Basketball Champions League Americas

Basketball league

"BCL Americas" redirects here. For international club baseball tournament, see Baseball Champions League Americas.

Basketball league

Basketball Champions League Americas

Organising body| FIBA Americas
Founded| 24 September 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-24)
First season| 2019–20
Country| FIBA Americas member countries
Confederation| FIBA Americas
Number of teams| 12
Level on pyramid| 1
Promotion to| Intercontinental Cup
Current champions|  Flamengo
(2nd title)
(2024–25)
Most championships|  Quimsa
Flamengo
(2 titles)
TV partners| YouTube (live games
occasionally)
Website| BCLAmericas.basketball
2024–25 Basketball Champions League Americas

The Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) (Spanish: Liga de Campeones de Baloncesto de las Américas, Portuguese: Liga dos Campeões de Basquetebol das Américas) is Pan-America's premier men's basketball club competition. Founded in 2019, it replaced the FIBA Americas League as the highest level league in the Americas. The winner of each year's competition qualifies to the annual FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Each season exists of 12 teams that qualify through their domestic leagues and the league is typically organized between December and April of the following calendar year.

Thus far the league has been won by four different teams. Argentine team Quimsa and Brazilian team Flamengo are the only teams to win the championship twice.

## History

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### Background

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The first panamerican tournament for men's clubs was held in 1993. The competition lasted until 2000 and in 2007 FIBA started a new league and not a tournament: the top South American teams would no longer play in the Liga Sudamericana.

### Launch

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On 24 September 2019, FIBA launched the Panamerican competition, which derives its name and branding from the European Basketball Champions League.[1] The competition replaced the FIBA Americas League as premier league in the Americas, President Horacio Muratore stated: "This is not a succession of Liga de las Américas, but rather a new product of our development project that will foster a balance between representation and quality".[2] The competition consisted of twelve teams, which had to qualify through their domestic leagues. The inaugural season started on October 28, 2019. On October 30, 2021, Quimsa won the inaugural championship after winning the final in Montevideo. Canadian clubs Edmonton Stingers and Brampton Honey Badgers are the only North American teams to participate in the competition so far.

### Panamerican competitions (1993-present)

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Competitions historically considered as the top on Panamerican level  Timespan  | League  | Note(s)

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1993-2000  | Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol |
2007-2019  | FIBA Americas League |
2019–present  | Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA)  |

## Format

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As for the competition's format, the first phase of the BCLA will feature four groups of three teams each, with two qualifying teams per group that move on to the Quarter-Finals, which will be a best-of-three series. The Semi-Finals and the Final will also be decided in a best-of-three format.[1]

Clubs qualify for the competition mostly based on performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Although exceptional, some teams can be wildcarded.

## Results

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### List of seasons

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Edition  | Year  | Hosts  |  | Champions  | Score and Venue  | Runners-up  |  | Third place  | Score and Venue  | Fourth place  |  | No. of teams

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1  | 2019–20 |
Montevideo |
Quimsa | 92–86[a]
Antel Arena, Montevideo |
Flamengo |  San Lorenzo and  Instituto | 12
2  | 2021 |
Managua |
Flamengo | 84–80
Alexis Arguello Sports Complex, Managua |
Real Estelí |
Minas | 75–58
Alexis Arguello Sports Complex, Managua |
São Paulo
3  | 2021–22 |
Rio de Janeiro |
São Paulo | 98–84
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro |
Biguá |
123 Minas | 91–81
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro |
Quimsa
4  | 2022–23 |
Franca |
Sesi Franca | 88–79
Pedrocão, Franca |
Flamengo |
123 Minas | 94–81
Pedrocão, Franca |
Quimsa
5  | 2023–24 |  Santiago del Estero |
Quimsa | 92–80
Estadio Ciudad, Santiago del Estero |
Flamengo |
Halcones de Xalapa | 101–99 (OT)
Estado Ciudad, Santiago del Estero |
Hebraica Macabi
6  | 2024–25 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Flamengo | 83–57
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro |
Boca Juniors |
Sesi Franca | 74–59
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro |
Instituto

1. ^ The 2020 final originally consisted of a best-of-three series, but it was changed to a single game in a neutral venue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

## Performance

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### Medals

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Brazil| 4| 3| 4| 11
2|  Argentina| 2| 1| 2| 5
3|  Nicaragua| 0| 1| 0| 1
Uruguay| 0| 1| 0| 1
5|  Mexico| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (5 entries)| 6| 6| 7| 19

