2020–21 Basketball Champions League

The 2020–21 Basketball Champions League will be the fifth season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs launched and managed by FIBA.

2020–21 Basketball Champions League
Competition details
Season 2020–21
Teams 44[1]
Dates 15 September 2020 – 9 May 2021
2021–22 →

Teams

Team allocation

44 teams will play in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League (28 teams directly qualify for the group competition, while 16 teams play 2 qualifying rounds for the remaining 4 places in the group stage).[1]

Qualified teams for 2020–21 Basketball Champions League (by entry round)[2]
Regular season
Pınar Karşıyaka (Abd-2nd) Cholet (Abd-6th) Happy Casa Brindisi (Abd-5th) ERA Nymburk (Abd-1st)
Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta (Abd-3rd) Limoges CSP (Abd-8th) Fortitudo Bologna (Abd-8th) Brose Bamberg (5th)
Tofaş (Abd-5th) San Pablo Burgos (4th) AEK (Abd-2nd) Falco (Abd-1st)
Darüşşafaka Tekfen (Abd-6th) Casademont Zaragoza (6th) Peristeri (Abd-3rd) VEF Riga (Abd-1st)[Note LAT]
Türk Telekom (BCL QF) Iberostar Tenerife (7th) Hapoel Jerusalem (3rd) Rytas (Abd-2nd)
JDA Dijon (CLR)[Note FRA] RETAbet Bilbao (8th) Hapoel Holon (5th) Start Lublin (Abd-2nd)
Strasbourg (CLR)[Note FRA] Dinamo Sassari (Abd-2nd) Filou Oostende (Abd-1st) Nizhny Novgorod (BCL R16)
Qualifying rounds
Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Abd-2nd) Keravnos (Abd-1st) Hapoel Tel Aviv (8th) Sporting CP (Abd-1st)
Tsmoki-Minsk [Note BLR] Bakken Bears (Abd-1st) Neptūnas (Abd-4th) U-BT Cluj Napoca (Abd-1st)
Igokea (Abd-1st) London Lions (Abd-2nd) Donar (Abd-2nd) Fribourg Olympic (Abd-1st)
Balkan (Abd-1st) Iraklis (Abd-7th) Anwil Włocławek (Abd-3rd) Dnipro (Abd-1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    France (FRA): The LNB ruled the 2019–20 Pro A season void without a classification. As a result, the BCL ruled that teams from France were selected on their BCL club rankings. JDA Dijon and SIG Strasbourg qualified as such.[3]
  2. ^
    Belarus (BLR): Tsmoki-Minsk did not start to compete in the Belarusian Premier League due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^
    Latvia (LAT): VEF Rīga qualified as the highest-ranked Latvian team of the Latvian–Estonian League, because the latvian championship did not start due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[2][4]

Schedule for 2020–21 Basketball Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Third leg
Qualifying rounds First qualifying round 15 July 2020 15 September 2020 18 September 2020 N/A
Second qualifying round 22 September 2020 25 September 2020 N/A
Regular season Round 1 13–14 October 2020
Round 2 20–21 October 2020
Round 3 27–28 October 2020
Round 4 3–4 November 2020
Round 5 10–11 November 2020
Round 6 17–18 November 2020
Round 7 8–9 December 2020
Round 8 15–16 December 2020
Round 9 22–23 December 2020
Round 10 5–6 January 2021
Round 11 12–13 January 2021
Round 12 19–20 January 2021
Round 13 26–27 January 2021
Round 14 2–3 February 2021
Play-offs Round of 16 TBD 2–3 March 2021 9–10 March 2021 16–17 March 2021
Quarter-finals 23–24 March 2021 30–31 March 2021 6–7 April 2021
Final Four Semifinals TBD 7 May 2021
Final 9 May 2021

Qualifying rounds

Draw

The 16 teams that entered in the first round will be divided into 4 pots based firstly on the competition's club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking.

For the first round of Qualifications (QR1), teams from Pot 3 will be drawn against teams from Pot 2, and teams from Pot 4 will face teams from Pot 1. Clubs from Pot 1 and 2 will be seeded, and will play the second leg at home. Games will be played on September 15 and 18. The eight (8) winners will then qualify for the second Qualification Round (QR2).

