Basketball Champions League Final Four
| Organising body | Basketball Champions League |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) |
| First season | 2017 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champions | Spain Unicaja (1st title) (2024) |
| Most championships | CB Miraflores, CB 1939 Canarias (2 titles) |
| Website | championsleague.basketball |
| 2024 Basketball Champions League Final Four | |
The Basketball Champions League Final Four (BCL Final Four) is the concluding final four tournament of each season's Basketball Champions League. The tournament's full official name is FIBA Basketball Champions League Europe Final Four. The BCL is an international professional basketball competition, that is contested by European clubs, and which is organized by the Basketball Champions League S.A., in conjunction with FIBA.
The final fours can either be hosted by one of the final four teams, or held at a neutral location.
History
[edit ]The very first BCL Final Four, the 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four, was held from 28 April to 30 April, 2017.[1]
During the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the following suspension of the league,[2] the usual format of a Final Four was changed to a Final Eight.[3]
Results
[edit ]Performances
[edit ]Canarias holds the record for most Final Four appearances with five. Spain is the country with the most participants with a total of fourteen over the past eight seasons.
By club
[edit ]| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Canarias | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Spain San Pablo Burgos | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Greece AEK | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Spain Unicaja | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| France Monaco | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Spain UCAM Murcia | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Spain Zaragoza | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany Riesen Ludwigsburg | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany Baskets Bonn | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Italy Virtus Bologna | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Spain Manresa | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Israel Hapoel Jerusalem | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Turkey Karşıyaka | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Turkey Banvit | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Belgium Antwerp Giants | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| France JDA Dijon | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Israel Hapoel Holon | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Germany Bamberg | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| France SIG Strasbourg | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Italy Reyer Venezia | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Greece Peristeri | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
By country
[edit ]| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain (Liga ACB) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Germany (Basketball Bundesliga) | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| France (LNB Élite) | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Greece (GBL) | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 |
| Italy (LBA) | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Turkey (BSL) | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Israel (Premier League) | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium (PBL / BNXT League) | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Arenas
[edit ]Between 2017 and 2021, the Final Four (or Final Eight) was hosted in the home arena of one of the participating teams. In 2022, the BCL hosted its first Final Four on a neutral venue when they selected Bilbao Arena as host.
| Year | Arena | City | Country | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Spain Spain | 5,100
|
| 2018 | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall | Athens | Greece Greece | 18,989
|
| 2019 | Sportpaleis | Antwerp | Belgium Belgium | 18,400
|
| 2020 | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (2) | Athens | Greece Greece | 18,989
|
| 2021 | Trade Union Sport Palace | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia Russia | 5,500
|
| 2022 | Bilbao Arena | Bilbao | Spain Spain | 10,014
|
| 2023 | Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena | Málaga | Spain Spain | 11,300
|
| 2024 | Štark Arena | Belgrade | Serbia | 18,368
|
Final Four MVP
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Competition System Final Four.
- ^ "FIBA suspends all competitions indefinitely over health concerns - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season". 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
External links
[edit ]- Basketball Champions League (official website)
- FIBA Europe (official website)
- Eurobasket.com League Page
- Basketball Champions League Official YouTube Account