The 2023–24 Basketball Champions League was the 8th season of the

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(BCL), the premier European

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competition for

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launched by

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. The season began on 17 October 2023 and ended with the championship game on 28 April 2024.

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were the defending champions, but were eliminated by

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in the quarter-finals. The

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hosted the

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and the championship game, the second time the competition had a neutral venue for its conclusion. Unicaja won its first Champions League title following their win over Lenovo Tenerife in the final. As champions, Unicaja also qualified for the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Team allocation

Country rankings

The BCL Country Ranking is used to define the number of clubs each country is entitled to enter into the various stages of the BCL. The results are based on the results of the past three seasons (the 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons).

Teams

A total of 54 teams from 29 countries participated in the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League. 15 of them were domestic champions in the previous season. Two teams were invited as a wild card entries. If one or more clubs do not exercise their right to participate in the BCL, the FIBA may decide to allocate the respective place(s) to other clubs of the same or other National Federation(s). League positions after playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses. The

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are taken into consideration. * TH: Champions League title holders * WC: Wild card. * AV: Allocation vacant.^NOTE NOTE: According to BCL rankings, National Federations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia and Hungary should had two berths in Regular season, as well as one berth for the champion of Romania ( U-BT Cluj Napoca decided to play Eurocup), and one berth for the Russian representative (banned from competition). Their places were allocated to the teams from Turkey (3), Spain (1) and Poland (1). Notes

Qualifying rounds

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds will be made on 5 July 2023. The 25 teams were divided into six pots. The top eight national champions from the unrepresented nations were placed into Pots 1 and 2, and the remaining clubs into Pots 3–6. Pots are arranged based on the competition's club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. The three winners of the finals will then qualify for the

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and join the 29 directly qualified teams in the main draw. The rest of the teams will be demoted, if they apply, to the

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Venue

On July 27, 2023, it was announced that Antalya Sports Hall in

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, has been selected as the host city for the Qualification Rounds which was scheduled to take place from 24 September to 1 October.

Champions Path

Main Path

;Notes : Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Pre-qualifier

The pre-qualifier round match consists of a one leg match that is expected to take place at a neutral venue. The winner of the pre-qualifiers round match will be drawn to Pot 6 and advanced to the main qualifying rounds. The losers of the pre-qualifiers is transferred (if they apply) to the

Qualification Group I

Qualification Group II

Qualification Group III

Regular season

Draw

The 29 teams that entered in the regular season directly were divided into four pots based firstly on the club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. The country protection rule will apply for the stage of the draw. Clubs cannot be drawn in groups with other clubs from the same country. ;Notes : Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Play-ins

The Play-ins took place from 2 to 17 January 2024. The teams classified in second and third place in their respective groups of Basketball Champions League, went to the Play-ins. Winners advanced to the round of 16. The first legs were played on 2–3 January, the second legs on 9–10 January. Eventual third legs were played on 16–17 January.

Round of 16

The Round of 16 will take place from January 24 until March 22, 2024. The groups will be formed by the winners of each Regular Season Group and by eight Play-Ins winners. The 16 teams were divided in 4 groups, 4 teams each. The first two of each groups advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Playoffs

The playoffs will begin on 3 April 2024 and ends with the 2024 Basketball Champions League Final Four, which will be hosted in the

, Serbia.

Final Four

Semifinals

The semifinals were played on 26 April 2024.

Third place game

The third place game was played on 28 April 2024.

Final

The final was played on 28 April 2024.

Individual awards

Season awards

The annual season awards were announced on 27 April.

Star Lineup

MVP of the Month

Team of the Month

References

External links

Official website
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Team allocation

Country rankings

Teams

Qualifying rounds

Draw

Venue

Champions Path

Main Path

Pre-qualifier

Qualification Group I

Qualification Group II

Qualification Group III

Regular season

Draw

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Play-ins

Round of 16

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Playoffs

Final Four

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Individual awards

Season awards

Star Lineup

MVP of the Month

Team of the Month

See also

References

External links