2023–24 Basketball Champions League
The 2023–24 Basketball Champions League was the 8th season of the Basketball Champions League, the premier European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA. The season began on 17 October 2023 and ended with the championship game on 28 April 2024.
Telekom Baskets Bonn were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Peristeri in the quarter-finals. The Štark Arena in Belgrade hosted the Final Four and the championship game, the second time the competition had a neutral venue for its conclusion. Unicaja won its first Champions League title following their win over Lenovo Tenerife in the final. As champions, Unicaja also qualified for the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Team allocation
Country rankings
The BCL Country Ranking is used to define the number of clubs each country is entitled to enter into the various stages of the BCL.The results are based on the results of the past three seasons.
TeamsA total of 54 teams from 29 countries participated in the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League. 15 of them were domestic champions in the previous season. Two teams were invited as a wild card entries.If one or more clubs do not exercise their right to participate in the BCL, the FIBA may decide to allocate the respective place to other clubs of the same or other National Federation. League positions after playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses. The Basketball Champions League rankings are taken into consideration.
'''Notes''' Qualifying roundsDrawThe draw for the qualifying rounds will be made on 5 July 2023. The 25 teams were divided into six pots. The top eight national champions from the unrepresented nations were placed into Pots 1 and 2, and the remaining clubs into Pots 3–6. Pots are arranged based on the competition's club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking.The three winners of the finals will then qualify for the regular season and join the 29 directly qualified teams in the main draw. The rest of the teams will be demoted, if they apply, to the FIBA Europe Cup. VenueOn July 27, 2023, it was announced that Antalya Sports Hall in Antalya, Turkey, has been selected as the host city for the Qualification Rounds which was scheduled to take place from 24 September to 1 October.Pre-qualifierThe pre-qualifier round match consists of a one leg match that is expected to take place at a neutral venue.The winner of the pre-qualifiers round match will be drawn to Pot 6 and advanced to the main qualifying rounds. The losers of the pre-qualifiers is transferred to the FIBA Europe Cup Regular seasonDrawThe 29 teams that entered in the regular season directly were divided into four pots based firstly on the club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. The country protection rule will apply for the stage of the draw. Clubs cannot be drawn in groups with other clubs from the same country.
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