The Youth Basketball Champions League (YBCL) is a European basketball competition for men's junior teams organised by FIBA Europe. The league is contested by junior teams of selected Basketball Champions League member teams which can field players younger than 18 years old. The establishment of the league was announced in January and the inaugural season began in April 2023.
The inaugural 2023 season took place with ten teams in Bursa, Turkey, and was won by Igokea. The second edition expanded to 13 teams and was held in Debrecen, Hungary. The second championship was won by Rytas. The third edition of the Youth Basketball Champions League was played at the Tarik Almis Sports Hall in Manisa. It was won by Rytas. Fourt season was held in Aleksandrovac, where Rytas secured its third consecutive title.
Winners SeasonYearHost cityFinalThird and fourth placeWinnersScoreSecond placeThird placeScoreFourth place12023DetailsBursaIgokea73–66TofaşRytas78–73Hapoel Jerusalem22024DetailsDebrecenRytas98–62GalatasarayTofaş93–89Igokea32025DetailsManisaRytas109–76Filou OostendeTofaş83–72Porsche BBA Ludwigsburg42026DetailsAleksandrovacRytas77–54IgokeaFilou Oostende83–72Telekom Baskets Bonn
All-time participants The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Youth Basketball Champions League at any time since its formation in 2023 to the current season.
1st Champions 2nd Runners-up 3rd Third place 4th Fourth place SF Semifinalists QF Quarterfinalists RS Regular season Q Qualified for upcoming season
Team2023202420252026Totalseasons Oostende 7th 3 Bnei Herzliya 9th 1 Nymburk 10th7th10th12th4 Opava 8th 1 UCAM Murcia 8th 1 Lenovo Tenerife 6th5th2 Riesen Ludwigsburg 5th11th4th10th4 Hapoel Jerusalem 4th12th2 Rytas 4 Galatasaray 9th 9th 3 Tofaş 8th4 Igokea 4th11th4 Oldenburg 6th6th2 AEK 10th1 Promitheas Patras 13th1 Debrecen 9th1 Pallacanestro Reggiana 5th1 Telekom Baskets Bonn 6th4th2 Aliaga Petkimspor 7th 1 Spartak Office Shoes 8th11th2 Manisa BBSK 12th1 Sabah 7th1 Borac WWIN 5th1
All-Star Team and MVP At the end of each season, FIBA Europe selects one most valuable player and names five players to the All-Star Team. +SeasonMVPAll-Star TeamRef.2023Dusan Makitan (Igokea) Ognjen Radosic (Igokea)
Ozgur Cengiz (Tofas) Roe Averni (Hapoel Jerusalem) Ernestas Matulevic (Rytas)2024Ignas Urbonas (Rytas) Kerem Erdem (Igokea)
Efe Postel (Tofas) Babel Yitu Lipasi (Lenovo Tenerife) Andrej Acimovic (Igokea)2025Ignas Urbonas (Rytas) Ignas Urbonas (Rytas) Gabrielius Bubnys (Rytas)
Daan Pieters (Filou Oostende) Tim Waerniers (Filou Oostende) Mame Samba Deme El Hadji (Pallacanestro Reggiana) 2026Gabrielius Buivydas (Rytas) Gabrielius Buivydas (Rytas) Djordje Djukanovic (Igokea) Tim Waerniers (Filou Oostende) Von Saldern (Bonn) Emmanuel Agbason (Sabah)
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