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2024 Basketball Champions League Asia
29th Basketball Champions League Asia
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates9–15 June
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played16
Official website
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The 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia is the first edition of the Basketball Champions League Asia, and the 29th season of the continent's top club competition. The tournament was previously known as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, and was last held in 2019.[1] The main tournament is scheduled to take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is organized by the UAE Basketball Association and Shabab Al Ahli Club.[2][3]

The winners earn the right to play in the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Qualification[edit]

Further information: 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia qualifying rounds and 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League

The inaugural BCL Asia tournament features the top eight clubs from across the continent. Originally, champions from Japan (B. League), Korea (KBL), China (CBA League), and the Philippines (PBA) were set for automatic qualification.[4] However, due to a busy schedule following their co-hosting of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the Philippine Basketball Association opted out.[5] Their slot was filled by the tournament host, Shabab Al Ahly.[6]

To complete the eight-team field, two teams from East and Southeast Asia punched their tickets to the BCL Asia tournament through the qualifiers, with Pelita Jaya and NS Matrix Deers emerging victorious.[7] Meanwhile, the champions, Al Riyadi Beirut, and third-place finishers, Shahrdari Gorgan, from the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League completed the lineup.[8]

The following teams qualified to the main tournament.[9] Years in bold denote the team won the competition.

Team Qualified on Qualified as Participations
Indonesia Pelita Jaya 24 April 2024[10] First and second-placed teams of Round 2 of the qualifying rounds Debut
Malaysia NS Matrix Deers 26 April 2024[7] Debut
South Korea Busan KCC Egis 5 May 2024[11] Winners of the 2023–24 KBL season 1 (1998)[a]
China Liaoning Flying Leopards 22 May 2024[12] Winners of the 2023–24 CBA season 6 (1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2018)[b]
Japan Hiroshima Dragonflies 28 May 2024 Winners of the 2023–24 B1 League season Debut
United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli 30 May 2024[6] Hosts 4 (2001, 2011, 2016, 2017)[c]
Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut 1 June 2024 Champions of the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League [8] 10 (1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Iran Shahrdari Gorgan 1 June 2024 Third-Place in the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League[8] Debut
Notes
  1. ^ Includes participations as "Hyundai Dynat".
  2. ^ Includes participations as "Liaoning Hunters".
  3. ^ Includes participations of Al Ahli and Al Shabab, which merged to form Shabab Al Ahli in 2017.

Format[edit]

The eight teams will play in two round-of-robin groups of four teams each, with each team playing three games. The top two teams from each group advance to the final phase, where they will play single-elimination games for final classification.[13]

Draw[edit]

The draw will be held on 31 May 2024 in the Dubai Sports Council in Dubai.[6]

Pot 1
Team
China Liaoning Flying Leopards
South Korea Busan KCC Egis
Japan Hiroshima Dragonflies
Pot 2
Team
Indonesia Pelita Jaya
Malaysia NS Matrix Deers
Pot 3
Team
Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut
Iran Shahrdari Gorgan

Group phase[edit]

All times are local (UTC+04:00)

