The Basketball Champions League Final Four (BCL Final Four) is the concluding final four tournament of each season's Basketball Champions League. The tournament's full official name is FIBA Basketball Champions League Europe Final Four. The BCL is an international professional basketball competition, that is contested by European clubs, and which is organized by the Basketball Champions League S.A., in conjunction with FIBA.
The final fours can either be hosted by one of the final four teams, or held at a neutral location.
History The very first BCL Final Four, the 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four, was held from 28 April to 30 April, 2017.Competition System Final Four.
During the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the following suspension of the league, the usual format of a Final Four was changed to a Final Eight.
In 2025, sportsbook and casino company Betsson and solar energy company SUNEL became key sponsors of the BCL Final Four which was held in Athens after AEK Betsson BC, which both companies sponsor, qualified for the tournament, eventually coming in third. Baloncesto Málaga won the championship.
Results SeasonHost cityFinalThird and fourth placeWinnersScoreSecond placeThird placeScoreFourth place2017La Laguna Iberostar Tenerife63–59Details Banvit Monaco91–77 Umana Reyer Venezia2018 Athens AEK100–94Details Monaco UCAM Murcia85–74 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg2019 Antwerp Virtus Segafredo Bologna 73–61Details Iberostar Tenerife Telenet Antwerp Giants 72–58 Brose Bamberg2020 Athens San Pablo Burgos 85–74Details AEK JDA Dijon 70–65 Casademont Zaragoza2021 Nizhny Novgorod San Pablo Burgos 64–59Details Pınar Karşıyaka Casademont Zaragoza 89–77 SIG Strasbourg2022 Bilbao Lenovo Tenerife 98–87Details Baxi Manresa MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 88–68 Hapoel Holon2023 Málaga Telekom Baskets Bonn 77–70Details Hapoel Jerusalem Lenovo Tenerife 84–79 Unicaja2024 Belgrade Unicaja 80–75Details Lenovo Tenerife UCAM Murcia 87–84 Peristeri2025 Athens Unicaja 83–67Details Galatasaray AEK Betsson 77–73 La Laguna Tenerife
Performances Canarias holds the record for most Final Four appearances with six, winning twice (most recently in 2025). Unicaja CB and AEK Betsson BC have both appeared three times with Unicaja winning twice and AEK Betsson once.
By club Club1st2nd3rd4thTotal Canarias22116 Unicaja2––13 AEK111–3 San Pablo Burgos2–––2 Monaco–11–2 UCAM Murcia––2–2 Zaragoza––112 Riesen Ludwigsburg––112 Baskets Bonn1–––1 Virtus Bologna1–––1 Manresa–1––1 Hapoel Jerusalem–1––1 Karşıyaka–1––1 Banvit–1––1 Galatasaray–1––1 Antwerp Giants––1–1 JDA Dijon––1–1 Hapoel Holon–––11 Bamberg–––11 SIG Strasbourg–––11 Reyer Venezia–––11 Peristeri–––11Total999936
By country Club1st2nd3rd4thTotal (Liga ACB)634316 (GBL)11114 (Basketball Bundesliga)1–124 (LNB Élite)–1214 (BSL)–3––3 (LBA)1––12 (Premier League)–1–12 (PBL / BNXT League)––1–1
Arenas Between 2017 and 2021, the Final Four (or Final Eight) was hosted in the home arena of one of the participating teams. In 2022, the BCL hosted its first Final Four on a neutral venue when they selected Bilbao Arena as host. Year Arena City Country Capacity 2017 Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín San Cristóbal de La Laguna Spain 2018 OAKA Basketball Arena Athens Greece 2019 Sportpaleis Antwerp Belgium 2020 OAKA Basketball Arena (2) Athens Greece 2021 Trade Union Sport Palace Nizhny Novgorod Russia 2022 Bilbao Arena Bilbao Spain 2023 Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena Málaga Spain 2024 Belgrade Arena Belgrade 2025 SUNEL Arena Athens Greece
Final Four MVP
References
External links Basketball Champions League (official website) FIBA Europe (official website) Eurobasket.com League Page Basketball Champions League Official YouTube Account