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| Organising body | FIBA Europe |
|---|---|
| Founded | 21 March 2016 |
| First season | 2016–17 |
| Region | Europe |
| Number of teams | 32 (regular season) 56 (total) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | FIBA Intercontinental Cup |
| Related competitions | FIBA Europe Cup |
| Current champions |  Unicaja Malaga (1st title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | Canarias San Pablo Burgos (2 titles each) |
| TV partners | courtside1891.basketball |
| Website | championsleague.basketball |
 2024–25 Basketball Champions League | |
The Basketball Champions League (BCL), also commonly known as the FIBA Champions League, is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Clubs qualify for the competition mostly based on performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Although exceptional, some teams can be wildcarded.[1][2]
Each season consists of 32 teams. The inaugural season was held in 2016–17 and since then five different clubs won the competition. Canarias and San Pablo Burgos hold the joint record of most BCL titles with two each.
- ^ "Champions League - Wild Card 2018-19 in arrivo per la Segafredo Bologna" (in Italian). Pianeta Basket. 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Bamberg schenkt Euroleague ab" (in German). 18 June 2018.[permanent dead link]