Basketball Champions League Final Four

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Basketball Champions League Final Four
Organising body Basketball Champions League
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
First season 2017
Number of teams4
Current champions Flag of Germany.svg Telekom Baskets Bonn (1st title)
(2023)
Most championships CB Miraflores, CB 1939 Canarias
(2 titles)
Website championsleague.basketball
Basketball current event.svg 2023 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 Final Four. The BCL is an international professional basketball competition that is contested by European basketball clubs, and which is organized by the Basketball Champions League S.A., in conjunction with FIBA.

Contents

The final fours are hosted by one of the final four teams.

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
WinnersScoreSecond placeThird placeScoreFourth place
1 2017 Flag of Spain.svg
La Laguna
Flag of Spain.svg
Iberostar Tenerife
63–59
Details
Flag of Turkey.svg
Banvit
Flag of France.svg
Monaco
91–77 Flag of Italy.svg
Umana Reyer Venezia
2 2018 Flag of Greece.svg
Athens
Flag of Greece.svg
AEK
100–94
Details
Flag of France.svg
Monaco
Flag of Spain.svg
UCAM Murcia
85–74 Flag of Germany.svg
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
3 2019 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Antwerp
Flag of Italy.svg
Segafredo Virtus Bologna
73–61
Details
Flag of Spain.svg
Iberostar Tenerife
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Telenet Antwerp Giants
72–58 Flag of Germany.svg
Brose Bamberg
4 2020 Flag of Greece.svg
Athens
Flag of Spain.svg
San Pablo Burgos
85–74
Details
Flag of Greece.svg
AEK
Flag of France.svg
JDA Dijon
70–65 Flag of Spain.svg
Casademont Zaragoza
5 2021 Flag of Russia.svg
Nizhny Novgorod
Flag of Spain.svg
San Pablo Burgos
64–59
Details
Flag of Turkey.svg
Pınar Karşıyaka
Flag of Spain.svg
Casademont Zaragoza
89–77 Flag of France.svg
SIG Strasbourg
6 2022 Flag of Spain.svg
Bilbao
Flag of Spain.svg
Lenovo Tenerife
98–87
Details
Flag of Spain.svg
Baxi Manresa
Flag of Germany.svg
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
88–68 Flag of Israel.svg
Hapoel Holon
7 2023 Flag of Spain.svg
Málaga
Flag of Germany.svg
Telekom Baskets Bonn
77–70
Details
Flag of Israel.svg
Hapoel Jerusalem
Flag of Spain.svg
Lenovo Tenerife
84–79 Flag of Spain.svg
Unicaja

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
Flag of Spain.svg Canarias 2114
Flag of Spain.svg San Pablo Burgos 22
Flag of Greece.svg AEK 112
Flag of France.svg Monaco 112
Flag of Spain.svg Zaragoza 112
Flag of Germany.svg Riesen Ludwigsburg 112
Flag of Germany.svg Baskets Bonn 11
Flag of Italy.svg Virtus Bologna 11
Flag of Spain.svg Manresa 11
Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Jerusalem 11
Flag of Turkey.svg Karşıyaka 11
Flag of Turkey.svg Banvit 11
Flag of Spain.svg UCAM Murcia 11
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp Giants 11
Flag of France.svg JDA Dijon 11
Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja 11
Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Holon 11
Flag of Germany.svg Bamberg 11
Flag of France.svg SIG Strasbourg 11
Flag of Italy.svg Reyer Venezia 11
Total777728

By country

Club1st2nd3rd4thTotal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (Liga ACB)423211
Flag of France.svg  France (LNB Élite)1214
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Basketball Bundesliga)112
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (PBL / BNXT League)112
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (LBA)112
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (BSL)22
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (Premier League)112
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (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
2017 Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín San Cristóbal de La Laguna Flag of Spain.svg Spain
5,100
2018 O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Athens Flag of Greece.svg Greece
18,989
2019 Sportpaleis Antwerp Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
18,400
2020 O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (2)Athens Flag of Greece.svg Greece
18,989
2021 Trade Union Sport Palace Nizhny Novgorod Flag of Russia.svg Russia
5,500
2022 Bilbao Arena Bilbao Flag of Spain.svg Spain
10,014
2023 Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena Málaga Flag of Spain.svg Spain
11,300
2024 Štark Arena Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
18,368

Final Four MVP

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