2021–22 Basketball Champions League
The 2021–22 Basketball Champions League is the 6th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA. The season began on 5 October 2021 and will end on 15 May 2022.
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![]() The Bilbao Arena will host the Final Four | |
Season | 2021–22 |
Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 52 (from 30 countries) |
Dates | Qualifying: 13–17 September 2021 Competition proper: 5 October 2021 – 15 May 2022 |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The defending champions, San Pablo Burgos, were eliminated in the play-ins. The winners of the Champions League will qualify for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The Bilbao Arena in Bilbao will host the Final Four, which will mark the first time the arena of a non-participating team is chosen as a host.[1]
Team allocation
A total of 52 teams from 30 countries will participate in the 2021–22 Basketball Champions League.[2]
Teams
League positions after eventual playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).[2]
Referees
A total of 55 officials set to work on the 2021–22 season in Basketball Champions League:[3]
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[4][5]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg | Third leg | |
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Qualifying rounds | First qualifying round | 7 July 2021 | 13–14 September 2021 | |||
Second qualifying round | 15–16 September 2021 | |||||
Third qualifying round | 17–18 September 2021 | |||||
Regular season | Round 1 | 4–6 October 2021 | ||||
Round 2 | Groups A, B, E, F | 11–13 October 2021 | ||||
Groups C, D, G, H | 18–20 October 2021 | |||||
Round 3 | Groups A, B, E, F | 25–27 October 2021 | ||||
Groups C, D, G, H | 1–3 November 2021 | |||||
Round 4 | Groups A, B, E, F | 8–10 November 2021 | ||||
Groups C, D, G, H | 15–17 November 2021 | |||||
Round 5 | Groups A, B, E, F | 6–8 December 2021 | ||||
Groups C, D, G, H | 13–15 December 2021 | |||||
Round 6 | 21–22 December 2021 | |||||
Play-ins | 4–5 January 2022 | 11–12 January 2022 | 18–19 January 2022 | |||
Round of 16 | Round 1 | 25–26 January 2022 | ||||
Round 2 | 1–2 February 2022 | |||||
Round 3 | 7–9 February 2022 | |||||
Round 4 | 7–9 March 2022 | |||||
Round 5 | 14–16 March 2022 | |||||
Round 6 | 22–23 March 2022 | |||||
Play-offs | Quarter-finals | 25 March 2022 | 5–6 April 2022 | 12–13 April 2022 | 19–20 April 2022 | |
Final Four | Semi-finals | 13 May 2022 | ||||
Final | 15 May 2022 |
Qualifying rounds
Draw
The 24 teams will be divided into six 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 quarterfinals round of qualifications, teams from Pot 6 will be drawn against teams from Pot 3, and teams from Pot 4 will face teams from Pot 5. Clubs from Pot 1 and 2 will be seeded, and will enter directly in the semifinals stage of qualifications and will face the winners from the quarterfinals round. The winners of the semifinals stage will face each other in the finals of qualifications. The four winners of the finals will then qualify for the regular season and join the 28 directly qualified teams in the main draw.[6] The rest of the teams will be demoted, if they apply, to the FIBA Europe Cup.
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- ^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefor using the country points as a tiebreaker.
Qualification Group A (Athens, Greece)
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
15 September | ||||||||||
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13 September | ||||||||||
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17 September | ||||||||||
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15 September | ||||||||||
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13 September | ||||||||||
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Qualification Group B (Treviso, Italy)
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
15 September | ||||||||||
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13 September | ||||||||||
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17 September | ||||||||||
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15 September | ||||||||||
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13 September | ||||||||||
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Qualification Group C (Tallinn, Estonia)
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
15 September | ||||||||||
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13 September | ||||||||||
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17 September | ||||||||||
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15 September | ||||||||||
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13 September | ||||||||||
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Qualification Group D (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
16 September | ||||||||||
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14 September | ||||||||||
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18 September | ||||||||||
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16 September | ||||||||||
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14 September | ||||||||||
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Regular season
Draw
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 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.[6]
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Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | LUD | TFE | PRO | DIN | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 494 | 450 | +44 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 80–69 | 60–71 | 94–81 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 476 | 450 | +26 | 10 | Advance to play-ins | 83–99 | — | 80–78 | 87–60 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 459 | 434 | +25 | 9 | 64–86 | 70–73 | — | 89–56 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 421 | 516 | −95 | 7 | 82–75 | 63–84 | 79–87 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BAX | JER | KAR | STA | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 487 | 445 | +42 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 85–90 | 88–69 | 81–76 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 475 | 461 | +14 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 73–86 | — | 84–86 | 83–76 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 453 | 475 | −22 | 9 | 67–72 | 65–85 | — | 80–77 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 449 | 483 | −34 | 7 | 75–88 | 76–65 | 69–86 | — |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | UNI | JDA | LAV | NIZ | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 467 | 403 | +64 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 83–54 | 86–70 | 93–69 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 442 | 433 | +9 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 78–68 | — | 73–49 | 89–75 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 411 | 440 | −29 | 9 | 70–58 | 65–63 | — | 95–86 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 459 | 503 | −44 | 8 | 62–79 | 93–85 | 74–62 | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | FAL | TVS | VEF | AEK | |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 461 | 442 | +19 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 81–80 | 68–59 | 83–78 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 483 | 446 | +37 | 10 | Advance to play-ins | 68–60 | — | 91–85 | 81–69 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 463 | 474 | −11 | 8 | 74–80 | 74–71 | — | 92–76 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 471 | 516 | −45 | 7 | 83–89 | 77–92 | 88–79 | — |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | GAL | IGO | POK | NYM | |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 525 | 486 | +39 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 82–74 | 87–75 | 101–85 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 460 | 454 | +6 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 85–89 | — | 68–64 | 76–69 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 442 | 459 | −17 | 8 | 81–74 | 64–75 | — | 83–84 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 481 | 509 | −28 | 8 | 86–92 | 86–82 | 71–75 | — |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | TOF | SIG | OOS | KAL | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 483 | 463 | +20 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 85–75 | 92–83 | 77–81 | |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 491 | 489 | +2 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 74–76 | — | 91–92 | 75–73 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 516 | 500 | +16 | 9 | 78–83 | 77–83 | — | 99–66 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 463 | 501 | −38 | 8 | 72–70 | 86–93 | 85–87 | — |
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CLU | HOL | DAR | BRI | |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 523 | 505 | +18 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 106–101 | 66–60 | 104–94 | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 494 | 458 | +36 | 10 | Advance to play-ins | 78–68 | — | 64–57 | 84–80 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 459 | 470 | −11 | 8 | 101–103 | 86–79 | — | 82–76 | ||
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6 | 1 | 5 | 464 | 507 | −43 | 7 | 71–76 | 61–88 | 82–73 | — |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | RYT | BUR | BJK | OLD | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 475 | 442 | +33 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 87–69 | 82–69 | 71–69 | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 487 | 472 | +15 | 10 | Advance to play-ins | 77–84 | — | 82–74 | 92–80 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 471 | 478 | −7 | 9 | 82–79 | 75–82 | — | 88–72 | ||
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6 | 1 | 5 | 450 | 491 | −41 | 7 | 76–72 | 72–85 | 81–83 | — |
Play-ins
The Play-ins take place from January 4 to 19. The teams classified in second and third place in their respective groups of Basketball Champions League, will go on to the Play-ins. Winners will advance to the round of 16. The first legs will be played on 4–5 January, the second legs on 11–12 January. Third legs will be played on 18–19 January.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Lenovo Tenerife ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
76–69 | 80–88 | 74–71 |
Hapoel Jerusalem ![]() |
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95–70 | 79–82 | 75–85 |
JDA Dijon ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
84–77 | 83–79 | — |
NutriBullet Treviso ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
87–72 | 90–78 | — |
Igokea ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
87–72 | 64–85 | 77–83 |
SIG Strasbourg ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
105–78 | 80–79 | — |
Hapoel Holon ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
72–73 | 72–70 | 74–68 |
Hereda San Pablo Burgos ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
83–78 | 66–85 | 68–80 |
Round of 16
Top Round of 16 take place from January 25 until March 23, 2022. The groups are formed by the winners of each Regular Season Group and by eight Play-Ins winners. The 16 teams are divided in 4 groups, 4 teams each. The first two of each groups will advance to the quarter-finals.
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | HOL | LUD | JDA | GAL | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 465 | 443 | +22 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 69–51 | 90–83 | 98–89 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 414 | +24 | 10 | 68–71 | — | 95–73 | 76–71 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 461 | 476 | −15 | 9 | 78–66 | 72–84 | — | 80–69 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 433 | 464 | −31 | 7 | 74–71 | 58–64 | 72–75 | — |
Group J
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BAX | TOF | DAR | TVS | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 537 | 483 | +54 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 85–70 | 89–74 | 108–88 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 483 | 440 | +43 | 10 | 74–68 | — | 91–81 | 82–80 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 492 | 495 | −3 | 10 | 89–84 | 75–74 | — | 88–76 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 6 | 464 | 558 | −94 | 6 | 88–103 | 51–92 | 81–85 | — |
Group K
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CLU | UNI | OOS | PRO | |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 320 | 308 | +12 | 7 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 70–86 | 86–75 | — | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 302 | 294 | +8 | 6 | 73–79 | — | 75–59 | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 294 | 314 | −20 | 5 | 74–85 | 86–68 | — | 87–91 | ||
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdraw | 81–92[lower-alpha 2] | 70–69 | — | — |
Notes:
- Prometey withdrew from the Basketball Champions League due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thus, according to article D.5.1 of the FIBA Official Basketball Rules, all its results in the relevant phases were annulled.[7]
- The rescheduled game was played in Nymburk (Czech Republic) instead of Kyiv by the decision of FIBA Europe.[8]
Group L
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | TFE | SIG | RYT | FAL | |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 494 | 407 | +87 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 71–66 | 89–75 | 87–62 | |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 463 | 449 | +14 | 9 | 67–85 | — | 71–73 | 98–86 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 455 | 493 | −38 | 8 | 64–83 | 71–76 | — | 91–88 | ||
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6 | 1 | 5 | 458 | 521 | −63 | 7 | 73–79 | 63–85 | 86–81 | — |
Playoffs
The playoffs began on April 5, 2022 and will end with the 2022 Basketball Champions League Final Four.
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Final Four
Individual awards
MVP of the Month
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- Basketball Champions League (5 July 2021). "Basketball Champions League draw explained, seedings revealed". Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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- "Матч Ліги чемпіонів "Прометей" - "Клуж-Напока" буде зіграно у чеському Німбурку".
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- "The Croatian Sensation Ivan Buva picks up MVP of November award". Basketball Champions League. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "From "not good enough" and "too small" to this: Cluj's Brown is MVP of December". Basketball Champions League. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- "They have Dodo, you don't: Ozdemiroglu is the MVP of January". Basketball Champions League. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- "Only getting started: 36-year-young David Holston is MVP of February". Basketball Champions League. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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