Basketball Champions League records and statistics
This page details statistics of the Basketball Champions League. Unless notified these statistics concern all seasons since inception of the Champions League in the 2016–17 season, including qualifying rounds of the Basketball Champions League as per "Competition facts"; all matches before regular season count as "qualifying matches".
General performances
By club
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
Canarias | 1 | 1 | ||
AEK | 1 | 1 | ||
Virtus Bologna | 1 | 0 | ||
San Pablo Burgos | 1 | 0 | ||
Bandırma | 0 | 1 | ||
Monaco | 0 | 1 |
By nation
Country | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 2 | 1 | Canarias (1), San Pablo Burgos (1) | Canarias (1) |
Greece | 1 | 1 | AEK (1) | AEK (1) |
Italy | 1 | 0 | Virtus Bologna (1) | |
France | 0 | 1 | Monaco (1) | |
Turkey | 0 | 1 | Bandırma (1) |
All-time top-25 Basketball Champions League ranking
- As of the end of the 2018–19 BCL. Includes results from regular season onwards.
Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | D | L | QF | 4th | 3rd | RU | W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | AEK | 4 | 75 | 51 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Canarias | 4 | 56 | 43 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Bandırma | 3 | 54 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | Monaco | 2 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Reyer Venezia | 3 | 52 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Beşiktaş | 3 | 48 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | 3 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | SIG Strasbourg | 3 | 48 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Neptūnas | 3 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Nymburk | 3 | 46 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | PAOK | 3 | 50 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Murcia | 2 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Karşıyaka | 2 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Felice Scandone | 3 | 44 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Oldenburg | 2 | 34 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Nanterre 92 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Ventspils | 3 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Oostende | 3 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Dinamo Sassari | 2 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Le Mans Sarthe | 2 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Bayreuth | 2 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 1 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Virtus Bologna | 1 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
24 | Aris | 2 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Bamberg | 1 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of participating clubs of the Basketball Champions League era
A total of 74 clubs from 23 national associations have played in or qualified for the Champions League group stage.
Bold: club advanced to the play-offs of a particular season.
Clubs
Classification
C | Champion |
RU | Runner-up |
3rd | Third qualified |
4th | Fourth qualified |
QF | Eliminated in the quarterfinals |
R16 | Eliminated in round of 16 |
PQ | Eliminated in the playoffs qualifiers (2016–17 season) |
RS | Eliminated in the regular season |
• | Ongoing |
Performance
Clubs (# of participations) | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | |
FRANCE (15) | (4) | (4) | (4) | (3) | |
1 | SIG Strasbourg (4) | PQ | QF | RS | RS |
2 | Monaco (2) | 3rd | RU | ||
3 | Le Mans Sarthe (2) | R16 | R16 | ||
4 | Nanterre 92 (2) | R16 | QF | ||
5 | JDA Dijon (2) | RS | 3rd | ||
6 | ASVEL (1) | QF | |||
7 | Élan Chalon (1) | RS | |||
8 | Élan Béarnais (1) | RS | |||
GERMANY (14) | (3) | (4) | (4) | (3) | |
1 | Riesen Ludwigsburg (3) | QF | 4th | RS | |
2 | Bonn (3) | RS | RS | R16 | |
3 | Oldenburg (2) | R16 | R16 | ||
4 | Bamberg (2) | 4th | RS | ||
5 | Bayreuth (1) | QF | RS | ||
6 | Skyliners Frankfurt (1) | RS | |||
7 | Rasta Vechta (1) | RS | |||
TURKEY (14) | (4) | (4) | (2) | (4) | |
1 | Bandırma (3) | RU | QF | R16 | R16 |
2 | Beşiktaş (3) | R16 | R16 | R16 | R16 |
3 | Karşıyaka (2) | QF | QF | ||
4 | Gaziantep (2) | RS | RS | ||
5 | Uşak Sportif (1) | RS | |||
6 | Türk Telekom (1) | QF | |||
ITALY (13) | (4) | (4) | (3) | (2) | |
1 | Felice Scandone (3) | R16 | RS | RS | |
2 | Reyer Venezia (3) | 4th | RS | R16 | |
3 | Dinamo Sassari (3) | QF | RS | R16 | |
4 | Varese (1) | RS | |||
5 | Orlandina (1) | RS | |||
