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 Final Four. The BCL is an international professional basketball competition that is contested by European basketball clubs, and which is organized by the Basketball Champions League S.A., in conjunction with FIBA.
| Organising body | Basketball Champions League |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| First season | 2017 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champions |  Unicaja (1st title) (2024) |
| Most championships | CB Miraflores, CB 1939 Canarias (2 titles) |
| Website | championsleague.basketball |
 2024 Basketball Champions League Final Four | |
The final fours are hosted by one of the final four teams.
History
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
Performances
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
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canarias | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 |
| San Pablo Burgos | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
 AEK | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Unicaja | 1 | – | – | 1 | 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 |
 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 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
By country
| 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
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 | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall | Athens | Greece | 18,989 |
| 2019 | Sportpaleis | Antwerp | Belgium | 18,400 |
| 2020 | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (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 | Štark Arena | Belgrade |  Serbia | 18,368 |
Final Four MVP
References
External links
- Basketball Champions League (official website)
- FIBA Europe (official website)
- Eurobasket.com League Page
- Basketball Champions League Official YouTube Account