Basketball Champions League Asia

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Basketball Champions League Asia

Organising body| FIBA Asia
Founded| 1981; 44 years ago (1981)
First season| 1981
Region| Asia
Number of teams| 9
Promotion to| FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Current champions|  Utsunomiya Brex (1st title)
(2025)
Most championships|  Al Riyadi
Sagesse
(3 titles each)
2025 Basketball Champions League Asia

The Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia), formerly the FIBA Asia Champions Cup,[1] is an annual continental club men's basketball competition organised by FIBA Asia. It is the highest level club competition for basketball in Asia.

Introduced in 1981, as the Asian Basketball Club Championship, the competition rebranded in 2004 to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. In 2024, the tournament was renamed as the Basketball Champions League Asia.[2]

Al Riyadi and Sagesse from Lebanon are the most successful teams in the history of the competition with three championships each. Lebanese and Iranian clubs have won the most titles with a total of six among teams from each of these countries.

## History

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The competition was first organised by the Asian Basketball Confederation in 1981, when the inaugural tournament was hosted in Hong Kong. The first-ever champions were the Bayi Rockets from China. In 1995, the name of the competition was changed to the ABC Champions Cup. After the ABC became integrated in FIBA in 2004, the competition was rebranded as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup.

In the 1990s, FIBA announced plans to expand the Intercontinental Cup with the teams from the BCL Asia, Basketball Africa League (BAL), NBL, and the NBA, at some point in the future.[3][4]

In 2024, it was announced that the tournament will be renamed as the Basketball Champions League Asia, a name in line with other continental competitions in the Americas and Europe.[2]

Al Riyadi Club Beirut and Sagesse from Lebanon are the most successful clubs in the history of the competition, having won three titles each. Clubs from Lebanon and Iran have the most combined titles, with a total of six each.

In 2025, the BCL Asia qualifying rounds renamed as BCL Asia – East.[5]

## Qualification

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As of the 2024 season, teams can qualify for the BCL Asia directly through their national leagues, the FIBA West Asia Super League or the qualifying rounds.

Allocated spots in the Basketball Champions League Asia  Method  | Country  | League

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Direct qualification  |  China  | Chinese Basketball Association
South Korea  | Korean Basketball League
Japan  | B.League
Philippines  | Philippine Basketball Association
FIBA zonal leagues  | Central, South, West Asia and Gulf  | FIBA West Asia Super League champion
FIBA West Asia Super League runner-up
BCL Asia – East  | East and Southeast Asia  | BCL Asia – East champion
BCL Asia – East runner-up

## Summary

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### Champions

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Year  | Hosts  | Champions  | Score  | Runners-up  | Third Place

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1981 |  Hong Kong |  Bayi Rockets | No playoffs  |  Nippon Kokan |  Apcor
1984 |  Ipoh |  Northern Cement | 82–56 |  Bayi Rockets |  Kuang Hua
1988 |  Jakarta |  Swift-PABL | 84–69 |  Liaoning Hunters |  Samsung Electronics
1990 |  Jakarta |  Liaoning Hunters | No playoffs  |  Bank of Korea |  Kazma
1992 |  Bangkok |  Kia Motors | No playoffs  |  Liaoning Hunters |  Kazma
1995 |  Kuala Lumpur |  Andok's | 101–82 |  Petronas |  Kia Motors
1996 |  Manila |  Hapee Toothpaste | 77–74 |  Isuzu Lynx |  Guangdong Winnerway
1997 |  Jakarta |  Regal | 64–59 |  Kia Motors |  Aspac
1998 |  Kuala Lumpur |  Beijing Hanwei | 71–70 |  Regal |  Al-Riyadi
1999 |  Beirut |  Sagesse | 84–71 |  Liaoning Hunters |  Petronas
2000 |  Beirut |  Sagesse | 55–52 |  Al-Ittihad |  Al-Manama
2001 |  Dubai |  Al-Ittihad | 103–101 (OT) |  Al-Rayyan |  Al-Wahda
2002 |  Kuala Lumpur |  Al-Rayyan | 92–78 |  Al-Ittihad |  Al-Wahda
2003 |  Kuala Lumpur |  Al-Wahda | 96–63 |  Al-Rayyan |  Sangmu Phoenix
2004 |  Sharjah |  Sagesse | 72–70 |  Al-Wahda |  Al-Rayyan
2005 |  Quezon City |  Al-Rayyan | 83–76 |  Fastlink |  Sagesse
2006 |  Kuwait City |  Fastlink | 94–69 |  Al-Jalaa Aleppo |  Al-Rayyan
2007 |  Tehran |  Saba Battery Tehran | 83–75 |  Al-Jalaa Aleppo |  Al-Rayyan
2008 |  Kuwait City |  Saba Battery Tehran | 82–75 |  Al-Rayyan |  Al-Wasl
2009 |  Jakarta |  Mahram Tehran | 78–68 |  Zain |  Al-Riyadi
2010 |  Doha |  Mahram Tehran | 93–73 |  Al-Rayyan |  Al-Riyadi
2011 |  Pasig |  Al Riyadi | 91–82 |  Mahram Tehran |  Al-Rayyan
2012 |  Beirut | No title awarded  | Not held  |  Al-Riyadi
Mahram Tehran |  Duhok
2013 |  Amman |  Foolad Mahan Isfahan | 84–74 |  Al-Rayyan |  ASU
2016 |  Chenzhou |  China Kashgar | 96–88 |  Al-Riyadi |  Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2017 |  Chenzhou |  Al Riyadi | 88–59 |  China Kashgar |  BC Astana
2018 |  Nonthaburi |  Petrochimi Bandar Imam | 68–64 |  Alvark Tokyo |  Seoul SK Knights
2019 |  Nonthaburi |  Alvark Tokyo | 98–74 |  Al-Riyadi |  Palayesh Naft Abadan
2020  |  Guangzhou[6] | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia[7]
2022 |  Dubai | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2024 |  Dubai |  Al Riyadi | 122–96 |  Shabab Al Ahli |  Hiroshima Dragonflies
2025 |  Dubai |  Utsunomiya Brex | 94–93 |  Al Riyadi |  Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos

