Basketball Champions League 2019/20

Champions League 2019/20
Duration		September 17, 2019 - May 3, 2020
Order of execution		4th season
organizer		Champions League including FIBA
Number of teams		32 (24 + 8 out of 24 qualifiers)
Regular season / group stage
Play-offs
← Basketball Champions League 2018/19
FIBA Europe Cup 2019/20 ↓

The Basketball Champions League 2019/20 is the 4th season of the Basketball Champions League .

mode

As in the previous year, 32 teams take part in the main round. There are only two qualifying rounds this season. 16 teams take part in the first qualifying round, and they determine eight participants in the second qualifying round in the knockout system . There they met eight other teams that were seeded there. The winners of the second qualifying round qualify for the group stage.

In the main round, eight teams per main round group compete against each other in four groups in a round-robin tournament , in which each team plays a return match against every other group participant. The results result in a ranking for each group in which the four best in each group qualify for a round of 16 play-offs from the first and second leg.

From the round of 16, four participants will be determined in the “ best of three ” mode in the Final Four tournament, which will be played on the weekend of May 1st to 3rd, 2020. The losers of one of the semi-finals determine the third place in the competition in the small final, while the winners of the semi-finals play off the overall and title winners in a final.

Attendees

Including qualifying participants, 16 national champions take part in the Basketball Champions League. In terms of performance, the competition is still close to the EuroCup .

qualification

The qualification was played back and forth and started with the first leg of the first round on September 17, followed by the second leg three days later on September 20, 2019. In the following week, the first leg of the second round took place on September 26 and the second leg on September 29, 2019.

Losing teams switched to the group stage of the FIBA Europe Cup 2019/20 .

1st qualifying round

	total		First leg	Return leg
BK Inter Bratislava	132: 156	Friborg Olympic	82 : 67	50: 89
Kauhajoen Karhu	160 : 154	Zmoki Minsk	93 : 86	67: 68
Södertälje Kings	153 : 146	Balkans Botevgrad	79 : 64	74: 82
Kapfenberg Bulls	129: 139	Kiev basket	66:66	63: 73
Falco KC	161 : 158	CSM U Oradea	71 : 62	90: 96 a.d.
KB Prishtina	162: 166	Legia Warsaw	79: 81	83: 85 a.d.
Benfica Lisbon	161 : 141	Donar Groningen	95 : 65	66: 76
Keravnos Strovolou	180 : 164	Bakken Bears	86: 95	94 : 69

2nd qualifying round

	total		First leg	Return leg
Keravnos Strovolou	137: 148	Lietkabelis Panevėžys	55: 71	82 : 77
Benfica Lisbon	150: 167	KK Mornar Bar	68: 96	82 : 71
Kauhajoen Karhu	151: 152	Twarde Pierniki Toruń	93 : 82	58: 70
Falco KC	148 : 124	BK Ventspils	75 : 69	73 : 55
Södertälje Kings	133: 150	Antwerp Giants	60: 82	73 : 68
Kiev basket	145: 182	San Pablo Burgos	83: 86	62: 96
Legia Warsaw	124: 152	BK Nizhny Novgorod	61: 74	63: 78
Friborg Olympic	138: 160	Telekom Baskets Bonn	66: 80	72: 80

Group stage

The group stage with the eight teams in four groups each began on October 15, 2019 and ended on February 5, 2020.

Group A

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points for	Points against	Point difference	Points	qualification		TTE	SAS	OOS	LIE	MAN	HAP	SIG	GOAL
1	Türk Telekomspor	14th	11	3	1173	1075	+98	25th	Round of 16		-	64 : 56	72 : 66	92 : 83	78 : 72	85 : 71	75: 83	100 : 87
2	Dinamo Basket Sassari	14th	11	3	1181	1088	+93	25th			92 : 89	-	90 : 71	79 : 78	73: 74	83 : 73	90 : 67	91 : 71
3	Filou Ostend	14th	8th	6th	1059	1085	−26	22nd			67: 85	88 : 82	-	80 : 66	85 : 72	101 : 86	64: 71	105 : 103 a.d.
4th	Lietkabelis Panevėžys	14th	7th	7th	1079	1077	+2	21st			77: 91	82: 86	68: 76	-	77 : 61	78 : 72	82 : 69	98 : 83
5	Bàsquet Manresa	14th	7th	7th	1095	1069	+26	21st			80 : 75	61: 64	85 : 58	76 : 70	-	65: 67	92 : 68	85 : 81
6th	Hapoel Holon	14th	6th	8th	1164	1170	−6	20th			79: 82	92: 94	58: 59	68: 69	90 : 88	-	101 : 94	99 : 86
7th	SIG Strasbourg	14th	4th	10	1082	1155	−73	18th			89: 90	83: 88	77 : 64	63: 66	81 : 63	81: 86	-	75: 97
8th	Twarde Pierniki Toruń	14th	2	12	1231	1345	−114	16			73: 95	95: 113	70: 75	81: 85	102: 121	105: 122	97 : 81	-

