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| Organising body | Basketball Champions League |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| First season | 2017 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champions |  Unicaja (2nd title) (2025) |
| Most championships | CB Miraflores, CB 1939 Canarias, Unicaja (2 titles) |
| Website | championsleague.basketball |
 2025 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
[edit]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]
In 2025, sportsbook and casino company Betsson and solar energy company SUNEL became key sponsors of the BCL Final Four which was held in Athens after AEK Betsson BC, which both companies sponsor, qualified for the tournament, eventually coming in third.[4][5] Baloncesto Málaga won the championship.
Results
[edit]Performances
[edit]Canarias holds the record for most Final Four appearances with six, winning twice (most recently in 2025). Unicaja CB and AEK Betsson BC have both appeared three times with Unicaja winning twice and AEK Betsson once.
By club
[edit]| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canarias |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Unicaja |
2 | – | – | 1 | 3 |
 AEK |
1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
| San Pablo Burgos |
2 | – | – | – | 2 |
 Monaco |
– | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| UCAM Murcia |
– | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Zaragoza |
– | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Riesen Ludwigsburg |
– | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Baskets Bonn |
1 | – | – | – | 1 |
 Virtus Bologna |
1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Manresa |
– | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 Hapoel Jerusalem |
– | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 Karşıyaka |
– | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Banvit |
– | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Galatasaray |
– | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 Antwerp Giants |
– | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| JDA Dijon |
– | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Hapoel Holon |
– | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Bamberg |
– | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| SIG Strasbourg |
– | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Reyer Venezia |
– | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Peristeri |
– | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
By country
[edit]| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain (Liga ACB) |
6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| Greece (GBL) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Germany (Basketball Bundesliga) |
1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| France (LNB Élite) |
– | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Turkey (BSL) |
– | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Italy (LBA) |
1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Israel (Premier League) |
– | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium (PBL / BNXT League) |
– | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Arenas
[edit]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 |
5,100 |
| 2018 | OAKA Basketball Arena | Athens | Greece |
18,989 |
| 2019 | Sportpaleis | Antwerp | Belgium |
18,400 |
| 2020 | OAKA Basketball Arena (2) | Athens | Greece |
18,989 |
| 2021 | Trade Union Sport Palace | Nizhny Novgorod |  Russia |
5,500 |
| 2022 | Bilbao Arena | Bilbao | Spain |
10,014 |
| 2023 | Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena | Málaga | Spain |
11,300 |
| 2024 | Belgrade Arena | Belgrade |  Serbia |
18,368 |
| 2025 | SUNEL Arena | Athens | Greece |
9,025 |
Final Four MVP
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Competition System Final Four.
- ↑ "FIBA suspends all competitions indefinitely over health concerns - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season". 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "BCL Final Four, powered by SUNEL, general public tickets available from May 1". www.championsleague.basketball. 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ↑ Cronin, Ben (2025-05-19). "Betsson and Sunel add BCL Final Four to AEK team rights". SportBusiness Sponsorship. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
External links
[edit]- Basketball Champions League (official website)
- FIBA Europe (official website)
- Eurobasket.com League Page
- Basketball Champions League Official YouTube Account