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| Organising body | FIBA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 |
| First season | 1965 |
| Confederation | 6 regions: FIBA Americas (Central and South America) FIBA Europe (Europe) FIBA Africa (Africa) FIBA Asia (Asia) FIBA Oceania (Oceania) NBA G League (North America) |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Current champions |  Unicaja (1st title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Real Madrid (5 titles) |
| Website | intercontinentalcup |
 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup | |
The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, previously known to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs and the FIBA Club World Cup, is an annual professional basketball club competition organized by FIBA. The competition features the champions of each region's continental champion, as well as one representative from the NBA G League.
Historically, its purpose has been to gather the premier basketball clubs from each of the world's geographical zones, and to officially decide the best basketball club of the world, which is officially crowned as the world club champion. The World Cup for Clubs has been contended mainly by the champions of the continents and/or world geographical regions that are of the highest basketball levels.
Instead of the National Basketball Association (NBA) champions, which is widely considered the most prestigious basketball league in the world, the North American spot is usually allocated to the champions of the NBA's developmental league, the G League. In place of the EuroLeague, which has long been considered Europe's most prestigious club competition, FIBA Europe sends the champions of their main club competition, the Basketball Champions League (BCL).
The champions of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the Basketball Champions League Asia and National Basketball League (NBL) also receive a place in the tournament.[1][2][3]
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- ^ "FIBA Intercontinental Cup global expansion peaks with inclusion of Oceania". FIBA.basketball. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.