Basketball Champions League Americas


The Basketball Champions League Americas is South America's premier men's basketball league. Founded in 2019, it replaced the FIBA Americas League as the highest tier league on the continent.

History

On 24 September 2019, FIBA launched the competition, which derives its name and branding from European Basketball Champions League. The competition replaced the FIBA Americas League as premier league in the Americas. The competition will consist of twelve teams, which have to qualify through their domestic leagues. The inaugural season is expected to start in October 2019.

Format

As for the competition's format, the first phase of the BCLA will feature four groups of three teams each, with two qualifying teams per group that move on to the Quarter-Finals, which will be a best-of-three series. The Semi-Finals and the Final will also be decided in a best-of-three format.