Basketball Champions League Americas

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Basketball Champions League Americas
Organising bodyFIBA Americas
Founded24 September 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-24)
First season2019–20
CountryMultiple countries
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Promotion toIntercontinental Cup
Current championsBrazil Sesi Franca
(1st title)
Most championshipsArgentina Quimsa
Brazil Flamengo
Brazil Franca
Brazil São Paulo
(1 title each)
TV partnersYouTube (live games
occasionally)
WebsiteBCLAmericas.basketball
2023–24 BCL Americas

The Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) (Spanish: Baloncesto Liga Campeones 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 tier league on the continent. The winner of each year's competition qualifies to the annual FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

History[edit]

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.

Format[edit]

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]

Results[edit]

List of seasons[edit]

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of teams
1 2019–20 Uruguay
Montevideo
Argentina
Quimsa
92–86[a]
Antel Arena, Montevideo
Brazil
Flamengo
Argentina San Lorenzo and Argentina Instituto 12
2 2021 Nicaragua
Managua
Brazil
Flamengo
84–80
Alexis Arguello Sports Complex, Managua
Nicaragua
Real Estelí
Brazil
Minas
75–58
Alexis Arguello Sports Complex, Managua
Brazil
São Paulo
3 2021–22 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
São Paulo
98–84
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Uruguay
Biguá
Brazil
123 Minas
91–81
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Argentina
Quimsa
4 2022–23 Brazil
Franca
Brazil
Sesi Franca
88–79
Pedrocão, Franca
Brazil
Flamengo
Brazil
123 Minas
94–81
Pedrocão, Franca
Argentina
Quimsa
5 2023–24 Argentina Santiago del Estero To be determined
Estadio Ciudad, Santiago del Estero
To be determined
Estadio Ciudad, Santiago del Estero
  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 by club[edit]

Performances in the BCL Americas by club
Club Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Brazil Flamengo 1 2 2021 2020, 2023
Argentina Quimsa 1 2020
Brazil São Paulo 1 2022
Brazil Franca 1 2023
Nicaragua Real Estelí 1 2021
Uruguay Biguá 1 2022

Performance by country[edit]

Performance by nation
Country Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
 Brazil 3 2 2021, 2022, 2023 2020, 2023
 Argentina 1 2020
 Nicaragua 1 2021
 Uruguay 1 2022

Performance by head coach[edit]

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

Performance by head coach
Head coach Winner Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Brazil Gustavo de Conti
1
2
2021 2020, 2023
Argentina Jorge Sebastián González
1
2020
Brazil Bruno Mortari
1
2022
Brazil Helinho
1
2023
Puerto Rico David Rosario
1
2021
Uruguay Diego Gutiérrez
1
2022

All-time participants[edit]

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
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 Total
seasons
Argentina Boca Juniors QF RS 2
Argentina Instituto SF RS RS 3
Argentina Obras Sanitarias RS RS RS QF 4
Argentina Quimsa 1st QF 4th 4th TBD 5
Argentina San Lorenzo SF QF 2
Brazil Flamengo 2nd 1st QF 2nd TBD 5
Brazil Franca QF QF 1st QF 4
Brazil Minas 3rd 3rd 3rd 3
Brazil Mogi das Cruzes QF 1
Brazil São Paulo 4th 1st RS 3
Canada Brampton Honey Badgers RS 1
Canada Edmonton Stingers RS 1
Chile CD Valdivia RS 1
Chile Universidad de Concepción RS RS QF RS 4
Colombia Titanes de Barranquilla RS 1
Mexico Capitanes RS 1
Mexico Halcones de Xalapa TBD 1
Mexico Fuerza Regia QF 1
Mexico Libertadores de Querétaro QF 1
Nicaragua Real Estelí QF 2nd QF QF QF 5
Panama Caballos de Coclé QF 1
Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce QF 1
Uruguay Aguada RS 1
Uruguay Biguá RS 2nd RS 3
Uruguay Hebraica Macabi TBD 1
Uruguay Nacional RS QF 2
Uruguay Peñarol QF 1
Venezuela Gladiadores de Anzoátegui RS 1

Broadcasting rights[edit]

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. For countries without broadcasting rights, BCLA also available via Basketball Champions League Americas YouTube channel.

References[edit]

  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.

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