The FIBA Intercontinental Cup is an international basketball competition organised by FIBA, the sport's global governing body. The champions of the competition are considered the de jure champions of the world, as representatives from all confederation can participate in the competition.
The current competitions is played by the winners of each year's Basketball Africa League (BAL), Basketball Champions League (BCL), Basketball Champions League Americas (BCL Americas), Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia), National Basketball League (NBL) and the NBA G League.
In the modern era of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, that was restored in 2013, confederations can each send one team to the tournament. The current format sees FIBA Africa, FIBA Europe, FIBA Americas and FIBA Asia sending the winners of their top-level competitions, as well as Oceania's National Basketball League (NBL) and the NBA G League, which has teams from the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Since the 2022, FIBA Africa send the champions of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) to compete. As of today, a team from the BAL has yet to win a game in the competition.
Year | Club | Method of qualification | Performance | Ref(s) |
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2022 | Zamalek (1/1) | Winners of the 2021 BAL season | Fourth place | [1] |
2023 Tenerife | US Monastir (1/1) | Winners of the 2022 BAL season | Fourth place | [2] |
2023 Singapore | Al Ahly (1/1) | Winners of the 2023 BAL season | Fourth place | [3] |
2024 | Petro de Luanda (1/1) | Winners of the 2024 BAL season | Fifth place | [4] |
Year | Club | Method of qualification | Performance | Ref(s) |
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2013 | Pinheiros (1/1) | Winners of the 2013 FIBA Americas League | Runners-up | |
2014 | Flamengo (1/3) | Winners of the 2014 FIBA Americas League | Champions | |
2015 | Bauru (1/1) | Winners of the 2015 FIBA Americas League | Runners-up | |
2016 | Guaros de Lara (1/2) | Winners of the 2016 FIBA Americas League | Champions | |
2017 | Guaros de Lara (2/2) | Winners of the 2017 FIBA Americas League | Runners-up | |
2019 | Flamengo (2/3) | Hosts | Runners-up | [5] |
San Lorenzo (1/2) | Winners of the 2018 FIBA Americas League | Third place | [6] | |
2020 | San Lorenzo (2/2) | Winners of the 2019 FIBA Americas League | Third place | [7] |
2021 | Quimsa (1/2) | Winners of the 2019–20 BCL Americas | Runners-up | [8] |
2022 | Flamengo (3/3) | Winners of the 2021 BCL Americas | Champions | [9] [10] |
2023 Tenerife | São Paulo (1/1) | Winners of the 2021–22 BCL Americas | Runners-up | [11] |
2023 Singapore | Sesi Franca (1/1) | Winners of the 2022–23 BCL Americas | Champions | [12] |
2024 | Quimsa (2/2) | Winners of the 2023–24 BCL Americas | Sixth place | [4] |
In the modern era of the Intercontinental Cup, teams representing Europe have reached the final in each year.
Instead of the champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the champions of each year's NBA G League are participating.
Year | Club | Method of qualification | Performance | Ref(s) |
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2019 | Austin Spurs (1/1) | Winners of the 2018–19 NBA G League season | Fourth place | [6] |
2020 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (1/2) | Winners of the 2019–20 NBA G League season | Fourth place | [7] |
2022 | Lakeland Magic (1/1) | Winners of the 2021–22 NBA G League season | Third place | [1] |
2023 Tenerife | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2/2) | Winners of the 2022–23 NBA G League season | Third place | [2] |
2023 Singapore | NBA G League Ignite (1/1) | Pre-selected by the NBA G League | Fifth place | [15] |
2024 | NBA G League United (1/1) | Select team set up by the NBA G League | Runners-up |
Year | Club | Method of qualification | Performance | Ref(s) |
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2023 Singapore | Zhejiang Golden Bulls (1/1) | Selected by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) | Third place | [3] |
Manama Club (1/1) | Winners of the 2022–23 West Asia Super League | Sixth place | [15] | |
2024 | Al Riyadi Beirut | Winners of the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia | Fourth place | [4] |
Year | Club | Method of qualification | Performance | Ref(s) |
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2024 | Tasmania JackJumpers (1/1) | Winners of the 2023–24 NBL season | Third place | [4] |
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