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2024–25 Basketball Champions League

The 2024–25 Basketball Champions League is the 9th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA.

Basketball Champions League
Season2024–25
DatesQualifying:
15–22 September 2024
Competition proper:
1 October 2024 – 11 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 52 (from 29 countries)
2025–26 →

Unicaja are the defending champion.[1]

Team allocation

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The country ranking based on the country coefficients is used to determine the number of clubs from each national federation that enters various stages of the BCL:[2]

  • All countries, if they entered, each have at least one team qualify.[citation needed]
  • The winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2024–25 Basketball Champions League through their domestic league.[3]
  • The organiser may grant access to the League through the attribution of up to 4 invitations (wild cards) to the Regular Season or to the Qualification Rounds.[3]
  • If one or more clubs do not use their right to participate in the Basketball Champions League, the organiser may decide to allocate the respective place(s) to other clubs of the same or other National Federations.[3]

National Federations ranking

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For the 2024–25 Basketball Champions League, the countries are allocated places according to their 2024 country coefficients, which takes into account their performance from 2021–22 to 2023–24.

National Federations ranking for 2024–25 Basketball Champions League
Rank National Federation Coeff. Teams
1   Spain 103.40 4+1 BCL
2   Israel 71.67 2
3   France 70.16 3
4   Turkey 65.20 4
5   Greece 60.75 5
6   Germany 60.50 4
7   Hungary 44.00 1
8   Romania 41.00
9   Lithuania 39.00 2
10   Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.00 1
11   Belgium 36.50 2
12   Italy 33.42 3
13   Latvia 31.00 1
14   Portugal 27.00
15   Ukraine 25.00 0
16   Poland 22.50 2
17   Czech Republic 18.00 1
18   Estonia 13.00
19   Denmark 12.00 0
20   Russia (suspended)[4] 7.50
21   Switzerland 7.00 1
22   Netherlands 6.00
23   Sweden 5.00
Rank National Federation Coeff. Teams
24   Cyprus 5.00 1
25   Slovakia 5.00
26   Serbia 5.00 2
27   Finland 4.00 1
28   Belarus (suspended)[4] 4.00 0
29   Montenegro 3.00
30   Austria 3.00
31   Kosovo 2.00 1
32   Great Britain 2.00
33   Croatia 2.00 0
34   Georgia 1.00 1
35   Bulgaria 1.00
36   North Macedonia 1.00 0
NR   Azerbaijan — 1
  Albania — 0
  Armenia —
  Iceland —
  Ireland —
  Luxembourg —
  Moldova —
  Norway —
  Slovenia —

Teams

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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Title holders
  • FEC: FIBA Europe Cup title holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
  • WC: Wild card[3]
  • AV: Allocated vacancy[3]
Qualified teams for 2024–25 Basketball Champions League (by entry round)[5][6]
Regular season
  Peristeri Domino's (3rd)   Niners Chemnitz (3rd)FEC   Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (5th)   Falco-Vulcano Szombathely (1st)
  Promitheas Patras (5th)   FIT/One Würzburg Baskets (4th)   Hapoel Netanel Holon (6th)   VEF Rīga (1st)
  Kolossos H Hotels (6th)   Rasta Vechta (6th)   Pallacanestro Reggiana (5th)   Rytas (1st)
  AEK Betsson (7th)   Pinar Karşıyaka (4th)   Bertram Derthona Tortona (8th)   FMP Soccerbet (4th)
  UCAM Murcia (2nd)   Galatasaray (5th)   King Szczecin (2nd)AV[7]
  Unicaja (3rd)TH   Manisa BBSK (6th)   Śląsk Wrocław (3rd)
  La Laguna Tenerife (6th)   Nanterre 92 (5th)   Filou Oostende (1st)
  BAXI Manresa (8th)   Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball (6th)   Igokea m:tel (1st)
Qualifying rounds
  Sabah (1st)   Nokia (1st)   Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari (10th)   Spartak Office Shoes (2nd)
  Windrose Giants Antwerp (2nd)   Cholet (7th)   Trepça (1st)   Patrioti Levice (1st)
  Rilski Sportist (1st)   Kutaisi 2010 (1st)   Juventus (5th)   Morabanc Andorra (11th)
  ERA Nymburk (1st)   Telekom Baskets Bonn (7th)   Heroes den Bosch (2nd)[Note NED]   Norrköping Dolphins 1st)
  Keravnos (1st)   Caledonia Gladiators (5th)   SL Benfica (1st)   Fribourg Olympic (1st)
  Kalev/Cramo (1st)   PAOK mateco (8th)   CSM CSU Oradea (2nd)   Petkim Spor (7th)
Notes
  1. ^
    Netherlands (NED): ZZ Leiden would have qualified as the winners of the 2023-24 BNXT Dutch Playoffs, but withdrew from applying because their arena did not meet FIBA Europe's capacity standards.[8] As a result, the spot was given to Heroes Den Bosch, second in the national league.

