Basketball Champions League
Season2023–24
DatesQualifying:
24 September – 1 October 2023
Competition proper:
17 October 2023 – May 2024
Number of teamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 53 (from 28 countries)
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The 2023–24 Basketball Champions League is the 8th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA. The season will begin on 17 October 2023.

Telekom Baskets Bonn are the defending champions.

Team allocation

Country rankings

The BCL Country Ranking is used to define the number of clubs each country is entitled to enter into the various stages of the BCL.

The results are based on the results of the past three seasons (the 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons).[1]

Rank Association Average points Teams
1 Spain Spain 104.75 4
2 Germany Germany 69.00 3
3 France France 63.77 2
4  Turkey 63.20 3
5  Israel 63.00 2
6  Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.00 1
7 Czech Republic Czech Republic 56.00
8  Hungary 49.00
9 Greece Greece 43.25 2
10  Italy 41.33
11 Romania Romania 41.00 0
12  Russia (suspended) 40.50
13  Latvia 38.00 1
14  Belgium 34.50
15  Lithuania 34.50
16 Ukraine Ukraine 26.00
0
17  Denmark 24.00
Rank Association Average points Teams
18 Portugal Portugal 21.00 0
19  Poland 19.00
20  Belarus 15.00
21  Estonia 12.00
22  Cyprus 8.00
23   Switzerland 7.00
24  Netherlands 4.00
25  Slovakia 4.00
26  Serbia 4.00
27  Finland 3.00
28  Great Britain 3.00
29  Austria 3.00
30  Croatia 2.00
31  Montenegro 2.00
32  Bulgaria 2.00
33  Sweden 1.00
34  North Macedonia 1.00
35  Kosovo 1.00

Teams

A total of 54 teams from 29 countries will participate in the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League.[2] 15 of them were domestic champions in the previous season.

League positions after playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses. The Basketball Champions League rankings are taken into consideration.

  • TH: Champions League title holders
  • WC: Wild card.
Qualified teams for 2023–24 Basketball Champions League (by entry round)
Regular season
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka (2nd) Greece AEK (6th)WC France JDA Dijon (5th) Czech Republic Opava (1st)
Turkey Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım (5th) Spain Unicaja (3rd) France Le Mans Sarthe (6th) Hungary Falco Szombathely (1st)
Turkey Darüşşafaka Lassa (6th)WC Spain Lenovo Tenerife (6th) Israel Hapoel Jerusalem (3th) Latvia VEF Rīga (1st)
Turkey Tofaş (7th)WC Spain UCAM Murcia (9th) Israel Hapoel Holon (4th) Lithuania Rytas (2nd)
Turkey Galatasaray Nef (8th)WC Spain Rio Breogan (10th) Italy Bertram Derthona (3rd) Poland King Szczecin (1st)
Greece Peristeri bwin (3rd) Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn (2nd)TH Italy Dinamo Sassari (4th)
Greece PAOK (4th) Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (4th) Belgium Filou Oostende (1st)
Greece Promitheas (5th)WC Germany EWE Baskets Oldenburg (6th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea (1st)
Qualifying rounds
France Cholet (7th) Estonia Kalev/Cramo (1st) Montenegro Mornar Barsko zlato (3rd) Spain Monbus Obradoiro (11th)
France SIG Strasbourg (8th) Finland Karhu (2nd) Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch (3rd)[Note NED] Sweden Norrköping Dolphins (1st)
Italy Happy Casa Brindisi (7th) Georgia (country) TSU Tbilisi (1st) Poland Legia Warsaw (4th) Switzerland Fribourg Olympic (1st)
Italy Openjobmetis Varese (13th) Germany Göttingen (7th) Portugal Benfica (1st) United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators (5th)
Belgium Telenet Giants Antwerp (2nd) Israel Ironi Ness Ziona (6th) Romania CSM Oradea (2nd)
Cyprus AEK Larnaca (1st) Kosovo Peja (1st) Serbia FMP Meridian (2nd)
Denmark Bakken Bears (1st) Lithuania CBet Jonava (4th) Slovakia Patrioti Levice (1st)

Notes

  1. ^
    Netherlands (NED): ZZ Leiden would have qualified as the winners of the 2022-23 BNXT Dutch Playoffs, but withdrew from applying because their arena did not meet FIBA Europe's capacity standards.[3] As a result, the spot was given to Heroes Den Bosch, third in the national league.

