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| Organising body | FIBA Asia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981; 44 years ago (1981) as Asia Champions Cup 2024; 1 year ago (2024) as Champions League Asia |
| First season | 1981 |
| Region | Asia |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Promotion to | FIBA Intercontinental Cup |
| Current champions |  Utsunomiya Brex (1st title)(2025) |
| Most championships |  Al RiyadiSagesse(3 titles each) |
 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia | |
TheBasketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia) is an annual continental club men'sbasketball competition organised byFIBA Asia. It is the highest level club competition for basketball inAsia and it replaced theFIBA Asia Champions Cup.[1]
In1981 theFIBA Asia Club Championship was introduced and, the competition was rebranded in 2004 as theFIBA Asia Champions Cup. It lasted until 2019.
In 2024, a new tournament was launched, the Basketball Champions League Asia as the continent's top tier club competition.[2]
The Asia Champions Cup was organized by theAsian Basketball Confederation in 1981, when theinaugural tournament was hosted inHong Kong. The first-ever champions were theBayi Rockets from China. In 1995, the name of the competition was changed to the ABC Champions Cup. After the ABC became integrated in FIBA in 2004, the competition was rebranded as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup.
In the 1990s,FIBA announced plans to expand theIntercontinental Cup with the teams from the BCL Asia,Basketball Africa League (BAL),NBL, and theNBA, at some point in the future.[3][4]
Al Riyadi Club Beirut andSagesse from Lebanon are the most successful clubs in the history of the competition, having won three titles each. Clubs from Lebanon and Iran have the most combined titles, with a total of six each.
In 2024, it was announced that the tournament will be renamed as the Basketball Champions League Asia, a name in line with other continental competitions in theAmericas andEurope.[2] The 2024 edition was the 29th top-tier club competition in Asia following a 5-year hiatus.
In 2025, the BCL Asia qualifying rounds renamed as BCL Asia – East.[5]
The winner of the competition gets a spot in the annualFIBA Intercontinental Cup tournament.
As of the 2024 season, teams can qualify for the BCL Asia directly through their national leagues, theFIBA West Asia Super League or the qualifying rounds.
| Method | Scope | League |
|---|---|---|
| Direct qualification |  China | Chinese Basketball Association |
 South Korea | Korean Basketball League | |
| Japan | B.League | |
 Philippines | Philippine Basketball Association | |
| FIBA zonal leagues | Central, South, West Asia and Gulf | FIBA West Asia Super League champion |
| FIBA West Asia Super League runner-up | ||
| BCL Asia – East | East and Southeast Asia | BCL Asia – East champion |
| BCL Asia – East runner-up |
The nine teams play in three round-of-robin groups of three, with each playing two games. The top eight teams from overall group phase advance to the final phase, where they play single-elimination games for final classification.[6]
It includes all top-tier competitions since 1981.
| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third | Score | Fourth | |||||
| 1 | 2024 |  Dubai | Al Riyadi | 122–96 | Shabab Al Ahli | Hiroshima Dragonflies | 81–76 |  Shahrdari Gorgan | ||
| 2 | 2025 | Dubai | Utsunomiya Brex | 94–93 | Al Riyadi |  Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 84–79 | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
It includes all top-tier competitions since 1981.
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Riyadi | 3 | 4 | 2011,2017,2024 | 2012,2016,2019,2025 |
| Sagesse | 3 | 0 | 1999,2000,2004 | — |
 Al-Rayyan | 2 | 5 | 2002,2005 | 2001,2003,2008,2010,2013 |
| Mahram Tehran | 2 | 2 | 2009,2010 | 2011,2012 |
| Saba Battery Tehran | 2 | 0 | 2007,2008 | |
| Liaoning Hunters | 1 | 3 | 1990 | 1988, 1992, 1999 |
 Al-Ittihad | 1 | 2 | 2001 | 2000,2002 |
 Zain | 1 | 2 | 2006 | 2005,2009 |
 Al-Wahda | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Kia Motors | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1997 |
| Bayi Rockets | 1 | 1 | 1981 | 1984 |
 Regal | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 1998 |
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers / China Kashgar | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Alvark Tokyo | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Petrochimi Bandar Imam | 1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| Northern Cement | 1 | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Swift | 1 | 0 | 1988 | — |
| Andok's | 1 | 0 | 1995 | — |
| Hapee Toothpaste | 1 | 0 | 1996 | — |
| Beijing Hanwei | 1 | 0 | 1998 | — |
| Foolad Mahan Isfahan | 1 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| Utsunomiya Brex | 1 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| Al-Jalaa Aleppo | 0 | 2 | — | 2006,2007 |
 Petronas | 0 | 1 | — | 1995 |
| Nippon Kokan | 0 | 1 | — | 1981 |
| Bank of Korea | 0 | 1 | — | 1990 |
| Isuzu Lynx | 0 | 1 | — | 1996 |
| Shabab Al Ahli | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
FIBA Asia took control in2004.
It includes all top-tier competitions since 1981.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Iran | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | China | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Philippines | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Qatar | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Japan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Syria | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Jordan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 29 | 31 | 30 | 90 | |
Asian Basketball Club Cup (1995-2003)
Bobby ParksTony Harris Wayman Strickland Michael Cumberland
Assane N'DiayeElie MechantafJohnny RhodesKris Johnson Andre PittsFIBA Asia Champions Cup (2004-2019)
Fadi El KhatibSamad Nikkhah Bahrami
Gabe MuonekeJackson VromanFadi El Khatib (2)Dewarick Spencer
Darius AdamsDaiki TanakaAlex KirkChampions League (2024-present)
Wael ArakjiD.J. Newbill
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