6 | Virtus Bologna (1) | C | |||
7 | Brindisi (1) | RS | |||
GREECE (12) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | |
1 | AEK (4) | R16 | C | QF | RU |
2 | PAOK (4) | R16 | R16 | R16 | RS |
3 | Aris (2) | R16 | RS | ||
4 | Promitheas (1) | R16 | |||
5 | Peristeri (1) | R16 | |||
SPAIN (11) | (1) | (3) | (3) | (4) | |
1 | Canarias (3) | C | R16 | RU | QF |
2 | Murcia (2) | 3rd | R16 | ||
3 | Estudiantes (1) | RS | |||
4 | Fuenlabrada (1) | RS | |||
5 | Manresa (1) | RS | |||
6 | Miraflores (1) | C | |||
7 | Zaragoza (1) | 4th | |||
LITHUANIA (8) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | |
1 | Neptūnas (4) | R16 | R16 | R16 | RS |
2 | Juventus (2) | PQ | RS | ||
3 | Lietkabelis (2) | RS | R16 | ||
BELGIUM (7) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (2) | |
1 | Oostende (4) | RS | RS | RS | R16 |
2 | Antwerp Giants (2) | 3rd | RS | ||
3 | Spirou (1) | RS | |||
ISRAEL (7) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (2) | |
1 | Hapoel Holon (3) | RS | RS | RS | |
2 | Hapoel Jerusalem (2) | QF | QF | ||
3 | Ironi Nahariya (1) | RS | |||
4 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion (1) | PQ | |||
POLAND (7) | (2) | (2) | (1) | (2) | |
1 | Radom (2) | RS | RS | ||
2 | Zielona Góra (2) | RS | R16 | ||
3 | Włocławek (2) | RS | RS | ||
4 | Toruń (1) | RS | |||
CZECH REPUBLIC (5) | (1) | (1) | (2) | (1) | |
1 | Nymburk (2) | PQ | R16 | RS | QF |
2 | Opava (1) | RS | |||
LATVIA (4) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | |
1 | Ventspils (3) | PQ | RS | RS | |
2 | VEF Rīga (1) | RS | |||
RUSSIA (4) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | |
1 | Nizhny Novgorod (2) | QF | R16 | ||
2 | Avtodor (1) | PQ | |||
3 | Enisey (1) | RS | |||
SLOVENIA (3) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (0) | |
1 | Olimpija (2) | RS | RS | ||
2 | Helios Suns (1) | RS | |||
HUNGARY (2) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (1) | |
1 | Szolnoki Olaj (1) | RS | |||
2 | Falco (1) | RS | |||
MONTENEGRO (2) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (1) | |
1 | Mornar (2) | RS | RS | ||
SERBIA (2) | (2) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
1 | Mega (1) | RS | |||
2 | Partizan (1) | PQ | |||
CROATIA (1) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
1 | Cibona (1) | RS | |||
DENMARK (1) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
1 | Bakken Bears (1) | RS | |||
FINLAND (1) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
1 | Kataja (1) | RS | |||
ROMANIA (1) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
1 | Oradea (1) | RS | |||
SWITZERLAND (1) | (0) | (0) | (1) | (0) | |
1 | Fribourg Olympic (1) | RS | |||
UKRAINE (1) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
1 | Khimik (1) | RS |
By club
Team | No. | Years |
---|---|---|
AEK Athens | 2 | 2018, 2020 |
Monaco | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
Canarias | 2 | 2017, 2019 |
Antwerp Giants | 1 | 2019 |
Bandırma | 1 | 2017 |
Reyer Venezia | 1 | 2017 |
Virtus Bologna | 1 | 2019 |
Riesen Ludwigsburg | 1 | 2018 |
Bamberg | 1 | 2019 |
Miraflores Burgos | 1 | 2020 |
Zaragoza | 1 | 2020 |
Murcia | 1 | 2018 |
JDA Dijon | 1 | 2020 |
Team in Bold: | Finalist team in season |
Game records
Biggest wins
- The largest overall difference in a match is +59, by Canarias against Opava (97–38) in the regular season 2018–19
- The largest difference in qualifying rounds is +43:
- Riesen Ludwigsburg beat Bosna 59–102 (+43) in 2017–18
- Nizhny Novgorod beat Porto 92–49 (+43) in 2018–19
- Kataja beat Södertälje Kings 97–58 (+39) in 2016–17
- Fribourg Olympic beat Inter Bratislava 89–50 (+39) in 2019–20
- Aris beat Dinamo Tbilisi 92–54 (+38) in 2018–19
- The following teams won a single match by 45 points or more in the regular season of the Basketball Champions League:
- The following teams won a single match by 20 points or more in the playoffs of the Basketball Champions League:
- Monaco beat Zielona Góra 90–60 (+30) in 2017–18
- Canarias beat PAOK 80–54 (+26) in 2016–17
- Riesen Ludwigsburg beat Oldenburg 63–88 (+25) in 2017–18
- Dinamo Sassari beat Nymburk 94–72 (+22) in 2016–17
- Monaco beat Riesen Ludwigsburg 65–87 (+22) in 2017–18, the largest difference in a Final Four
- AEK beat Juventus 75–54 (+21) in 2016–17
- Nymburk beat Dinamo Sassari 84–63 (+21) in 2016–17
- Karşıyaka beat Skyliners Frankfurt 72–52 (+20) in 2016–17
Biggest two leg wins
- Nanterre 92 holds the overall record by beating Karhu 182–112 (+70) in the qualifying round in 2018–19. They beat the Finns by 54–91 and 91–58
