The Final Four will be held this year in Athens, at the home court of Panathinaikos. The Telekom Center Athens will host the celebration of European basketball, and the teams vying for the top spot will be Olympiacos, Fenerbahçe, Real Madrid, and Valencia.
The organizers have also announced the referees who will officiate the matches.
They are Mehdi Difallah, Luka Kardum, Olegs Latisevs, Robert Lottermoser, Milan Nedovic, Carlos Peruga, Milos Koljensic, and Sreten Radovic.
The 2026 Euroleague Final Four will begin on Friday, May 22nd, with Olympiacos facing Fenerbahçe, followed by Valencia clashing with Real Madrid. The final is scheduled for Sunday, May 24th.
Euroleague's statement in detail:
Euroleague Basketball's officiating department has selected the eight referees who will officiate the 2026 Euroleague Final Four, presented by Etihad, which will take place from May 22nd to May 24th.
The team consists of experienced veterans, including all three who officiated last season's championship game, and two referees making their first Final Four appearance.
They are Mehdi Difallah, Luka Kardum, Milos Koljensic, Olegs Latisevs, Robert Lottermoser, Milan Nedovic, Carlos Peruga, and Sreten Radovic.
The eight referees selected for the event have a combined 109 seasons of Euroleague experience and have worked a total of 55 Final Four games, including Lottermoser, Peruga, and Nedovic, all of whom were part of the crew that worked the 2025 championship game in Abu Dhabi.
For Lottermoser, this will be his 11th Final Four, while it will be his third for Peruga and second for Nedovic. Among the returning referees, Latisevs will oversee his 12th Final Four, Difallah will make his seventh Final Four trip, and Radovic will be in his fifth. Kardum and Koljensic are making their Final Four debuts.
The 2026 Euroleague Final Four will tip off on Friday, May 22nd, with Olympiacos vs. Fenerbahçe, followed by Valencia vs. Real Madrid. The championship game will be held on Sunday, May 24th.