BAL Qualifying Tournaments

The BAL Qualifying Tournaments, also branded as the Road to BAL, 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.

BAL Qualifying Tournaments
Organising bodyFIBA Africa
Founded2019 (2019)
First season2021
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Number of teams26
(depends on applications)
Current champions2 teams (1 title)
2022 BAL qualification

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

Edition Season East Division West Division Number
of teams
Champions Runners-up Third place Champions Runners-up Third place
1 2021
Patriots

GNBC

Ferroviário de Maputo

GS Pétroliers

FAP

AS Police
31[1]
2 2022
Ferroviário da Beira

Cobra Sport

Cape Town Tigers

FAP

SLAC

Espoir Fukash
20[lower-alpha 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
R1 First round
R2 Second round
DQ Disqualified
Team 21 22 Total
seasons
Times
qualified
GS Pétroliers1st11
WA BoufarikDQ
DolphinsR1
ASPACR1TBD2
AOADQ
Les AbeillesDQ
TondemaR11
UsoniR1
ABC4th
SOAR21
FAP2nd1st21
ASB MazembeR2
Espoir Fukash3rd
PrédioDQ
Manga BBR21
SLACR12nd2
Virgen María de ÁfricaR11
Malabo KingsDQ
Hawassa CityR1DQ1
City Oilers4thR22
AS Police3rd4th11
JKTR2
Kurasini HeatR2
Cobra SportR22nd2
DynamoR1
New Star4th
Jozi NuggetsR1
Cape Town Tigers3rd
Ferroviário de Maputo3rd11
Ferroviário da Beira 1st1
Roche-Bois WarriorsR11
LionsR1
Beau Vallon HeatR1
Al-NasrR2
AS SaléDQ
ASCUTDQ
GNBC2nd11
Brave HeartsR11
KPAR21
Ulinzi WarriorsR21
Matero MagicR21
UNZA PacersR21
NigelecR2R2
NPA PythonsR1
Patriots1st11
MercenariesR1DQ

Notes

  1. In the 2022 BAL qualification, initially 26 teams would participate but six teams withdrew.

References

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