- Riesen Ludwigsburg has the second overall record by beating Bosna 187–118 (+69) in the qualifying round in 2017–18. They beat the Bosnians by 59–85 and 102–59
- Aris has the third record by beating Dinamo Tbilisi 182–118 (+64) in the qualifying round in 2018–19. They beat the Georgians by 64–90 and 92–54
- As for the regular season, record belongs to Canarias, who beat Orlandina 194–106 (+88, 88–47 at home, 59–106 away) in 2017–18
- Monaco holds the biggest margin of overall home and away result in the Basketball Champions League era in playoffs. They beat Zielona Góra 174–142 (+32, 82–84 win away, 90–60, win at home) in the round of 16 in 2017–18
Most overtimes in a match
Highest scorings
- Nine teams scored more than 110 points in a game:
- Hapoel Holon scored 122 points against Toruń (105–122) in the regular season in 2019–20
- Manresa scored 121 points against Toruń (102–121) in the regular season in 2019–20
- Bonn scored 114 points against Opava (114–77) in the regular season in 2018–19
- Neptūnas scored 114 points against Gaziantep (114–73) in the regular season in 2017–18
- Avtodor scored 113 points against Kataja (113–84) in the regular season in 2016–17
- Dinamo Sassari scored 113 points against Toruń (95–113) in the regular season in 2019–20
- Hapoel Jerusalem scored 112 points against Włocławek (112–94) in the regular season in 2019–20
- Reyer Venezia scored 111 points against Hapoel Holon (111–104) in the regular season in 2018–19
- Hapoel Jerusalem scored 111 points against Nymburk (80–111) in the regular season in 2018–19
Lowest scorings
- Seven teams scored less than 50 points in a match:
- Opava scored 38 points against Canarias (97–38) in the regular season in 2018–19. This is the overall record for all Basketball Champions League matches
- Skyliners Frankfurt scored 47 points against Monaco (65–47) in the regular season in 2017–18
- Orlandina scored 47 points against Canarias (88–47) in the regular season in 2017–18
- Riesen Ludwigsburg scored 47 points against Murcia (63–47) in the regular season in 2018–19
- Bandırma scored 48 points against Radom (49–48) in the regular season in 2017–18
- Felice Scandone scored 49 points against Reyer Venezia (53–49) in the round of 16 in 2016–17. This is the overall record for the Basketball Champions League playoffs
- Falco scored 49 points against Beşiktaş (74–49) in the regular season in 2019–20.
Most points in a match
- In ten matches, the overall scoring was more than 200 points:
- Hapoel Holon beat 105–122 (227 points) Toruń in the regular season in 2019–20. This is the overall record for all Basketball Champions League matches.
- Manresa beat 102–121 (223 points) Toruń in the regular season in 2019–20.
- Reyer Venezia beat 111–104 (215 points) Hapoel Holon in the regular season in 2018–19.
- Reyer Venezia beat 108–101 (209 points) Bandırma in the regular season in 2017–18.
- Nanterre 92 beat 102–106 (208 points) Felice Scandone in the regular season in 2017–18.
- Dinamo Sassari beat 95–113 (208 points) Toruń in the regular season in 2019–20
- Felice Scandone beat 105–102 (207 points) Włocławek in the regular season in 2018–19.
- Hapoel Jerusalem beat 112–94 (206 points) Włocławek in the regular season in 2019–20
- AEK beat 101–103 (204 points) Reyer Venezia in the regular season in 2017–18.
- Nymburk beat Bonn by 106–98 (204 points) in the regular season in 2017–18. This is the overall record of a match without overtimes in all Basketball Champions League matches.
- AEK beat 94–100 (194 points) Monaco Basket in the final in 2017–18. This is the overall record for the Basketball Champions League playoffs
- Antwerp Giants beat 100–94 (194 points) Cantù in the qualifying round in 2018–19. This is the overall record for the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds
Less points in a match
- Radom beat 49–48 (97 points) Bandırma in the regular season in 2017–18. This is the overall record for all the Basketball Champions League matches
- Reyer Venezia beat 53–49 (102 points) Felice Scandone in the round of 16 in 2016–17. This is the overall record for the Basketball Champions League playoffs
- Tsmoki-Minsk beat 50–57 (107 points) Prishtina in the qualifying round in 2017–18. This is the overall record for the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds
Comeback
- Only two teams have lost the first leg of a playoffs or qualifying round match with ten or more points, but still managed to qualify for the next round:
- In the qualifying rounds, Donar lost by 20 (84–64) against Prishtina in the first leg, but won by 25 (80–55) in the second leg and 144–139 in the aggregate.
