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2024–25 Basketball Champions League

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Basketball Champions League
Season2024–25
DatesQualifying:
15–22 September 2024
Competition proper:
1 October 2024 – 11 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 52 (from 29 countries)
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The 2024–25 Basketball Champions League is the 9th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA.

Unicaja are the defending champion.[1]

Team allocation

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The country ranking based on the country coefficients is used to determine the number of clubs from each national federation that enters various stages of the BCL:[2]

  • All countries, if they entered, each have at least one team qualify.[citation needed]
  • The winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2024–25 Basketball Champions League through their domestic league.[3]
  • The organiser may grant access to the League through the attribution of up to 4 invitations (wild cards) to the Regular Season or to the Qualification Rounds.[3]
  • If one or more clubs do not use their right to participate in the Basketball Champions League, the organiser may decide to allocate the respective place(s) to other clubs of the same or other National Federations.[3]

National Federations ranking

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For the 2024–25 Basketball Champions League, the countries are allocated places according to their 2024 country coefficients, which takes into account their performance from 2021–22 to 2023–24.

National Federations ranking for 2024–25 Basketball Champions League
Rank National Federation Coeff. Teams
1  Spain 103.40 4+1 BCL
2  Israel 71.67 2
3  France 70.16 3
4  Turkey 65.20 4
5  Greece 60.75 5
6  Germany 60.50 4
7  Hungary 44.00 1
8  Romania 41.00
9  Lithuania 39.00 2
10  Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.00 1
11  Belgium 36.50 2
12  Italy 33.42 3
13  Latvia 31.00 1
14  Portugal 27.00
15  Ukraine 25.00 0
16  Poland 22.50 2
17  Czech Republic 18.00 1
18  Estonia 13.00
19  Denmark 12.00 0
20  Russia (suspended)[4] 7.50
21  Switzerland 7.00 1
22  Netherlands 6.00
23  Sweden 5.00
Rank National Federation Coeff. Teams
24  Cyprus 5.00 1
25  Slovakia 5.00
26  Serbia 5.00 2
27  Finland 4.00 1
28  Belarus (suspended)[4] 4.00 0
29  Montenegro 3.00
30  Austria 3.00
31  Kosovo 2.00 1
32  Great Britain 2.00
33  Croatia 2.00 0
34  Georgia 1.00 1
35  Bulgaria 1.00
36  North Macedonia 1.00 0
NR  Azerbaijan — 1
 Albania — 0
 Armenia —
 Iceland —
 Ireland —
 Luxembourg —
 Moldova —
 Norway —
 Slovenia —

Teams

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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Title holders
  • FEC: FIBA Europe Cup title holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
  • WC: Wild card[3]
  • AV: Allocated vacancy[3]
Qualified teams for 2024–25 Basketball Champions League (by entry round)[5][6]
Regular season
Greece Peristeri Domino's (3rd) Germany Niners Chemnitz (3rd)FEC Israel Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (5th) Hungary Falco-Vulcano Szombathely (1st)
Greece Promitheas Patras (5th) Germany FIT/One Würzburg Baskets (4th) Israel Hapoel Netanel Holon (6th) Latvia VEF Rīga (1st)
Greece Kolossos H Hotels (6th) Germany Rasta Vechta (6th) Italy Pallacanestro Reggiana (5th) Lithuania Rytas (1st)
Greece AEK Betsson (7th) Turkey Pinar Karşıyaka (4th) Italy Bertram Derthona Tortona (8th) Serbia FMP Soccerbet (4th)
Spain UCAM Murcia (2nd) Turkey Galatasaray (5th) Poland King Szczecin (2nd)AV[7]
Spain Unicaja (3rd)TH Turkey Manisa BBSK (6th) Poland Śląsk Wrocław (3rd)
Spain La Laguna Tenerife (6th) France Nanterre 92 (5th) Belgium Filou Oostende (1st)
Spain BAXI Manresa (8th) France Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball (6th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel (1st)
Qualifying rounds
Azerbaijan Sabah (1st) Finland Nokia (1st) Italy Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari (10th) Serbia Spartak Office Shoes (2nd)
Belgium Windrose Giants Antwerp (2nd) France Cholet (7th) Kosovo Trepça (1st) Slovakia Patrioti Levice (1st)
Bulgaria Rilski Sportist (1st) Georgia (country) Kutaisi 2010 (1st) Lithuania Juventus (5th) Spain Morabanc Andorra (11th)
Czech Republic ERA Nymburk (1st) Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn (7th) Netherlands Heroes den Bosch (2nd)[Note NED] Sweden Norrköping Dolphins 1st)
Cyprus Keravnos (1st) United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators (5th) Portugal SL Benfica (1st) Switzerland Fribourg Olympic (1st)
Estonia Kalev/Cramo (1st) Greece PAOK mateco (8th) Romania CSM CSU Oradea (2nd) Turkey Petkim Spor (7th)
Notes
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    Netherlands (NED): ZZ Leiden would have qualified as the winners of the 2023-24 BNXT Dutch Playoffs, but withdrew from applying because their arena did not meet FIBA Europe's capacity standards.[8] As a result, the spot was given to Heroes Den Bosch, second in the national league.

