After many teams renounced the Eurocup, a priori, the second most prestigious competition in Europe, the BCL thus becomes the second official competition by moving forward to the Eurocup.
The Basketball Champions League raffle has framed the Tenerife Lagoon in Group B with Bursa Tofas, BNEI Herzliya and the Trapani Shark, while Dreamland Gran Canaria, in Group H, will play against Benfica, Le Mans Sert and Spartak Office Shoes.
For its part, the other Spanish in Liza, the Joventut de Badalona, will fight against the Netanel Holon Israeli Hapoel, the Cholet Basket French and the winner of the second classification tournament of the previous phase, an instance where the UCAM Murcia will also be in its fight to access the main box of the FIBA Champions League.
On paper, both Canarian teams will be favorites in their groups and will seek to fight for the FIBA Champions League, in which there is also the Malaga Unicaja, current champion of the tournament, which has fallen in the G Group G next to the Filou Ostene Belgian, the Mersin Sports Club Turco and the Greek Karditsa Iaponiki.
The regular season will be played with the same format as in previous seasons, with 32 teams distributed in eight groups of four.
The best team of each group of the regular season will advance directly to the round of 16, while the second and third place will pass to the play-in the best of three in January.
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The previous phase of the Champions League will start on September 23, while the regular phase will do the same on October 7. The 'Play-Off' of the quarterfinals will start on April 1, while the final to four, based still to be determined, will be between May 8 and 10, 2026.
