Basketball Champions League Asia

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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

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

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
Direct qualification Template:Flagicon China Chinese Basketball Association
Template:Flagicon South Korea Korean Basketball League
Template:Flagicon Japan B.League
Template:Flagicon 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

Champions

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

Records and statistics

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Titles by nation

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See also

References

General
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