Referees

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A total of 54 officials is set to work on the 2024–25 season in Basketball Champions League:[9] After the 2023-24 season, five referees left the squad, two were added.

Qualifying rounds

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Draw

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The draw for the qualifying rounds was held made on 26 June 2024 at the Patrick Baumann House in Mies, Switzerland.[10][11]

The 24 teams will face in four qualifying round tournaments, two of which belong to the Champions Path, which contains the domestic league champions, and the other two to the League Path, which contains the rest of the teams that vie for qualify to the regular season. In each path, teams were seeded into the six pots ordered by the club ranking and by the country ranking for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition. Teams from pot 1 and pot 2 were drawn directly into the semi-finals of the tournaments, while the teams in the other four pots will enter the tournament from the quarter-finals. The four winners of the finals will then qualify for the regular season and join the 28 directly qualified teams in the main draw. The rest of the teams will qualify, if they apply, to the FIBA Europe Cup.

Champions paths

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Pot 1
Team Pts
  SL Benfica 25
  ERA Nymburk 22
Pot 2
Team Pts
  Kalev/Cramo 12
  Fribourg Olympic 7
Pot 3
Team Pts
  Patrioti Levice 5
  Norrköping Dolphins 5
Pot 4
Team Pts
  Keravnos 2
  Nokia 4.00†
Pot 5
Team Pts
  Trepça 2.00†
  Rilski Sportist 1.00†
Pot 6
Team Pts
  Kutaisi 2010 1.00†
  Sabah 0.00†

League paths

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Pot 1
Team Pts
  Telekom Baskets Bonn 80
  PAOK Mateco 43
Pot 2
Team Pts
  Banco di Sardegna Sassari 33
  Cholet 11
Pot 3
Team Pts
  Heroes den Bosch 4
  Juventus 2
Pot 4
Team Pts
  CSM Oradea 1
  Windrose Giants Antwerp 1
Pot 5
Team Pts
  Caledonia Gladiators 0
  MoraBanc Andorra 103.40†
Pot 6
Team Pts
  Petkim Spor 65.20†
  Spartak Office Shoes 5.00†
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Tournament 1

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The tournament 1 will be played on September 17–21, 2024 at the Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkey.[12]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
September 19
 
 
  Benfica 89
 
September 17
 
  Rilski Sportist 88
 
  Rilski Sportist 71
 
September 21
 
  Nokia 64
 
  Benfica 91
 
 
  Fribourg Olympic 85
 
 
September 19
 
 
  Fribourg Olympic 80
 
September 17
 
  Norrköping Dolphins 79
 
  Sabah 71
 
 
  Norrköping Dolphins 75
 

Source: FIBA

Tournament 2

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The tournament 2 will be played on September 18–22, 2024 at the Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkey.[12]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
September 20
 
 
  ERA Nymburk 84
 
September 18
 
  Trepça 78
 
  Trepça 82
 
September 22
 
  Keravnos 79
 
  ERA Nymburk 80
 
 
  Kalev/Cramo 66
 
 
September 20
 
 
  Kalev/Cramo 84
 
September 18
 
  Patrioti Levice 76
 
  Kutaisi 2010 87
 
 
  Patrioti Levice 111
 

Source: FIBA

Tournament 3

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The tournament 3 will be played on September 17–21, 2024 at the Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkey.[12]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
September 19
 
