2021–22 Basketball Champions League
| Basketball Champions League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Dates | Qualifying: 13–17 September 2021 Competition proper: 5 October 2021 – 15 May 2022 |
| Number of teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 52 (from 30 countries) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 Basketball Champions League will be the sixth season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA.
Team allocation
A total of 52 teams from 30 countries will participate in the 2021–22 Basketball Champions League.[1]
Teams
League positions after eventual playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).[1]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[2]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg | Third leg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying rounds | First qualifying round | 7 July 2021 | 13–14 September 2021 | |||
| Second qualifying round | 15–16 September 2021 | |||||
| Third qualifying round | 17 September 2021 | |||||
| Regular season | Round 1 | 5–6 October 2021 | ||||
| Round 2 | Groups A–D | 12–13 October 2021 | ||||
| Groups E–H | 19–20 October 2021 | |||||
| Round 3 | Groups A–D | 26–27 October 2021 | ||||
| Groups E–H | 2–3 November 2021 | |||||
| Round 4 | Groups A–D | 9–10 November 2021 | ||||
| Groups E–H | 16–17 November 2021 | |||||
| Round 5 | Groups A–D | 7–8 December 2021 | ||||
| Groups E–H | 14–15 December 2021 | |||||
| Round 6 | 21–22 December 2021 | |||||
| Play-ins | 4–5 January 2022 | 11–12 January 2022 | 18–19 January 2022 | |||
| Round of 16 | Round 1 | 25–26 January 2022 | ||||
| Round 2 | 1–2 February 2022 | |||||
| Round 3 | 8–9 February 2022 | |||||
| Round 4 | 8–9 March 2022 | |||||
| Round 5 | 15–16 March 2022 | |||||
| Round 6 | 22–23 March 2022 | |||||
| Play-offs | Quarter-finals | TBD | 5–6 April 2022 | 12–13 April 2022 | 19–20 April 2022 | |
| Final Four | Semi-finals | 13 May 2022 | ||||
| Final | 15 May 2022 | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Strongest BCL lineup to date ahead of season 6". Basketball Champions League. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "BCL Regulations - BCL Competition Regulations 2021-22.pdf" (PDF). FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 June 2021.