Referees

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A total of 54 officials is set to work on the 2024–25 season in Basketball Champions League:[9] After the 2023-24 season, five referees left the squad, two were added.

Qualifying rounds

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Draw

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The draw for the qualifying rounds was held made on 26 June 2024 at the Patrick Baumann House in Mies, Switzerland.[10][11]

The 24 teams will face in four qualifying round tournaments, two of which belong to the Champions Path, which contains the domestic league champions, and the other two to the League Path, which contains the rest of the teams that vie for qualify to the regular season. In each path, teams were seeded into the six pots ordered by the club ranking and by the country ranking for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition. Teams from pot 1 and pot 2 were drawn directly into the semi-finals of the tournaments, while the teams in the other four pots will enter the tournament from the quarter-finals. The four winners of the finals will then qualify for the regular season and join the 28 directly qualified teams in the main draw. The rest of the teams will qualify, if they apply, to the FIBA Europe Cup.

Champions paths

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Pot 1
Team Pts
Portugal SL Benfica 25
Czech Republic ERA Nymburk 22
Pot 2
Team Pts
Estonia Kalev/Cramo 12
Switzerland Fribourg Olympic 7
Pot 3
Team Pts
Slovakia Patrioti Levice 5
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins 5
Pot 4
Team Pts
Cyprus Keravnos 2
Finland Nokia 4.00†
Pot 5
Team Pts
Kosovo Trepça 2.00†
Bulgaria Rilski Sportist 1.00†
Pot 6
Team Pts
Georgia (country) Kutaisi 2010 1.00†
Azerbaijan Sabah 0.00†

League paths

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Pot 1
Team Pts
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 80
Greece PAOK Mateco 43
Pot 2
Team Pts
Italy Banco di Sardegna Sassari 33
France Cholet 11
Pot 3
Team Pts
Netherlands Heroes den Bosch 4
Lithuania Juventus 2
Pot 4
Team Pts
Romania CSM Oradea 1
Belgium Windrose Giants Antwerp 1
Pot 5
Team Pts
United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators 0
Spain MoraBanc Andorra 103.40†
Pot 6
Team Pts
Turkey Petkim Spor 65.20†
Serbia Spartak Office Shoes 5.00†
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Tournament 1

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The tournament 1 will be played on September 17–21, 2024 at the Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkey.[12]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
September 19
 
 
Portugal Benfica 89
 
September 17
 
Bulgaria Rilski Sportist 88
 
Bulgaria Rilski Sportist 71
 
September 21
 
Finland Nokia 64
 
Portugal Benfica 91
 
 
Switzerland Fribourg Olympic 85
 
 
September 19
 
 
Switzerland Fribourg Olympic 80
 
September 17
 
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins 79
 
Azerbaijan Sabah 71
 
 
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins 75
 

Source: FIBA

Tournament 2

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The tournament 2 will be played on September 18–22, 2024 at the Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkey.[12]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
September 20
 
 
Czech Republic ERA Nymburk 84
 
September 18
 
Kosovo Trepça 78
 
Kosovo Trepça 82
 
September 22
 
Cyprus Keravnos 79
 
Czech Republic ERA Nymburk 80
 
 
Estonia Kalev/Cramo 66
 
 
September 20
 
 
Estonia Kalev/Cramo 84
 
September 18
 
Slovakia Patrioti Levice 76
 
Georgia (country) Kutaisi 2010 87
 
 
Slovakia Patrioti Levice 111
 

Source: FIBA

Tournament 3

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The tournament 3 will be played on September 17–21, 2024 at the Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkey.[12]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
September 19
 
 
Greece PAOK mateco 81
 
September 17
 
Romania CSM Oradea 80
 
United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators 59
 
September 21
 
Romania CSM Oradea 90
 
Greece PAOK mateco 69
 
 
Turkey Petkim Spor 79
 
 
September 19
 
 
France Cholet 70
 
September 17
 
Turkey Petkim Spor 76
 
Turkey Petkim Spor 92
 
 
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch 72
 

Source: FIBA

Tournament 4

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The tournament 4 will be played on September 18–22, 2024 at the Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkey.[12]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
September 20
 