Group B

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points for	Points against	Point difference	Points	qualification		JER	AEK	BUR	BAN	VEC	WLO	ELA	ANT
1	Hapoel Jerusalem	14th	11	3	1254	1151	+103	25th	Round of 16		-	85 : 78	96 : 91	83 : 72	98 : 87	112 : 94	98 : 76	94 : 72
2	AEK Athens	14th	9	5	1093	1039	+54	23			91 : 78	-	72 : 66	84: 96	75: 79	83 : 72	102 : 82	62 : 51
3	San Pablo Burgos	14th	8th	6th	1203	1132	+71	22nd			91 : 84	93 : 76	-	92 : 84	87 : 71	110 : 78	78: 82	90 : 76
4th	Teksüt Bandırma	14th	8th	6th	1149	1111	+38	22nd			69: 73	50: 68	84 : 81	-	82 : 70	86: 87	81 : 66	89 : 81
5	SC Rasta Vechta	14th	6th	8th	1135	1166	−31	20th			74: 83	70: 81	87: 93	73: 81	-	89 : 76	93 : 86	79 : 72
6th	Anwil Włocławek	14th	5	9	1212	1279	−67	19th			102: 107	77: 79	100 : 90	84: 89	103 : 92	-	95 : 87	80 : 71
7th	Élan Béarnais	14th	5	9	1087	1171	−84	19th			81 : 75	67: 79	80 : 76	76: 96	75: 90	85 : 77	-	75 : 57
8th	Antwerp Giants	14th	4th	10	1026	1110	−84	18th			73: 88	73 : 61	60: 65	93 : 90	74: 81	99 : 87	74 : 69	-

Group C

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points for	Points against	Point difference	Points	qualification		NYM	TEN	NOW	BY	BAM	GAZ	BAR	VEF
1	ČEZ Nymburk	14th	12	2	1147	1014	+133	26th	Round of 16		-	68: 78	76 : 72	84 : 72	91 : 71	74 : 72 a.d.	91 : 74	75 : 56
2	Iberostar Tenerife	14th	11	3	1134	973	+161	25th			84: 89	-	81 : 67	72 : 68	82 : 64	69 : 67	91 : 61	92 : 59
3	BK Nizhny Novgorod	14th	9	5	1073	1042	+31	23			73: 82	75 : 72	-	82 : 76	76 : 75	89 : 64	89 : 69	80 : 78
4th	GS Peristeri	14th	8th	6th	1027	1026	+1	22nd			75 : 65	54: 80	71: 74	-	78 : 75	87 : 79	72 : 67	91 : 83
5	Brose Bamberg	14th	7th	7th	1076	1057	+19	21st			80: 84	98 : 96 a.d.	58: 73	72 : 69	-	86 : 81	81 : 76	91 : 53
6th	Gaziantep Basketbol	14th	4th	10	1040	1117	−77	18th			69: 79	65: 88	79 : 76	64: 70	66: 76	-	86 : 79	86 : 79
7th	KK Mornar Bar	14th	4th	10	1059	1157	−98	18th			66: 98	74: 81	87 : 66	65: 73	77 : 73	84 : 77	-	106 : 99 a.d.
8th	BK VEF Rīga	14th	1	13	997	1167	−170	15th			72: 91	64: 68	74: 81	64: 71	55: 76	81: 85	80 : 74	-

