The Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) (

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: ''Baloncesto Liga Campeones de las Américas'',

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: ''Liga dos Campeões de Basquetebol das Américas'') is Pan-America's premier men's

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club competition. Founded in 2019, it replaced the

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as the highest tier league in the continent.

History

On 24 September 2019,

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launched the competition, which derives its name and branding from the European Basketball Champions League. The competition replaced the

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". The competition will consist of twelve teams, which have to qualify through their domestic leagues. The inaugural season started on October 28, 2019. On October 30, 2021,

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won the inaugural championship after winning the

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Format

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.

Results

All-time participants

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.

References

External links

Official websiteBCL Americas
on

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