 
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 99
 
September 18
 
Spain MoraBanc Andorra 91
 
Spain MoraBanc Andorra 91
 
September 22
 
Belgium Windrose Giants Antwerp 73
 
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 78
 
 
Italy Banco di Sardegna Sassari 71
 
 
September 20
 
 
Italy Banco di Sardegna Sassari 77
 
September 18
 
Lithuania Juventus 73
 
Serbia Spartak Office Shoes 84
 
 
Lithuania Juventus 87
 

Source: FIBA

Regular season

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The 28 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 (Regular season of) competition, on the three-year 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.[10]

The 28 teams will play against each other in a group phase of eight groups with four teams. The first placed team of each group will directly join the Round of 16. The second and third placed teams will play in the Play Ins. The winner of each Play In match will join the Round of 16. Play Ins will be played in a Best of 3 format. In the Round of 16 the teams will be split in four groups of four teams. Each team plays against each other team in the Round of 16. The two first placed teams of each group will qualify for the Quarterfinals. The Quarterfinals will be played in a Best of 3 format. The winner of each Quarterfinal will be allowed to take place in the Basketball Champions League Final Four in May 2025.[11]

Pot 1
Team Pts
Spain La Laguna Tenerife 144
Spain Unicaja 138
Israel Hapoel Netanel Holon 92
Spain Baxi Manresa 88
Turkey Galatasaray Basketbol 76
Lithuania Rytas 69
Spain UCAM Murcia 68
Greece AEK Betsson 65
Pot 2
Team Pts
Greece Peristeri 55
Belgium Filou Oostende 55
Turkey Karşıyaka Basket 52
Hungary Falco Szombathely 49
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 37
Latvia VEF Rīga 31
Greece Promitheas 30
Italy Bertram Derthona Tortona 21
Pot 3
Team Pts
Germany Rasta Vechta 17
Poland King Szczecin 11
Italy Pallacanestro Reggiana 11
Germany Niners Chemnitz 4
Israel Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 71.67†
France Nanterre 92 70.16†
France Saint-Quentin 70.16†
Turkey Manisa Basket 65.20†
Pot 4
Team Pts
Greece Kolossos H Hotels 60.75†
Germany Würzburg Baskets 60.50†
Poland Śląsk Wrocław 22.50†
Serbia FMP Soccerbet 5.00†
(Winner QF–T1)
(Winner QF–T2)
(Winner QF–T3)
(Winner QF–T4)
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification WUE NAN HOL IGO
1 Germany FIT/One Würzburg Baskets 4 3 1 359 335 +24 7 Advance to round of 16 — 88–96 85–76 98–80
2 France Nanterre 92 4 2 2 335 332 +3 6 Advance to play-ins 83–88 — Dec 18 Dec 4
3 Israel Hapoel Netanel Holon 4 2 2 324 322 +2 6 Dec 3 70–76 — 92–82
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea m:tel 4 1 3 327 356 −29 5 Dec 18 86–80 79–86 —
Updated to match(es) played on November 7, 2024. Source: Group Standings

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UNI PET OOS SZC
1 Spain Unicaja (T) 4 4 0 395 283 +112 8 Advance to round of 16 — 112–82 Dec 3 83–60
2 Turkey Petkim Spor 4 2 2 300 364 −64 6 Advance to play-ins 56–108 — 77–74 Dec 3
3 Belgium Filou Oostende 4 2 2 310 297 +13 6 85–92 Dec 17 — 67–55
4 Poland King Szczecin 4 0 4 258 319 −61 4 Dec 17 70–85 73–84 —
Updated to match(es) played on November 7, 2024. Source: Group Standings
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE KSK SAI KOL
1 Spain La Laguna Tenerife (T) 4 4 0 325 241 +84 8 Advance to round of 16 — Dec 11 96–57 Dec 17
2 Turkey Pinar Karşıyaka (T) 4 3 1 326 299 +27 7 Advance to play-ins 76–87 — 84–74 95–79
3 France Saint-Quentin 4 1 3 276 305 −29 5 61–71 Dec 17 — 84–54
4 Greece Kolossos H Hotels 4 0 4 239 321 −82 4 47–71 59–71 Dec 11 —
Updated to match(es) played on November 13, 2024. Source: Group Standings
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification NYM GAL PRO VEC
1 Czech Republic ERA Nymburk (T) 4 4 0 361 297 +64 8 Advance to round of 16 — Dec 3 Dec 17 93–74
2 Turkey Galatasaray (T) 4 3 1 348 327 +21 7 Advance to play-ins 75–87 — 91–74 103–91
3 Greece Promitheas 4 1 3 315 342 −27 5 78–86 75–79 — Dec 4
4 Germany Rasta Vechta 4 0 4 321 379 −58 4 70–95 Dec 17 86–88 —
Updated to match(es) played on November 5, 2024. Source: Group Standings
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BON AEK MRG RIG
1 Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 4 3 1 331 314 +17 7 Advance to round of 16 — 93–74 80–76 Dec 10
2 Greece AEK Betsson 4 3 1 314 303 +11 7 Advance to play-ins Dec 18 — 80–71 80–70
3 Israel Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 4 1 3 303 317 −14 5 78–86 Dec 10 — 78–71
4 Latvia VEF Rīga 4 1 3 296 310 −14 5 86–72 69–80 Dec 18 —
Updated to match(es) played on November 13, 2024. Source: Group Standings

