The Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia), formerly the

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competition organised by FIBA Asia. It is the highest level club competition for professional basketball in

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. Introduced in 1981, as the ''Asian Basketball Club Championship'', the competition rebranded in 2004 to the ''FIBA Asia Champions Cup''. In 2024, it was announced that the tournament will be renamed as the Basketball Champions League Asia.

History

The competition was first organised by the

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in 1981, when the inaugural tournament was hosted in Hong Kong. The first-ever champions were the

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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,

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(BAL), NBL, and the

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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

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is the most successful club in the history of the competition, having won three titles. However, clubs from Iran have the most combined titles, with a total of six.

Qualification

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

Summary

Titles by club

Titles by country

References