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut 1 1 0 118 75 +43 2 Semi-finals
2 China Liaoning Flying Leopards 1 0 1 75 118 −43 1
3 Malaysia NS Matrix Deers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
9 June
18:30
Liaoning Flying Leopards China 75–118 Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut
Scoring by quarter: 20–37, 12–28, 19–35, 24–18
Pts: Liu 21
Rebs: Zhang 8
Asts: Yan 5		 Pts: Kikanović 27
Rebs: Gyokchyan 11
Asts: Lofton 9
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
10 June
21:30
Shabab Al Ahli United Arab Emirates vs. Malaysia NS Matrix Deers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
11 June
18:30
NS Matrix Deers Malaysia vs. China Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
11 June
21:30
Al Riyadi Beirut Lebanon vs. United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
12 June
18:30
Liaoning Flying Leopards China vs. United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
12 June
21:30
NS Matrix Deers Malaysia vs. Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Hiroshima Dragonflies 2 2 0 193 146 +47 4 Semi-finals
2 Indonesia Pelita Jaya 2 1 1 166 176 −10 3[a]
3 Iran Shahrdari Gorgan 2 1 1 192 176 +16 3[a]
4 South Korea Busan KCC Egis 2 0 2 156 209 −53 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Pelita Jaya 97–90 Shahrdari Gorgan
9 June
12:30
Hiroshima Dragonflies Japan 86–69 Indonesia Pelita Jaya
Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 22–15, 24–16, 14–24
Pts: Kamisawa 20
Rebs: Evans 13
Asts: Blackshear 7		 Pts: Brownlee 12
Rebs: Dickey 9
Asts: Dickey, Saudale 3
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
9 June
15:30
Shahrdari Gorgan Iran 102–79 South Korea Busan KCC Egis
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 22–14, 28–24, 28–21
Pts: Young 33
Rebs: Kazemi 10
Asts: Kazemi 7		 Pts: Heo 18
Rebs: McKinne, Thompson 5
Asts: Choi 7
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
10 June
15:30
Busan KCC Egis South Korea 77–107 Japan Hiroshima Dragonflies
Scoring by quarter: 17–33, 15–21, 22–26, 23–27
Pts: Lee G.H 22
Rebs: Thompson 8
Asts: Choi, Lee H.H. 3		 Pts: Evans 24
Rebs: Kawata 9
Asts: Evans 4
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
10 June
18:30
Pelita Jaya Indonesia 97–90 Iran Shahrdari Gorgan
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 27–21, 20–21, 27–24
Pts: Dickey 40
Rebs: Dickey 17
Asts: Dickey 5		 Pts: Cherry 24
Rebs: Monji 15
Asts: Vahedi, Sheikhi 4
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
11 June
15:30
Hiroshima Dragonflies Japan vs. Iran Shahrdari Gorgan
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
12 June
15:30
Busan KCC Egis South Korea vs. Indonesia Pelita Jaya
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai

Final round[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June
 
 
A1
 
15 June
 
B2
 
Semi-final Winner 1
 
14 June
 
Semi-final Winner 2
 
B1
 
 
A2
 
Third place game
 
 
15 June
 
 
Semi-final Loser 1
 
 
Semi-final Loser 2

Semi-finals[edit]

14 June
A1 vs. B2
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
14 June
B1 vs. A2
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai

Third place game[edit]

15 June
Semi-final Loser 1 vs. Semi-final Loser 1
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai

Final[edit]

15 June
Semi-final Winner 1 vs. Semi-final Winner 2
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mongolia, Indonesia to host BCL Asia Qualifying rounds". FIBA. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bacnis, Justine (29 February 2024). "FIBA's Champions Cup gets a makeover as Basketball Champions League Asia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Dubai to host first-ever Basketball Champions League Asia". FIBA.basketball. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ Terrado, Reuben (29 March 2024). "PBA given outright spot in Fiba's Basketball Champions League Asia". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ Bacnis, Justine (3 May 2024). "PBA begs off from BCL Asia inaugurals". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Basketball Champions League Asia 2024 Draw explained". FIBA.basketball. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Pelita Jaya Basketball, NS Matrix Deers qualify for Basketball Champions League Asia". FIBA. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Al Riyadi, Shahrdary Gorgan complete inaugural BCL Asia cast". FIBA. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Inaugural Basketball Champions League Asia schedule confirmed". FIBA. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Day 2: Pelita Jaya seal ticket to BCL Asia proper; Taishaun Johnson keep NS Matrix in the hunt". FIBA.basketball. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Busan KCC Egis crowned KBL champions, beating Sonicboom 4-1". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Liaoning wins third consecutive CBA championship". Xinhua.net. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Competition Format". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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