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| Organising body | FIBA Americas |
|---|---|
| Founded | 24 September 2019; 6 years ago (2019-09-24) |
| First season | 2019–20 |
| Country | FIBA Americas member countries |
| Confederation | FIBA Americas |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level onpyramid | 1 |
| Promotion to | Intercontinental Cup |
| Current champions |  Flamengo(2nd title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships |  QuimsaFlamengo(2 titles) |
| TV partners | YouTube (live games occasionally) |
| Website | BCLAmericas.basketball |
 2025–26 Basketball Champions League Americas | |
TheBasketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) (Spanish:Liga de Campeones de Baloncesto de las Américas,Portuguese:Liga dos Campeões de Basquetebol das Américas) isPan-America's premier men'sbasketball club competition. Founded in 2019, it replaced theFIBA Americas League as the highest level league in theAmericas. The winner of each year's competition qualifies to the annualFIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Each season exists of 12 teams that qualify through their domestic leagues and the league is typically organized between December and April of the following calendar year.
Thus far the league has been won by four different teams. Argentine teamQuimsa and Brazilian teamFlamengo are the only teams to win the championship twice.
The firstpanamerican tournament for men's clubs was held in 1993. The competition lasted until 2000 and in 2007FIBA started anew league and not a tournament: the top South American teams would no longer play in the Liga Sudamericana.
On 24 September 2019,FIBA launched the Panamerican competition, which derives its name and branding from theEuropean Basketball Champions League.[1] The competition replaced theFIBA Americas League as premier league in the Americas, President Horacio Muratore stated: "This is not a succession of Liga de las Américas, but rather a new product of our development project that will foster a balance between representation and quality".[2] The competition consisted of twelve teams, which had to qualify through their domestic leagues. Theinaugural season started on October 28, 2019. On October 30, 2021,Quimsa won the inaugural championship after winning thefinal inMontevideo. Canadian clubsEdmonton Stingers andBrampton Honey Badgers are the only North American teams to participate in the competition so far.
| Timespan | League | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-2000 | Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol | |
| 2007-2019 | FIBA Americas League | |
| 2019–present | Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) |
As for the competition's format, the first phase of the BCLA will feature four groups of three teams each, with two qualifying teams per group that move on to the Quarter-Finals, which will be a best-of-three series. The Semi-Finals and the Final will also be decided in a best-of-three format.[1]
Clubs qualify for the competition mostly based on performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Although exceptional, some teams can bewildcarded.
| Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score and Venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and Venue | Fourth place | No. of teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019–20 |  Montevideo | Quimsa | 92–86[a] Antel Arena,Montevideo | Flamengo | San Lorenzo andInstituto | 12 | |||||
| 2 | 2021 |  Managua | Flamengo | 84–80 Alexis Arguello Sports Complex,Managua | Real Estelí | Minas | 75–58 Alexis Arguello Sports Complex, Managua | São Paulo | ||||
| 3 | 2021–22 | Rio de Janeiro | São Paulo | 98–84 Carioca Arena 1,Rio de Janeiro | Biguá | 123 Minas | 91–81 Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro | Quimsa | ||||
| 4 | 2022–23 | Franca | Sesi Franca | 88–79 Pedrocão,Franca | Flamengo | 123 Minas | 94–81 Pedrocão, Franca | Quimsa | ||||
| 5 | 2023–24 | Santiago del Estero | Quimsa | 92–80 Estadio Ciudad,Santiago del Estero | Flamengo |  Halcones de Xalapa | 101–99 (OT) Estado Ciudad, Santiago del Estero | Hebraica Macabi | ||||
| 6 | 2024–25 | Rio de Janeiro | Flamengo | 83–57 Ginásio do Maracanãzinho,Rio de Janeiro | Boca Juniors | Sesi Franca | 74–59 Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro | Instituto | ||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 2 | 3 | 2021,2025 | 2020,2023,2024 |
| Quimsa | 2 | — | 2020,2024 | — |
| São Paulo | 1 | — | 2022 | — |
| Franca | 1 | — | 2023 | — |
| Real Estelí | — | 1 | — | 2021 |
| Biguá | — | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Boca Juniors | — | 1 | — | 2025 |
| Country | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 3 | 2021,2022,2023,2025 | 2020,2023,2024 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 2020,2024 | 2025 |
| Nicaragua | — | 1 | — | 2021 |
| Uruguay | — | 1 | — | 2022 |
Only one head coach has appeared in multiple finals, asGustavo de Conti ofFlamengo coached in four.
| Head coach | Winner | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo de Conti | 1 | 3 | 2021 | 2020,2023,2024 |
| Jorge Sebastián González | 1 | — | 2020 | — |
| Bruno Mortari | 1 | — | 2022 | — |
| Helinho | 1 | — | 2023 | — |
| Leandro Ramella | 1 | — | 2024 | — |
| Sergio Hernández | 1 | — | 2025 | — |
 David Rosario | — | 1 | — | 2021 |
| Diego Gutiérrez | — | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Gonzalo Pérez | — | 1 | — | 2025 |
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Basketball Champions League Americas at any time since its formation in 2019 to the current season.
