Basketball - Bayern basketball team to host 2024 cup finals
FC Bayern's basketball team can defend their title as German Cup winners in front of a home crowd. As announced on Tuesday, the so-called Top Four of the last four teams will take place in Munich's BMW Park on February 17 and 18 next year. In addition to Bayern, Alba Berlin, Bamberg Baskets and champions ratiopharm Ulm have qualified for the cup final round.
Munich last hosted the final games in the competition in 2021. In 2023, they won the cup for the fourth time with a 90:78 (43:35) victory over hosts EWE Baskets Oldenburg. Bamberg and Munich will meet in the semi-finals on February 17, with Berlin and Ulm contesting the other. The following day, the cup winner will be crowned.
"The Top Four could hardly be more top-class. Bamberg, Berlin, Munich and Ulm are the four clubs that have won the cup in the last eight years and the German champions in the last 14 years," explained Bundesliga Managing Director Stefan Holz. "All four semi-finalists would certainly have put together an outstanding top four. But only one could win the bid. Now Bayern will show that they are the perfect hosts for a highly emotional and spectacular basketball event."
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- The top-class Top Four in basketball consists of Alba Berlin, Bamberg Baskets, ratiopharm Ulm, and FC Bayern Munich, who have collectively won the cup and earned the German championship titles in the recent past.
- Munich's BMW Park has a significant history in basketball, having hosted the cup final games in 2021, where FC Bayern secured their fourth cup victory with a dominant performance over EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
- As the German Cup winners in 2022, FC Bayern will face stern competition from three renowned clubs in the Top Four, including their Bavarian rivals ratiopharm Ulm and ALBA Berlin.
- Notably, the semi-finals of the top four will see a showdown between Bamberg and Munich, a classic rivalry that promises intense competition and nail-biting finishes.
- BMW, the automotive giant and Munich's prominent sponsor, will likely boost the excitement and enthusiasm for the basketball event, which marks a monumental celebration of the sport in Bavaria.
- Despite the fierceness of competition, FC Bayern Munich, with their deep-rooted love for basketball and loyal fanbase, aims to captivate the crowd and demonstrate their hosting prowess in the highly anticipated top-four cup final round.
Source: www.stern.de
