The start time of the 29th Azerbaijan basketball championship has been determined

 On June 10, the finals and third-place matches of the U-12, U-14 and U-16 girls basketball leagues were held at the sports hall of the Azerbaijan Technical University. In the U-12 league final, the IOEUGIM-8 team defeated the “AzStars” club with a score of 48–31 to become the champions. The “Birlik” club secured third place in the league by defeating “Ganja” with a score of 29–18. In the U-14 league final, the AAAF club claimed the championship by defeating “Ganja” 59–22. IOEUGIM-8 earned third place by beating “Jalilabad” with a score of 55–26. In the U-16 league final, the “AzStars” club secured the championship title by defeating IOEUGIM-8 with a dominant 74–32 win. The third-place match saw “Ganja” defeat the AAAF team 45–41 to claim the bronze medal. Following the decisive matches, an award ceremony was held. Trophies and medals were presented by the head coach of the national women's team Evren Alkaya, the head coach of the U-16 girls national team Ferhat Akcan and the Chairman of the Azerbaijan Referees Committee Alakbar Hasanov.

Our women's national 3x3 basketball team emerged as the winner of the qualification stage of the 2025 Europe Cup, held on June 7–8 in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the qualification stage was our national team member Brianna Fraser. With this championship, our girls have earned the right to participate in the final stage of the 2025 Europe Cup. It should be noted that the final stage of the 2025 Europe Cup will take place from September 5 to 7 in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.

On May 28, the final and third-place matches of the U-12 Basketball League for boys under the age of 12 took place. In the third-place match held at the Baku Sports Palace, the NTD U-12 and "Nakhchivan" U-12 teams faced off. The NTD U-12 team defeated their opponent with a score of 47-40, securing the title of the third-strongest team in the league. In the final match, the representative of the city of youth, "Sumgait" U-12, played against the "Sabah" U-12 team. Taking control of the game from the beginning, the "Sabah" U-12 team ultimately triumphed over their opponent with a score of 73-56, becoming the champions of the U-12 Basketball League. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the final was Emil Murshudzade from the "Sabah" U-12 team. The championship trophy and medals were presented to the winners by the head coach of the Azerbaijan National Team, Tahir Bakhshıyev, and his assistant, Anar Sarıyev. As the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation (ABF), we congratulate all the prizewinners and wish them great success in their basketball careers.