### Performance by club

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Performances in the BCL Americas by club  Club  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runners-up

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Flamengo | 2  | 3  | 2021, 2025 | 2020, 2023, 2024
Quimsa | 2  | — | 2020, 2024 | —
São Paulo | 1  | — | 2022 | —
Franca | 1  | — | 2023 | —
Real Estelí | — | 1  | — | 2021
Biguá | — | 1  | — | 2022
Boca Juniors | — | 1  | — | 2025

### Performance by country

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Performance by nation  Country  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runners-up

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Brazil | 4  | 3  | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 | 2020, 2023, 2024
Argentina | 2  | 1  | 2020, 2024 | 2025
Nicaragua | — | 1  | — | 2021
Uruguay | — | 1  | — | 2022

### Performance by head coach

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Only one head coach has appeared in multiple finals, as Gustavo de Conti of Flamengo coached in four.

Performance by head coach  Head coach  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Years won  | Years runner-up

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Gustavo de Conti |

| 2021 | 2020, 2023, 2024
Jorge Sebastián González |

| 2020 |

Bruno Mortari |

| 2022 |

Helinho |

| 2023 |

Leandro Ramella |

| 2024 |

Sergio Hernández |

| 2025 |

David Rosario |

| 2021
Diego Gutiérrez |

| 2022
Gonzalo Pérez |

| 2025

## All-time participants

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The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Basketball Champions League Americas at any time since its formation in 2019 to the current season.

1st  | Champions

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2nd  | Runners-up
3rd  | Third place
4th  | Fourth place
SF  | Semifinalists
QF  | Quarterfinalists
RS  | Regular season
Q  | Qualified for upcoming season
Team  | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Total
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Boca Juniors | —  | —  | QF  | —  | RS  | 2nd  | 3
Instituto | SF  | RS  | —  | RS  | —  | 4th  | 4
Obras Sanitarias | —  | RS  | RS  | RS  | QF  | —  | 4
Quimsa | 1st  | QF  | 4th  | 4th  | 1st  | QF  | 6
San Lorenzo | SF  | QF  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 2
Flamengo | 2nd  | 1st  | QF  | 2nd  | 2nd  | 1st  | 6
Franca | QF  | QF  | —  | 1st  | QF  | 3rd  | 5
Minas | —  | 3rd  | 3rd  | 3rd  | —  | QF  | 4
Mogi das Cruzes | QF  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1
São Paulo | —  | 4th  | 1st  | —  | RS  | —  | 3
Brampton Honey Badgers | —  | —  | —  | RS  | —  | —  | 1
Edmonton Stingers | —  | —  | RS  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | RS  | 1
CD Valdivia | RS  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Universidad de Concepción | —  | RS  | RS  | QF  | RS  | —  | 4
Paisas Basketball | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | QF  | 1
Titanes de Barranquilla | —  | RS  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Toros del Valle | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | RS  | 1
Capitanes | RS  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Halcones de Xalapa | —  | —  | —  | —  | 3rd  | —  | 1
Fuerza Regia | QF  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Libertadores de Querétaro | —  | —  | —  | QF  | —  | —  | 1
Real Estelí | QF  | 2nd  | QF  | QF  | QF  | QF  | 6
Caballos de Coclé | —  | QF  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Toros de Chiriquí | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | RS  | 1
Cangrejeros de Santurce | —  | —  | QF  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Aguada | RS  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Biguá | RS  | —  | 2nd  | RS  | —  | RS  | 4
Hebraica Macabi | —  | —  | —  | —  | 4th  | —  | 1
Nacional | —  | —  | RS  | –  | QF  | —  | 2
Peñarol | —  | —  | —  | QF  | —  | —  | 1
Gladiadores de Anzoátegui | —  | —  | —  | —  | RS  | —  | 1

## All-time table

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As of the end of the 2024–25 season.
Rank  | Club  | SP | Pld | W | L | W | RU | SF | QF | RS

