Basketball Champions League Final Four
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The Basketball Champions League Final Four (BCL Final Four) is the concluding final four tournament of each season's Basketball Champions League. The tournament's full official name is FIBA Basketball Champions League Europe Final Four. The BCL is an international professional basketball competition, that is contested by European clubs, and which is organized by the Basketball Champions League S.A., in conjunction with FIBA.
The final fours can either be hosted by one of the final four teams, or held at a neutral location.
History
The very first BCL Final Four, the 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four, was held from 28 April to 30 April, 2017.
During the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the following suspension of the league, the usual format of a Final Four was changed to a Final Eight.
Results
Performances
Canarias holds the record for most Final Four appearances with five. Spain is the country with the most participants with a total of fourteen over the past eight seasons.
By club
By country
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain (Liga ACB) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| Greece (GBL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Germany (Basketball Bundesliga) | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| France (LNB Élite) | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Turkey (BSL) | – | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Italy (LBA) | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Israel (Premier League) | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium (PBL / BNXT League) | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Arenas
Between 2017 and 2021, the Final Four (or Final Eight) was hosted in the home arena of one of the participating teams. In 2022, the BCL hosted its first Final Four on a neutral venue when they selected Bilbao Arena as host.
| Year | Arena | City | Country | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Spain Spain | 5,100 |
| 2018 | OAKA Basketball Arena | Athens | Greece Greece | 18,989 |
| 2019 | Sportpaleis | Antwerp | Belgium Belgium | 18,400 |
| 2020 | OAKA Basketball Arena (2) | Athens | Greece Greece | 18,989 |
| 2021 | Trade Union Sport Palace | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia Russia | 5,500 |
| 2022 | Bilbao Arena | Bilbao | Spain Spain | 10,014 |
| 2023 | Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena | Málaga | Spain Spain | 11,300 |
| 2024 | Belgrade Arena | Belgrade | Serbia | 18,368 |
| 2025 | SUNEL Arena | Athens | Greece Greece | 9,025 |
Final Four MVP
External links
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