Qualifying rounds

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds will be made on 5 July 2023. The 25 teams were divided into six pots. The top eight national champions from the unrepresented nations were placed into Pots 1 and 2, and the remaining clubs into Pots 3–6. Pots are arranged based on the competition's club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking.[4]

The three winners of the finals will then qualify for the regular season and join the 29 directly qualified teams in the main draw. The rest of the teams will be demoted, if they apply, to the FIBA Europe Cup.[4]

Venue

On July 27, 2023, it was announced that Antalya Sports Hall in Antalya, Turkey, has been selected as the host city for the Qualification Rounds which was scheduled to take place from 24 September to 1 October.[5]

Champions Path

Pot 1
Team Pts
Denmark Bakken Bears24
Portugal Benfica18
Estonia Kalev/Cramo11
Slovakia Patrioti Levice4
Pot 2
Team Pts
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins1
Cyprus AEK Larnaca1
Kosovo Peja1.00†
Georgia (country) TSU Tbilisi0.00†

Main Path

Pot 3
Team Pts
France SIG Strasbourg100
Italy Happy Casa Brindisi35
France Cholet11
Poland Legia Warszaw8
Pot 6
Team Pts
Romania CSM Oradea41.00†
Lithuania CBet Jonava36.50†
Belgium Telenet Giants Antwerp34.50†
Winner of the Preliminary round
Preliminary Pot
Team Pts
United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators3.00†
Switzerland Fribourg Olympic7
Pot 4
Team Pts
Serbia FMP Meridian4
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch2
Finland Karhu2
Montenegro Mornar Bar2
Pot 5
Team Pts
Spain Monbus Obradoiro102.25†
Germany Göttingen67.75†
Israel Ironi Ness Ziona62.00†
Italy Openjobmetis Varese41.33†
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Pre-qualifier

The pre-qualifier round match consists of a one leg match that is expected to take place at a neutral venue.

The winner of the pre-qualifiers round match will be drawn to Pot 6 and advanced to the main qualifying rounds. The losers of the pre-qualifiers is transferred (if they apply) to the FIBA Europe Cup

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Fribourg Olympic Switzerland 57–51 United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators

Qualification Group I

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 September
 
 
Denmark Bakken Bears103
 
27 September
 
Kosovo Peja79
 
Denmark Bakken Bears68
 
25 September
 
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins78
 
Estonia Kalev78
 
29 September
 
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins82
 
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins73
 
25 September
 
Portugal Benfica83
 
Portugal Benfica122
 
27 September
 
Georgia (country) TSU Tbilisi62
 
Portugal Benfica87
 
25 September
 
Cyprus AEK Larnaca59
 
Slovakia Patrioti Levice66
 
 
Cyprus AEK Larnaca 74
 

Qualification Group II

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 September
 
 
France Cholet76
 
29 September
 
Belgium Antwerp Giants72
 
France Cholet96
 
27 September
 
Italy Varese88
 
Serbia FMP71
 
1 October
 
Italy Varese73
 
France Cholet80
 
27 September
 
Italy Brindisi69
 
Italy Brindisi 77
 
29 September
 
Romania Oradea74
 
Italy Brindisi78
 
27 September
 
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch63
 
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch96
 
 
Germany Göttingen84
 

Qualification Group III

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 September
 
 
France SIG Strasbourg83
 
28 September
 
Lithuania Jonava78
 
France SIG Strasbourg79
 
26 September
 
Israel Ironi Ness Ziona74
 
Finland Karhu56
 
30 September
 
Israel Ironi Ness Ziona92
 
France SIG Strasbourg82
 
26 September
 
Spain Obradoiro78
 
Poland Legia Warsaw70
 
28 September
 
Switzerland Fribourg Olympic59
 
Poland Legia Warsaw66
 
26 September
 
Spain Obradoiro74
 
Montenegro Mornar Bar56
 
 
Spain Obradoiro90
 

Regular season

Draw

The 29 teams that entered in the regular season directly were divided into four pots based firstly on the club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. The country protection rule will apply for the stage of the draw. Clubs cannot be drawn in groups with other clubs from the same country.[4]

Pot 1
Team Pts
Spain Lenovo Tenerife135
Israel Hapoel Holon98
Israel Hapoel Jerusalem78
Spain Unicaja75
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka71
Turkey Tofaş69
Greece AEK67
France JDA Dijon65
Pot 2
Team Pts
Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg64
Lithuania Rytas62
Turkey Galatasaray Nef61
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn56
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea56
Hungary Falco Szombathely52
Turkey Darüşşafaka Lassa52
Belgium Filou Oostende49
Pot 3
Team Pts
Italy Dinamo Sassari40
Latvia VEF Rīga38
Spain UCAM Murcia33
Greece Peristeri bwin30
Greece PAOK26
Germany EWE Baskets Oldenburg8
Turkey Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım63.60†
Greece Promitheas44.25†
Pot 4
Team Pts
Czech Republic Opava4
France Le Mans Sarthe2
Spain Rio Breogan1
Italy Bertram Derthona41.33†
Poland King Szczecin19.00†
Portugal Benfica (Winner QF–T1)
France Cholet (Winner QF–T2)
France SIG Strasbourg (Winner QF–T3)
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UNI LMS PER FAL
1 Spain Unicaja 4 3 1 329 301 +28 7 Advance to round of 16 — 83–74 81–64
2 France Le Mans Sarthe 4 2 2 318 310 +8 6 Advance to play-ins 85–78 — 96–68 63–81
3 Greece Peristeri bwin 4 2 2 309 334 −25 6 — 87–70
4 Hungary Falco Szombathely 4 1 3 316 327 −11 5 78–87 87–90 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2023. Source: Groups standings