### Records and statistics

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Main article: Basketball Champions League Asia records and statistics

Performances in the Basketball Champions League Asia by club  Club  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runners-up

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Al Riyadi | 3  | 4  | 2011, 2017, 2024 | 2012, 2016, 2019, 2025
Sagesse | 3  | 0  | 1999, 2000, 2004 | —
Al-Rayyan | 2  | 5  | 2002, 2005 | 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2013
Mahram Tehran | 2  | 2  | 2009, 2010 | 2011, 2012
Saba Battery Tehran | 2  | 0  | 2007, 2008 |
Liaoning Hunters | 1  | 3  | 1990 | 1988, 1992, 1999
Al-Ittihad | 1  | 2  | 2001 | 2000, 2002
Zain | 1  | 2  | 2006 | 2005, 2009
Al-Wahda | 1  | 1  | 2003 | 2004
Kia Motors | 1  | 1  | 1992 | 1997
Bayi Rockets | 1  | 1  | 1981 | 1984
Regal | 1  | 1  | 1997 | 1998
Xinjiang Flying Tigers / China Kashgar | 1  | 1  | 2016 | 2017
Alvark Tokyo | 1  | 1  | 2019 | 2018
Petrochimi Bandar Imam | 1  | 0  | 2018 | —
Northern Cement | 1  | 0  | 1984 | —
Swift | 1  | 0  | 1988 | —
Andok's | 1  | 0  | 1995 | —
Hapee Toothpaste | 1  | 0  | 1996 | —
Beijing Hanwei | 1  | 0  | 1998 | —
Foolad Mahan Isfahan | 1  | 0  | 2013 | —
Utsunomiya Brex | 1  | 0  | 2025 | —
Al-Jalaa Aleppo | 0  | 2  | — | 2006, 2007
Petronas | 0  | 1  | — | 1995
Nippon Kokan | 0  | 1  | — | 1981
Bank of Korea | 0  | 1  | — | 1990
Isuzu Lynx | 0  | 1  | — | 1996
Shabab Al Ahli | 0  | 1  | — | 2024

## Titles by nation

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Lebanon| 6| 4| 4| 14
2|  Iran| 6| 2| 2| 10
3|  China| 4| 5| 1| 10
4|  Philippines| 4| 0| 1| 5
5|  Qatar| 2| 5| 4| 11
6|  Japan| 2| 3| 1| 6
7|  Syria| 1| 3| 2| 6
8|  South Korea| 1| 2| 4| 7
9|  Jordan| 1| 2| 1| 4
10|  Saudi Arabia| 1| 2| 0| 3
11|  Hong Kong| 1| 1| 0| 2
12|  Malaysia| 0| 1| 1| 2
United Arab Emirates| 0| 1| 1| 2
14|  Kuwait| 0| 0| 2| 2
15|  Bahrain| 0| 0| 1| 1
Chinese Taipei| 0| 0| 1| 1
Indonesia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Iraq| 0| 0| 1| 1
Kazakhstan| 0| 0| 1| 1
Mongolia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (20 entries)| 29| 31| 30| 90

## See also

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* East Asia Super League
* FIBA West Asia Super League
* Women's Basketball League Asia
* ASEAN Basketball League

## References

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General

* Official website of FIBA Asia

Specific

1. ^ "22ND FIBA ASIA CHAMPIONS CUP". fibaasia.net. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012.
2. ^ a b "Mongolia, Indonesia to host BCL Asia Qualifying rounds". FIBA. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
3. ^ Esportes.Opovobr Com Copa Intercontinental, Fiba ensaia Campeonato Mundial. Archived January 17, 2019, at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
4. ^ Estadao.com Pinheiros e Olympiacos começam a disputar o título da Intercontinental. (in Portuguese)
5. ^ "FIBA Asia convenes third board meeting for 2023-27 in Jeddah". FIBA.basketball. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
6. ^ "FIBA Asia Board Meeting Decisions" (PDF). Basketball Association of Singapore. FIBA Asia. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
7. ^ "Bayi Rockets soar to first FIBA Asia Champions Cup". FIBA. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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