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAL RYT FAL SLA
1 Italy Pallacanestro Reggiana (T) 4 3 1 295 280 +15 7 Advance to round of 16 — 77–67 Dec 18 74–70
2 Lithuania Rytas (T) 4 3 1 350 307 +43 7 Advance to play-ins Dec 11 — 103–83 98–75
3 Hungary Falco-Vulcano Szombathely 4 2 2 317 331 −14 6 78–71 72–82 — Dec 11
4 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 4 0 4 285 329 −44 4 65–73 Dec 18 75–84 —
Updated to match(es) played on November 13, 2024. Source: Group Standings
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification DER MAN CHE BEN
1 Italy Bertram Derthona Tortona 4 4 0 338 295 +43 8 Advance to round of 16 — 102–85 87–81 77–71
2 Spain BAXI Manresa 4 3 1 371 303 +68 7 Advance to play-ins Dec 17 — 105–59 92–64
3 Germany Niners Chemnitz 4 1 3 321 356 −35 5 Dec 10 78–89 — 103–75
4 Portugal Benfica 4 0 4 268 344 −76 4 58–72 Dec 10 Dec 17 —
Updated to match(es) played on November 13, 2024. Source: Group Standings

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MAN UCM FMP PER
1 Turkey Manisa Basket 4 3 1 361 361 0 7 Advance to round of 16 — Dec 4 Dec 18 79–77
2 Spain UCAM Murcia 4 3 1 347 307 +40 7 Advance to play-ins 97–103 — 86–50 Dec 18
3 Serbia FMP Soccerbet 4 1 3 295 328 −33 5 97–101 78–83 — 70–58
4 Greece Peristeri Domino's 4 1 3 301 308 −7 5 90–78 76–81 Dec 3 —
Updated to match(es) played on November 7, 2024. Source: Group Standings

Play-ins

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The Play-ins will take 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 14–15 January. Eventual third legs will be played on 21–22 January.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
A2 Play-In A B3 2-3 Jan 14-15 Jan 21-22 Jan
C2 Play-In B D3 2-3 Jan 14-15 Jan 21-22 Jan
E2 Play-In C F3 2-3 Jan 14-15 Jan 21-22 Jan
G2 Play-In D H3 2-3 Jan 14-15 Jan 21-22 Jan
B2 Play-In E A3 2-3 Jan 14-15 Jan 21-22 Jan
D2 Play-In F C3 2-3 Jan 14-15 Jan 21-22 Jan
F2 Play-In G E3 2-3 Jan 14-15 Jan 21-22 Jan
H2 Play-In H G3 2-3 Jan 14-15 Jan 21-22 Jan

Round of 16

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The Round of 16 will take place from January 28 until March 26, 2025. The groups will be formed by the winners of each Regular Season Group and by eight Play-Ins winners. The 16 teams will be divided in 4 groups, 4 teams each. The first two of each groups advance to the quarter-finals.

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals
2 E1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Winner Play-In B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner Play-In D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Round of 16 Standings

Group J

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals
2 F1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Winner Play-In F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner Play-In H 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Round of 16 Standings

Group K

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals
2 G1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Winner Play-In E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner Play-In C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Round of 16 Standings

Group L

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals
2 H1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Winner Play-In A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner Play-In G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Round of 16 Standings

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paint it green: Unicaja win maiden BCL title in Belgrade". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  2. ^ "Access List Principles". FIBA.basketball. 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e Competition Regulations 2024-25 (PDF). FIBA. 31 May 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 19 June 2024. The Organiser may grant access to the BCL through the attribution of up to four (4) invitations to the Regular Season or to the Qualification Rounds.
  4. ^ a b "Russia and Belarus will remain sidelined from competitions under the auspices of FIBA". Dailysports. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Basketball Champions League Season 9 participating teams announced". FIBA.basketball. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Teams - Basketball Champions League 2024-25 | FIBA.basketball". www.championsleague.basketball. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  7. ^ "PLK".
  8. ^ "ZZ Leiden ziet af van Europees basketbal". ZZ Leiden (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  9. ^ "Referees". Basketball Champions League.
  10. ^ a b "Draw seedings for the Regular Season and Qualifiers of the BCL". Eurohoops. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  11. ^ a b "Basketball Champions League Season 9 draw completed". championsleague.basketball. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  12. ^ a b c d "The winning formula: Antalya will repeat as BCL Qualification Round tournaments host city". www.fiba.basketball. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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