| 1st | Champions | |||||
| 2nd | Runners-up | |||||
| 3rd | Third place | |||||
| 4th | Fourth place | |||||
| SF | Semifinalists | |||||
| QF | Quarterfinalists | |||||
| RS | Regular season | |||||
| Q | Qualified for upcoming season | |||||
| Team | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Total seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Juniors | — | — | QF | — | RS | 2nd | Q | 4 |
| Instituto | SF | RS | — | RS | — | 4th | Q | 5 |
| Obras Sanitarias | — | RS | RS | RS | QF | — | Q | 5 |
| Quimsa | 1st | QF | 4th | 4th | 1st | QF | — | 6 |
| San Lorenzo | SF | QF | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Flamengo | 2nd | 1st | QF | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | Q | 7 |
| Franca | QF | QF | — | 1st | QF | 3rd | Q | 6 |
| Minas | — | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | — | QF | Q | 5 |
| Mogi das Cruzes | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| São Paulo | — | 4th | 1st | — | RS | — | — | 3 |
 Brampton Honey Badgers | — | — | — | RS | — | — | — | 1 |
| Edmonton Stingers | — | — | RS | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué | — | — | — | — | — | RS | — | 1 |
| CD Valdivia | RS | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Universidad de Concepción | — | RS | RS | QF | RS | — | Q | 5 |
 Caimanes del Llano | — | — | — | — | — | — | Q | 1 |
| Paisas Basketball | — | — | — | — | — | QF | Q | 2 |
| Titanes de Barranquilla | — | RS | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Toros del Valle | — | — | — | — | — | RS | — | 1 |
| Astros de Jalisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | Q | 1 |
| Capitanes | RS | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Halcones de Xalapa | — | — | — | — | 3rd | — | — | 1 |
| Fuerza Regia | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Libertadores de Querétaro | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | 1 |
| Real Estelí | QF | 2nd | QF | QF | QF | QF | — | 6 |
 Caballos de Coclé | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Toros de Chiriquí | — | — | — | — | — | RS | — | 1 |
| Cangrejeros de Santurce | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Aguada | RS | — | — | — | — | — | Q | 2 |
| Biguá | RS | — | 2nd | RS | — | RS | — | 4 |
| Hebraica Macabi | — | — | — | — | 4th | — | — | 1 |
| Nacional | — | — | RS | — | QF | — | Q | 3 |
| Peñarol | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | 1 |
 Gladiadores de Anzoátegui | — | — | — | — | RS | — | — | 1 |
| Rank | Club | SP | Pld | W | L | W | RU | SF | QF | RS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Quimsa | 6 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Franca | 5 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Real Estelí | 6 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Minas | 4 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | São Paulo | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Instituto | 4 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Biguá | 4 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Halcones de Xalapa | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Obras Sanitarias | 4 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Libertadores de Querétaro | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Nacional | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Hebraica Macabi | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Edmonton Stingers | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Caballos de Coclé | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Paisas | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Universidad de Concepción | 4 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Mogi das Cruzes | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Titanes de Barranquilla | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Toros del Valle | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Peñarol | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Aguada | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Capitanes | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Fuerza Regia | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | CD Valdivia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Toros de Chiriquí | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Robinson |  United States | Quimsa |
| 2021 | Hettsheimeir | Brazil | Flamengo |
| 2021-22 | Caboclo | Brazil | São Paulo |
| 2022-23 | Mariano | Brazil | Franca |
| 2023-24 | Frank Hassell | United States | Hebraica Macabi |
| 2024-25 | Borges | Brazil | Flamengo |
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Robinson | United States | Quimsa |
| 2021 | Hettsheimeir | Brazil | Flamengo |
| 2022 | Caboclo | Brazil | São Paulo |
| 2023 | Mariano | Brazil | Franca |
| 2024 | Robinson (2) | United States | Quimsa |
| 2025 | Borges | Brazil | Flamengo |
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Dwayne Davis | United States | Instituto ACC | 22.0 |
| 2021 | Jezreel De Jesús | Puerto Rico | Real Estelí | 20.1 |
| 2021-22 | Donald Sims |  United States | Biguá | 24.8 |
| 2022-23 | Ismael Romero | Puerto Rico | Libertadores de Querétaro | 21.3 |
| 2023-24 | Andre Spight | United States | Obras | 18.2 |
| 2024-25 | Victor Luiz |  Dominican Republic | Paisas de Medellin | 23.7 |
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Alexandre De Sousa | Brazil | Mogi das Cruzes | 8.8 |
| 2021 | Ernesto Oglivie | Panama | Caballos de Coclé | 9.7 |
| 2021-22 | Ismael Romero | United States | Real Estelí | 11.1 |
| 2022-23 | Luis Santos | Dominican Republic | Biguá | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | Eric Anderson | United States | Nacional | 10.0 |
| 2024-25 | Eloy Vargas | Dominican Republic | Paisas | 10.0 |
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Franco Balbi | Argentina | Flamengo | 6.4 |
| 2021 | Fernando Zurbriggen | Argentina | Obras | 6.3 |
| 2021-22 | Santiago Vidal | Uruguay | Bigua | 9.0 |
| 2022-23 | Alexy Borges | Brazil | Minas Tenis | 6.4 |
| 2023-24 | Luciano Parodi | Uruguay | Hebraica Macabi | 6.7 |
| 2024-25 | Alexey Borges | Brazil | Flamengo | 8.0 |
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Danilo Fuzaro | Brazil | Mogi das Cruzes | 22.0 |
| 2021 | Fernando Zurbriggen | Argentina | Obras | 21.8 |
| 2021-22 | Bruno Caboclo | Brazil | São Paulo | 32.8 |
| 2022-23 | Luis Santos | Dominican Republic | Biguá | 25.5 |
| 2023-24 | Frank Hassell | United States | Hebraica Macabi | 22.6 |
| 2024-25 | Alexey Borges | Brazil | Flamengo | 21.6 |
In selected South American countries, the tournament aired live onDSports. In Puerto Rico, available viaWAPA-TV. In the United States, available viaFanDuel TV. In Brazil, available viaGlobo'sSporTV. For countries without broadcasting rights, BCLA also available via Basketball Champions League Americas YouTube channel.
This is not a succession of Liga de las Américas, but rather a new product of our development project that will foster a balance between representation and quality.
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