BAL Qualifying Tournaments
The BAL Qualifying Tournaments are the qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The organization of the qualifiers is in hands of FIBA Africa. The first qualifying rounds were held on 16 October 2019.
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| Organising body | FIBA Africa |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| First season | 2020 |
| Confederation | FIBA Africa |
| Number of teams | 31 |
| Current champions | 2 teams (1 title) |
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The qualifiers are geographically divided into the West and East Division, with three teams qualifying out of each division. Semi-finals and finals are played to determine the winners of the qualifying tournaments.
Format
The national champions of each national federation (associated with FIBA Africa) can sign up for the BAL qualifiers.
A total of 31 teams[1] from 31 countries participate in the qualifying tournaments to determine which six teams will play in the 2020 BAL regular season, along with six directly placed six teams. The qualifying tournaments are divided into the First round and Second round.
Winners
| Year | East Division | West Division | Number of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | ||
| 2020 |  Patriots |
 GNBC |
 Ferroviário de Maputo |
 GS Pétroliers |
 FAP |
 AS Police |
31[1] |
All-time participants
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the BAL Qualifying Tournaments at any time since its formation in 2019.
| Defunct | Defunct teams | |||||
| 1st | Champions | |||||
| 2nd | Runners-up | |||||
| 3rd | Third place | |||||
| SF | Semi-finalists | |||||
| FR | First round | |||||
| SR | Second round | |||||
| Team | 2020 | Total seasons |
Times qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 1 |
 | FR | – | – |
 | FR | – | – |
 | FR | – | – |
 | 4th | – | – |
| 2nd | 1 | 1 |
 | SR | – | – |
 | SR | – | – |
 | FR | – | – |
 | FR | – | – |
 | FR | – | – |
 | 4th | – | – |
| 3rd | 1 | 1 |
 | SR | – | – |
 | SR | – | – |
 | FR | – | – |
 | FR | – | – |
| 3rd | 1 | 1 |
 | FR | – | – |
 | FR | – | – |
 | SR | – | – |
| 2nd | 1 | 1 |
 | SR | – | – |
 | SR | – | – |
 | SR | – | – |
 | FR | – | – |
| 1st | 1 | 1 |
 | FR | – | – |
References
- "African clubs to compete in qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League confirmed". FIBA Africa. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
