Germany celebrates European Championship record: fifth place at Basketball European Championship 2025!

Germany celebrates European Championship record: fifth place at Basketball European Championship 2025!

The basketball players from Germany celebrated a remarkable success at the FIBA ​​Women’s EuroBasket 2025 on June 29, 2025. With an impressive 81:70 win over the Czech Republic, they secured fifth place, their best finish at a European Championship since 1997. The team finished third at the time, but after this tournament the players can be all the more proud of their success, considering that they went into the tournament without the injured captain Marie Gülich, as well as the missing Satou and Nyara Sabally. With this performance, the DBB women have clearly fought for a place at the top and are thus sending a strong signal for German basketball.

In the game for fifth place, Germany got off to an unfortunate start and quickly fell behind 8-0. But the team quickly found its rhythm again. At halftime they led by five points (37:32). In the last game of the European Championship, Leonie Fiebich, who was the best thrower with 20 points, was convincing, and the spectators in the Peace and Friendship Stadium were enthusiastic about the strong team performance. “The result is the best we could achieve under these circumstances,” said Alexis Peterson, underlining the special significance of this success for the team and German basketball as a whole.

Strong tournament run

Diverse deployment options: All players in the squad were used during the tournament, which can only be beneficial for the team dynamic. Players like Jennifer Crowder and Emily Bessoir contributed significantly to the offense, while Fiebich won the hearts of the fans with the buzzer-beater three-pointer to make it 85:63. The statistics speak for themselves: 27 assists and 43 baskets made show the efficiency and good teamwork between the players.

Perspectives for the future

The next big challenge is already waiting in the form of the Olympic Games in Paris, where Germany reached the quarter-finals. In view of the current performances and the team spirit, there is great hope that the women can also achieve success there. If the German national basketball team continues to develop like this, we can look forward to exciting games.

For all fans and interested parties, there is further information and statistics on the Women's European Basketball Championship, where you can follow the entire tournament development. The next steps could be even more meaningful for the team!