Pass product on EuroLeague TV. (euroleaguebasketball.net) May 22 is the next on-court date in the senior event, when the two semifinals are scheduled to be played in Athens. On May 24, the adidas NextGen EuroLeague Championship Game will be staged before the EuroLeague Championship Game at Telekom Center Athens, according to Euroleague Basketball. (euroleaguebasketball.net 1) (euroleaguebasketball.net 2)