The Basketball Champions League He has announced the teams that will make up the competition next 2025/2026 season. It will be the tenth edition, demonstrating that it has been consolidated at European level, and will be formed by up to 10 debutants and 24 candidates for the remaining three places through qualifying tournaments.
The BCL Executive Committee has presented the proposal of participants who will fight so that Unicaja does not raise the title again. The Malagueños won the Turkish Galatasaray in May and revalidated the trophy they had already achieved in 2024. That time they defeated another Spanish team: the Lenovo Tenerife.
One of the great novelties of the competition is the arrival of Alba Berlinwhich leaves the tournaments organized by the Euroleague after 24 years. “We are convinced that the European competitions led by FIBA will grow significantly in the coming years, and that is why we have decided to join the Basketball Champions League,” explained the club in a statement.
On the Spanish part, there will be up to five representatives of the country. One, as is logical, is Unicajawhich will seek a consecutive historical 'triplet. In addition to the Malagaños, they will also be part of the next BCl the Joventut, Laguna Tenerife and Dreamland Gran Canaria. UCAM Murcia You will also have the opportunity to play, but first you must overcome the previous round of the competition.
The 29 confirmed teams for the regular league are: AEK Betsson BC (GRE); ALBA BERLIN (ALE); Herzliya Peninsula (ISR); Basket Cholet (FRA); The Gran Canary Gran (ESP); ERA Nymburk (CZE); Oustende Filter (BEL); FIT/One Word Baskets (ALE); Galatasaray (TUR); Holon Nethanel Hapoel (ISR); m:tel Igokea (BIH); Badalona Jew (ESP); Iaponiki Cardits (GRE); The Tertainment Lake (ESP); The Basket Sarthe Hand (FRA); Club Sports Publishing (TRU); Heidelberg Academics (ALE); Olajbanyasz NHSZ-Szolnoch (HUN); Triest Saltation (ITA); Promises of Cola Vice Patties (GRE); Vilnius Rytas (LIT); Sabah BC (AZE); SL Benfica (POR); Shoes Spartans (SER); Bursa Tofas (TUR); Shark Trapani (ITA); Unicaja (ESP); VEF Riga (LAT); and the Polish Champion (Start Star or Warsaw).
In addition to these 29, three more appropriate teams will be joined from the previous phase. Eight more national champions will fight in these tournaments: from the Bakken Bears of Denmark to the Cyprus Lark Aek. It could even join one more champion if SC Derby conquers the finals of the Montenegrina League.
The teams that will be part of the qualifying phase, which will be divided into three tournaments (from September 23 to 28) with a winner in each, are: Bakken bears (din); Bursaspor basketbol (tur); CSM CSU Oroada (rum); Elan Chalon (Fra); Falco szombathely (hun); Fribourg Olympic Basket (Sui); Giants Antwerp (BEL); Heroes Den Bosch (HOL); Juventus utena (lit); Kalev/Cramo* (est); Karhu basket kauhajoki (Fin); Kutaisi 2010* (Geo); Lowen braunschweig (Ale); Pallacanestro Reggiana (ITA); Paok Mateco (GRE); Patrioti Levice* (Svk); Pelister Bitola (MKD); Petrolina Aek Larnaca* (CHP); Porto (por); Rilski sportist* (bul); SC derby (mne); Trepca* (kos); UCAM Murcia (Esp); Y el subcampeón de la liga de polonia.
