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Basketball Champions League Americas
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"BCL Americas" redirects here. For international club baseball tournament, see Baseball Champions League Americas.
Basketball league
The Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) (Spanish: Liga de Campeones de Baloncesto de las Américas, Portuguese: Liga dos Campeões de Basquetebol das Américas) is Pan-America's premier men's basketball club competition.
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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, Quimsa from Argentina is the only team to win two championships.
History
On 24 September , FIBA launched the Panamerican competition, which derives its name and branding from the European Basketball Champions League.[1] The competition replaced the FIBA 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.
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Format
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]
Results
List of seasons
| Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score and Venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and Venue | Fourth place | No.
of teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | –20 | Montevideo | Quimsa | 92–86[a] Antel Arena, Montevideo | Flamengo | San Lorenzo and Instituto | 12 | ||
| 2 | Managua | Flamengo | 84–80 Alexis Arguello Sports Complex, Managua | Real Estelí | Minas | 75–58 Alexis Arguello Sports Complex, Managua | São Paulo | ||
| 3 | –22 | Rio de Janeiro | São Paulo | 98–84 Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro | Biguá | Minas | 91–81 Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro | Quimsa | |
| 4 | –23 | Franca | Sesi Franca | 88–79 Pedrocão, Franca | Flamengo | Minas | 94–81 Pedrocão, Franca | Quimsa | |
| 5 | –24 | Santiago del Estero | Quimsa | 92–80 Estadio Ciudad, Santiago del Estero | Flamengo | Halcones de Xalapa | –99 (OT) Estado Ciudad, Santiago del Estero | Hebraica Macabi | |
Performance
Medals (–)
Performance by club
Performance by country
Performance by head coach
Only one head coach has appeared in multiple finals, as Gustavo de Conti of Flamengo coached in four.
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The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Basketball Champions League Americas at any time since its formation in 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 | |||||
All-time table
- As of the end of the –24 season.
Broadcasting rights
In selected South American countries, the tournament aired live on DSports.
In Puerto Rico, available via WAPA-TV. In the United States, available via FanDuel TV. In Brazil, available via Globo's SporTV. For countries without broadcasting rights, BCLA also available via Basketball Champions League Americas YouTube channel.