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Basketball Champions League Final Four

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Basketball Champions League Final Four
Organising bodyBasketball Champions League
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
First season2017
Number of teams4
Current championsSpain Unicaja (1st title)
(2024)
Most championshipsCB Miraflores, CB 1939 Canarias
(2 titles)
Websitechampionsleague.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

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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

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Edition Season Host city Final Third and fourth place
Winners Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
1 2017 Spain
La Laguna
Spain
Iberostar Tenerife
63–59
Details
Turkey
Banvit
France
Monaco
91–77 Italy
Umana Reyer Venezia
2 2018 Greece
Athens
Greece
AEK
100–94
Details
France
Monaco
Spain
UCAM Murcia
85–74 Germany
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
3 2019 Belgium
Antwerp
Italy
Segafredo Virtus Bologna
73–61
Details
Spain
Iberostar Tenerife
Belgium
Telenet Antwerp Giants
72–58 Germany
Brose Bamberg
4 2020 Greece
Athens
Spain
San Pablo Burgos
85–74
Details
Greece
AEK
France
JDA Dijon
70–65 Spain
Casademont Zaragoza
5 2021 Russia
Nizhny Novgorod
Spain
San Pablo Burgos
64–59
Details
Turkey
Pınar Karşıyaka
Spain
Casademont Zaragoza
89–77 France
SIG Strasbourg
6 2022 Spain
Bilbao
Spain
Lenovo Tenerife
98–87
Details
Spain
Baxi Manresa
Germany
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
88–68 Israel
Hapoel Holon
7 2023 Spain
Málaga
Germany
Telekom Baskets Bonn
77–70
Details
Israel
Hapoel Jerusalem
Spain
Lenovo Tenerife
84–79 Spain
Unicaja
8 2024 Serbia
Belgrade
Spain
Unicaja Malaga
80–75
Details
Spain
Lenovo Tenerife
Spain
UCAM Murcia
87–84 Greece
Peristeri

Performances

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Competition System Final Four.
  2. ^ "FIBA suspends all competitions indefinitely over health concerns - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season". 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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