Basketball Champions League Final Four

The Basketball Champions League Final Four (BCL Final Four) is the concluding final four tournament of each season's Basketball Champions League. The tournament's full official name is FIBA Basketball Champions League Final Four. The BCL is an international professional basketball competition that is contested by European basketball clubs, and which is organized by the Basketball Champions League S.A., in conjunction with FIBA.

Basketball Champions League Final Four
Organising bodyBasketball Champions League
Founded2017 (2017)
First season2017
Number of teams4
Current champions San Pablo Burgos (1st title)
(2020)
Most championshipsFour clubs (1 title)
Websitechampionsleague.basketball
2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight

The final fours are hosted by one of the final four teams.

History

The very first BCL Final Four, the 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four, was held from 28 April to 30 April, 2017.[1]

During the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the following suspension of the league,[2] the usual format of an Final Four was changed to a Final Eight.[3]

Results
Edition Season Host city Final Third and fourth place
Winners Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
1 2017
La Laguna
Iberostar Tenerife		 63–59
Details
Banvit
Monaco		 91–77
Umana Reyer Venezia
2 2018
Athens
AEK		 100–94
Details
Monaco
UCAM Murcia		 85–74
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
3 2019
Antwerp
Segafredo Virtus Bologna		 73–61
Details
Iberostar Tenerife
Telenet Antwerp Giants		 72–58
Brose Bamberg
4 2020
Athens
San Pablo Burgos		 85–74
Details
AEK
JDA Dijon		 70–65
Casademont Zaragoza

Arenas
Year Arena Image City Country Capacity
2017 Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín San Cristóbal de La Laguna Spain
5,100
2018 O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Athens Greece
18,989
2019 Sportpaleis Antwerp Belgium
18,400
2020 O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Athens Greece
18,989

Final Four MVP
Main article: Basketball Champions League Final Four MVP

References
  1. Competition System Final Four.
  2. "FIBA suspends all competitions indefinitely over health concerns - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season". 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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