Countries
- 4 meetings between teams from the same country have been played:
- 2 meetings from the German league:
- 2017–18 Oldenburg–Riesen Ludwigsburg, round of 16, 149–162 (63–88, 86–74)
- 2017–18 Riesen Ludwigsburg–Bayreuth, quarterfinals, 170–163 (81–86, 89–77)
- 1 meeting from the Turkish league:
- 1 meeting from the Spanish league:
- 2 meetings from the German league:
14 wins
No team won all the 14 matches of the regular season. Monaco won 13 in 2017–18 and Murcia in 2018–19.
14 losses
No team ended the regular season without wins. However, three teams ended with only one win and 13 losses:
Biggest disparity between group winner and runner-up
The biggest wins difference between the first- and second-placed teams in a Champions League regular season is four wins, achieved by Murcia, 13 wins (+135) in 2018–19 (2nd Bandırma 9 wins, +76).
Fewest wins achieved, yet won the group
- Le Mans Sarthe, 9 wins in 2016–17.
- Strasbourg, 9 wins in 2017–18.
Most wins achieved, yet knocked out
- Estudiantes, 8 wins in 2017–18.
- Reyer Venezia, 8 wins in 2017–18.
- SIG Strasbourg, 8 wins in 2018–19.
Most wins achieved in the group stage, not winning the group
- Riesen Ludwigsburg, 12 wins in 2017–18 (ranked second)
- Hapoel Jerusalem, 12 wins in 2018–19 (ranked second)
Fewest wins achieved, yet advanced
- Zielona Góra, 6 wins in 2017–18 (ranked fourth)
Qualifying from first qualifying round
Only two teams have negotiated all the rounds of qualification and reached the Champions League regular season:
- Oradea in 2016–17 (two rounds)
- Riesen Ludwigsburg in 2017–18 (three rounds)
- Riesen Ludwigsburg went on to become the first team in the history of the competition to reach the playoffs and the Final Four from the first qualifying round.
- Fribourg Olympic in 2018–19 (three rounds)
Consecutive wins
Monaco holds the record of 14 consecutive wins in the Champions League. Its run started in the 2016–17 third place game and ended in the 2017–18 round 14.
Consecutive home wins
Monaco holds the record with 17 consecutive home wins in the Champions League. Its run started in the 2016–17 regular season first round and ended in the 2017–18 quarterfinals second leg.
Players
All-time top scorers
The table below does not include points scored in the qualifying rounds of the competition.
Player | Points | Games | Ratio | Years | Clubs | |
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1 | Rickey Paulding | 514 | 34 | 15.1 | 2016–18 | Oldenburg |
2 | Dušan Šakota | 482 | 35 | 13.8 | 2016–18 | AEK |
3 | Gašper Vidmar | 436 | 38 | 11.5 | 2016–18 | Bandırma |
4 | Zack Wright | 338 | 18 | 18.8 | 2016–18 | Monaco, SIG Strasbourg |
5 | Damian Kulig | 395 | 38 | 10.4 | 2016–18 | Bandırma |
6 | D. J. Strawberry | 389 | 31 | 12.5 | 2016–18 | Beşiktaş |
7 | Adonis Thomas | 387 | 33 | 11.7 | 2016–18 | Felice Scandone, Bandırma |
8 | Jamal Shuler | 384 | 31 | 12.4 | 2016–18 | Monaco, Nanterre 92 |
9 | Mateusz Ponitka | 382 | 35 | 10.9 | 2016–18 | Karşıyaka, Canarias |
10 | Johannes Thiemann | 372 | 38 | 9.8 | 2016–18 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
Game highs
Player | Points | Club | Date | Rival | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Baron | 42 | Neptūnas | 6 December 2016 | Uşak Sportif |
Martin Zeno | Oradea | 18 January 2017 | Kataja | ||
3 | Nick Minnerath | 39 | Avtodor | 16 November 2016 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
4 | J'Covan Brown | 36 | Karşıyaka | 13 December 2016 | Reyer Venezia |
Manny Harris | AEK | 14 March 2018 | Nymburk | ||
6 | Bryon Allen | 35 | Nymburk | 6 December 2016 | Bakken Bears |
Mike Morrison | Skyliners Frankfurt | 8 February 2017 | Karşıyaka | ||
8 | Brian Qvale | 34 | Oldenburg | 21 February 2017 | Avtodor |
Rickey Paulding | Oldenburg | 15 November 2017 | Juventus | ||
10 | Bryon Allen | 33 | Nymburk | 20 December 2016 | Bandırma |