The city of Antalya, in Türkiye, has been selected to host all four Qualification Round tournaments of the Basketball Champions League in September, a year after it provided the stage for last season’s enormously successful Qualifiers.
The BCL will count on the invaluable support of the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) in organizing this season’s Qualification Round, just like it was the case in September 2023, when Antalya hosted the three tournaments that preceded Season 8.
The 2024-25 BCL Qualification Round tournaments will tip off on September 17 and conclude on Sunday, September 22, when the winners of the four tournaments will each earn a ticket to the BCL Regular Season.
“Don’t change a winning team, the saying goes, and the combination of the TBF as our partner and Antalya as the host city proved to be the formula to success last year,” BCL CEO Patrick Comninos commented.
“Antalya took on the challenge of becoming the first ever single host city of all BCL Qualification Round tournaments and not only delivered a successful event but, as the feedback from our clubs and the entire European basketball community confirmed, set a new benchmark for this important phase of our competition,” Mr. Comninos added.
“As the Turkish Basketball Federation, we are very happy to organize the Basketball Champions League Qualification Round tournaments for the second year in a row in Antalya, which is one of the highest participated club organizations in Europe,” said TBF Secretary General Serhan Antalyali.
“This organization is very valuable for the TBF as it will support the principles of the development and reaching more people with basketball, which has a very important place among our corporate values that we share with the Basketball Champions League. We look forward to welcoming all participating clubs in Türkiye,” Mr. Antalyali concluded.
The schedule for each Qualification Round tournament is as follows (to download in pdf format, click here):
Qualification Round Tournament 1 (Champions Path)
Quarter-Finals – Tuesday, September 17
Rilski Sportist (BUL) vs. BC Nokia (FIN) at 13:00 CEST
Sabah (AZE) vs. Norrkoping Dolphins (SWE) at 15:30 CEST
Semi-Finals – Thursday, September 19
SL Benfica (POR) vs. Winner QF1 at 13:00 CEST
Fribourg Olympic (SUI) vs. Winner QF2 at 15:30 CEST
Final – Saturday, September 21
Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 at 18:00 CEST
*The winner of the Final will earn the last spot in Regular Season Group G, where BAXI Manresa (ESP), Bertram Derthona Tortona (ITA) and NINERS Chemnitz (GER) await.
Qualification Round Tournament 2 (Champions Path)
Quarter-Finals – Wednesday, September 18
Trepca (KOS) vs. Keravnos BC (CYP) at 13:00 CEST
BC Kutaisi 2010 (GEO) vs. Patrioti Levice (SVK) at 15:30 CEST
Semi-Finals – Friday, September 20
ERA Nymburk (CZE) vs. Winner QF1 at 13:00 CEST
Kalev/Cramo (EST) vs. Winner QF2 at 15:30 CEST
Final – Sunday, September 22
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 at 18:00 CEST
*The winner of the Final will earn the last spot in Regular Season Group D, where Galatasaray (TUR), Promitheas Patras (GRE) and RASTA Vechta (GER) await.
Qualification Round Tournament 3
Quarter-Finals – Tuesday, September 17
Caledonia Gladiators (GBR) vs. CSM CSU Oradea (ROU) at 18:00 CEST
Aliaga Petkimspor (TUR) vs. Heroes den Bosch (NED) at 20:30 CEST
Semi-Finals – Thursday, September 19
PAOK mateco (GRE) vs. Winner QF1 at 18:00 CEST
Cholet Basket (FRA) vs. Winner QF2 at 20:30 CEST
Final – Saturday, September 21
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 at 20:30 CEST
*The winner of the Final will earn the last spot in Regular Season Group B, where Unicaja (ESP), Filou Oostende (BEL) and King Szczecin (POL) await.
Qualification Round Tournament 4
Quarter-Finals – Wednesday, September 18
MoraBanc Andorra (ESP) vs. Windrose Giants Antwerp (BEL) at 18:00 CEST
Spartak Office Shoes (SRB) vs. Uniclub Casino-Juventus (LTU) at 20:30 CEST
Semi-Finals – Friday, September 20
Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER) vs. Winner QF1 at 18:00 CEST
Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari (ITA) vs. Winner QF2 at 20:30 CEST
Final – Sunday, September 22
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 at 20:30 CEST
*The winner of the Final will earn the last spot in Regular Season Group E, where AEK betsson BC (GRE), VEF Riga (LAT) and Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (ISR) await.
The 2024-25 Regular Season of the Basketball Champions League is scheduled to tip off on October 1, 2024.
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