    Group B

    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification DIJ PRO RYT OPA
    1 France JDA Dijon (T) 4 4 0 378 294 +84 8 Advance to round of 16 — 88–80 87–83 99–64
    2 Greece Promitheas 4 2 2 348 307 +41 6 Advance to play-ins — 78–76 115–66
    3 Lithuania Rytas 4 2 2 335 303 +32 6 77–75 — 99–63
    4 Czech Republic Opava 4 0 4 260 417 −157 4 67–104 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2023. Source: Groups standings
    (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

      Group C

      Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE CHO DAR VEF
      1 Spain Lenovo Tenerife 5 3 2 399 358 +41 8 Advance to round of 16 — 95–75 72–63 76–55
      2 France Cholet 5 3 2 400 404 −4 8 Advance to play-ins — 97–86 74–73
      3 Turkey Darüşşafaka Lassa 5 2 3 401 419 −18 7 88–84 80–91 —
      4 Latvia VEF Rīga 5 2 3 350 369 −19 7 77–72 70–63 75–84 —
      Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2023. Source: Groups standings

        Group D

        Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification AEK LUD DIN SZC
        1 Greece AEK (Q) 5 5 0 449 378 +71 10 Advance to round of 16 — 84–79 110–79 86–64
        2 Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 4 2 2 337 331 +6 6 Advance to play-ins — 79–89 82–78
        3 Italy Dinamo Sassari 5 1 4 412 462 −50 6 79–83 80–97 —
        4 Poland King Szczecin 4 1 3 312 339 −27 5 77–86 93–85 —
        Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2023. Source: Groups standings
        (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

          Group E

          Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KAR SIG OLD OOS
          1 Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 4 3 1 331 312 +19 7 Advance to round of 16 — 87–72 85–83 94–77
          2 France SIG Strasbourg 4 3 1 318 303 +15 7 Advance to play-ins 80–65 — 81–68
          3 Germany EWE Baskets Oldenburg 4 1 3 330 322 +8 5 83–85 — 81–64
          4 Belgium Filou Oostende 4 1 3 297 339 −42 5 88–83 —
          Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2023. Source: Groups standings

            Group F

            Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification HOL BON BRE BUR
            1 Israel Hapoel Holon 4 3 1 324 309 +15 7 Advance to round of 16 — 84–79
            2 Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 4 2 2 333 311 +22 6 Advance to play-ins 74–75 — 86–71 82–92
            3 Spain Rio Breogan 4 2 2 300 290 +10 6 82–72 — 68–48
            4 Turkey Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım 4 1 3 287 334 −47 5 74–93 73–91 —
            Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2023. Source: Groups standings

              Group G

              Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAO JER GAL BEN
              1 Greece PAOK 4 3 1 315 322 −7 7 Advance to round of 16 — 79–77 76–74
              2 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 4 3 1 345 311 +34 7 Advance to play-ins — 99–96
              3 Turkey Galatasaray Ekmas 4 1 3 341 350 −9 5 77–88 70–85 — 98–78
              4 Portugal Benfica 4 1 3 312 330 −18 5 94–72 66–84 —
              Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2023. Source: Groups standings

                Group H

                Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification DER UCM TOF IGO
                1 Italy Bertram Derthona (T) 4 4 0 348 323 +25 8 Advance to round of 16 — 78–74 91–85 91–84
                2 Spain UCAM Murcia 4 3 1 340 277 +63 7 Advance to play-ins — 115–89 72–47
                3 Turkey Tofaş 4 1 3 358 396 −38 5 80–88 —
                4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 4 0 4 296 346 −50 4 63–79 102–104 —
                Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2023. Source: Groups standings
                (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

                  Individual awards

                  MVP of the Month

                  Month Player Club Ref.
                  2023
                  October
                  		United States Vernon Carey Jr.Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka
                  November
                  		United States Justin TillmanGreece AEK
                  December
                  2024
                  January
                  February
                  March
                  April

                  Team of the Month

                  Year Month Player Team
                  2023 October United States Chris Dowe Italy Derthona Basket
                  United States Justin Tillman Greece AEK
                  Slovenia Gregor Hrovat France JDA Dijon
                  United States David McCormack Turkey Darüşşafaka Lassa
                  United States Vernon Carey Jr. Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka
                  November Brazil Marcelo Huertas Spain Lenovo Tenerife
                  United States David Holston France JDA Dijon
                  United States Kendall Smith Greece PAOK
                  United States Levi Randolph Israel Hapoel Jerusalem
                  United States Justin Tillman Greece AEK

                  See also

                  References

                  1. ↑ "Country Ranking". FIBA.basketball.
                  2. ↑ "Newcomers, returnees, familiar challengers: These are the teams of BCL's Season 8". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
                  3. ↑ "Tekort aan zitplaatsen kost ZZ Leiden Champions League: 'Dramatische keuze'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
                  4. 1 2 3 "Draw explained: Seedings revealed for Regular Season, format change for Qualification Rounds". FIBA. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
                  5. ↑ "Antalya selected as host city for Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds". championsleague.basketball. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
                  6. ↑ "Youngest in BCL history: Vernon Carey Jr named October MVP". Basketball Champions League. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
                  7. ↑ "The Queen has a new king: AEK's Justin Tillman is November MVP". Basketball Champions League. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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