Basketball Champions League Americas
he Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) (Spanish: Baloncesto Liga Campeones de las Américas, Portuguese: Liga dos Campeões de Basquetebol das Américas) is Pan-America's premier men's basketball club competition. Founded in 2019, it replaced the FIBA Americas League as the highest level league in the Americas. The winner of each year's competition qualifies to the annual FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
| Organising body | FIBA Americas |
|---|---|
| Founded | 24 September 2019 |
| First season | 2019–20 |
| Country | FIBA Americas member countries |
| Confederation | FIBA Americas |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Promotion to | Intercontinental Cup |
| Current champions | Quimsa (2nd title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | Quimsa (2 titles) |
| TV partners | YouTube (live games occasionally) |
| Website | BCLAmericas.basketball |
| 2023–24 BCL Americas | |
Each season exists of 12 teams that qualify through their domestic leagues and the league is typically organized between December and April of the following calendar year.
Thus far the league has been won by four different teams, Quimsa from Argentina is the only team to win two championships.
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