 
  PAOK mateco 81
 
September 17
 
  CSM Oradea 80
 
  Caledonia Gladiators 59
 
September 21
 
  CSM Oradea 90
 
  PAOK mateco 69
 
 
  Petkim Spor 79
 
 
September 19
 
 
  Cholet 70
 
September 17
 
  Petkim Spor 76
 
  Petkim Spor 92
 
 
  Heroes Den Bosch 72
 

Source: FIBA

Tournament 4

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The tournament 4 will be played on September 18–22, 2024 at the Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkey.[12]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
September 20
 
 
  Telekom Baskets Bonn 99
 
September 18
 
  MoraBanc Andorra 91
 
  MoraBanc Andorra 91
 
September 22
 
  Windrose Giants Antwerp 73
 
  Telekom Baskets Bonn 78
 
 
  Banco di Sardegna Sassari 71
 
 
September 20
 
 
  Banco di Sardegna Sassari 77
 
September 18
 
  Juventus 73
 
  Spartak Office Shoes 84
 
 
  Juventus 87
 

Source: FIBA

Regular season

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The 28 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 (Regular season of) competition, on the three-year 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.[10]

The 28 teams will play against each other in a group phase of eight groups with four teams. The first placed team of each group will directly join the Round of 16. The second and third placed teams will play in the Play Ins. The winner of each Play In match will join the Round of 16. Play Ins will be played in a Best of 3 format. In the Round of 16 the teams will be split in four groups of four teams. Each team plays against each other team in the Round of 16. The two first placed teams of each group will qualify for the Quarterfinals. The Quarterfinals will be played in a Best of 3 format. The winner of each Quarterfinal will be allowed to take place in the Basketball Champions League Final Four in May 2025.[11]

Pot 1
Team Pts
  La Laguna Tenerife 144
  Unicaja 138
  Hapoel Netanel Holon 92
  Baxi Manresa 88
  Galatasaray Basketbol 76
  Rytas 69
  UCAM Murcia 68
  AEK Betsson 65
Pot 2
Team Pts
  Peristeri 55
  Filou Oostende 55
  Karşıyaka Basket 52
  Falco Szombathely 49
  Igokea 37
  VEF Rīga 31
  Promitheas 30
  Bertram Derthona Tortona 21
Pot 3
Team Pts
  Rasta Vechta 17
  King Szczecin 11
  Pallacanestro Reggiana 11
  Niners Chemnitz 4
  Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 71.67†
  Nanterre 92 70.16†
  Saint-Quentin 70.16†
  Manisa Basket 65.20†
Pot 4
Team Pts
  Kolossos H Hotels 60.75†
  Würzburg Baskets 60.50†
  Śląsk Wrocław 22.50†
  FMP Soccerbet 5.00†
(Winner QF–T1)
(Winner QF–T2)
(Winner QF–T3)
(Winner QF–T4)
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification WUE NAN HOL IGO
1   FIT/One Würzburg Baskets 6 4 2 513 489 +24 10 Advance to round of 16 — 88–96 85–76 98–80
2   Nanterre 92 6 3 3 500 492 +8 9 Advance to play-ins 83–88 — 87–77 78–83
3   Hapoel Netanel Holon 6 3 3 472 478 −6 9 71–69 70–76 — 92–82
4   Igokea m:tel 6 2 4 493 519 −26 8 83–85 86–80 79–86 —
Source: Group Standings

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UNI PET OOS SZC
1   Unicaja 6 6 0 584 432 +152 12 Advance to round of 16 — 112–82 98–82 83–60
2   Petkim Spor 6 4 2 475 503 −28 10 Advance to play-ins 56–108 — 77–74 90–63
3   Filou Oostende 6 2 4 468 480 −12 8 85–92 76–85 — 67–55
4   King Szczecin 6 0 6 388 500 −112 6 67–91 70–85 73–84 —
Source: Group Standings

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE KSK SAI KOL
1   La Laguna Tenerife 6 6 0 502 396 +106 12 Advance to round of 16 — 85–82 96–57 93–74
2   Pinar Karşıyaka 6 4 2 501 451 +50 10 Advance to play-ins 76–87 — 84–74 95–79
3   Saint-Quentin 6 2 4 429 473 −44 8 61–71 67–93 — 84–54
4   Kolossos H Hotels 6 0 6 387 499 −112 6 47–71 59–71 75–86 —
Source: Group Standings

