Sport | Wheelchair Basketball |
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Founded | 1976 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | IWBF Europe members |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() (3rd title) |
Most titles | ![]() (7 titles) |
Official website | www |
The IWBF Champions League, formerly IWBF Champions Cup, is the top European competition in wheelchair basketball clubs in mens.
Since 2009, the European club competitions work as this:
Year | Winners [1] | Runners-up |
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1978 | ![]() | ![]() |
1979 | ![]() | ![]() |
1980 | ![]() | ![]() |
1981 | ![]() | ![]() |
1982 | ![]() | ![]() |
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1984 | ![]() | ![]() |
1985 | ![]() | ![]() |
1986 | ![]() | ![]() |
1987 | ![]() | ![]() |
1988 | ![]() | ![]() |
1989 | ![]() | ![]() |
1990 | ![]() | ![]() |
1991 | ![]() | ![]() |
1992 | ![]() | ![]() |
1993 | ![]() | ![]() |
1994 | ![]() | ![]() |
1995 | ![]() | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() | ![]() |
1997 | ![]() | ![]() |
1998 | ![]() | ![]() |
1999 | ![]() | ![]() |
2000 | ![]() | ![]() |
2001 | ![]() | ![]() |
2002 | ![]() | ![]() |
2003 | ![]() | ![]() |
2004 | ![]() | ![]() |
2005 | ![]() | ![]() |
2006 | ![]() | ![]() |
2007 | ![]() | ![]() |
2008 | ![]() | ![]() |
2009 | ![]() | ![]() |
2010 | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 | ![]() | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 | ![]() | ![]() |
2018 | ![]() | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() | ![]() |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [2] | |
2021 | ![]() | ![]() |
2022 | ![]() | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() | ![]() |
2024 | ![]() | ![]() |
Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won |
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![]() | 7 | 4 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
![]() | 5 | - | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1979, 1987, 1988, 1990 |
![]() | 3 | 8 | 1997, 2016, 2017 |
![]() | 3 | 7 | 1985, 1986, 1989 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 1998, 2003, 2007 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 1977, 1978, 1980 |
![]() | 3 | - | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | 2018, 2019 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 1983, 1984 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 2002 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 1994 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 1976 |
![]() | 1 | - | 1982 |
![]() | 1 | - | 1981 |
![]() | - | 2 | |
![]() | - | 1 | |
![]() | - | 1 | |
![]() | - | 1 |
Country | Titles | Runners-up |
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![]() | 16 | 9 |
![]() | 9 | 8 |
![]() | 6 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 8 |
![]() | 5 | 1 |
![]() | 4 | 8 |
![]() | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | |
![]() | 1 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 16 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
2 | ![]() | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Totals (9 entries) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 |
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