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1 |  Flamengo | 6 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0
2 |  Quimsa | 6 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0
3 |  Franca | 5 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0
4 |  Real Estelí | 6 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0
5 |  Minas | 4 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0
6 |  São Paulo | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
7 |  Boca Juniors | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1
8 |  Instituto | 4 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2
9 |  San Lorenzo | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
10 |  Biguá | 4 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3
11 |  Halcones de Xalapa | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
12 |  Obras Sanitarias | 4 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3
13 |  Libertadores de Querétaro | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
14 |  Nacional | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
15 |  Hebraica Macabi | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
16 |  Edmonton Stingers | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
17 |  Caballos de Coclé | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
18 |  Cangrejeros de Santurce | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
19 |  Paisas | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
20 |  Universidad de Concepción | 4 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3
21 |  Mogi das Cruzes | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
22 |  Gladiadores de Anzoátegui | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
23 |  Titanes de Barranquilla | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
24 |  Toros del Valle | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
25 |  Peñarol | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
26 |  Aguada | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
27 |  Capitanes | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
28 |  Fuerza Regia | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
29 |  CD Valdivia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
30 |  Brampton Honey Badgers | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
31 |  Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
32 |  Toros de Chiriquí | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1

## Awards

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### Season MVP

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Season  | Player  | Nationality  | Club

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2019-20  | Robinson |  United States |  Quimsa
2021  | Hettsheimeir |  Brazil |  Flamengo
2021-22  | Caboclo |  Brazil |  São Paulo
2022-23  | Mariano |  Brazil |  Franca
2023-24  | Frank Hassell |  United States |  Hebraica Macabi
2024-25  | Borges |  Brazil |  Flamengo

### Final MVP

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Season  | Player  | Nationality  | Club

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2020  | Robinson |  United States |  Quimsa
2021  | Hettsheimeir |  Brazil |  Flamengo
2022  | Caboclo |  Brazil |  São Paulo
2023  | Mariano |  Brazil |  Franca
2024  | Robinson (2)  |  United States |  Quimsa
2025  | Borges |  Brazil |  Flamengo

## Statistical leaders

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### Topscorer

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Season  | Player  | Nationality  | Club  | PPG

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2019-20  | Dwayne Davis |  United States |  Instituto ACC  | 22.0
2021  | Jezreel De Jesús |  Puerto Rico |  Real Estelí | 20.1
2021-22  | Donald Sims |  United States |  Biguá  | 24.8
2022-23  | Ismael Romero |  Puerto Rico |  Libertadores de Querétaro | 21.3
2023-24  | Andre Spight |  United States |  Obras  | 18.2
2024-25  | Victor Luiz  |  Dominican Republic |  Paisas de Medellin  | 23.7

### Rebounds

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Season  | Player  | Nationality  | Club  | RPG

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2019-20  | Alexandre De Sousa  |  Brazil |  Mogi das Cruzes  | 8.8
2021  | Ernesto Oglivie |  Panama |  Caballos de Coclé  | 9.7
2021-22  | Ismael Romero |  United States |  Real Estelí | 11.1
2022-23  | Luis Santos  |  Dominican Republic |  Biguá  | 10.8
2023-24  | Eric Anderson |  United States |  Nacional | 10.0
2024-25  | Eloy Vargas |  Dominican Republic |  Paisas | 10.0

### Assists

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Season  | Player  | Nationality  | Club  | APG

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2019-20  | Franco Balbi |  Argentina |  Flamengo  | 6.4
2021  | Fernando Zurbriggen  |  Argentina |  Obras  | 6.3
2021-22  | Santiago Vidal  |  Uruguay |  Bigua  | 9.0
2022-23  | Alexy Borges  |  Brazil |  Minas Tenis  | 6.4
2023-24  | Luciano Parodi |  Uruguay |  Hebraica Macabi | 6.7
2024-25  | Alexey Borges  |  Brazil |  Flamengo | 8.0

### Index rating

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Season  | Player  | Nationality  | Club  | RPG

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2019-20  | Danilo Fuzaro  |  Brazil |  Mogi das Cruzes  | 22.0
2021  | Fernando Zurbriggen  |  Argentina |  Obras  | 21.8
2021-22  | Bruno Caboclo |  Brazil |  São Paulo  | 32.8
2022-23  | Luis Santos  |  Dominican Republic |  Biguá  | 25.5
2023-24  | Frank Hassell |  United States |  Hebraica Macabi | 22.6
2024-25  | Alexey Borges  |  Brazil |  Flamengo | 21.6

## Broadcasting rights

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In selected South American countries, the tournament aired live on DSports. In Puerto Rico, available via WAPA-TV. In the United States, available via FanDuel TV. In Brazil, available via Globo's SporTV. For countries without broadcasting rights, BCLA also available via Basketball Champions League Americas YouTube channel.