For the second round (QR2), the winners of Pot 3 vs Pot 2 will face the winners of Pot 4 vs Pot 1. The winners from Pot 4 vs Pot 1 will be seeded, and will play the second leg at home. Games will be played on September 22 and 25. The four (4) winners will then qualify for the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League Regular Season and join the twenty-eight (28) directly qualified teams in the main draw.

Pot 1
Team Pts
Neptūnas69
Anwil Włocławek28
Fribourg Olympic13
Donar7
Pot 2
Team Pts
Tsmoki-Minsk6
Bakken Bears5
Keravnos3
U-BT Cluj Napoca2
Pot 3
Team Pts
Balkan1
Hapoel Tel Aviv1
Igokea1*
Iraklis106.42†
Pot 4
Team Pts
Belfius Mons-Hainaut66.83†
Dnipro15.00†
Sporting CP6.00†
London Lions1.00†

First qualifying round

A total of 16 teams will play in the first qualifying round. The first legs will be played on 15 September, while the second legs on 18 September 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Igokea Game 1 U Cluj-Napoca 15 Sept 18 Sept
Balkan Game 2 Tsmoki-Minsk 15 Sept 18 Sept
Iraklis Game 3 Keravnos 15 Sept 18 Sept
Hapoel Tel Aviv Game 4 Bakken Bears 15 Sept 18 Sept
London Lions Game 5 Neptūnas 15 Sept 18 Sept
Belfius Mons-Hainaut Game 6 Anwil Włocławek 15 Sept 18 Sept
Dnipro Game 7 Donar 15 Sept 18 Sept
Sporting CP Game 8 Fribourg Olympic 15 Sept 18 Sept

Second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner Game 2 Game 9 Winner Game 5 22 Sept 25 Sept
Winner Game 1 Game 10 Winner Game 8 22 Sept 25 Sept
Winner Game 3 Game 11 Winner Game 7 22 Sept 25 Sept
Winner Game 4 Game 12 Winner Game 6 22 Sept 25 Sept

Regular season

Draw

The 28 teams that entered in the Regular Season directly will be divided into 7 pots based firstly on the club ranking and and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. Eighth pot is reserved for winners of qualifying rounds.

Pot 1
Team Pts
AEK119
Iberostar Tenerife119
ERA Nymburk83
Hapoel Jerusalem79
Pot 2
Team Pts
Strasbourg68
Filou Oostende64
Nizhny Novgorod61
Brose Bamberg60
Pot 3
Team Pts
Dinamo Sassari51
Hapoel Holon47
JDA Dijon43
Türk Telekom36
Pot 4
Team Pts
Pınar Karşıyaka35
Casademont Zaragoza34
San Pablo Burgos30
Peristeri26
Pot 5
Team Pts
Falco17
Happy Casa Brindisi15
VEF Riga7
RETAbet Bilbao131.00†
Pot 6
Team Pts
Cholet110.58†
Limoges CSP110.58†
Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta107.50†
Tofaş107.50†
Pot 7
Team Pts
Darüşşafaka Tekfen107.50†
Fortitudo Bologna95.00†
Rytas74.33†
Start Lublin44.67†
Pot 8
Team
QR Winner
QR Winner
QR Winner
QR Winner
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefor using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification DIN GAL TFE PER RYT SIG VEF W12
1 Dinamo Sassari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16 —
2 Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Iberostar Tenerife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Peristeri Winmasters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Rytas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 SIG Strasbourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 VEF Rīga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Game 12 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ZAR NYM FAL JDA NIZ LUB TOF W11
1 Casademont Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16 —
2 ERA Nymburk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Falco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 JDA Dijon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Nizhny Novgorod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Start Lublin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Tofaş 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Game 11 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification DAR OOS HAP BRI LIM SPB TTE W10
1 Darüşşafaka Tekfen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16 —
2 Filou Oostende 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Hapoel Jerusalem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Happy Casa Brindisi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Limoges CSP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 San Pablo Burgos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Türk Telekom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Game 10 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification AEK BRO CHO FOR HOL KAR BIL W09
1 AEK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16 —
2 Brose Bamberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Cholet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Fortitudo Bologna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Hapoel Holon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Pınar Karşıyaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 RETAbet Bilbao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Game 09 winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

See also

References
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  2. "Strongest BCL lineup to date ahead of season 5". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  3. "Comninos on BCL criteria: It's meritocratic, we have objective ranking on each club". Eurohoops. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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