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification NYM GAL VEC PRO
1   ERA Nymburk 6 5 1 516 452 +64 11 Advance to round of 16 — 80–70 93–74 75–85
2   Galatasaray 6 4 2 492 471 +21 10 Advance to play-ins 75–87 — 103–91 91–74
3   Rasta Vechta 6 1 5 471 531 −60 7 70–95 64–74 — 86–88
4   Promitheas 6 2 4 478 503 −25 8 78–86 75–79 78–86 —
Source: Group Standings

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification AEK BON MRG RIG
1   AEK Betsson 6 4 2 494 463 +31 10 Advance to round of 16 — 96–65 80–71 80–70
2   Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 4 2 474 485 −11 10 Advance to play-ins 93–74 — 80–76 78–75
3   Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 6 3 3 492 494 −2 9 95–84 78–86 — 78–71
4   VEF Rīga 6 1 5 464 482 −18 7 69–80 86–72 93–94 —
Source: Group Standings

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification RYT FAL PAL SLA
1   Rytas 6 5 1 542 479 +63 11 Advance to round of 16 — 103–83 94–84 98–75
2   Falco-Vulcano Szombathely 6 3 3 472 484 −12 9 Advance to play-ins 72–82 — 78–71 67–74
3   Pallacanestro Reggiana 6 3 3 458 462 −4 9 77–67 79–88 — 74–70
4   Śląsk Wrocław 6 1 5 447 494 −47 7 88–98 75–84 65–73 —
Source: Group Standings

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MAN DER CHE BEN
1   BAXI Manresa 6 5 1 562 465 +97 11 Advance to round of 16 — 100–82 105–59 92–64
2   Bertram Derthona Tortona 6 5 1 497 456 +41 11 Advance to play-ins 102–85 — 87–81 77–71
3   Niners Chemnitz 6 1 5 450 512 −62 7 78–89 61–77 — 103–75
4   Benfica 6 1 5 427 503 −76 7 80–91 58–72 79–68 —
Source: Group Standings

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UCM MAN PER FMP
1   UCAM Murcia 6 5 1 508 455 +53 11 Advance to round of 16 — 97–103 83–76 86–50
2   Manisa Basket 6 4 2 536 523 +13 10 Advance to play-ins 72–78 — 79–77 103–84
3   Peristeri Domino's 6 2 4 449 457 −8 8 76–81 90–78 — 72–66
4   FMP Soccerbet 6 1 5 445 503 −58 7 78–83 97–101 70–58 —
Source: Group Standings

Play-ins

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The Play-ins will take place from 7 to 22 January 2024. The teams classified in second and third place in their respective groups of Basketball Champions League, went to the Play-ins. The winners will advance to the round of 16. First legs will be played on 7–8 January, second legs on 14–15 January and if required, third legs will be played on 21–22 January.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Nanterre 92   Play-In A   Filou Oostende 7 Jan 14 Jan 22 Jan
Karşıyaka Basket   Play-In B   Promitheas 8 Jan 15 Jan 22 Jan
Telekom Baskets Bonn   Play-In C   Pallacanestro Reggiana 8 Jan 15 Jan 21 Jan
Bertram Derthona Tortona   Play-In D   Peristeri Domino's 7 Jan 14 Jan 22 Jan
Petkim Spor   Play-In E   Hapoel Netanel Holon 7 Jan 14 Jan 22 Jan
Galatasaray   Play-In F   Saint-Quentin 7 Jan 15 Jan 21 Jan
Falco-Vulcano Szombathely   Play-In G   Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 8 Jan 15 Jan 21 Jan
Manisa Basket   Play-In H   Niners Chemnitz 8 Jan 14 Jan 21 Jan

Round of 16

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The Round of 16 will take place from January 28 until March 26, 2025. The groups will be formed by the winners of each Regular Season Group and by eight Play-Ins winners. The 16 teams will be divided in 4 groups, 4 teams each. The first two of each groups advance to the quarter-finals.