## See also

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* FIBA Americas League
* Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol
* Basketball Champions League
* FIBA Intercontinental Cup

## References

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1. ^ a b "Basketball Champions League Americas is launched". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
2. ^ "Basketball Champions League Americas is launched". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 1 October 2019. "This is not a succession of Liga de las Américas, but rather a new product of our development project that will foster a balance between representation and quality."
3. ^ "BCL Americas Final will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

## External links

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* Official website
* BCL Americas on Twitter

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* t
* e

Basketball Champions League Americas

Seasons|

* 2019–20
* 2021
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Finals|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* All-Star Five

* FIBA
* FIBA Americas
* List of basketball champions of the Americas

* v
* t
* e

South American sport club competitions

Football|

* Men
* Copa Libertadores
* Copa Sudamericana
* Recopa Sudamericana
* Women
* Copa Libertadores Femenina

Futsal|

* Men
* Copa Libertadores de Futsal
* Women
* Copa Libertadores Femenina

Beach soccer|

* Men
* Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer

Beach handball|

* Men
* SCAHC Beach Handball Club Championship
* Women
* SCAHC Beach Handball Club Championship

Basketball|

* Men
* Basketball Champions League
* Liga Sudamericana
* Women
* South American Basketball League

Volleyball|

* Men
* CSV Club Championship
* Women
* CSV Club Championship

Handball|

* Men
* SCAHC Club Championship
* Women
* SCAHC Club Championship

* v
* t
* e

Men's basketball leagues

* FIBA
* FIBA Intercontinental Cup
* NBA vs. international teams
* NBA vs. EuroLeague
* NBA vs. NBL Australia

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* 2nd
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Comoros
* Egypt
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* 2nd
* Rwanda
* 2nd
* Senegal
* 2nd
* Seychelles
* South Africa
* BNL
* National
* Tanzania
* Tunisia
* 2nd
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Argentina
* 2nd
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* 2nd
* Canada
* NBA G League
* BSL
* CEBL
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic (Torneo Superior de Baloncesto)
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Mexico
* CIBACOPA
* NBA G League
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* ABA
* NBA G League
* TBL
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bahrain
* China
* NBL
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Oman
* Philippines
* PBA
* PBA D-League
* MPBL
* NBL–Pilipinas
* PSL
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Syria
* Taiwan
* P. League+
* TPBL
* SBL
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* 2nd
* Austria
* 2nd
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* 2nd – RS
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* 2nd
* Cyprus
* North
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* 2nd
* France
* 2nd
* 3rd
* Georgia
* Germany
* 2nd
* 3rd
* Great Britain
* England
* Scotland
* Greece
* 2nd
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* 2nd
* 3rd
* Italy
* 2nd
* 3rd
* Kosovo
* 2nd
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* 2nd
* 3rd
* Luxembourg
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* 2nd
* Portugal
* 2nd
* Romania
* Russia
* 2nd
* Serbia
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* 2nd
* 3rd
* Sweden
* 2nd
* 3rd
* Switzerland
* 2nd
* Turkey
* 2nd
* 3rd
* Ukraine
* 2nd

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

International
tournaments|

| Africa|

* Basketball Africa League
* Arab Club Basketball Championship
* East Africa Basketball Championship Cup

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Americas|

* FIBA Champions League Americas
* FIBA South American League

Asia|

* Basketball Champions League Asia
* East Asia Super League
* West Asia Super League
* Arab Club Basketball Championship
* AsiaBasket

Europe|

* EuroLeague
* EuroCup
* FIBA Champions League
* FIBA Europe Cup
* Adriatic League
* 2nd
* Alpe Adria Cup
* Balkan League
* Caucasus Basketball League
* European North Basketball League
* Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
* Liga Unike
* VTB United League

Defunct
tournaments|

| Africa|

* FIBA Africa Basketball League

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Americas|

* FIBA Americas League
* Pan American Championship
* South American Championship
* Torneo InterLigas
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Canada
* NBLC
* United States
* ABA
* CBA
* USBL
* Uruguay

Asia|

* ABA Club Championship
* ASEAN League
* WABA Champions Cup
* Japan
* bj league
* NBL
* NBDL
* JBL
* Taiwan
* Chinese Basketball Alliance
* T1 League

Europe|

* SuproLeague
* Saporta Cup
* Korać Cup
* EuroChallenge
* EuroCup Challenge
* Baltic League
* Central European League
* Latin Cup
* North European League
* Czechoslovakia
* England
* Russia
* Serbia and Montenegro
* 2nd
* Spain
* Soviet Union
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia
* 2nd

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