Group D

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points for	Points against	Point difference	Points	qualification		SAR	JDA	Receipt	BES	FAL	NEP	PAO	BRI
1	Basket Saragossa 2002	14th	10	4th	1136	1094	+42	24	Round of 16		-	75 : 60	72: 77	80 : 73	70 : 69	86 : 70	86 : 76	96 : 93 a.d.
2	JDA Dijon	14th	9	5	1159	1069	+90	23			73: 105	-	66: 78	88 : 47	87 : 68	92 : 71	81 : 76	95 : 79
3	Telekom Baskets Bonn	14th	8th	6th	1143	1146	−3	22nd			85 : 71	83 : 72	-	86 : 82	91 : 77	97 : 85	83: 85	101 : 93
4th	Beşiktaş JK Istanbul	14th	7th	7th	1068	1079	−11	21st			73: 74	65: 98	80 : 76	-	74 : 49	76 : 69	98 : 83	96 : 67
5	Falco KC	14th	6th	8th	1115	1109	+6	20th			70: 77	82 : 81 a.d.	91 : 59	79: 83	-	97 : 73	76 : 66	93 : 83
6th	Neptūnas Klaipėda	14th	6th	8th	1137	1166	−29	20th			91 : 73	75: 89	93 : 68	86 : 80	87 : 83	-	80: 86	81 : 71
7th	PAOK Thessaloniki	14th	5	9	1143	1186	−43	19th			93 : 78	77: 84	103 : 84	60: 69	80: 87	72: 94	-	95 : 91
8th	New Basket Brindisi	14th	5	9	1203	1255	−52	19th			91: 93	88: 93	76 : 75	84 : 72	98 : 92	96 : 82	93 : 91	-

Knockout phase

In the round of 16 and in the quarter-finals, the game continues in “ best-of-three ” mode. The knockout phase begins on March 3, 2020. At the end there is a Final Four tournament, on which the winner of the competition will be decided on the weekend of May 1 to 3, 2020. The draw for the entire knockout phase took place on February 18, 2020.

Note: The first column shows the ranking from the group stage, the second column the club, the third column the result of the first game, the fourth column the result of the second game and the fifth column the result of the third game, if necessary.

	Round of 16							Quarter finals
	B1	Hapoel Jerusalem	91	79
	C4	GS Peristeri	78	73
								B1	Hapoel Jerusalem
								B3	San Pablo Burgos
	A2	Dinamo Basket Sassari	81	80
	B3	San Pablo Burgos	84	95
	D1	Basket Saragossa 2002	76	90
	A4	Lietkabelis Panevėžys	67	88
								D1	Basket Saragossa 2002
	C2	Iberostar Tenerife	85	69
	A3	Filou Ostend	75	75
	C1	ČEZ Nymburk	92	86
	B4	Teksüt Bandırma	70	72
								C1	ČEZ Nymburk
								B2	AEK Athens
	B2	AEK Athens	92	90
	D3	Telekom Baskets Bonn	85	86
	A1	Türk Telekomspor	89	84
	D4	Beşiktaş JK Istanbul	78	66
								A1	Türk Telekomspor
	D2	JDA Dijon	88	79
	C3	BK Nizhny Novgorod	73	88

Round of 16

The first games of the round of 16 will take place on March 3rd and 4th, the second on March 10th and 11th and the third on March 18th, 2020.

	total		1st game	2nd game	3rd game
Hapoel Jerusalem	2 : 0	GS Peristeri	91 : 78	79 : 73	-
Basket Saragossa 2002	2 : 0	Lietkabelis Panevėžys	76 : 67	90 : 88	-
ČEZ Nymburk	2 : 0	Teksüt Bandırma	92 : 70	86 : 72	-
Türk Telekomspor	2 : 0	Beşiktaş JK Istanbul	89 : 78	84 : 66	-
Iberostar Tenerife	1: 1	Filou Ostend	85 : 75	69: 75	-: -
Dinamo Basket Sassari	0: 2	San Pablo Burgos	81: 84	80: 95	-
JDA Dijon	1: 1	BK Nizhny Novgorod	88 : 73	79: 88	-: -
AEK Athens	2 : 0	Telekom Baskets Bonn	92 : 85	90 : 86	-

Quarter finals

The first games of the quarter-finals will take place on March 24th and 25th, the second games on March 31st and April 1st and the third games, if necessary, on April 7th and 8th, 2020.

	total		1st game	2nd game	3rd game
Basket Saragossa 2002	:	Winner VF 5	-: -	-: -	-: -
ČEZ Nymburk	:	AEK Athens	-: -	-: -	-: -
Türk Telekomspor	:	Winner VF 7	-: -	-: -	-: -
Hapoel Jerusalem	:	San Pablo Burgos	-: -	-: -	-: -

Final Four

The Final Four will take place from May 1st to 3rd, 2020.

Semifinals

The semi-finals of the Final Four will take place on May 1, 2020.

3rd place match

The game for 3rd place in the Final Four will take place on May 3, 2020.

final

The final as part of the Final Four will take place on May 3, 2020.

Web links

• Basketball Champions League - Homepage of the Basketball Champions League ( English )