Photo by The Basketball Champions League Season 9 Participating Teams Announced
The Basketball Champions League Board recently announced the list of teams that will be participating in the 2024-25 BCL Regular Season. A total of 28 teams have secured direct berths in the Regular Season, while 24 teams will compete in the Qualification Round tournaments for the remaining four spots.
Regular Season Lineup
The Regular Season lineup features 17 national league champions, including Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania), Filou Oostende (Belgium), Igokea m:tel (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Falco Szombathely (Hungary), and VEF Riga (Latvia). The complete lineup of the first 28 teams in the Regular Season is as follows:
- AEK betsson (GRE)
- BAXI Manresa (ESP)
- Bertram Derthona Tortona (ITA)
- Falco Szombathely (HUN)
- Filou Oostende (BEL)
- FMP SoccerBet (SRB)
- Galatasaray (TUR)
- Hapoel Netanel Holon (ISR)
- Igokea m:tel (BIH)
- King Szczecin (POL)
- Kolossos Rhodes (GRE)
- La Laguna Tenerife (ESP)
- Maccabi Ramat Gan (ISR)
- Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor (TUR)
- Nanterre 92 (FRA)
- NINERS Chemnitz (GER)
- Pallacanestro Reggiana (ITA)
- Peristeri (GRE)
- Pinar Karsiyaka (TUR)
- Promitheas Patras (GRE)
- RASTA Vechta (GER)
- Rytas Vilnius (LTU)
- Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball (FRA)
- UCAM Murcia (ESP)
- Unicaja (ESP)
- VEF Riga (LAT)
- WKS Slask Wroclaw (POL)
- Wurzburg Baskets (GER)
Qualification Round
The 24 teams that will compete in the Qualification Round will be drawn into four tournaments, with the winner of each tournament advancing to the Regular Season. The teams competing in the Qualification Round are:
- Aliaga Petkimspor (TUR)
- BC Kutaisi 2010 (GEO)
- BC Nokia (FIN)
- Caledonia Gladiators (GBR)
- Cholet Basket (FRA)
- CSM CSU Oradea (ROU)
- Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari (ITA)
- ERA Nymburk (CZE)
- Fribourg Olympic (SUI)
- Heroes den Bosch (NED)
- Juventus Utena (LTU)
- Kalev/Cramo (EST)
- Keravnos BC (CYP)
- MoraBanc Andorra (ESP)
- Norrkoping Dolphins (SWE)
- PAOK mateco (GRE)
- Patrioti Levice (SVK)
- Rilski Sportist (BUL)
- SL Benfica (POR)
- Sabah (AZE)
- Spartak Subotica (SRB)
- Telenet Giants Antwerp (BEL)
- Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER)
- Trepca (KOS)
Defending Champions
Defending BCL champions Unicaja, who topped the Spanish Liga Endesa regular season standings, will return for Season 9, along with finalists La Laguna Tenerife and the other two clubs that competed in the 2024 BCL Final Four, UCAM Murcia and Peristeri.
Newcomers
NINERS Chemnitz, the FIBA Europe Cup title holders, headline the list of eight newcomers to the Regular Season. They will become the eighth and ninth German clubs to participate in the Basketball Champions League.
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The Qualification Round tournaments will take place in mid-September, while the Regular Season will get underway on October 1, 2024.
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The Basketball Champions League continues to grow in popularity, with more teams participating than ever before. With a strong lineup of teams and a competitive schedule, Season 9 is shaping up to be an exciting one for basketball fans around the world.
