{"id":224298,"date":"2021-07-07T12:09:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T10:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=224298"},"modified":"2021-07-07T12:09:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T10:09:54","slug":"basketball-champions-league-competition-format-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/basketball-champions-league-competition-format-updated\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball Champions League competition format updated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Basketball Champions League Board\u00a0has approved the competition format for the 2021-22 BCL Season. This format will\u00a0be implemented\u00a0as of the sixth season of the competition, debuting next October.<\/p>\n<p>The BCL Club Council and the BCL Competition Committee have met virtually over the last months and, following extensive discussions, have made their relevant proposals to the Board. It was agreed by all stakeholders that this format would create games of competitive intensity as the result of each game truly matters. This format would also maximise the commercial appeal of the BCL, and would further develop the collaboration with the European member leagues, by promoting and protecting the national competitions to an even greater extent.<\/p>\n<p>The competition format is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.championsleague.basketball\/images.fiba.com\/Graphic\/F\/B\/8\/C\/X7ayC_GIi0i86Vj8xc5zLg.png?v=20210706102209581\" width=\"960\" height=\"698\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><em>Regular Season<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0phase will be composed by 32 clubs, 28 directly qualified\u00a0and 4 advancing from the Qualification Rounds.<br \/>\nTeams will be split in 8 groups of 4 clubs each, and play in a round robin, home &amp; away, system from October to December.<br \/>\nThe first-placed teams in each group will qualify directly for the Round of 16 phase. The second and third-placed teams will face each other in a Play-In to qualify to the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><em>Play-In<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0phase will be composed of 16 clubs; the second and third-placed teams of the 8 Regular Season groups (see detailed explanations about the pairings\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/champions-league\/21-22\/regulations.pdf#page=14\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>).<br \/>\nTeams will play a best-of-3 series over the month of January, with the home advantage to the second-placed teams.<br \/>\nThe 8 Play-In winners will join the 8 Regular Season group winners, already qualified, in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><em>Round of 16<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0phase will be composed by 16 clubs, the 8 first-placed teams coming from the Regular Season, and the 8 winners of the Play-In phase.<br \/>\nThey will be split in 4 groups of 4 clubs each and play\u00a0in a round robin, home &amp; away, system from end of January to March.<br \/>\nThe first two teams in each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><em>Quarter-Finals<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0phase will be composed by 8 clubs, the first two teams of each Round of 16 group.<br \/>\nTeams will play a best-of-3 series over the month of April, with the home advantage to the first-placed teams.<br \/>\nThe 4 winners will qualify for the Final Four.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong><em>Final Four<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>tournament will conclude the season.<br \/>\nThe 4 qualified teams will play over a weekend in May, with the Semi-Finals on Friday and the Finals on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This competitive and dynamic format will reward each position in the standings, will increase the value for fans, broadcasters and sponsors, and will offer a guaranteed European season until the end of the calendar year to all participating clubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Basketball Champions League Board\u00a0has approved the competition format for the 2021-22 BCL Season. 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