Group I

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification WUE AEK TEAM3 TEAM4
1   FIT/One Würzburg Baskets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals — – – –
2   AEK Betsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — – –
3   Winner Play-In B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – — –
4   Winner Play-In D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – —
First match(es) will be played: January 28, 2025. Source: Round of 16 Standings

Group J

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UNI RYT TEAM3 TEAM4
1   Unicaja 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals — – – –
2   Rytas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — – –
3   Winner Play-In F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – — –
4   Winner Play-In H 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – —
First match(es) will be played: January 29, 2025. Source: Round of 16 Standings

Group K

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE MAN TEAM3 TEAM4
1   La Laguna Tenerife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals — – – –
2   BAXI Manresa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — – –
3   Winner Play-In E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – — –
4   Winner Play-In C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – —
First match(es) will be played: January 28, 2025. Source: Round of 16 Standings

Group L

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification NYM UCM TEAM3 TEAM4
1   ERA Nymburk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to quarter-finals — – – –
2   UCAM Murcia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – — – –
3   Winner Play-In A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – — –
4   Winner Play-In G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – —
First match(es) will be played: January 29, 2025. Source: Round of 16 Standings

Playoffs

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The playoffs will begin on 8 April 2025 and ends with the 2025 Basketball Champions League Final Four. The 8 qualified clubs have been ranked according to their final position within their respective group during the Round of 16 and their place in the Draw was based on this ranking. The teams having finished 1st of their Round of 16 group was placed in Pot 1, the teams having finished 2nd of their Round of 16 group was placed in Pot 2.

Qualified teams

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Key to colors
Seeded teams Unseeded teams
Group Winners Runners-up
I   I1   I2
J   J1   J2
K   K1   K2
L   L1   L2

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                
 
8–23 April
 
 
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8–9 May
 
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8–23 April
 
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  –––
 
11 May
 
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  –––
 
8–23 April
 
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8–9 May
 
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8–23 April
 
  ––– Third place
 
  –––
 
10 May
 
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Quarterfinals

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The quarterfinals will be played in a best-of-3 series and start on April 8. The seeded teams will play their first (and potential third) game at home, the unseeded teams will play their second game at home. Second game will be played April 15–16, and potental thirds on April 22–23.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
TEAM 1 QF1 TEAM 2 8–9 Apr 15–16 Apr 22–23 Apr
TEAM 1 QF2 TEAM 2 8–9 Apr 15–16 Apr 22–23 Apr
TEAM 1 QF3 TEAM 2 8–9 Apr 15–16 Apr 22–23 Apr
TEAM 1 QF4 TEAM 2 8–9 Apr 15–16 Apr 22–23 Apr

Semifinals

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The semifinals will be played on 8–9 May 2025.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
TEAM 1 8–9 May TEAM 2
TEAM 1 8–9 May TEAM 2

Third place game

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The third place game will be played on 10 May 2025.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
TEAM 1 10 May TEAM 2

Final

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The final will be played on 11 May 2025.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
TEAM 1 11 May TEAM 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paint it green: Unicaja win maiden BCL title in Belgrade". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  2. ^ "Access List Principles". FIBA.basketball. 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e Competition Regulations 2024-25 (PDF). FIBA. 31 May 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 19 June 2024. The Organiser may grant access to the BCL through the attribution of up to four (4) invitations to the Regular Season or to the Qualification Rounds.
  4. ^ a b "Russia and Belarus will remain sidelined from competitions under the auspices of FIBA". Dailysports. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Basketball Champions League Season 9 participating teams announced". FIBA.basketball. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Teams - Basketball Champions League 2024-25 | FIBA.basketball". www.championsleague.basketball. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  7. ^ "PLK".
  8. ^ "ZZ Leiden ziet af van Europees basketbal". ZZ Leiden (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  9. ^ "Referees". Basketball Champions League.
  10. ^ a b "Draw seedings for the Regular Season and Qualifiers of the BCL". Eurohoops. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  11. ^ a b "Basketball Champions League Season 9 draw completed". championsleague.basketball. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  12. ^ a b c d "The winning formula: Antalya will repeat as BCL Qualification Round tournaments host city". www.fiba.basketball. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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