Basketball Champions League Asia
The Basketball Champions League Asia is an annual continental club men's basketball competition organised by FIBA Asia. It is the highest level club competition for basketball in Asia and it replaced the FIBA Asia Champions Cup.
In 1981 the FIBA Asia Club Championship was introduced and, the competition was rebranded in 2004 as the FIBA 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.
History
Earlier iterations (1981–2019)
The Asia Champions Cup was organized by the Asian Basketball Confederation in 1981, when the inaugural tournament was hosted in Hong Kong. The first-ever champions were the Bayi 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 the Intercontinental Cup with the teams from the BCL Asia, Basketball Africa League, NBL, and the NBA, at some point in the future.
Al Riyadi Club Beirut and Sagesse 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.
BCL Asia era (2024–present)
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 the Americas and Europe. 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.
In 2026, the top performing East Asia Super League teams representing B.League, Korean Basketball League and the Philippine Basketball Association will secure direct qualification to BCL Asia.
The winner of the competition gets a spot in the annual FIBA Intercontinental Cup tournament.
Qualification
As of the 2026 season, teams can qualify for the BCL Asia directly through their national leagues, the East Asia Super League, FIBA West Asia Super League or the qualifying rounds.| Method | Scope | League |
| Direct qualification |  FormatThe 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.SummaryIt includes all top-tier competitions since 1981.ResultsAsian Basketball Club Championship / ABC Champions Cup / FIBA Asia Champions Cup (1981–2019)Basketball Champions League Asia; NotesRecords and statisticsIt includes all top-tier competitions since 1981.Asia's top tier competitionstook control in 2004.
AwardsMVPAsian Basketball Club Championship / ABC Champions Cup
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