The city of Antalya, in T\u00fcrkiye, 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“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 T\u00fcrkiye,” Mr. Antalyali concluded.<\/p>\n
The schedule for each Qualification Round tournament is as follows (to download in pdf format, click here):<\/p>\n
Qualification Round Tournament 1 (Champions Path)
\nQuarter-Finals – Tuesday, September 17
\nRilski Sportist (BUL) vs. BC Nokia (FIN) at 13:00 CEST
\nSabah (AZE) vs. Norrkoping Dolphins (SWE) at 15:30 CEST<\/p>\n
Semi-Finals – Thursday, September 19
\nSL Benfica (POR) vs. Winner QF1 at 13:00 CEST
\nFribourg Olympic (SUI) vs. Winner QF2 at 15:30 CEST<\/p>\n
Final – Saturday, September 21
\nWinner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 at 18:00 CEST
\n*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.<\/p>\n
Qualification Round Tournament 2 (Champions Path)
\nQuarter-Finals – Wednesday, September 18
\nTrepca (KOS) vs. Keravnos BC (CYP) at 13:00 CEST
\nBC Kutaisi 2010 (GEO) vs. Patrioti Levice (SVK) at 15:30 CEST<\/p>\n
Semi-Finals – Friday, September 20
\nERA Nymburk (CZE) vs. Winner QF1 at 13:00 CEST
\nKalev\/Cramo (EST) vs. Winner QF2 at 15:30 CEST<\/p>\n
Final – Sunday, September 22
\nWinner SF1 vs Winner SF2 at 18:00 CEST
\n*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.<\/p>\n
Qualification Round Tournament 3
\nQuarter-Finals – Tuesday, September 17
\nCaledonia Gladiators (GBR) vs. CSM CSU Oradea (ROU) at 18:00 CEST
\nAliaga Petkimspor (TUR) vs. Heroes den Bosch (NED) at 20:30 CEST<\/p>\n
Semi-Finals – Thursday, September 19
\nPAOK mateco (GRE) vs. Winner QF1 at 18:00 CEST
\nCholet Basket (FRA) vs. Winner QF2 at 20:30 CEST<\/p>\n
Final – Saturday, September 21
\nWinner SF1 vs Winner SF2 at 20:30 CEST
\n*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.<\/p>\n
Qualification Round Tournament 4
\nQuarter-Finals – Wednesday, September 18
\nMoraBanc Andorra (ESP) vs. Windrose Giants Antwerp (BEL) at 18:00 CEST
\nSpartak Office Shoes (SRB) vs. Uniclub Casino-Juventus (LTU) at 20:30 CEST<\/p>\n
Semi-Finals – Friday, September 20
\nTelekom Baskets Bonn (GER) vs. Winner QF1 at 18:00 CEST
\nDinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari (ITA) vs. Winner QF2 at 20:30 CEST<\/p>\n
Final – Sunday, September 22
\nWinner SF1 vs Winner SF2 at 20:30 CEST
\n*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.<\/p>\n
The 2024-25 Regular Season of the Basketball Champions League is scheduled to tip off on October 1, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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