Basketball Champions League Final Four Explained

Basketball Champions League Final Four
Organiser:Basketball Champions League
First:2017
Teams:4
Champions: Unicaja (1st title)
Season:2024
Most Champs:CB Miraflores, CB 1939 Canarias
(2 titles)
Website:championsleague.basketball
Current: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

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

EditionSeasonHost cityFinalThird and fourth place
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12017
La Laguna

Iberostar Tenerife
63–59
Details

Banvit

Monaco
91–77
Umana Reyer Venezia
22018
Athens

AEK
100–94
Details

Monaco

UCAM Murcia
85–74
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
32019
Antwerp

Segafredo Virtus Bologna
73–61
Details

Iberostar Tenerife

Telenet Antwerp Giants
72–58
Brose Bamberg
42020
Athens

San Pablo Burgos
85–74
Details

AEK

JDA Dijon
70–65
Casademont Zaragoza
52021
Nizhny Novgorod

San Pablo Burgos
64–59
Details

Pınar Karşıyaka

Casademont Zaragoza
89–77
SIG Strasbourg
62022
Bilbao

Lenovo Tenerife
98–87
Details

Baxi Manresa

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
88–68
Hapoel Holon
72023
Málaga

Telekom Baskets Bonn
77–70
Details

Hapoel Jerusalem

Lenovo Tenerife
84–79
Unicaja
82024
Belgrade

Unicaja Malaga
80–75
Details

Lenovo Tenerife

UCAM Murcia
87–84
Peristeri

Performances

Canarias holds the record for most Final Four appearances with four. Spain is the country with the most participants with a total of eleven over the past seven seasons.

By club

Club1st2nd3rd4thTotal
Canarias2215
San Pablo Burgos22
AEK112
Unicaja112
Monaco112
UCAM Murcia22
Zaragoza112
Riesen Ludwigsburg112
Baskets Bonn11
Virtus Bologna11
Manresa11
Hapoel Jerusalem11
Karşıyaka11
Banvit11
Antwerp Giants11
JDA Dijon11
Hapoel Holon11
Bamberg11
SIG Strasbourg11
Reyer Venezia11
Peristeri11
Total888832

By country

Club1st2nd3rd4thTotal
(Liga ACB)534214
(Basketball Bundesliga)1124
(LNB Élite)1214
(GBL)1113
(LBA)112
(BSL)22
(Premier League)112
(PBL / BNXT League)11

Arenas

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.

YearArenaCityCountryCapacity
2017Pabellón Insular Santiago MartínSan Cristóbal de La Laguna Spain
2018O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor HallAthens Greece
2019SportpaleisAntwerp Belgium
2020O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (2)Athens Greece
2021Trade Union Sport PalaceNizhny Novgorod Russia
2022Bilbao ArenaBilbao Spain
2023Palacio de Deportes José María Martín CarpenaMálaga Spain
2024Štark ArenaBelgrade

Final Four MVP

See main article: article and Basketball Champions League Final Four MVP.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.basketballcl.com/16-17/competition-format Competition System Final Four.
  2. Web site: FIBA suspends all competitions indefinitely over health concerns - Sportsnet.ca. www.sportsnet.ca. 13 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season. 31 March 2020. 2 April 2020.